The morning call., 1893-03-29
JUE HOY TRAPPED.
A Chinese Husband Makes
a Mistake.
KEPT A WIFE IN A BAGNIo.
He Protested Vigorously Against the
Arrest and Was Promptly Thrown
Into Prison.
,EPT A WIFE IN A BAGNIo.

Jue Hoy, who was temporarily in charge
of a house of Ill fame at S27 Washington
street. is an inmate of the "hole in the wall"
at the City Prison.
He is charged with felony in placing his
wife in house of ill fame, in violation Of the
act of the Legislature passed two years ago.
which reads as follows "ADy man VINO by
force, fraud, intimidation, threats, persua-
siOns, promises, or any other means, places
or leaves. or procures any other person to
place or leave his wife in house Of prosti-
tuition, or eonnives at, consents to or per-
mits the placing or leaving of his wife in a
house of prostitution, or allows or permits
his wife to remain there, shall be guilty of a
felony. and upon conviction thereof shall
be imprisoned in the State prison for not
less than three years nor more than ten
years"
On Monday Jue Boys wife sent word to
Miss Culbertson of the Chinese Presbyte-
rlan Mission, Sacramento street, that she
wanted to be taken out of the house on
washington street and placed in the mis-
sl0n-
Miss Culbertson yesterday called at the
Chinatown police station and requested as
slstance in complying with the wife's re-
quest.
Sergeant Burke and squad went with her
and on arriving at the house and making
their request known Jue Hoy strongly OBJ
jected. His objections were not Needed, but
10 make no possible mistake hack was
summoned and Sergeant Burke, Miss Gull
bertson and Tong Hor, the wife. were
driven to Chief Crowiey's Office.
Jue Hoy and several OF his friends fol-
lowed the hack and talked eXctedly to each
other outside the Chiefs Office.
Meanwhile Lewis Locke, thu official
Chinese interpreter, had been summoned
TO the Chiefs Office ana to him Tong Hor
stated that she was Struggled into this
country by white people about year ago
from Victoria. b. c., While dressed as
man.
She did not want to marry Jue Hoy, but
shortly after her arrival into this city she
was taken 10 the City Hall without knowing
where she was going or what was TO be
done to her.
At the City Hall she was taken before a
man and married to Jue Hoy and he at
once put her in the Washington-stree house,
where she has remained an inmate ever
since.
She expressed her earnest desire to 60 to
the mission, as she was tired OF the life her
husband compelled her to lead.
Alter making this statement Jue Hoy
was brought in. He said he had paid $500
for his wife. He denied knowing what sort
OF mouse his vile was living in, and again
objected TO her removal 10 the mission.
The couple were married at the City Hall
on June s, 1892. by Police Court Judge
Campbell, who was then Justice of the
Peace.
Jae Hoy produced his marriage certifi-
cate, Oh which were photographs of himself
and wife for the purpose of iden LITIGATION.
Judge Campbell was called in and remem
bered the occasion of the marriage.
Jue Hoy was promptly ordered into Gus
tody, and his wife, who is an extremely
handsome Chinese woman, a years of age,
was driven TO the mission with Miss Gull
bertson.
1t was aseertained that when the China
town squad commenced their crusade
against the highbinders about fortnight
ago, the proprietor hid himself and left the
house in charge of Jue Hoy.
There has only been one similar case
tried in this city since the passage of the
act. 1t was that OF man named Wadleigh,
who married young girl in Oakland and
placed her in house of i'll fame in this city
De was sent to the State prison for eight
wears.