The morning call., 1894-08-19
: 4! AN,.=SAIJSALITO IDYL
Justice and Chinese Mixed
" f. With SoiIed Linen.
The Linen Was Burned and Now a
.@..>..:. Servant of the Law Is Sued !.
s.. s: :.: F.: for Its Value.

! !: In#the Superior tlourt of Marin County,
. at.tSan| Rafael, has been fled a suit to. re-
cover goods pr damages that contains ele-
ments of INTEREST," the general public. A
certain =Cnlbaman Of San Fran cisco, by
name Sing Ghong, Whose" main purpose in
. life is tbe restoring of dirty clothes to theiy
pristine state of Wfiteness, had a number
: Of clients IN tEe:prettY little village on the
E. hill, *SalIsalit0.= FL: 81. -
: Satisalft0 mas Chinese residents, too, who
!. can ana are wi Hing TO wash the dirty linen
" of the T own for stlveE, even in its present
: depTetiated STATE, and, besides, there Is a
!, white lauHdry company able and ready to
]. d q the :Erork.: Z he SaQsQito laundrymen
came: to the conclusion that the San Fran
!. CISCO e nTnese must 90. instructions,
: there ere. were. sent to the representative
:: Of the. LAW ia SausalIto. the con stable
: JOtIh. D.: Creed, to- make Investigation TO
): discover: whetilef Sing Ch0ng from Harr-
g Street, san Fran cisco, had paid The
!: HeensG heeessary to enable aim to 40
; :Q}lslneSsln Marin County and the, city Of
:. j.! aHsaE {F9. >: :: =: -.
g.: So: on<the@wnarf, early. in July, waited
: the go ms ia ttet alert and ready to seiZ3 any
!. -ple-ttaIled San FEaneiscan~ who might be
cafLy lFg:. a large willow basket with its
: c9n Tents; srreened from sight. by a cloth
not :of :daZZfing W hIteneSs: The constable
waited alid tina {. was all. The willy San
= i raHcEs cO< Chinese had got an inkliDg of
: HIS PURPOSE. ID. while the representative
Of TIE law stT0d q: stately along the wharf,
.oE:. titled to. balance: himself on the iron
.~Tilfls, @F hnNg over the fence TO watch the
: SaEsaF1Q:' little boy catch the SausalitO
:: tl6 catfish, fh e. willy Chinese had their
hacks turned To hinii ON their way to San
. Ra4aeL Wh encei by the ;1iburon line. they
IT rprHed in safety to- tlfelr homes in the
:: heights: of Harrison. STREET.
: But even The willy Chnaman is off his
:. guard st trIles3 and 50 It happened that on
!: tli@ II It'll Ot:julY the strong arm Of the law,
:; JOHN: t.: Cried. sefzed IN Sing Chung. with
: his = ssfstants: ana baskets, on being told
:. That ne had @ 1lCenee*tO practice the non
0fabIe trade OF washing in: Marin County,
and WQ MlQ pay mo lTcpuse'f0T even so great
/: g. prIVflege: .StTalGttWay> LEY were hauled
! BET Gre the aj6stY of the Jaw. which de-
OH the. SITE @FF&DciseO Chinese for their
::e0rreH{nt aud ==noE-O6edienGe to the laws
!: Qf" hi rim GO i'm f1i.: -
: Is; is easy to;* impose a fine on a China
mans i rs not as: easy to- collect it, and
:: = rag Chung backed by his assistant,
? sweFe p 1.-The golis. in Chinatown that
3: I9,=<>W on Id: no e: pay d cent. a dilemma
tgIllX. Dull: easily solved 10y the constable.
the CHIN eSe+ we're "a 10 wed to 60 and tie
WdsliIfg. lei aimed: as security for the pay
Z IueIIt of The:lfcehse-
=. Inc Chi uamani no never has much b.
!: lee{l gn:$ O. al with y hat does not belong
:tOs.hjna, returned to San Francisco, after
iIlfQTming tbs owners of. the. clothes that
thRy were III the hands OF the law As
fate.WtEled :ft, .thArB started a fire on July
IA. IN Saasalrto; the. hall of justice, was
; Jufrsd anQ there bprned at the same time
+ or else Nere '"'c0n reyed," as Honest"
Pistol" eafied.- H. the: baskets with the
: cldthes Of several residents OF Sausaito.
: Justice was ana pretty pickle; tie fine
WIS unpaid. aRdlhe security therefor had
" vanished. Ard: what was even worse the
residents. Of -tbes own wanted and wanted
badly their dazzling Shirt. ffGnls, their i'm
T4dculateIy white cuffs. their dainty hose
:, With cleeks ,theFGouY their napkins, SYM
b04s Of frefnemeut. their: damask table,
clGtfls aud their lnen bed sheets, for even
.'irr Marin. C4untyit is more comfortable
and cQtnne Il fault 10 sleep between sheets
rather" than. between blankets, and TO
= prefer The aTTan geqIent0f knives and forks
:. and: .spe6ns aud glasses on taIE white
dAm&sk thRGpn.> polished woods. So they
.aro Sc. IN tire}r*wrath and demanded that
tie. cons tab}as JOHN E.. Greed, should be
GO nte1nuad 10 p9y. in golden .coln:the value
.*of* the washing saEzed by him and de-
stroyeel. by: fire, and this. accounts for the
sliIt::GLeu in 1he Superior Court Of San
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