Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

nov wAIastein Secured Pure For
Celestial Slave.
Charles Waldstein is about 80 years
Of age He lives by his wits and
spends good deal of his time in the
Chinese quarter. He is r son of A.
Waldstein, now dead, who manu-
featured cigar boxes and established
q good reputation in mercantile cir
Giles. His son, however, has not
emulated the example of his sire.
At present young Chinese women
are worth from $4,000 to s., 00O, and
they are in heavy demand even at
those figures. Mr.. Waldstein man
aged to get ON the inside OF the ring
engaged in smuggling women, and
obtained the names of the rich Celes-
tials who would spend their money ON
chance. He put on his thinking
cap and evolved a scheme to earn
neat sum of money.
The Gaelic brought several women
over on her last trip and they were
held by the collector, as usual, pend
ing inquiry into their claims to
right to land. Waldstein could not
get one of them ashore, so he deter
mined to supply woman for the oc
casion. He consulted with Chow
Duck You, who is Il member of the
house of Bow Wah, on Dupont street.
near Washington. This Chinese, the
victims of the trick firmly believe,
listened to Waldstein's proposition
and Allotted him in his scheme On
Thursday last Waldstein approached
a Mongollan named Sing Yew Lung
and unfolded to him pretty story.
He assured the Chinese that he had
a woman on board the Gaelic who
was worth at least So, 900 at prevail
ing market rates. He said he could
have her landed through friend of
his in high place in the custom house.
IL would require $50 for preliminary
expenses and the payment of $3.50
when the woman was delivered.
Lung listened to the story and agreed
to consult with the members of the
smuggling ring, The day following
he said that the proposition met
with favor and paid over the $50 on
account.
Then Waldstein sought person to
assist him in the game, says the San
Francisco Chronicle. A Chinese who
at one time was a female impersonat-
or in one of the Chinese theatres, was
selected, and the owner of a hack,
who has thus far managed to conceal
his identity, was also taken into the
scheme. The slave dealers agreed
to pay over the $3.50 when the woman
was brought to them in carriage
and they had been given an oppor-
tunity to see her. Powell street, be.
tween Sacramento and Clay vas fixed
upon as the rendezvous.
Soon after s o'clock on Saturday
night Waldstein and the female inn
personator were driven up on Powell
street, and the carriage took a stand
on the east side of the street, -Four
Chinese, among whom was Sing YeT
Lung, were standing in the shadow
of stairway which projects out on
the street. Waldstein stepped out OF
the carriage and remarked calmly:
"Heres the woman, where's the
money!"
The Chinese quartettc stepped up
to the window of the carriage and
saw the figure of woman cuddled
up in one corner. They addressed
her and she responded in low voice.
Her reply was evidently satisfactory,
for Sing Yew Lung handed over $3.50
in gold to Waldstein.
"It's all right now," said that
worthy. Get in and the driver will
take you wherever you want"
One of the Chinese told the hack
man to drive to house on Sacramento
street, below Dupont Then they all
jumped into the carriage and VALID
stein disappeared
Then the exciting part of the cpl
sode occurred, The hackman turned
his horses about and started down
Lowell street at a lively rate. He
did not turn down Washington street,
as it was expected he would, but con
tinued on toward the beach. The
four Chinese became alarmed. They
feared a'trap laid by the custom house
officers and yelled for the driver to
stop. He only drove the faster.
Then both doors of the vehicle were
thrown open and the four slave
dealers sprang out, striking the
stones and rolling over and over.
Gathering themselves up they disap-
peared and the carriage turned into
Broadway.
Where Waldstein met the female
imposter no one knows, and he has
been keeping himself shady ever
since.
Sing Yew Lung swears vengeance,
and is striving to find who the little
Chinese was, If his identity is estab-