The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-19
LUCY" HAS BEEN "FIBBING"
HERE QUITE A BIT.
Not Half Caste at All-Story of the
Man Who Is After Her-Says She
has Not Been Maltreated-Tn Jail

! InlneSe girl, Lucy, OIL san L francisco,
about whom so much has been said,
has surrendered her again to the po-
lice department and she is now under
lock and key in the station house.
The habeas corpus case under which
her release was effected will come up
Friday. In the meantime matters will
in all probability remain where they
are, with the poor girl for whom
there have been so many expressions
to see that she does not hang herself.
! There is likely to be trouble for
somebody as the result of this case.
! The Chinese colony is particularly
stirred over it and several meetings Of
| the Chinese Union have been held. All
Chu, the actor, with whom the little
woman is alleged by her San Fran
cisco relatives to have eloped, is be-
hind the bars here charged with per-
| jury. The woman herself is charged
with telling two stories concerning
her relationship to the man All Chu,
one to Deputy Collector McStocker at
| the Custom house to secure her en-
trance into the country and another
to the same official at the station
house. Wong Tuck, the man sent
| from San Francisco to take the woman
back, has engaged lawyer and will
press the matter to the extreme.
| In view of the interest that must
soon be attached to the case, Wong
Tuck, who is central figure in pro-
ceedings, was seen last night and
asked for the correct story of the
name of the girl is Chan Tai Hal,
which in English is Lucy. She tok her
English name after leaving San Fran
cisco, as she also did her European
dress and claim to white blood
"But is she not only half Chinese"
was asked.
''She is fun Chinese. Her father and
mother were Chinese, coming direct
from China. She was born at Shasta
in California and lived there until she
was married to Wong IIee. a member
of my family, five years ago, when
she removed with her husband to San
Francisco. Her father and a brother
still reside at Shasta. The girls moth
er died several years ago. Wong Hee.
| her husband, is cook. an honest,
hard working man who has saved
some money He lives at 500 Sacra-
mento street. | am merchant and
my place of business is at SOC Sacra-
mento, just across the street from the
Wong Hee's. I have been intimate
with the family ever since they have
lived there.
Lucy has always been a good wife
and has lived to all appearances hap
PLY with her husband until a short
time ago. In July she had number
of European dresses made up and con-
cealed then in the house of an old
Il
All Chu also lived. On July % she
suddenly disappeared. 1t was found
on Investigation that she, her iewelrv,
of which she had considerable, and
other valuables were gone. During
the search for her old Hal Tai was
run up with and she gave the thing
away. She said Lucy and All Chu had
run away together and were coming
TO Honolulu.
The girls father was notified oy
wire of what had happened and he
urged that some one be sent after his
child. 1t was al the request of the
husband and other relatives that |
took the Australia for Honolulu and
in their interests that I will press the !
case for the return of the woman TO
San Francisco"
GLOW about the report that you had |.
barganed with the husgand Wong /.
liee, TO purchase the girl for So, ,OOO?" |
was asked.
"That is false" answered the Cali /.
fornia Mongol with force. NO such .
proposition has ever been made by .
Wong IIee to me and would not have
been entertained if it had. I have alb .
solutely no personal interest in the
matter, but am simply acting for my
relatives, The woman has never been
ill-treated by either her husband or
myself lie has never had trouble with
her before. | never thrashed her as
she states after I arrived here, She
heard ! was here and sent for me. T .
went to see her near the Chinese the
ater, She deliberately ran away with