The herald., 1897-08-04

one of the members of the Wong fac
ton, and earned money for her owner in
a house of prostitution in Chinatown.
She was valuable asset and is said to
have cost her owner $1,000, but she re-
turned a handsome interest on the out
lay and he was content. But Cue Ting
shared in common with her sex every
where, certain normal peculiarities of
temperament, and when she met Quong
Lee she fell in love with him and he
with her. Quong keeps wash-house on
First street, and while not a bloated
Chinese arstocrat, feeding on sharks
fins and potted dog every day, he is
fairly we'll fixed. The couple planned
to get married and knowing full well
that such thing was impossible con-
sidering the circumstances of the girls
surroundings, an elopement was plan
ned.
When Cue Ting was arrested at San
Diego her lover, Quong Lee, made his
way back with such speed that he got
into Los Angeles ahead of the constable
having the girl in charge. He procured
a marriage license, in which his age is
set out at 3S years and that of his in
amorata at "a years, and then awaited
developments
Yesterday morning the officer with his
protogee arrived in the city and the girl
was arraigned before Justice Young.
Her examinat ation was set for the goth
inst, and the bond fixed at $1,000, or $500
cash bail. Attorney Ling had been re-
tanned to watch the interests of the
girl, and arrangements were made to
put up the cash bail required. Before
that was done, however, an adjourn
ment was made to Justice YoungS
chambers, where he joined in marriage
Cue Ting and Quong Lee. He didn't
kiss the bride, but the justice tied the
knot hard and fast all the same.
When the fact of the marriage be-
came known to the Wong followers, who
had filled the courtroom before, there
was much metaphorical gnashing of
teeth. Their prey had escaped them and
the charge of grand larceny used as a
means to get the girl into their clutches
again had proven of no avail. But they
were not to acknowledge defeat so
easily. When the cash bail was about
to be put up in order to gain the girls
release, Chinese Inspector Putnam put
| in an appearance and arrested Cue Ting
for being unlawfully in the United
States.
1t is a moot question how Inspector
Putnam decided upon the girls right or
non-right to be in the United States. 1t
is stated, however, that the move was
simply continuation of the willy tactics
of the Wongites who, if they couldn't
get their chattel back, determined 70
one else should have her. 1t is claimed,
however, that the girl had every right
to be in the United States and had been
duly registered. The picture of Cue
Ting was supplied to Constable Yon-
kin by the Wong family and is said to
be identical with the picture taken at
| the time Of registration, and was pro-
cured from the internal revenue depart
ment. Upon the matter being investi-
| gated by the United States commission
er, however, it will not be possible for the
| girl to show her innocence by produc-
| ing her certificate for the reason that
she as a human chattel was not permit
ted to keep it. With Cue Ting sent back
| to China it may serve to protect some
other frail bit of Chinese humanity that
really has no business in Uncle Sans
| domain.
And SO the case stands at present The
bail given in the larceny case was with
drawn as the girl would have had to
go to Jail on the other charge anyway.
Quong Lee is for the nonce a grass wild
over, but he has strong hope of proving,
with the aid of counsel, the identity of
his wife by the records of the internal
revenue department and it is very doubt
full If the larceny charge can be made to
hold, even with hard swearing.