The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
ONE SLAVE
Will HAVE
TO CO BACK
Collector Jackson Puts a
Veto on Illicit Chinese
immigration.
A VERY GOOD BEGlNAlNG MADE.
Continued Enforcement Of the
Law Will Do Much to Wipe
Out the Stain.
STORIES OF THE SLAVE GIRLS.
A Remarkable Similarity in the Tales
Told to Delude the COL
lector.
A VERY GOOD BEGINNING MADE.
STORIES OF THE SLAVE GIRLS.
A Remarkable Similarity in the Tales
Told to Delude the COL
lector.

The case of Kan Kan OF, the Chinese
girl held for investigation by Collector
Jackson, was disposed of in very short
order yesterday afternoon, and the COL
lector refused to permit her to land.
This was but one of many cases where
girls have been sent to this country from
China to be utilized as slaves. They are
taught stories to tell of tn cir birth in San
Francisco, and reputed father and
mother is ready for them when the ship
comes in. In this instance the woman
who claimed to be the mother of the girl
admitted that she had prevaricated and
that the girl was not her child.
When the case came up the woman was
not present, and the attorney for those
interested in having the girl land said she
would be there. Collector Jackson asked
that DR.. Gardner. the official interpreter.
be allowed 10 make a statement, and he
told OF going to the woman's house and
questioning her regarding the matter. He
said the woman pointed TO q girl in the
room and said it was her only daughter,
and that the girl on the ship was not her
daughter. She also said that the man
who went with her before Collector Jack
son and swore that he was her hus band
and the father of the girl was neither.
On the strength of this statement by
DR.. Gardner the attorney for the slave
dealers said be was satisfied, as he had
every confidence in DIR. Gardner, and the
Collector Endorsed the papers with re-
fusai to allow landing. He informed
the attorney that any further proceedings
must be had before Commissioner, but it
is probable that no further effort toward
landing the girl will be made. Steps will
now be taken to have Guam Hing and the
WON an prosecuted for perjury.
While it Is a we'll known fact that the
slavery laws of the United States are daily
violated and the ranks OF slaves here are
being constantly recruited from China
despite the exclusion law the statement of
slavegirs now in Chinatown will be of
interest. These girls all came to the
United States within the past two years
and all passed through the Custom house
to the slave dens.
Wong Yok says she came from Hong
kong on Decembe Is, 1896 Her mother
sold her when she was an infant and her
first mistress sold her again when she was
years old. Her second mistress sold her
to a man going 10 the United States. She
was taught story to tell upon arrival
here. She was to say that her name was
Wong Yok and was to say that she had
been born on Dupont street in San Fran
cisco. She forgeis the numbe OF the
house. When she came there was much
dffic ulty in landing and she was trans
ferred to twelve steamers before she came
ashore The man who claimed to be her
father was taken to the dock and pointed
out 10 her and she thus was able TO recog-
nze him. When she came ashore she was
taken 10 q family house and kept for q
few DAYS and then tran sferred to q vile
house and kept as a slave. Her father
and mother are now both living in China,
his name being Leong All Man.
Yu Qui came January 10, 1897, and was
transferred to two steamers before she was
permitted to land. She lived with her
mother in China, who sent her with
friend ostensbly to be married here. She
was to say that she was born at 800 Dupont
street IN San Francisco and that she was
hunting her father. She was to say that
she returned TO China when she was
baby with her mother, who had since
died. She saw her reputed father but
once. She was taken first to a family
house for two months and then taken to a
house of evil reIute and there kept as
slave.
Lau Gi came July II. 1896, and was
transferred to FIVE steamers. She lived
with her brother in China, who sold her
for $17O0. She was told that she was COM
ing to marry rich merchant. She was
told to say she was born in the old hotel on
Jackson street in room on the second
floor. She was to tell the same story OF
her mother dying in China and her father
being in San Francisco. When the vessel
arrived woman took man to the dock
and pointed him out to her as the man
she was to say was her father. His name
was Lau Chin She went first 10 family
house and remained there for few days
and was then taken to vile house on
Sullivan alley. Her real father and
mother are both dead and her brother is a
very bad man in China.
All Kan came two years ago when she
but IA years old. She does not remem Der
much of the story that she wss to tell ex-
cept that she was TO say that she was
born in the United States and that her
mother died after taking her to China.
Her father and mother are both dead and
she was sold as G slave to pay the funeral
expenses of her foster father. Her foster
mother received $1,000 for her. She does
d oes not remember W neither there was any
trouble about her landing or not. She
first went TO family house, where she re-
manned for short time, and was then
taken 10 house of i'll repute. She says
she had great trouble in RENE nbering the
story she was to tell when she got here,
and forgot it several times while she was
was coming over. and it had to be repeated
over and over to her.
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