The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-09
ANGRY AT HER BROTHER.
ARAB GIRL TO BE PRODUCED IN
A BROOKLYN COURT

.-,.w, Du Chan says Cnthhrtnc nu Chan IL
u.pt from seeing Him by Her Empioyeru.
VIZ. and Mrs. Ne Vaiasco-she Denies n,
md say. THAT she Does Not want to See H,n.
solamA Du Chan, at present a hall man In the
1o,ol st. Carlos, at 80 South Oxford street,
prooklyn, has sued out q writ of habeas
linus, which commands Sebastian Fabian
nn yalasco. principal OF the valasco School
=, Languages, at 2s3 Schermerhorn street,
u,ooklyn. to produce Catharine Du Chan,
,ha ,s.year old sister Of Salama Du Chan. bo-
,o-e Justice Dickey of the Supreme Court this
morning. At the same time that De Valasco
nroduces tho girl he will be called upon to OK
Slain why he is unwilling that Catharine should
sse her brother or have anything to do with him.
sa,nma and Catharino Du Chan are two of
,our children of Arab parents, who live In
I.rusalem. The father 10 n NaZarene. the
mother a native Of Beyrout. Fifteen years ago,
solama, now about SO years old and the eldest
n The children, came to this country.
Before coming here he had been courier for
English and American tourists travelling
through Palestine and other parts Of Turkey in
Asia. After coming to this country he learned
n be a photographer. Between his trade and
Ma lectures on the Holy Land, delivered In cos
TIME and illustrated, he managed TO accumulate
some money.
About q year ago no returned TO Jerusalem.
and early in the summer of last year he re-
turned to America, bringing his two younger
sisters, Jennie. who is 20 years old. and Catha-
rine. The brother and sisters landed In Now
York on July 9 last.
Soon after landing they went to Ocean Grove
and from there to Asbury Park. where satama
was engaged to lecture for the Cyclorama Com
many. His sisters assisted him in his lectures
and sold Turkish goods and souvenirs Of tho
Holy Land.
When the season at Asbury Park closed they
returned TO New York. That was last Septem-
her. The sisters, through the late DR.. Charles
r. Hoffman. found temporary homes in q mis-
,ion at $50 Broome street.
A little later, the elder sister. Jennie, got q
Mace in st. Christopher's Hospital, Brooklyn,
where she is now learning to be q nurse. On De-
cember IA. Catharine secured work as o house
maid in the home of De valasco. who then lived
at 4ls State street.
Shortly after Catherine went to live with Mr..
and Mrs. De Valasco, Salame called at tho house
iSseo that he was very glad that his young sister
that he couldn't be with her.
1t was finally arranged hat salsma should
there Tor about two months. Suddenly he left.
He says the reason he loft there. was because
both De yaleseo and his wife objected to his
since he LEFT the house. he says, he has not
been allowed to see his sister or communicate
with her in any way, although he has tried to do
his sister has been kept o prisoner In the house
When confronted by this state Of affairs he
became suspicious that all was not we'll with his
lister, and SO he obtained the order compelling
her employer TO produce her in court.
When tho reporter called at the De Valasco
house Catharine herself answered the bell. She
ID a dsrk-haired, dark-eyed girl, with the soft,
olive complexion that is given to those who are
born In the land Of the Arabs;
ment of q woman OF IS. Asked IL Catharine Du
Chan lived there, the girl, in English that had
but a slightly foreign accent, replied: -.
II am Catharine Du Chan, Can l serve you +
her a few moments, the girl, was about to say
something, when Mrs. De valasco came into the
hall and babe the girl ask the reporter in. When
Mrs. De Valasco learned what it was that the
aCatharine is here. She may speak for her.
self. | did not know before that any one ever
Considered that she was q prisoner here"
Indeed, I am no prisoner" interrupted the
gil one gould make me a prisoner. 1
Are you treated well here r asked the re-
A yes was the answer. "Mr. and Mrs.
De yalasco have been very kind to me. They
have been father and mother TO me"
brother, Salama !"
The girl shuddered as she heard the question
and then fairly Kissed:
No! never want to see him."
Go ask him why. He knows. Ask him to
tell you what happened in Asbury Park. Go
AK him"
salama, when told what his sister had said.
replied that the facts would probably be brought
out in the court.