The times., 1897-11-17


The police viii arrest the Queen OF
Chinatown if size comes again within their
purview ard she will then most surely
be taken before the police court and
charged as yagrant. She is a hand
soruely attred and pretty blonde, about
eighteen or nineteen years of age and she
was Brought to the attention OF Police
man Bateman, Of the Sixth precinct
several nights ago.
At that time Lee Yuen, representing
the Lee faction, and Quong Sing, an eX-
poEeng OF the Quong faction, We're engaged
in 3 Silt rate war al their respective laun
dries, which adjoiE. Lees washee- wa shee
sllopisih an nancientlooking twOstory fraiue
building, No. $40 Third street, northwest,
while Quong occupies an imposing three
story brick, No. 3l2 Third street.
While Policeman Baternan was patrolllng
his beat On Pennsylvania avenue, he was
approached by an excited Clnnaman, who
proved 10 be one Of Quong's trusted
henchmen and his first assistant ironer.
''Comee lif nile. Hullee up. De Queens
up stairs at Lees
Baternan did not know whether 1t was
a case of atteIapted murder or what not,
bat he hurried along Third street with
the laun dryman W To pointed to the
brightly illuminated windows over Lees
esta blishmeHt and exclaimed:
She UP dhere.'
Lees assistants attempted To bar the
patrolman's way, but he showed them aside
ana went mn the steps two at a time. In
the first OF lIc upper rooms he found Lee,
who is d reazened and repulsive looking
little Monaghan, while covering be-
iind the inner communicating door was the
Queen" She was a pretty andattractiye
blonde She had large blue eyes, u wealth
OF golden hair ana her garments We're costly
and stylish. Sucti a picture OF feminine
bea gty the policeman said, appeared sadly
out nr place in the dGnEy apartments OF a
Chinese laundIyman, the atmosphere OF
whici was freighted with opium smoke and
other foul Cdors.
Policeman Bateman bade the young
woman come with him, and once in the
outer air he closely questioned her.
oh, please sir. do not arrest me- she
plea led; Ill would disgrace my family and
break the hearts Of my poor old father and
mother"
Further questioning elected the state
ment that the girls father occupies re
Sponsble position in one Of the Government
Departments, while one OF her sisters is i
teacher in a public school. She gave her
name and address in West Washington,
ana when the policeman admonished ler
about frequenting such places she ac-
knuwIedEed that there was no reason WHY
she snould do 50 except sheer depravitv.
Il haze a good home she said, and
the kindest OF parents. Oh, sir, if you VIII
only let ne go, promise you on my honor
l wiI lie a better girl
Bateman at this time did not know as
much abou. tire queen of Chinatown as
lie does now. He was struck by her lady
like appearance and language, which in
dieated that she WAS a girl of refine
ment ana education. After giving her
some fatherly advice and warning her that
she you'd most surely be arrested If found
III such & place eian, he saw that she
boarded estbouHd Avenue car and
started hoInewbrd
Thr policeman then interviewed the
Chinanan who had informed him OF tha
girls presenee in Lees place, and the Eel.
low in pigeon English informed Mr.. Bate
man that the young woman was acquainted
With nearly all the Mongolian freuuenters
Of Chinatown, and her yellow admirers
Had euristened her and installed her as
their queen.
Investigation by a reporter developed
the fact that the girl had told the truth
about her family and their Tespecta bility
Also. her name and the occupation of her
father apd sister. He learned that she
was a regular frequenter of number of
Chinese laundries in different sections OF
the city, and that she visited these places
at night and indulged in orgies with the
M0ngolians.
When the police learned OF these facts
they decided it was time to put "a quietus
TO the queens reyelries. Hence. they
are looking for her, and if she is found
aPl in III a Chinese den this young woman
VIII be called upon to make her axplana-
tions before Judge Scott i'll the police court.