The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17

the den of An Gin on Ross alley, was kept
against her will and was desirious of being
rescued and placed out OF reach OF those
who claimed her as their chattel. In i'm
mediate response, Miss Hull went alone to
the place and waited until a man entered
the house. Before he could close the door,
she darted in after him and hurried TO the
head OF the stairs, where the girl SAT walt
ing, in accordance with her agreement,
smoking a pipe. Miss Hull grasped the
girl bv the hand and started to hurry her
from the place but here she met with an
unlooke ed for resistance on The part of the
girl. who was expecting man instead OF
a woman, and thought it was play on
tue part OF her master to get her OH to
another house.
In addition TO the struggles of the girl,
Miss Hull found herself beset by crowd
of men and women who tried TO wrest the
girl from her grasp. Pluckily hanging
on and fighting her way down the stairs,
she finally reached the street, only to
find there a mob of angry Chinese who
we're determined TO prevent the rescue.
1t was but few feet away to Jackson
street, and the plucky little woman fought
her way until that thorough are was
reached, when she was aided by the JACK
son-street squad of police, who cleared the
street.
Until now Miss Hull had not found
time to tell tie girl who she was, and as
soon as the information was I'm parted,
Soon Ho, the slave girl, made no further
resistance, but went gladly 10 the mission
on Washington street. Inc curtain 1eI
at the clo-e OF the first act, with the res
cuers rejoicing and the heathen raging
over their defeat.
But An Gin was not content to rest un-
der his loss, and the next scene is laid In
the court OF Judge Trout, where the
slave-owner brought habeas corpus pro-
ceeGings for the recovery OF the girl, al
leging that she was detained against her
will. and al the same time demanding the
return of certain jewelry, which be
claimed TO be his private property The
testimony of the girl was sufhcisnt 10
cause The dismissal OF the habeas corpus
case. and it was agreed that If the CHINA
man would give up the girls clothing his
iewelry would be returned to him.
At1:30 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon the
curtain rose on the third act. with the
scene again in the den on Ross alley. Sec
retarv Frank HoIbrook and Officer Moul-
ton of the Eureka Society for Protection
to Children accom- panied Mrs. Lake OF
the Methodist Mission, Soon Ho, the slave
girl, and Toy Qui, an IN erpreter,
girl who was re cued III similar manner
some time ago. 10 the house where soon
Ho had been incarcerated, ana tnere louhu
All Gin all smiles in his effort TO show
how glad he was that the girl was going to
be happy. In fact, he continued 10 re,
iterate to the girl that he hoped she would
be happy. He talked to her in English,
regardless OF the fact that she. understood
only Chinese. what he said to her IN
her own language and what tn women
and men who congregated around SAID
will never De known, but il was EVIDENT
that they were not wishing Soon Ho
pleasant lie, for the poor girl tremoleo
ike leaf and covered behind the pro.
tecting forms OF The men and women who
were there 10 aid her in regaining her per-
sonal effects.
As the party left Ross alley it looked as
II every man and woman in Chinatown
was there to heap curses on the head OF
the girl, and she crouched and covered
until she was again safe under the ROOF OF