The San Francisco call., 1897-01-21
MISS TAI FLIES
WITH A TRAGEDIAN
The Thrilling Story of a
Love Episode in
Chinatown.
Elopement of a Sacramento
Street Belle With an
Actor and 500.
How a Stage Hero Found F vor With
Young Wife While Her
Husband Was Away.

The story Of how the affections of Chang
Tai Hal alias Lucy, alias Miss Tai, were
alienated from Wong Nee Hee, her hus-
band, where once they were centeTed, will
be told before the Grand Jury at its next
session. The purpose is TO recover to
Wong Nee Hee, at least, tee person of the
tickle young woman together with the
value of $121 belonging to the deserted
husband. 1t is not even hoped that the
processes Of law will ever be able to secure
10 Hee in any great degree OF their one
time ardor the affections of Miss Tai
1t Ia feared they have flown forever. But
in order to regain as much as may be
requisition must first be secured from the
Hawaiian Government, to the protection
of which Miss Tai fed in company with
Leong Ah Him, alias All Chew, China
town actor, SO long ago as the 23d OF last
July.
1t is supposed that the eloping couple
b ave tired of one another by this time and
that Miss Tai may be willing to return to
her husblnd. AT any rate the Hawaiian
Govern ment will not recognize the emand
of Police Court Judge for the return of
an individual to the jurisdiction of the
United States, but it will recognize an in
dlctm ent by a Grand Jury. For this rea-
son Barclay Henley, as counsel for Wong
Nee Hee, will bring a list OF witnesses
before that body next week and have them
tell the unhappy tale OF the undcing OF
Hee and Tai.
This is the tale: Wong Nee Hee Is an
u, industrious Chinaman, who works when
he has job, and when be has no Job he
works industriously seeking one. Chang
Tai Hal, alias Lucy, alias Miss Tai, is the
y wife of Hee, of whom he is or was very
fond. He took much pride in seeing her
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Chinatown dressed III bright-colored
satins, her hair combed in heavy braids
and shining with oil, while her feet were
encased in shoes so small that she halted
and hobbled quite like lady.
d, With all his pride in his young wife
Wong Nee Hee was as saving as he was
industrious for he dreamed of a day when
they would togei her take passage in the
steeraee Of trans-Pacific steamer for the
Flowery Kingdom, there to ride in rick
shas and live in toucI with the upper
classes.
To that end he had slowed away in a
secret drawer in the 8X10 subterranean cell
at S08 Sacramento street that Hee and Tai
called their house bit by bit of silver until
there was within $4 of being round $780,
Last summer Wong Nee Hee had Job
in Alameda and every morning he took
the early boat and did not return to his
home until evening. Miss Tai was, there
IOIct luCu dlOI1C, vi NSOlA La VIC Dttll Iau
she remained at home. But she did not
When she felt lonesome she would put on
her whitest stockings and her prettie5t
fnery, spending much time over her
toilet, and would then go abroad promen-
aiding on Dupont and Jackson streets.
One dav she went to the theater to while
away an afternoon and there Leong An
Him, alias An Chew, who Is an actor a
tragedian saw her in one OF the boxes and
the peace of mind and the prop, rty of
Wong Hee were doomed.
The traeedian looked hard at Miss Tai
and her Eeart beat rapidly. After that
she came to the thsater almost daily. and
Mo doubt Leong All Him. who appeared
on the bills as All Chew. soon secured for
her pass. But that is mere conjecture
and has therefore no place in this story.
But this is true that they soon became
lovers, and Leong All Him, when not re-
bearsing or playing his part on the stage
and being certain that Wong Nee Hee
was attending to his labors in Alameda