The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-02

that she might not De ouroen upon
her owners she was turned out TO die
She was found by policeman. who noti-
fed the ladies connected with local
mission, and they took her away, cared
for her and had her instructed. and now
she is one Of their most willing workers,
and though totally blind she sews beau
tifully.
MADE ALMOST AN IDIOT.
Ae few DAYS ago Tsau Kuk, thirteen
year-old girl was taken to a mission from
one OF these family houses. in China.
town, where she was found with her
back covered with scars, caused by the
application of red hot irons. Her arms
and legs showed the marks Of brutal
lashings, while she was almost an idiot
from starvation and terrible cruelty.
When the ladies Of the mission went 10
rescue the child she held out her thin
arms covered with bruises and scars and
cried for deliverance. At the mission she
was stripped, and on her back were seen
the evidences of fgightful torture which
she had TO endure. Her story. told
through an interpreter, was that as a
child she had been sold as slave, and
at an early age was put 70 work. For
every infraction Of therules she was
beaten until the blood ranran, and when
she committed any greater offence red
hot iron was called into play.
An Tsun, one slave girl. when brought
from China was dressed as a boy, with
her head shaved, and queue affixed in
order to evade the law against the i'm
portation OF girls. She was placed in one
of the Chinese houses, but managed to
escape, and found her way 10 one of the
mission homes. Her former owner
brought charges against her in the police
court, had her arrested, and bitter con-
test ensued. She was arrested twice for
grand larceny, but she was acquitted
and finally succeeded in foiling her pur-
suers. For four years she has taugat
Bible class in the mission.
A few years ago a Chinese girl made
her escape from house in one of the
alleys in Chinatown by climbing down
the fire escape on the front OF the build
ing. She was brought TO the United
States by Highlander, who represent
ed to her parents that she was TO wed
a wealthy Chinese merchant, and who
secured her consent TO come with him.
When she reached here the girl was
sold TO the keeper Of a notorious house
for s1,150. She remained there for six
months, when through a friend she had
word conveyed to the officers of the hu-
name society that she desired 10 escape.
The officers and the ladies in the mission
went to the house and saw her sitting
on a veranda overlooking the alley.
she essayed dash down the stairs TO
the street. but was intercepted by the
oil woman in charge OF thehouse. Real
izing that her attempt to escape would
bring her severe punishment. she rushed
up stairs 10 the third story. followed by
the old nag. She got out on the fire es-
cape and was making her way down
down when one Of the Chinese proprie-
tors of the house followed her. To es-
cape him the girl dropped fifteen feet to
the ground. The officers broke her fall
and pushed her through the crowd Of
cnattering Chinese. For several hours
the Chinese loitered around the mission
in vain attempt 10 secure her, and We're.
finally driven away by the police. The
girl was about sixteen years of age, and
spoke little English, although she was
profuse in her thanks 10 those who res
cued her.
WORK OF HIGHBINDERS.
Nearly all the business of landing these
women and gathering their earnings is
carried on by a society of highbinders.
assisted by Chinese capitalists. 1t is
said that there are some white men en-
gagged in the traffic but they conceal
their identity effectively behind their
Chinese associates. Each woman is ex-
pected to return 10 her owners certain
sum each night, varying from four to
ten doliors. according to the class OF
house in which she lives. Her highbind-
er master is always on hand 10 collect
his dues, and owe be;ide the woman who
fails 10 hand over the required amount
often three or four of these highbinders
will combine to purchase a woman and
share her earnings. To some Of theslave
girls is held out the hope that when they
have earned their purchase price, and
good big profit on it by the way OF in
terest, they will be released, but none
has ever been found who won freedom
in this way.
LITTLE FONG SEEM.
The story of one Chinese slave girl Is |
that Of another. with only triflink vari-
atoms. This is the narrative OF Little !
Fong Seem, whose rescue a short time |
ago developed nasty scandal touching |
the last Custom House administration.
My real name is Fong Seem. II was /
changed TO Low Ian by the man who got /
ne from my home. Over here l was 20 /
give the name OF Yook Kew. / was born |
n Honan. near Canton, and am seven |
teen years old in Chinese computation. |
was told on the way over 10 say was !
twenty. / was deceived in coming over l
mere. They sa ia I would be well married |
n this country. A man told my mother /
he would get me a rich husband. Some 1
me was paid % teaen me what 70 say. 4
rhe teaching commenced on ne steamer. 1
II cannot recall the name OF the man
n China who brought me here. I was
bought for seven hundred dollars in
Chinese money.
Il vas taught long story. do not
-emem5er il all I was told 70 say nat
was born on a certain street in San
Francisco; that my father vas in bust
less here. while my mother vas in China
md that ne wrote for ne . come over
,ere and ct married I vas also tod
D say just when le.I san Francisco for
,hina.
Il was told TIA. = 7 wanted 20 land
quickly must remember my story. and
o say taat one Chinese vas ny father
nd another my uncle I d. not reIs-a-