The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-27
Ng Mon War and Wife
Must Stand Trial.
LITTLE All HOS TORTURERS
Commissioner Robinson Hears Eyi-
dence as To Keeping Her
in Slavery,

Robinson yesterday Nc Mon War an,
his wife were put under bonds 10 ap
pear before the United States Court o
GRAND Jury and answer To the charg'
81 holding in slavery little An Ho
otherwise named SUI Ma Kwai.
Inc details Of the story Of the bru.
tally Of Ng Mon War and his wife tC
The unfortunate child have been full
told In the Advertiser The sworn evil
Gruce yesterday bore out fully the al
legations made against the couple.
II was shown that the pair had mis-
used the girl, had overworked and un-
derfcd her. had beaten her cruelty and
had treated her daily as chattel-n
thing without feelings and without
rights.
Some days ago the Honolulu Protec-
tive Society was organized by forty
representative citizens of this city. It's
objects were stated to be the securing
Of laws for the moral welfare of Ho-
nOlulu the protection of children and
the furthering Of the general good OF
the community
Before the newly-Organized society
Rev. William Kincaid, pastor of the
Central Union church. brought the case
of All Ho.
He said that 1t had been told him
a Chinese child was held In slavery by
. Chinese family living on Nuuanu
avenue near Vineyard street and that
she was being beaten and otherwise
abused Mr.. KincaId thought that this
was an excellent opportunity for the
society to initiate It's work. a com
iaittcc was appointed to look into the
matter and within n few hours All Ho
had been rescued from the den and
taken to n comfortable home in Ka-
waiahao Seminary. She was found to
be covered with bruises and with one
of her hands either sprained or the
bones broken from the blows of a
hludgeon welded by the wife of Ng
Mon War.
United States Attorney Baird was
quick to act in the matter. He read
the story in the Advertiser and
straiEhtway sought his authorities. He
discovered in the United States stat
N!cs "A well-dcfined law forbidding the
Gliding in slavery of anyone and Mr.
Baird lost no time in filing a complaint
The following was the text Of the com
uaint:
The United States of America. Terri
tory of Hawaii. IS.
Before the United States Commission
er for the District of Hawaii
The United States of America VS.. Nc
Mon War and All Ming.
on the 2Sd day of November, A. D.
1900. in the District of the Territory of
Hawaii, before me, a Commissioner of
the District Court of the United
states in and for the District of Ha-
wall, comes Daniel A. Ray, and upon
his oath complains and says that he
has just and reasonable grounds to
believe and does verify believe that
Ng Mon War and All Ming, late of
the said district on or about the Goth
lay of November. a. ID. 1900 and in
he said district, unlawfully, knowing
", wilfully and feloniously did hold
70 involuntary service one All Ho,
aged thirteen 00 years, the said All
llo being then and there a Chinese
person who had heretofore unlawful
ly. knowingly, wilfully and felonious-
ly been sold into a condition of invol-
untary scrvitude by a person or per-
sons to complainant unknown, they,
the said Ng Mon War and An Ming,
then and there well knowing that the
said All lilo had been Heretofore I'M
lawfully, knowingly, wilfully and fe-
lonlously sold and held for involun-
tary servitude, contrary to the form
of the statute in such case made and
provided and against the peace and
dignity of the United States.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
TO before me this G}rd day of Novem-
her, \. H., 1900 w. ]. ROBINSON.
United States Commissioner OF the
District Of the Territory OF Ila-
wall
Immediately a warrant was sworn
nut for the arrest Of Ng Mon War and
his wife and they We're taken into GUS
ody Later they were released under
bonds Of S2,5oO each The woman was
also arrested by the police and charged
with assault and battery on All 10. !
Her case H. to be hoard In police court
his morning
Yesterday afternoon before United
states Commissioner Robinson In the
Federal court room tho case against
The man ana his Wife for making "A
slave Of An 10 was heard The hear
ing was set for 1880 o'clock but IL was
nearly am hour later when the case be-
gan,
ny Mon War ana his wife were there
long before the time agreed on Tho
man. who Is clerk IN "a law ofire. Is
very uuprrp1ssessiug in appearance
pud has the reputation OF being very
unn'nH u was hr who led Tho hgbt
HHainsl the Bow Wong Wal ana hs g.
bitterly hated by most NJ mo self
.spH.tug Chinese of Hawaii NF Mon
War wears iho white maus CLOTHES hut .
ps h's aprur hidden under hF
American hat an Ning 10 An Krauo F.
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iHm q Chinese slauap1int shr Was /
born here educated a 10 said 8t ka
faahap seminary and wears "a hH0ku
ahH has "a llssallsnpd ANA GROSS look
in ihr felrrH unuFl pnm brFldts
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