The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS
BRUTALLY BEATEN DAILY
The Honolulu Protective League Rescues the
Baby Victim of Ns Men War and His
Wife and Holds Her Safe.

" no. n Chinese slave girl of
II eight years. emaciated by suf-
~ fering and starvation. and bear
4 ~ ing the marks OF inhumari treat
ment upon her body. was
brought To the police station yesterday
afternoon by Rev. william Morris Kin
caid. pastor of Central Union Church,
Major Wood of the Salvation Army.
and George n. Mcclellan. representa-
tive Of the Protective League of Homo
lulu.
Their frall burden was taken into the
private office Of High Sheriff Brown
where she remained during the after
noon. Last evening she was taken to
t<awaiahao Seminary ON King street
where she will be kept under the charge
of the matron.
tnhumsa brutality has been the
child's lot for the past six months. she
IL the slave Of Nc Mon War. clerk IA
Hon. Paul Neumann's law office. and
was bought by him half "A year since
for tiTO. Prior To that she was the
property. body and soul. of "a Chinese
who lived upon another Island and
who had originally bought her from tn
mother In China.
/ Ng Mon War and his wife reside on
| Nuusnu avenue near the corner OF
| Vineyard street The little child has
been the slave OF the couple in fact
They have owned her body and lashed
IA In the fury Of their passions wher
they wilied.
The Protective League OF Honolulu
was organized last Monday afternoon
with forty representative men OF al
walks of life as members. Its objec
was stated 20 be ITO secure the enact
ment and enforcement Of laws for th'
moral welfare of Honolulu. for the pro
tection OF children. the promotion o
public decency. and also 20 exert mora
pressure ON public affairs when neces
sary."
AZ that meeting Rev. W. NJ. Kincai'
brought to the attention OF the Iseagu
the story Of the ill-treatment Of tn
chinese slave girl belonging TO Ng Mo
War. A committee consisting of him
; self ~ chairman. Major Wood and Gee
". Mcclellan. was appointed TO investi
gate the matter and take whatever &C
ton they deemed necessary To remed
the evii.
The gentlemen found out In th
!. course OF their Investigations that Mo
= Wars wife beat the child at all hour
4 Of the day and night. What the motiv
was for such cruel treatment none {
IN. nelghbors had been able To- ascei
tain. But that the woman brutal
= whipped the girl. starved her until 81
q became n shadow. and abused her unit
her groans and means were 80 pitif'
that the neighbors complained To n
police. were undeniable facts.
:. Mrs. Margaret West. who lives net
= door 90 the couple. one day saw u
woman beat the child with her fis
and then send her into the yard for
atick Of wood. The slave trembling
/ compiled ana brought her n stick of a
|. Reroba wood. now In the possession
- the Advertiser. about fourteen inch
In length. two inches In thickness. co'
"a cred with spllnters and rough bark.
W The slave was compelled TO remo'
N her slippers and place her feet upon
y step leading To the back porch. III
). inhuman mistress then took the club
her hand and brought the end OF
- down upon the child's tender toes-hr
upon one foot. then upon the other
n the slave all the time crying. eroanin
moaning. begging that her mistress d
- sIst. and ut last falling TO the groui
=. In her agony.
~ Not content with this. the unnatur
nsnd raised the baby's bare feet In I
air and pounded them with the blu
seon. The shrieks Of the slave call
~ out all the nelghbors. Mrs. West shou
"a 60 the woman 10 let the child alo
land received surly answer to mi
her own business.
A AS Mrs. West raised her voice
shame the woman the child was su
- denly turned around 70 face Mrs. We
and with n foul word Of contempt. tS
~ her % shut up. Mrs. West was dui
founded. since she has learned ir'