The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-22
The CHINESE
COLONY ALT
EXCITEMENT
over the Arrest Of -Four Of It's Meme
bers, Charged with Criminal
Practices With
YOUNG WOMANfROH BELLAIRF.
The CHRIS Mother &c ProSecuting the
Case-si1 Other Cinnamon to
DO Arrested.


The strong arm Of the law swouped
down on the local Chinese colony last
night, and every Celestial within the
city limits will appear before Squire
Fitzpatrick this morning to answer to
the complqint Of Mrs. Mary p. Seaman,
OF BellaIre, who ,alleges that the China
men have been crlmlnally intimate with
her daughter Rose Seaman. Con-
stables Henry Thomas and George B.
Wayt arrested a quartette of the ma
lives Of The Flowery Kingdom last
night. and six more win be apprehend-
ed early this morning, warrants being
sworn out for all the known Cinnamon
in the city.
Mrs. Seaman alleges that her daugh-
ter at PRESENTS an inmate Of one OF the
Chinese laundrles or otherwise hidden
away, but in some quarters It is alleged
that the girl is not an unwilling cap
tive. The girl, who Is q years Of age,
has a child at Bellaire, whom she de-
serted when she decided to follow a
Maynard path, and tin spite Of the
mothers pleadings her daughter re-
fused to return home. AS It was known
that she was consorting with China
men, proceedings were instituted be-
fore Squire Fitzpatrick. and to be sure
in landing the guilty ones orders were
given to arrest every chinaman in the
city, and It is possible that. those living
in Martins Ferry win be included.
It is said that the Seaman girl be-
came intimate with the Cinnamon at
house on Eoff street. between Eight
eenth and Nineteenth streets, which Of
late has been broken up, 1t was con-
Quoted by a Mrs. Howard, and 1t be-
came known recently as an opium
joint" although there is no positive
evidence that hitting the pipe" was
INDUCED In at the resort. Mrs. Howard
has vacated the house, and the con-
stables expect to find her to-day, as
she is reported to have moved TO an
other part of the city
Ashocllng tale of depravity will be
disclosed ut the hearing In Squire Fitz-
patrick's court this morning, IL prom
ised developments materialize. Current
rumors Of the affair last night had 1t
that a young man. who has served two
terms in the penitentiary, acted as a
"solicltor," he entlcing the girl into
meetings with the Cinnamon. The au-
thorities Will make efforts to arrest him
this morning. Mrs. Seaman, 1t is said.
worked as a domestic at the Howard
house, on Eof street, and her daugh-
ter got into the shady entanglements
through visiting her mother at this
place. From all accounts, Mrs. Seaman
is an honest. hardworlSing woman, and
she has had load Of sorrow to bear.
Four of the Cinnamon were arrested
last night. and they gave their names
as wing VIVA and Why cho, partners
in the laundry business, and Wing Lee
and e. Wha, partners likewise. The
first-named pair were unable to furnish
bond and were taken to jail, while the
latter two were more fortunate. Wing
Lee, who possesses speaking ac-
quaintance with the English language,
stoutly maintained his innocence of
any connection with the AFFAIR, and he
seemed to think that II all of his coun-
trymen were to be arrested that 1t was
unfair to put only some of them in
Jail, but he betrayed satisfaction on
learning that the difficulty In locating
them was responsible for the absence
Of the others. AS the offense is a mis-
demeanor, bond in each case was placed
at $25, and Wing VIVA and Why cho
failed to produce IT, going to the Jail
stolcally. One Of the latter bore a
strong resemblance to the late Sitting
Bull.
It is presumed that the whereabouts
Of Miss Seaman will be. made known
to-day. The omclals think that she is
kept in hiding at Chinese laundry.
Among others warrants will be served
on Ho Why. Sun Sing and Jim Lung.