The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-24
All SIN IS
NOT 4 SLAVE
Is Given Her Freedom
After Two
Years.

An SIN, comedy and demure Chinese
maiden. was. held a prisoner yesterday
up TO O'Clock by a Chinese who liter
ally controlled her body and soul At
O'Clock she left the court room of
Judge Robinson a free woman, releas-
ed from bondage of debauchery which
her former master had utilized to fill
his pockets with COIN The young WON
an las been held in durance vile for
more than two years under a well
known Chinese. and her life was most
miserably spent until Chinese visitor
At the house took pity on her condi-
ton and reported to outside friends. In
short time a writ of habeas corpus
was signed by the judge and Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth secured the per-
son Of the young woman from a house
in Liliha street, taking her first to the
police station and thence to the Circuit
Court where in few minutes her free
dom from her evil master was obtained.
All Sin was born in Honolulu but
went to China when quite young with
her mother where she lived for several
years. Three years ago she and her
mother returned to Honolulu, the lat
ter dying a year later. In some way
she fell in with one Chiu Kun, mar
ried Chinese. She was taken to his es-
adjustment in Liliha street near King
street and for the past two years has
been compelled to lead an immoral life.
She was surrounded by all manner OF
debauchery. one feature of gain in the
place being an opium smoking joint.
She was never allowed to go away from
the house, and all the money earned by
her during her immoral life went to her
master.
AT last freQuenter of the place list
ered to her story and at her request ap-
pealed to her friends to obtain her re-
to an immoral life. The matter was
placed in the hands of an attorney. who
presented the woman's case to Judge
Robinson as follows:
Your petitioner respectfully repre-
sents that one All Sin. a Chinese female.
is unlawfully restrained of her personal
liberty at Honolulu, Oahu, by one Chiu
Kun, at a certain lodging house on Lii
liha street, near King;
THAT the said Chiu Kun is unlawful
iy restraining the said All Sin of her
liberty on the ground and for the rea-
son, as petitioner Is informed and be-
lieves, that he has absolute control over
said All Sin, and is keeping the said All
Sin restrained within said house for
immoral purposes;
THAT said All Sin is in nowise relat-
ed to the said Chiu Kun and that said
Chiu Kun has no legal right to so re-
strain the said All Sin of her personal
liberty;
Wherefore. your petitioner prays
that writ of habeas corpus issue from
this court, commanding the said Chiu
Kun to produce the body of All Sin be-
fore this court, and the said alleged
cause of detention by the said Chiu
Kun of the said All Sin be inquired
into, and that the said All Sin may be
from said detention"
The writ was made returnable at 4
O'Clock and at that time all the parties
were in court. After some consultation
with Frank Thompson. attorney for
Chiu Kun, Attorney Brooks stated to |
the court that it would be agreeable to |
both sides IL the judge withdrew the |
writ, as Chiu Kun did not wish to make |
any attempt to hold the plaintiff, and |
as the woman was at that time in the |
custody of Deputy Sheriff Chilling |
worth, and free from her former re-
straint the force of the writ issued was
as effective as il the case came regular
" before the court. The Judge dismiss
I'd the writ and the young woman went
away a free woman with the protection
IF the law over her.
It is believed that several wealthy
Chinese here are guilty of the same Of
'ense and actions may shortly begin
against them to secure the freedom of
several young Chinese women from
What is practically condition of slav-
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