The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-25
ARREST FOR
PEONAGE
First Case Ever
Prosecuted
Here.

Trouble thickened about the head OF
Jue Gun, of recent unsavory notoriety
in Federal and Territorial courts, yes
terday. In the morning as the sequel
of his habeas corpus case against Jung
Hing to take her two young children
| from her, he was arrested for keeping
a house of prostitution contrary to the
Territorial statute. In the afternoon
he was arrested by United States Mar
shall Hendry under a warrant charg-
prohibtory law of the United States.
For this If convicted his punishment
is liable to be very heavy, as may be
seen from reading the following sec
ton, $685. of the Revised Statutes I'M
der which he was arrested:
Every person who holds, arrests, re-
turns, or causes to be held, arrested,
or returned, or in any manner aids in
the arrest or return of any person to
a condition of peonage, shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than one
dollars, or by imprisonment not more
| than five years, or by both"
This is the first case of peonage to
arise in the Territory of Hawaii.
Lately it has been discovered that
peonage has survived the civil war in
sequestered parts sof the Southern
States. Alabama in particular, and
many prosecutions are reported to have
been there instituted. Below is the
form of complaint upon which the war;
rant for Jue Guns arrest was issued:
UNITED States of America, District
of Hawaii, IS.
Before e. A. Douthitt, United States
Commissioner.
1.-THE United States of America,
plaintiff VS.. Chu Kin, alias Jue Gun,
defendant.
Criminal Complaint.
Robert w. Breckons, being first du-
ly sworn according to law, deposes and
says that Chun Kin, alias Jue Gun,
late of the district aforesaid, on, to
wit, the first day of July A. D. 1908,
in the District of Hawaii, United States
of America, did hold to condition of
peonage one Jung Hing, then and there
being contrary to the form of the stat
ute in such case made and provided,
to wit, section 1926 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States of America,
and against, the peace and dignity of
| the United States.
Wherefore the said Robert w.
Breckons prays that process may issue
for the apprehension of the said Chu
Kin, alias Jue Gun, and that he may
be dealt with according to law.
ROBERT w. BRECKONS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day of August, A. D. 1908.
"E. A. DOUTHITT,
United States Commissioner"
District Attorney Breckons, having
approved the complaint and warrant,
turned the matter over to ]. ]. Dunno,
Assistant u. S. Attorney, for presenta-
| tion of the evidence before the Com
missioner. The examination of Jue
Gun is set for Saturday morning next.
Jue Guns bail in the meantime is
fixed at 10000
The prisoner after being brought be-
fore Commissioner Douthitt was sent
to the police station in the patrol
wagon.
Jung Hing with her two babies and
the aged nurse We're committed to
Oahu Prison as witnesses. Another
| Chinese woman, All Sin, already stood
committed to the Territorial grand
jury for perjury and is now further
held as witness against her former
master. She was taken from Jue
Guns keeping some time ago. Before
District Magistrate Dickey she swore
that Jue Gun kept her for immoral
purposes. but when called as witness
on behalf of Jung Hing before Judge
Gear on Friday last she positively and
persistently contradicted her former