The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-25
ARREST FOR
PEONAGE
First Case Ever
Prosecuted
Here.
Jue Gun of Unsavory
Fame Up Against
Federal Law.
Very Serious Charse-Women he
Kept in Vile Bondage Are
Held as Witnesses.

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 warrant charg-
ing him with violating the peonage
prohibitory 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. 1925, 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
| thousand nor more than five thousand
| 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 of the Southern
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.
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. 1903,
in the District of Hawaii, United States
of America, did hold to a condition of
peonage one Jung Hing, then and there l
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. 1903
''E. A. DOUTHITT,
United States Commissioner" I
District Attorney Breckons, having ,
the complaint and warrant,
turned the matter over to ]. ]. Dunno, :,
Assistant L. 5. Attorney. for presenta- ,
ton of the evidence before the Com :,
missioner. The examination of Jue
Sun is set for Saturday morning next -
Jue Guns bail in the meantime is =
liked at $4,000
The prisoner after being brought be- >
ore Commissioner Douthitt was sent
o the police station in the patrol ?,
wagon.
Jung Hing with her two babies and 10
he aged nurse were committed to :,
)ahu Prison as witnesses Another -,
'hinese woman, All Sin, already stood oe
ommitted to the Territorial grand s,
ury for perjury and is now further
ED as a witness against her former >,
master. She was taken from Jue 90
Iun's keeping some time ago. Before -
district Magistrate Diclzey she ewore of
hat Jue Gun kept her for immoral -
imposes. but when called as a witness -
n behalf Of Jung Hing before Judge 80
ear on Friday last she positively and on
contradicted her former
-ory.
s,,,,ra- ~ Gre
ping TO spend the summer" Tom l''