The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-24
CHINESE
SLAVERY
Terrible Life Led
By a Captive
Woman.
If the Disclosures In
Habeas Corpus
Are True.
Jung Kings Mother In China Is
Said To Have Sold Her
For $500.

Social relations along the meridian
line of the Chinese colony were free
ly ventilated on the return of the writ
of habeas corpus for the body of jung
Hing, woman of that nativity, be-
fore Judge Estee in the United States
District Court yesterday afternoon and
evening.
Marshal Hendry produced the woman
in court on behalf of the actual re-
spondent, Jue Gun, who also appeared.
1t came out in the proceedings that
the woman's name was Jung Hing, in
stead of Jung Hung as given in the
writ She appeared in court with a
child in her arms and was accompa-
MED by an elderly Chinese woman
with a similar burden, each matron
! being equipped with a feeding bottle
to the contents of which the little
charges did ample justice. 1t must
have reminded the lawyers of a Bar
Association banquet, the way the bot
ties were made to show air spaces in
side.
E. A. Douthitt appeared for the pc
titioner and c. w. Ashford for the
respondent. Lii Cheung, the veteran
interpreter for the Territorial courts,
gave his services.
COMPLAINANT TESTIFIES.
Lai Chez Hing, the petitioner, took
the stand. He was a silversmith and
had known Jung Hing, the alleged
prisoner of Jue Gun about four years.
Latterly he knew her as living in
house near the Sing Chong Co. sta
bles at Palama. Knew Jue Gun. The
woman lived in some house with Jue
Gun. Her occupation was seeking for
woman which witness explained
meant what he charged in the petition.
The court wanted more direct ques-
tioning as to the forcible detention is
sue, and this was asked:
DO you know whether or not she
could leave that house if she so de-
sired?" The answer was:
She would like to go away, but
she is afraid to go; because Jue Gun
might have made trouble for her"
Witness had relations with Jung
Hing; she had been engaged to him
for some time. Would he marry her
if she We're turned loose by this writ
of habeas corpus? Mr.. Ashford's OBJ
lection to this question was sustain
ed.
Judge Estee said of course the couri
would turn her loose if it We're proved
that she was held as prisoner. In
the case of a married woman the
place for her to live was with her
husband, but no husband, brother or
father could hold a woman to life
of shame.
Mr.. Douthitt explained that his line
of examination was intended to throw
light on the question of whether the
woman was illegally restrained. Was
this woman restrained in that house
by Jue Gun?
Judge Estee-"No. BY anybody"
Witness-"Yes; she was restrained"
Judge Estee wanted the witness to
speak up, so that all the Chinese en-
titled to be in the room might hear.
He then ordered all witnesses not yet
called to be sent out of the chamber,
excepting the respondent and any one
person the prosecuting attorney de-
sired to sit beside him for advice.
KNIVES AND PISTOLS
Witness said Jue Gun would not al
low Jung Hing to go out on the street. |
There were male loafers about, and
knives and pistols in the house. He
meant that in case of trouble the
loafers would assist the proprietor to |
fight Should say about ten people,
males, lived in the house. Prior to
July % besides this woman nurse
lived there, no other female.
Cross-examined, witness said he Wis
tied the woman to engage her. Asked
if his visits were not in the capacity Of
a jeweler to take orders, he said he
simply went there to pass a night.
Had been to see her a number of
times within the past four years.
Knew she was restrained Of her liber-
" because she told him. This answer
was stricken out on Mr.. Ashford's
own motion when the Court ruled it
was hearsay evidence. Jue Gun al
ways scolded her.
HEARD STRONG TALK.
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BY the Court-"What do you know
about her being locked up or kept in
the house against her will?'