The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
GIRLS TRICKED mo BONDAGE
LIRED BY OFFERS or com TO
60 ERRANDS.
Discovery Of an Alleged Resumption OF
an Old Conspiracy Of the DepraNed
10 Enirap children for Cinnamon as
Well as for Illegal Resorts in the West.

Evidence was found yesterday by De-
tective Frye Of the West Thirty-seventh
street station OF what the police believe to
he an organized plot to procure girls for
life in Chin town AZ d in unlawful resorts
in the West. 4 Chinese laW drynan is
III der arrest awaiting examination for his
part in the alleged crime. ana efforts are
being made 10 fLd a young woman who
plays an important part in the supposed
conspiracy.
Shortly after noon yesterday this young
woman approached thirteen -vear-od Katie
Mcclure Of 500 Secord avenue on Thirty
first street near Madison avenue. The
woman had note in her hard ard asked
the little girl if she would like to earn
quarter. Katie is employed as an errald
girl al d was on her way 10 house on West
Thiry-fourth street with a packages, ard
she agreed to do the second erraEd il the
distance was not great.
"Oh it isn't far" said the young woman
its only over to Tenth avenue"
Then she handed the girl note with the
address "is3 Tenth avenue" and gave her
the quarter. There was no name or other
got to the Tenth avenue address she be-
came confused ard lost the paper. ard
then Chin Yen, a Chinaman Who has laun
dry at 493 Tenth avenue, came out ard
asked her what she was looking for.
She told him, az d then, according to the
story told the police, he opened his hard,
displaying the paper and asked if that
was it. Surprised that he should have
fourd it, Katie stammered reply and asked
him to give it back.
Not now" answered Chin. "Ma>be
this is for me, Come in al d we'll see"
The child was frightened and refused
to go in. Chin renewed his invitation and,
anxious to regain the note. Katie stepped
to the door of his shop. Chin pulled
her inside and closed the door Then
he handed her a quarter and. telling her
not to cry. dragged her to a back room
i Katie made desperate struggle and Chm,
apparently afraid the neighbors would
hear her appeals for help released her
Mrs Hanna l., Adolphus, who lives op-
saw the Chinaman take the girl into the
shop, and when Katie ranout few moments
later a crowd was on the sidewalk. IN
1 decided whether to break into the store or
( to await the arrival of the police
Detective Frye was the irst officer to
reach the store and he Immediately ar
rested Chin, who was taken TO the West
Side police court and was there held in
/ $500 bail for eX; ninaion to-day.
This is the first cas-" of this kind that
has come up in several years. although
! It was at one time Of frequent occurrence,
| Detective Frye said When the child
, reaches the place where the young woman
ynfc In- i
| nine times ont Of ten nothing more is heard
of the girl! She is kept a prisoner in the
! laundry until sent to Chinatown or sold TO
some thnaman from The West. and bv that
time she is too much asha med to return
home
The Gerry. society through its agent at
IN" West Side court has taken the matter
up and will ccoperat" with the police 10
lind the woman who gave the Mcclure
girl the note