The evening world., 1903-10-02
Mrs. Margaret Brennan. Whose
Daughter Was Found in a
Laundry, Grabs Monaghan by
Throat in Court.
SCRATCHES HIM UNTIL
SHE IS DRAGGED AWAY.
He Happened Not to Have
Been a Prisoner, but Six
Cinnamon Were Held in
$4,000 Bail Each.

Screaming yesterday and CHRISTENING
The death OF a ch.naman In tht Gates
Avenue Police Court, Brooklyn. to-day.
Mrs. Margaret Brennan rushed at the
man, grabbed him by the throat and
beat him to the hoor. She is the mother
of one OF tht two girls who were ar
rested yesterday. with several Brook
ayn Chinese l~aundrymcn. OH charges
preferred by two Young women.
in a moment the courtroom was in
aD uprosr, but dtspite the fcorts o.
ahe bystanders Mrs. Brennan chung to
II Chinaman's NECK. She was finally
torn away by Policeman Gallagher. who
dragged her out OF the court. The
Chinanan was more scared thai hurt.
Enough his neck showed somt scratch
wounds.
There was a large CROWD in the court
room to sec what disposition would he
made OF the four laundrymen and the
TWO white girls. In the prison pen were
the Cinnamon, calmly awaiting the ac-
fion OF. the court. Mrs. tBrennan, the
mother 'ot Mamie, fourteen years old
WAS inside the railing waiting with a
friend for the beginning OF the trial.
Losing patience, she suddenly jumped
no and made a wild leap at a China
man who, was not one of the prisoners,
but a friend there Under arrest.
xiii him, she cried. XIII him. lie
has DETAINED my daughter"
The skin OF Tom ~Jung-for that is his
~name-turned white. and he was so
frightened at thee onslaught OF the
woman that he offered only a feeble re-
sistance.
-Four More Arrests.
That was the first sensational incl
dent of what was n day of sensations in
revelations. INVOLVING several young girls
and the Chinese laundrymen of ,Stuyve-
hant Heights district and other spbrtions
OF Brooklyn. Four moreu Cinnamon
were broushtu in to-day. They are
Charles Woh. forty years old. OF No.
iaSS Fulton street: Tom Yon. twenty
Eight years old. and John Yum. Twenty
five. of the same address, and Ionv
S!'n. OF No. 16 Rockaway venue.
These. with the two arrested yester-
DAY. made six .arrRignmepts before Mag
istrste Furlo1og. They were each held
on two charges in 5000 bail. The po-
lice are still canvassing the city. and 1t
Us the'r. intention to round up every
Chnaman on whom suspicion rests.
Warrants have been issued for a mar
ried woman, another girl and several
additional Cinnamon. all of whom were,
an a p!ot for the Turing Of young girls.
The w girls under arrest are Mamie
Sfennan and Lizzie Kane. The Kane
girl has been sent TO the House of tho
'food Shepherd and the Brennan girl. to
the Children's Society pending the inves-
tigatjon.
Many complaints have been made to
1apt. B~uchan:tn by the mothers of
young girls living in the section of
We're in the habit of inviting young
girls In their %laundries. Policeman Nc
Grnser: Keeping a watch or Tom Hu's
Kane girl and her companion enter and
soon afterwards the door was locked.
breaking into the place he secured posi-
tive evidence, ne SAYS, against the Chi
naman.
When questioned the girls admitted
that they had received as much as $40
a day from the laundrymen.
sympathy for the Prisoners.
When the Cinnamon were placed UNI
der arrest last night a humble Of styl-
tshly Eoened wom9p appeared at the
Gates avenue policd station and wept
bitterly. They said they were the teach
ers of tine prisoners, Some gay their
names as attaches of the Chinese mis-
sion and insisted that the Chinese were
more sinned against fhan shining.
One of the missionaries gave the name
OF Livingston. Later a Mr.. Warner
called on the ChinesH and he brought In
his wife and q lady friend. Two women
coffee, rolls and cnKe: Three Others
came with flowers and fruit for the
prisoners.