The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-23

DURANGO
Chinese Woman
SnatChed From
Keeper.
Marshal Hendry Serves
Habeas Corpus
Papers.
Jue Gun Charged With Keeping
Jung Hung Prisoner for
immoral Purposes.

L. S. Marshal E. r. Hendry was Civ
en- a peculiar writ of habeas corpus to
serve yesterday afternoon. 1t was the
first of the kind ever issued in this
Territory. The writ itself was address
ed to a person against whom a COM
plant of keeping a prisoner was lodged
the detention being not only without
color of law but for distinctly criminal
purposes as alleged. Then the respond
ent was by the writ commanded to
bring the body of the unlawfully i'm
prisoned subject into court, while to
the Marshal was addressed an order
annexed to the writ commanding him
to take possession of the person of the
subject for safe keeping"
Lai Chez Hing was petitioner for the
petition being that Jue Gun was hold
ing as a prisoner, for immoral purposes,
Chinese woman named Jung Hung.
The place of unlawful confinement was
near King street.
Marshal Hendry rode out in a hack
driven by Tom Quinn to serve the pa
pers. He was accompanied by an in
terpreter who was acquainted with the
objects of search at least by sight.
The house was found to be the first one
in the lane after passing a building
with front on Liliha street. There is
a stable at the extremity of the lane,
which the sequel proved to be popu-
lous rendezvous.
The dwelling is under two roofs, of
common style in Chinese domiciles, with
a hallway in the middle separating two
rooms. Marshal Hendry, accompanied
by his interpreter and the hackdriver,
entered the room on the right of the
entrance. There Jue Gun was pointed
out to him, another Chinaman being in
the room with him. Through the inter-
prefer the Marshal stated his business
with Jue Gun and served on him the
writ of habeas corpus.
Jue Gun made a fuss at first and
started an outcry with the probable OBJ
ject of melting interference. Marshal
Hendry gave him to understand that
this game would not work and COM
PEELED the respondent to sit down, while
the woman Jung Hung was notified to
dy of the Marshal. Meantime the noise
raised by Jue Gun brought quite fifty
Cinnamon within as many seconds upon
the premises. They, however, made no
hostile demonstration.
In the room on the left the alleged
prisoner was found with two children
and a nurse. She wished to take the
nurse and children with her to Jail and
Marshal Hendry granted the request,
as the petitioner has to pay all the ex-
penses of the woman's detention pend
ing the disposal of the writ.
There is said to be considerable
wealth in combination represented by
the respondent, Jue Gun, and strong
against him is therefore anticipated.
The writ and order in the case are
as follows:
In the District Court of the United
States, in and for the District of Ha- /
wall.
In the matter of the application of
Lai Chez Hing for and on behalf of
Jung Hung, for a writ of habeas corpus. |
Writ of Habeas Corpus.
The United States of America to Jue |
Gun:
We command you that you have the
body of Jung Hung. by you imprisoned
and detained as ii is averred, together
with the time and cause of such i'm
prisonment and detention, by whatso-
ever name said Jung Hung shall be
called or charged. before Honorable NJ.
NJ. Estee, Judge of the District Court of
the United States in and for the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, at the Courtroom of
said Court on the 23rd day OF July, A.
d. 1908. at 10 a. m. of said day, to do
and receive what shall then and there
be considered concerning the said Jung
Hung.
Witness the Honorable NJ. NJ. Estee,
Judge of the District Court of the
United States. in and for the Territory
of Hawaii, District of Hawaii. and the
seal thereof. at Honolulu, in said Dis
trict. on the 22nd day of July, A. d.
1908. and of the independence of the
United States of America the one hun
dred and twenty-eighth.
W. B. MAILING,
Clerk of said Court.
FRANK L. HATCH,
Deputy Clerk
In the District Court of the United