The San Francisco call., 1904-10-27
GIRLS
BILL OF SALE
Chinese Document Tells Why
Parents Sold First Born
Daughter Into Bondage
is EVIDENCE IN COURT
Paper Is rendered to Prove
That Lum Quoi Was Other
Than Wife of Contractor

A bill of sale acknowledging the trans
fer of a 10-year-old girl in China by
her parents was the feature yesterday
in the trial of the case wherein it is
sought to remove ]. j. Cunningham as
administrator of the estate of Chew
Bing Quota, a wealthy Chinese labor
contractor. who died last year. Cum
ningham was appointed at the request
of Lum Quoi, who claimed to be the
dead mans widow. Chew Bing Quota s
kinsfolk oppose her pretended relation
ship and contend that the real widow
lives in China, while the bogus one
was only QUOTAS slave.
Chew Kun Fong was examined again
yesterday. On Tuesday he identified
the three generations paper" a red
document purporting to be part Of
the wedding contract with Low Shee.
Yesterday the same witness identified
the bill of sale for a girl named Chan
Lau, who. he says, is the Lum Quoi in
the case. Fong testified that the de-
parted contractor bought the girl in
China and that she arrived here with
Ng Shee.. She was taken to rooms over
Sam Kee & Co.. S store and kept by
Quota.
The bill of sale covered a large sheet
of white tissue with Chinese charac
ters, and as translated by DR.. Gardner
reads as follows:
BILL OF SALE
l. Lam Tew Kuey of PAX Tsz Sher situated
at the south side Of Tux Chow. make this bill
OF sale, selling forever our daughter for
slave. Because OF being short in food and
I, after consultation. decided eve should sell
our own eldest daughter, called Chan Lau,
aged 10 years, being born In the tenth month,
twentieth day, 3:05 a. m, to be other peoples
slave, receiving therefore 120 taels toward de-
fraying the cost of bringing her up and other
relatives, but they not willing to accept.
Then the go-between, Mrs. Lam (nee Miss
Chew, brought the matter to the attention of
Chew Kuey Lung Tong for him to purchase,
which agreed upon by all parties con-
cerned. As word of mouth may not long be
depended upon, this bill OF sale was drawn up
the day the transaction took place. the
amount being paid in full, in the presence Of
Kueyl and INV wife for our own use not leav
inG one cent unpaid. This for our
daughter called Chan >Lau who was the same
be called thereafter a slave.
In after days, when she shall be grown up
Chew Kuey Lung Tong shall have the trans
ferred right of giving her in marriage TO
whomsoever he may desire. She shall not be
redeemed, shall any other claim be made
TO her it must be regarded as from heaven
This girl is truly the natural born daughter Of
Lam Tew Kuey. No dowry has ever been
accepted for her nor earnest money from any
one and there is no debt for which she may
be held. The price money is bona ide and
ibis Dill is genuine SHOulo tnere De anything
not entirely cleared up, that shall be mat
ter for myself and the go-between to settle
and it shall not concern the purchaser.
With faith in each other. it is not necessary
to stae more, but lest hereafter there should
not be evidence this bill OF sale in which my
daughter is forever sold a slave is drawn
up to be proof.
This shall be evidence Of the fact that /
have received from Chew Kuey Lung Tong, the
sum Of 12o taels and Of the fact that l. Lam
Lew Kuey. have sold first born
daughter, called Chan Lau, for slave.
C5O-betWeen-Mrs. Jum (nee Miss CheWl-
mark by finger
Witness to paper-Mother (nee Miss Jung)-
mark by finger
Amanuensis-Lam Lok Kuey CKinder YETI
mark by finger