Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
CHIN ESE
J AILER
F0IIED j | /.
Keeps White Woman
Prisoner but She
EludeS Captor
Male Friend Plots to
Release Her Though
Life in Danger
BY Ruse Mysterious Female Is Con-
ceaIed, Whereupon Celestial
Tries to XIII conspirator.
OF Good Families

w. G. Williams, well dressed and
suave Chinese, was arrested last night
and locked up in the central police sta
tion, ostensibly because he was carrying
concealed weapons
Back of the arrest of the Chinese,
however there is a sensa tional story,
involving a white woman, said to be a
member of a prominent family, and
whom the Celestial is accused of having
kept as a white slave.
How long Williams kept this woman
imprisoned is not known, but he is
at least a month. Several times she
tried to escape. but to no avail Once
she took poison, but even the escape
of death was denied her, and she re-
covered.
The woman's name is said by the po-
lice to be Lucy Johnson. 1t is likely.
however that this name is fictitious and
that it was given out to protect her
family from notoriety. Detective Zieg-
Ter, who made the arrest, said the wo-
assuredly is not Spanish name.
Imprisons Woman
According to Ziegler, the woman, up
to about a month ago, had been living
with H. T. Williams, a white man, as
his wife. Then Williams went to San
Diego and soon after his departure
the Chinese Williams. IN some way un-
explained, got hold of the woman and
imprisoned her in his home on Macy
street w. G. Williams, the Chinese,
is said to be the proprietor Of a resort
at 412 North Main street, but the wo-
man was not taken there, being kept
at his home instead
Finally H. T. Williams returned from
San Diego. He discovered his wife's
whereabouts. Perhaps she got him
word. Perhaps he was informed from
an outside source. At any rate he
learned that she was being kept pris-
oner by the Chinese, and set about her
rescue He did not call in the police
because he didn't want publicity.
In some way or other he contrived
the woman's release, but not until after
he had got into a personal alteration
with his Chinese namesake who had
threatened his life with a revolver the
size of a baby Gattling gun. They got
away, however, and the next day Will
lams sent friend for the woman's
clothes.
Fool the Chinese
The friend didn't get them. but was
followed by the Chinese in an effort to
learn where his former prisoner was
concealed. This subterfuge, however,
availed him nothing, as two rooms, in
different parts of the city had been
hired, in anticipation of just such
move, and the trail led to room which
the woman never had occupied, but
was rented for her use.
Last night the American and Chinese
Williams met on the street and again,
it Is said, the Chinaman threatened 20
kill the American. This threat resulted
in complaint to the police and a few
minutes later Chinese Williams was
locked up, protesting that he had right
to carry a gun, but had left the permit
at his home. He was not informed OF
the more serious charge against him,
but was booked on suspicion.
1t Is more than likely, however, that
the Chinese will escape conviction on
anything more serious than a misde-
meanor charge. To press a graver
accusation against him would entail
publicity, and this his victim is most
anxious to avoid.
Moreover there Is good ground for
suspicion that the white man in the
case whose name is given as "Wil-
liams" is known in the clubs by quite
another cognomen and that If his true
name were printed 1t would result in
sensatio nthat would startle society.