New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
SAY THEY ARE SLAVES
CHINESE GIRLS IN COURT.
Missing Children, Produced by 5. 7.
C.. C.. Tel Their Stories.

Moy You Toy and Ching Fung Choy, the two
Chinese girls who disappeared from Mott street
on Wednesday night, were brought into the Chill
dren's Court by Agent Cunningham. of the Chill
dren's Society yesterday. and arraigned before
Magistrate Wyatt the charge of being without
proper guardianship. They We're remanded 10 the
custody of the society until next Wednesday. pend
Ing an Investigation.
The two children. throuch the aid of Chinese
interprote-. told ptiful story OF how they came
20 be brought into this country and OF the suf-
ferius and abuse which they had experienced since
they had been here. The story Of Moy You Toy.
the elder Of the two girls. 10 the truth Of which
she swore. follows.
My name Is You Toy and I am fourteen years
old according 10 American calculation fifteen ac-'
co-dIuE 10 the Chinese reckoning. I come from sun
Hing District. Hoy-how city. Ny address has been
40 - Mott street. Room H.
My father died when very young and my
mother married again ard left me alone with
my grandmother who was very. very poor. and
was sold 20 the wife of Moy See Tishe. and she
brought me- over here 60 America about two years
ago and I have been with her ever since
My mistress often said to me. You must he
careful of Miss Banta You can't depend upon her
an the time and complain 20 her and display your
feelings meaning by this that I should not make
any complaints % Miss Bauta. Whenever she (the
Chinese n,istresst thought I disoheyed she would
say II killed you they could only arrest me
My mistress VAS along ON the vacation that We
took with Miss Banta. and she threatened me. say
ing. Now here YOU depend Miss Banta TO pro-
t.ct you. but wait until you get home and will
beat the lie out of YOU
The next morning after ~ returned she beat
rue-gaye me- a terrible beating"
Ching Funr Choy. the other girl, also made a
sworn statement. Her story follows.
My nam. is Funs Choy. according to Chinese
reckoning my age would be fourteen; American.
thirteen.
There was a man named Ing Yee Yue. of Wash
Fptv
sold to bis son and was brought 70 America ~
parp sam being turned over 10 Pang Sam by the
SON Of Ing zee Yue Pang Sam was a friend OF
mss I was told the price the son paid FOR me
was $3.50 tM~Nican).
About eight or nine months Ing zee Nue
sa3 he was going back 10 China and was not able
- icon me anv longer: he then brought me TO New
York and sold me 10 chin Hing for SEQ (gold)
- have been with Chin Hing ever sInce-or about
eight or nine months
u have had 10 work the family all the time.
making buttons and button loops for stores Some
mornings I have to get up at Z o'clock and some
,tp,es work right until o'clock IN the morning
,,as rot allowed 10 60 out. II don't work all
tho time I get beaten. although am told was
toa,od much better than the former slave girls.
-rbe other two were married. one is here in New
york vet. and the other has gone down south
IT / should be sent back TO Mott street would
rather de
,rto dissrpearance Of the girls reported TO
Cantain Calvin Of the Elizabeth street station
-, "a r..locLs ou Wednesday night by Moy TIghe.
or,bont OF No IS Mott street who said lie
was the father of one of the girls captain GaVih'
.-,or,nanied by Tighe made a thorough search IN
chinatown but trace OF the girls was dis
,,arad II appears now that while the search was
- 0,,ado the girls were I'm the care Of the East
s,d. parish House conducted by the Methodist
-, Ch,,rcb AT No. Second avenue. and that
-, ,,cIock Oh Thursday they were given into
49,, o,sto5, Of the Childrens Society by Miss Mary
- r,orta the superintendent of Chinese work for
the East Side Parish House.
IT. records OF the Chinese immigration bureau,
~ - ctate street show that Moy You Toy was
brought into this country as minor daushter on
J19 a. foo- h., the wife Moy Tighe. 1t is not
known when Ching Flu 1s Choy came 10 Ne" IN /
hr, :, ts known that she not brought in as the
daughter Of Ching 80 -,
Nov Tiehe when seen at his store last night said
~ tbo eirI,s statements were false He main
taIned that Moy You Toy was really MS dausi''er'
a,1 eait that he had never mistreated or abused
on, member of his family but that he loved his /
family ms himself He very much wrought .
nm when the officials of the Childrens Society re-
f,sed 70 hermit him to the girl, and said that
he had nIaced the question of her detention IN me
hands of his attorney. Max j koher
SUPERINTENDENT Jenkins of the Childrens society
&c nos,tiyc that Ching and Tighe are not the reai
fathers of the girls. and he has sent letters 10 u
a,onts of tho society in China who are nearest TO
the places where the girls are SuppoSeu " i
como from, asking for an investigation Of their an
tecedents. iii last
,tont that II was a common practice for Cinnamon
q, h,,, Girls IN China for $50 $50, bring them 10
ma country keen tham until they were fourteen or
fifteen years Old and then sell tleth lo' io'' T'V'
10 5000