Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
COU[ON KEEP HER IN
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S. Tighe and Ching Hing. wealthy Chi
girls nine months ago. bafhed Capt Mike
Calvin. who had a dozen sleuths search
ing everywhere in the dark rookeries for
trace of the missing girls. They dfsap-
peared mysteriously Wednesday night.
Moy and Chin were slave girls up to
Wednesday night. when they left the
homes of their masters at No. 81 Mott
street without SO much as word OF
| farewell and sought refuge with Miss
Mary Banta. mission worker. who
CLEANED from the children that they had
been sold into bondage.
Went to the Parish House.
That night they slept in the parish
house at No. 0 I'd avenue, and Thursday
| while Tighe and Hing were cursing the
fates that took from them their own on
spring, the slave girls were safely en-
sconced in the rooms of the Children $
Society. Yesterda the youngsters, through
Chinese interpreter, told their stories
and as a result rigid investigation was
under way to determine how many more
slave girls are held in Chinatown.
Moy You Toy. whose American name II
Helen, says:
My name is AIoy You Toy. and ! an
fourteen years old. according to American
'd'toidtioi' lIteen according 10 tue IN
nese reckoning. l come from Sun Hing
district. Hoyhow city. My address has
been No. - Mott street. room eleven.
My father died when / was very
young and my mother married again and
left me alone with my grandmother. who
the wife of Moy See Chat. and she
| brought me over here to America about
two years ago. and / have been with her
ever since.
I,oro l,ad u.orI, ,.or,- 1,arl l,s
house. making buttons and button loops
from early morning until late at night
When ] take rest L get scoided and
beaten. Whenever my MISTRESS boy
called to me to do certain things and
when ! was not able to do it fast enough
the boy would beat me.
Sold Into Slavery Here.
Chin Flung Choy. who is known also
by an American name. Miriam. states:
My name is Chin Fung Choy; &C
cording to Chinese reckoning my age
would be fourteen; American. thirteen
There was man named Ing zee Iut
of Washington, j. c., who has a son
and wife I'm China. I was sold To his
son and was brought to America by
Pang Sam. being turned over to Pang
Sam by the son of Ing zee Yue. Pane
Sam was a friend Of Ing's. ] was told
the price the son paid for me was $50
(Mexican).
About eight or nine months ago Ing
Yee Yue said he. was going back t.
China and was not able to keep me any
longer. He then brought me to New
York and sold me to Chin Hing for $500
(gold). I have been with Chin Hing
ever since-or about eight or nine
months. If 1 should be sent back to
Mott street ! would rather die"
When Miss Banta learned of the pitt
full lives the children led she communi.
Gated with Supt. Jenkins of the Chill
dren's Society. and yesterday the girls
were taken to the children's court and
arraigned before Just ce Wyatt on q
charge of improper guardianship.
The court committed them to the
care of the society until July 2S. In
the meantime the disclosures will be
laid before the State Department al
Washington and will probably be called
10 the attention of the federal authori-
ties in this city
Chin Hing admits that Chin is not
his own child.
Her mamma, she die, and her papa
he poor, so I take her in Washington,
he said. "I what you call adopt. but she
no slave girl like in China
Tighe also admitted that Moy is not
his own offspring. but, like Chin. denies
that she was sold into bondage or badly
treated.