The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24

New York. July 23.-0ilss Fung Choy
and Miss You Toy. very prim in their
starched pantaloons and pink embroidered
tunics. sat with hands folded on their
laps up in the rooms Of the Gerry Society
in Twenty-third street and Fourth ave
nue. this afternoon and waited FOR things
20 eventuate. Not a line OF worrlment
creased the white chalked brows OF The
young ladies'; there was not pucker
about the tips OF the slanung eyelids.
Perfectly calm were they-calm and
ready TO wait the turn Of events.
These are the little Chinese misses who
ran away from their homes in Chinatown
on Wednesday night Through the Gerry
Society superintendent the young ladies'
themselves had an announcement TO
make. 1t was that they were both slave
girls who had been bought for a price
and had been held by cruel masters in
Chinatown.
VIII Make n Fight.
1t was not the announcement that The
two had been found but their own state
ment that sent many slippered feet pat
tering 20 the stores Of Moy See Chat and
Chin Hing. merchants OF Mott street and
the reDutod fathers" OF the two girls.
Strong were the assurances Of these two
shat they had already secured lawyers to
fight for the possession OF the girls.
Murmurs and innuendo were directed by
the Chinese against Miss Mary T. Banta,
a missionary. connected with the Hadley
Rescue Mission at 29l Bowery. She was
the one. they said to-day. who had lured
the two girls away from their homes in
Chinatown. sheltered them for a night in
her rooms az the mission, and then
turned them over 70 the Gerry Society
Against this pother Of the two Chinese
fathers" stands the sworn statement
made by each Of the fugitives before
Superintendent Jenkins this morning. II
is probably the first inventory Of flesh
and blood that has appeared ia New
York since the old slave days. Just
$500 In gold Is the price that was paid
for one Of the girls, according to her
statement that was put up in Washing
ton. II. c.. nine months ago.
Tell of Girls Flight.
When Moy See Chal, the sleek. short
haired merchant Of Chinatown. and Chin
Hing. his friend and fellow merchant,
appeared before Capt. Calvin. of the
Elizabeth street station late Wednesday
night with a tale Of two daughters that
had flown together. the story looked
straight enough 10 the police captain. and
he detailed a couple Of his detectives to
go out and rustic through the quarter
on Thursday Capt. Calvin asked one Of
these distracted fathers why ne had not
gone 70 the police headquarters and had
q general alarm sent out for his missing
daughter. The father replied that ne had
thought Of doing that, but ne wanted 70
transact some other business first.
Then Superintendent Jenkins, OF the
Gerry Society. sent out word that the
twins had been found. but the superin-
tendent would not tell even the clerks
IN his Office where the little runaways
had been found.
There viii be a court hearing cn the
case next Wednesday morning.
Only Thirteen Years old.
Fung Choy. who said that her Amer
lean name was plain Miriam, gave her
age as thirteen. American reckoning;
fourteen, China side. (The Chinese count
a newborn babe one year old) This is
the way the interpreter took down the
rest OF her statement:
There was a man named Ing Yee
Yue OF Washington, d. c.. who has a
son and wife in China. 1 was sold TO his
son and was brought TO America by
Pang Sam. being turned over to Pang
sam by the son Of Ing Yee Yue. Pang
sam was a friend Of Ings I was told
the price the son paid for me was $3.50
Mexican $3.50 gold.
About eight or nine months ago Ing
Yee Yue said he was going back TO
China and was not able TO keep me any
longer. He then brought me to New
York and sold me 10 Chin Hing for $500
(gold) / have been with Chin Hing
ever since-or about eight OF nine months
IT have 10 work in the family all the
time making buttons and button loops for
stores ] was not allowed 20 20 out II
! didn't work all the time / got beaten
although I am told I was treated much
better than the former slave girls.
Il had 70 do all the washing. The only
teaching I ever received was by Miss
Panta. who taught me for an hour or
30 every Monday.
IF 1 should be sent back TO Mott street,
would rather die.
Brought TO America.
You Toy told In her statement much
of the lurking suspicion against Miss
Panta. the missionary. that was voiced
about Mott street to-day. She said that
she was fourteen years old. according
10 our reckonIng-hfteen, China count
and that she was born in Hoy-how. sun
Ming district.
MY father died when I was very
voung.~ she said, and my mother mar
ried again and left me alone with my
grandmother, who was very poor: and
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