The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1896, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1896. MET DEATH N A DRUNKEN BRAWL. Jealousy and Streng Drink Wrought Quinn's Undoing. WAS A WICKED FIGHTER Died While Maintaining His Rep- utation As the Best Man of the Battery. PLAUSIBLE { STORY. | KELLY'S Peculiar State of Discipline and Mor- als Among the Men Disclosed. Private Joseph ¥. Quinn held the repu- | tation of being the most dangerous and | the readiest fist-fighter in Battery E. That | is one of the reasons why the men yester- Private Feely says Thursday afternoon Kellyborrowed his strop to sharpen a razor. In a few minutes he returned with another razor to strop, saying he had traded the other one. A nzo; was found locked in {elly’s box yesterday. kA %eculinr{:ixcumuzynnce is that no blood was found npon Kelly’s clothes, though Quinn’s head had been almost severed from his body. Kelly was seen to go im- mediately to his bhunk, so he could have had no time to change his clothes. He says he wore a blue shirt, though Whalen says he followed his movements by the white shirt he wore. b Kelly was known as a quiec and peace- ful man, and was considered rather stupid. He is eaid to have had a grudge against Quinn because the latter had stolen the affections of the woman known as Mamie. | Both Kelly and the woman deny this, but ! that there was a woman causing trouble between the men is generally acknowl- edged at the postand among the woman's associates. This young woman has lived for two years- in the neighborhood of Pine and Dupont streets. Friday afternoon last Quinn moved her from 514 Pine street to 711 California. Kelly was seen in the City Prisor yester- day. i{e had haa a good night’s rest and looked quiet and composed. He still pro- tests his innocence and has engaged an at- torney to look after his interests. He'had been cautioned by his attorney to keep his mouth shut, but™ he gradually unburdened his mind, “We were all more or less drunk last | night,” he said, *‘and about 8 o’clock Quinn and Mills got into a fight. I acted the part of peacemaker and, after some trouble, got them separated. They were hot after each other, and arranged to meet this morning and fight it out. There were a lot of us, and most of them were in a fighting mood. Mills could scarcely be restrained from tackling Quinn again. “After the fizht Quinn, Mills, Whalen, Kampschmidt, Coleman ana myself went to the canteeh, where we remained drink- ing until we left, about half-past 10 o’clock. Sergeant Mink was in the canteen and left Private James Kelly and the Man He Is Alleged to Have Killed With One Powerful Stroke of a Razor. Jealousy, Inflamed by Liguor, Is the Motive Ascribed for the Deed. day spoke regretfully of their former mess- matie’s untimely end, and that is one of | the reasons why his end was untimely. | Many a good man in the regiment had felt ibe sting of Quinn’s trained *“dukes,”” and though they admitted in speaking of him | vesterday that he was over ready for a | fight, this circumstance detracted nothing | from theiradmiration. In otherrespects he was honest, straightforward and a good soldier. There was also a woman in the tragedy | who figured rather vaguely, her part being obscured by the drunken condiiion ot the participants in the fracas. There were four eye-witnesses to the fatal stroke for which Private James Kelly is now confined on a charge of mur- der. Of these, only one, John P. Jones, is | a particularly competent witness. The other three—Harry C. Mills, Henry Kamp- schmidt and John Whalen—were very much under the influence of liquor. Kampschmidt declares he was so drunk he can recollect nothing. Whalen is a damaging witness against Kelly, but the fact that he was himself encaged in the brawl and immediatelv after the cufting ran away and didn’t show up till yester- day morning tends to throw some dis- credit on his reliability. All of the witnesses to the affair were | locked in the guardhouse at Fort Mason vesterday afternoon, and no one was allowed o see them.. The men who were at larze were instructed not to talk, and every effort was made to keep the affair as uiet as possible. At 4 o’clock Detective %en Boben and Otficer Harrigan visited the fort and the witnesses. were brought before them and examined. Kampschmidt was the first witness called. He, however, didn’t remember anything except that he was very drunk on the night of the 10th. Detective Bohen feels confident he will remember more when he wishes to. ‘Whalen’s story was that Quinn, Mills, Kampschmidt, Kelly and himself had bad a difficuity in the afternoon. In the even- ing about 8:30 they went to the City, and after drinking some returned to the post about 10:45. They went to the post ex- change, or canteen, to have a glass of beer, and met the crowd with whom they had quarreled in the afternoon. They all started for the barracks and the argument was continued on the way. Quiun struck Mills and knocked him down. Kamp- schmidt then struck Whalen. When Mifi’s fell Whalen says hesaw Kelly make arush for Quinn, uttering vile oaths as e went. I am not sure whether Milis hit Kelly,” he said, “‘or whether Kelly ran, but the next time I saw Kelly he was behind the hose reel. Quinn started away to see how Kampschmidt and I were faring. As he was approaching me Isaw Kelly strike at him and Quinn staggered toward me, say- ing, *Jack, I am killed; they have cut my jugular.’ I held him ‘in my arms. The blood was running from his neck. The only man I saw near Quinn was Kelly, who wes then running up the steps into the ‘quarters. I could foilow him by his white shirt. * * * Quinn gasped ‘Tell Min- nie,’ or something similar, und as Quinn and I had an appointment at 11:30 with Mamie I knew wgn he meant and went to tell her.” Whalen said he walked about towna while, went to bed and didn’t get up until 6 A. M., when he came back to the post. Mills’ storydiffers remarkably from that of Whalen. " He says the whole trouble was between himself and Quinn. Quinn stole §1 from a crap game which he was playing with Mills. Mills remonstrated and Quinn insisted on fighting. Mills didn’t want to fight and the matter was dro%ged temporarily. Later in the night, about 10:30, Quinn returned from town with Whalen and insisted on a fight. Mills again refused, and ali started for the bar- racks. On the way Quinn struck Millsand knocked him down. He then crawled away. In theafternoon hehad seen Quinn bundiuhins a razor and threatening to hurt anybody who molested him. John P. Jones told how he had watched the fighting near the barracks. Just as gxnn approached Kampschmidt he saw 11y run up behind Quinn and then run immediately to his barracks. " Kelly’s cap and a razor, identified as his, were found near the body of Quinn, | the guardhouse. about the same time. 1 went straight to my bunk and was fast asleep when I was awakened about 11 o’clock and taken to 1 suppose several of my comrades had seen me going from the can- teen to my bunk. 1 was very drunk. “It1s not true that my hands were cov- ered with blood. There was a spot of blood between two of the fingers of my left band, which must have come from Quinn’s mouth, as he was bleeding at the mouth when I separated him and Mills. “The razor feund near Quinn’s body was not mine. Idid not have a razor that afternoon or night with me. My razors were in my locker and will be found there. “I was friendly with Quinn that night. ‘We had a slight disagreement about eigh- tean months ago, but that soon blew over. I did not know his associates, and it is not true that he and I gunarreled about a woman in the City. I don't know any woman that Le knew, and there is not the slightest truth in that statement. “I empbatizally declare my innccence and it will be established yet.” Mamie K. Quinn, as she calls herself, was seen at 711 California street yesterday afternoon. In reply to inquiries she said: “I was engaged to be married to Mr. Quinn. I have known him for two years. He was very kind to me and we were to be married in a few months, as his time in the service was nearly up. 1 do not know Kelly and never was acquainted with him. I saw Mr. Quinn yesterday afternoon, when I moved from Pine street into this house. . “I did not hear that he was dead until 8 o’clock this morning. I nhad no idea that [ had anything to do with the quarrel and did not ‘vmow of any trouble. I went to the Morgue to see his body. I was para- lyzed and almost frantic when 1 heard that he was murdered. 1 never knew of his Laving a quarrel or that he had en- emies. It wasall a surprise to me. He was the best friend Iever had and was a very fine man. He was secretary of the social club and in every way a nice man. “I was born and brought up in San Francisco. Yes, I am an American girl. I do not want my name or my picture in the newspapers, as 1 knew nothing of the quarrel which caused his death.” Mamie K. Quinn is a woman 21 years old. She bas chestnut hair, gray eyesand is_below medium stature. er home was with her parents at the Mission until three years ago. The social club which she mentioned in her talk is the Palm City Social Club, which organization has rooms on the sec- ond floor of 514 Kearny street. As faras diligent’ 1nquiry can ascertain, the prime object of this institution is to promote sociability among its members. Quite & number of eniisted men of the Unmited States army belong to it for the reason perhaps that promotion of any kind in the regular' army is very siow. Four soidiers of Battery K are said to be members, and Private Quinn was the secretary. Recently arule was made tnai “no la- aies” should be admitted to the social functions of the club. On the night of July 4 the members of tbe club enter- tained themselves and admitted several guests of the other sex, and among these was Mamie Quinn. 1Inthe due course of promoting sociability a keg of beer and eight gallons of wine were served as re- freshments. During the evening a dis- pute arose in which the secretary’s guest and another woman took a prominent part. Following words were blows and scratches and squalls. So since then the functions of sociability have been pro- moted by the male members alone. The military investigation of the causes which induced the tragedy at Black Point may convince the War I; partment that some attraction more alluring than the canteen or post exchange may be requirea to keep enlisted men on the reservation, The murder was officially reported yes- terday morning to General gomu W. Forsyth, commanding the Department of California. The report was made in due form ac- cording to army regulations by Captain Anthony W. Vogdes, who commands the post at Fort Mason. There is scarcely a doubt that the murder was committed by James Kelly, a private belonging to the same battery. There is sure to be thorough inquiry by the military and civil authorities into” the causes which led to the tragedy. WHY SLAVERY IN CHINATOWN LIVES Fancy Prices Paid for Women Who Barter Their Souls. RECORD OF ONE YEAR. Over Fourteen Hundred Chinese Landed at This Port Dur- ing 1895. NEARLY ONE EUNDRED WOMEN It Is Believed That 50 Per Cent of This Number Gained Admission by Fraud. Slavery a hundred times more degrad- ing and disastrous in its effects than that wkich found its way into America more than a hundred vears ago and which was perpetuated for nearly three-quarters ofa century, continues to thrive and prosper in Chinatown. It was thought at one time tHht this heinous traffic—this barter- ing and selling of human beings for vile purposes—bad been practically stamped out. Recent” developments, however, would seem to indicate that the practice is carried on even more extensively than in the halcyon days of the Chinese certifi- cate-forger. Every steamer from the Orient to this port has on board from five to'ten Chinese women, or rather girls, ranging in age from 12 to 20. For instance, the Coptic brought nine on her last trip and the Rio Janeiro seven. True, some of these women, asin nearly all cases, failed to land because of a mis- carriage of the plans of the “importer,” but what is lost in return passage money is made up many times in other ways. Dick Williams, now under indictment by the Federal Grand Jury for fraudu- lently landing Chinese, and whose sum- mary dismissal from the Customs service was aonounced in THE CaALL a few days ago, is responsible for the statement that since his retirement in April last more Chinese, men and women, have been | landed at the port of San Francisco than during any similar period within the past two years. In view of the fact that Col- lector Wise refuses to give for publication the number of Chinese lanaed during the year 1895, or for the fiscal year ending July 1, the claim set up by the ex-Chinese In- spector is not capable of either proof or refutation, except 1n a general way. There is to-day in Chinatown, according to good authority, no less than 400 Chinese girls and young women leading lives of sin, the profits of which fall into the ca- pacious pockets of Chinese firms and white aids. Those familiar with the peculiar traits of the San Francisco Chinese affirm that they rarely ever sell their danghters for ‘vile purposes, notwithstanding their reed for gold and the luxuries i- can buy. %f this statement be true, then the 400 girl and women slaves in Chinatown must come from over the sea. It bas been established that “the wife of a Chinese person other than a laborer who may be legally domiciled in the United States and whose legal status as such wife, as the marriage relation is understood in the United States, is established to the sat- isfaction of the Collector of Customsat the port of her arrival, may be permitted to enter the United States.”” It is also held that the children of Chinese persons who may be born while such personsare legally domiciled in the United States, and who may have departed tberefrom, may be permitted to land on their return when the Collector is satisfied that they were in fact born in Unitea States territory. That these women come from some other place than San Francisco is not de- nied, That there is an immense profit in the business may be readily seen when it is known that girls of 14 und 15 range in price from $700 to $1200. From sources other than Collector Wiseitis learned that during the year 1895 no less than 1300 men and nearly 100 women landed at this port. A gentleman familiar with Custom-house affairs says that from 25 to 50 per cent of this number bave no legal rizht here. Under the old condition of affairs the everage price paid for landing these peo- ple was ), but it now costs only about $75. On the assumption that one-fourth of thoce who landed here in 1895 did so | fraudulently, it is plain that somebody cleared sbout $18,000. Add to this the price of the twenty-five women, atan aver- age of $800 a head, and another neat sum results—$20,000, or nearly $40,000 all tola. For the first six months of the present | year it is given out unofficially that 700 | Chinese have landed at this port. Of this number sixty-two were women. The heaviest part of the year's traffic is yet to come; 80 if the same proportion is kept up, anywhere from 1400 to 1500 Chinese will have landed at this poit when Decem- ber 31 next comes. Of the Chinese who visit the parent land during the year, not | all return. Yet, as a matter of ifact, there are more Chinese coming in than going out. Just how the thing is managed no one seems to know. It 1is practically impossi. | ble for Collector Wise to personally inspect the certificate of every Chinese, hence it follows that those under him, and the attorneys, must do the major portion of the work. Only a few days azo a Chinese appeared at the Collector’s office with the statement that he had recently returned to San Francisco, and desiring to go to his place of business in the country, wantea some kind of a written document showing that he had a right to be in America. ““Where is your certificate?”’ asked the Collector. ‘‘Accidentally burned in Hongkong,” ‘was the reply. ‘““How did you land, then?” “On a merchant’s certificate,” answered the Celesiial, and then it develo that this evidence was also iacking. nally it was agreed that if the Chinese would fur- nish a vhotograph the Collector of the Port would certify on the back that the bearer *said he was a merchant”’ and had landed here on a given day. Section 2 of the McCreary act says: ‘When an application is made by & Chinaman | for entrance into the United States on the ground that he was formerly enguged in this country as a merchant he should establish by the testimony of two credible witnesses other than Chinese the fact that he conducted snch business as hereinbefore defined for at least one year before his deperture from the United States, and that during such year he was not engaged in the performance of any manual Iabor except such as was necessary in the con- duct of his business as such merchant, snd in default of such proof shall be refused landing. Itis presumed that the Chinese above mentioned was properly identifiea by “two credible witnesses other than Chinese,” or he could not have landed. But, on the other. hand, the law makes a very clear provision for lost certificates. Duplicates may be obtained at any time on presenta- tion of proof to the Collector of Internal Revenue that the party applymg for the copy is the person named in the original certibicate. It appears that this was not done'by the Chinese in question, ana his failure to do su leaves room for consider- able specalation. One of the most potent arguments ad- vanced by those familiar with Chinese affairs that hundreds of celestials, male and female, frauaulently land _at this port yearly, is that out of every uhl%lOId from one to ten Chinese are found who have no earthly right 1o land. Thbey all have cer- tificates of a kind, but they fail to pass muster when brought before the Collector. _A rTound trip from China to San Fran- ciscois expensive, and the return money must be in the ship company’s hands be- fore the “merchant,” ‘‘laborer,” “wife”’ or ‘‘daughter” is allowed on board. It fol- lows, therefore, that there must be some sort of assurance given that a successful landing will be made or the money-loving Chinese could never be induced to part with their gold, One of the practices at this port, and one which probably assists in_deceiving the officers, is to allow local Chinese to go aboard ship any day from 12 to 1 and talk With their brethren from across the sea. It is said that the incoming Chinese are then coached in such a way as to almost defy the most careful cross-exsmination. There are always “reputable’’ white men willing to affirny anything, there being numerous examples of this during the past twelve months, Cl}{seto three weeks ago L%ni; Quo:z, the binese interpreter suspended at the time Dick Williams lost his official head, was permitted to go aboard every China steamer and mingle with the Chinese pas- sengers. Finally it occurred to Collector Wise that in yiew of Quong’s suspension he could be dispensed with. Since the time mentioned the interpreter has made himself scarce around the Mail dock. It is thought by some that to this is due the failure .to lind four Chinese women who came in the next steamer anlf to be sent back on the return voyage. It wascom- mon talk in customs circles that an ex- official had agreed to land the four women for a well-known procuress on Jackson street, the consideration being $2700. In some way the scheme sprung a leak and the intended slayes are now bounding over the waves in the direction of the Flowery Kingdom. Similar cases happen with each steamer, buf'there are more *‘wives”’ and ¢'daughters” landed than go back. The figures for the vear 1896, if obtainable, wiil, therefore, be looked for with great interest by those concerned in such affairs. Incidentally it may be remarked that the fight between Collector Wise and Special Agent Moore is still-on. It is talked around the Federal building that Major Moore has his eye on one or two other inspectors and at the proper time will spring another big surprise. So far the special agent has won out in every instance, his most important victories be- ing the dismissal of Cleary and Williams and the suspension of the latter’s friend, Louie Quong. It is said that when the next United States Grand Jury convenes fucts will be laid before them looking to theinterpreter’s indictment. In the meantime Chinese are being fraudulently landed from each incoming steamer. If Collector Wise conld person- ally examine each case it is believed that the alleged business would be stopped. GODFREY AT IT AGAIN.| The Marine Fireman Swears Out a Warrant for James Maroney’s Arrest. The love of James Godfrey, the marine fireman, for Catherine Nugent, the buxom proprietor of a lodging-house at 28 Minna street, will end in a tragedy. It was only last Monday that Godfrey appeared before Judge Campbeil for dis- turbing the peace, and the Judge then warned him thau if he ever came before him again he would fix him so that he would not be able to annoy Miss Nugent again. The Judge was mercifui, as Godfrey said he was to leave nexu day with the whale- back steamer City of Everett. Yesterday morning Godfrey appeared in Judge Joachimsen’s court and swore to a complaint charging James Maroney with assault to murder. Maroney and W. Tracey, Miss Nugent’s accepted lover, are boarding at 28 Minna street and have both figured in Godfrey’s numerous cases in the Police Courts. Godirey said he was going along Minna street on his way to the steamer Mexico yesterday morning when Maroney fired a shot at him. The bullet whizzed past his bead and nearly knocked off his hat. e ————— FIRI-ESCAPE CLIMBER, Burglary on the Third Floor of the St. Nicholas Hotel. A daring burglar successfully got away with $75, a gold watch, and chain and a diamond collar buston from the room of Lester Herrick on the third floor of the St. Nicholas Hotel, on Thursday night. The matter was reported at Police Head- quarters, and Detect:ves Silvev and Egan were detailed to investigate. They did so, and came to the conclusion that the burglar had climbed up the water-pipe to the fire escape on the Hayes-street side of the hotel. Then he climbed up the fire escape to the window of Herrick’s room, opened it, and by that means was able to commit the burglary. There is no clew to the burglar. FUNDING'S FOES CALLED TO ARMS, Mayor Sutro 'Says the Battle Must Be Pre- ~ pared For BEFORE NEXT CONGRESS. The Original Committee of Fifty to Convene on Thurs- day. HUNTINGTON'S LAST DITCH. Legislators in December Next. Mayor Sutro has already begun prepara- tions for repewing the fight against the funding bill, and has called a meeting of the committee of fifty, the organization which has made itself 3o thoroughly felt during the battle before the last session of Congress, to be/ held in his office atthe City Hall on Thursday morning nextat 10 o’ciock. Mayor Sutro firmly believes that the time when an enemy seems to sleep is the time to be most alarmed, and will urge the committee tobegin preparing its ammuni- tion for a terrific struggle during the ses- sion of Congress that opens at Washing- ton during the first week in next Decem- ber. He says that this will be the dving gasp of his old enemy, the ‘“‘octopus,” and that if it, failed in its attemvt to foisc the fund- ing bill on Congress the attempt will never again be made. “*Though most people say that the fund- ing bill is dead,”” said the Mayor yester: day, “I know better. I know that old ras- cal Huntington and his crew too well to believe that he is going to let that meas- ure on which he has spent thousands— yes, hundreds of thousands of dollars—go by the board without making a desperaie effort to saddle it on this Nation. sleep, and he has shown many times that when he is quiet Le is merely cooking up a scheme to make his fight stronger than ever. But we will beat him, just as we have done before. “I figure it this way. Huntington knows that with the plank iz the Demo- cratic platform against the funaing bill and a like plank sure to be in the Populist platform that the chances of Congress being—after next election—more favorable than the present are very slim, and he will make every effort to push his thieving bill through before the newiy elected legisla- tors can come into office. He must be met with a bold front and a battle that will drive him back defeated. “Every man who has the good of the country at heart should begin now urging on his representative in Congress the neces- sity of defeating the bill for the last time, “The committee of fifty will bombard Congress with anti-funding literature as it did before, and while I know that the fight will be a hard one I believe that we will win out.” BOOKED FOR BURGLARY. The Three Men Who Broke Into the Residence of Mrs. Cohnreich, on Eddy Street, Are Charged. The men /'who were placed in the “tanks” at the City Prison for the bur- glary at Mrs. Cohnreich’s residence, 611 Eddy street, last Thursday morning, were booked yesterday morning. They are Ike Benjamin, a heavy-weight lifter in the Montana dive on Kearny | street; John Childers, alias Travers, who earns a livelihvod in the dives by allowing men to break rocks on his chest with a hammer, and Harry Cohen, who has been convicted of petty larceny. 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