Flower Girls

WO5
Custom House certified
Kind of certificate or paper, STR Ticket No.40-41-42
Name of Passenger, Jeung Quai Far with son + daughter
Sex, Woman | male | female
Age, 35 | 3 | 8
Where born, San Ning | California | San Ning
Occupation, needlework
Firm name, Husband is a washman. Yee Chun Hong.
Am’t of interest _______
Ever in the U.S., yes yes
Place of former residence in the U.S. Selinda [Salida, Salinas], distant a few hours RR from SF
Former occupation U.S., needlework
Date departure from U.S., Kwong Sui 9.y. 8. M. 16.
Name of vessel departed on, Arabic
Am’t dues paid— Name of Co.,
Am’t sent to China — by what Co.,
Destination, San Francisco
Kind of business to pursue, needlework
Place of stopping in the city, Don't know, must find a place
Do you speak English? No
Name of children? Yu A. Kwong — Yu Sun Hee
Sex, | boy | | Girl |
Age, | 3 | | 8
Where born, Selina | San Ning
Eener in U.S., Born here,
Date of departure from U.S., Kwong Sin, 9-8-16
Name of Vessel, Arabic
L.N.
NO.5

3. Photos all
All No 5
Name of Vessel, Arabic
Date of Arrival, Jan 19—85
Name of Passenger, Jeung Quai Far + 2 children
Occupation, Needlework
Kind of certificate, Custom House certificate
For woman but not for 2 children
Discharged Feb. 6/85
Plea of previous residence + navity sustained by evidence

No. 5
Jeung Quai Far
Age 35
Per S.S. Arabic
Ticket No 40
Left U.S. 1883
8th month, 16th 9th year– “Arabic”
2 children –
boy 3 years —
girl 8 years —
Boy born in US —
girl born China —
took boy with me

No. 5
Yu Sun Hee
Age 8
Per S.S. “Arabic”
Ticket No 41
Mother name Tung Quai Far [Jeung Quai Far]
born in Sing Ning []— came to do needlework—
Never in US — JMM
Mole in right
Eyebrow—Mark
On right nostril

Fung Quai Foi 40-41-42
And 2 children
SS Arabic
Jan. 19 1885
NO.__________________________

Ticket No. 22
Hue Lin Far
Age 21. Year.
S.S. City of Rio de Janeiro
8th Jan. 1890

I was born on the third floor over Sing Yick + Co. #801 Dupont street, where i lived twelve years. I do not remember any one who lived in that house when I did. I never saw a Chinese
Joss House, I do not know where the Globe Hotel is. I never saw a church nor a Chinese
gambling house in this city. I went to China when I was thirteen years old with my mother
Mock Yong and my uncle Mock Ah Jow. No one else went with me. My father Hue Ah Sing died in this city June 13–1879. He was formerly doing business at Sing Yick + Co #810 Dupont Street. I was married in China Oct 15–1886 to my husband

Yeak Pock Wing who came back to San Francisco in March or April 1888. He is a partner in Yuet Loy a saloon at No 825 Clay Street. I have only one brother Hue Fook. I have no other brothers and no sisters. I do not remember the which stores were next to, nor opposite the one over which I was born. My mother is now in China. My uncle who went to China with me is also in China. I never had any children. I never learned any English. I do not know whether I saw any white people in this city or not. I did not know any Chinese boy or girl in San Francisco. No other Chinese lived in the same house in which I did. My husband sent me ten dollars every month for my support. I worked as a seamstress in China. I have no relations in this country except my husband. My husband gave my pa-rents about two hundred dollars for me.
C. Rickards her
U.S. Interpreter Hue Lean + Fah
mark

This woman went back no writ having been issued

No. 9272 22 Be determined Wong S—- [unclear, written in light pencil]

Li Siu Ye
Age 22
per s.s. SAN PABLO
Ticket #.63

LEE SEN YEE
SS “San Pablo”
Dec. 9, 1885
No. ____________________

Name of Vessel,
San Pablo
Date of Arrival,
Dec 9./85.
Name of Passenger,
Lee Seu Yee
Occupation,
Female
Kind of certificate
S.F. ticket #63
Disapproved

Native Age Retaken

Chaz Howard, a drayman doing business at No. 720 Sacramento St., being duly sworn according to law deposes and says I have been doing business as drayman with the firm of Tsui Chong Wing & Co., No. 714 Court St., San Francisco for 12 years and for several years prior to the latter part of the year 1881 I often noticed a Chinese woman in the store who I understood was the wife of the manager Loui Hock Fun. At the date above mentioned she went back to China with Loui Hock Fun and she has now returned with him as I saw and recognized them both on the S.S. San Pablo yesterday where they are at present detained.
It was the custom of the woman whose name I learn is Lee Sue Yee to sit in the store above mentioned and do fancy needlework and it was thus I noticed her.
Sworn to before me this
11th day of Dec. 1885
Charles Howard
W. H. Thomas
Deputy Collector
L. Selenger, watchman in the chinese quarter being duly sworn according to law deposes and says i have known the Trun Chong Wing & Co., No. 714 Coud St for about 12 years, I knew the manager Loui Hock Fun for a number of years prior to the latter part of the year 1881 when he went back to China. I knew that he had a wife living in the store with him and knew that she went home to China with him at the time above mentioned in the year 1881.
Sworn to before me this
11th day of Dec 1885
L. Selenger
W. Mebler
Deputy Colle
Kind of certificate or paper, San Francisco Ticket #58
Name of Passenger, Lee Seu Yee
Sex, Female
Age, 26 yrs.
Where born, San Francisco
Occupation, Needle work
Firm name _______
Am’t of interest “
Ever in the U.S., yes
Place of former residence in the U.S. San Francisco
Former occupation U.S., Needle work
Date departure from U.S., 2.8. 7th yr. 9th mo
Name of vessel departed on, City of Peking Belgic
Am’t dues paid— Name of Co., —
Am’t sent to China — by what Co., “
Destination, San Francisco
Kind of business to pursue, to live with my husband Loui Hock Jom
Place of stopping in the city, Trun Chong Wing & Co., No. 714 Com St.
Do you speak English? No
Who brought your ticket to China? My husband
When did you arrive in the U.S.? 2.8. 4th yr.
I intend to live with my husband
Boyhood name Marriage name Loui Hock Yom, who is a partner in the firm of Trun Chong Wing & Co.
Height 5ft – Lt Br.
Eyes Black – Small ears
And mouth.
Her
Lee + Seu Yee
Mark
L. Riekaude
Interpreter

Ticket No. 64
Jeong Yook Ying
Age 18 years
S.s. “Oceanic.”
27th Dec 1889.

San Francisco, Jan 22, 1890
Kind of certificate or paper, None
S.F. Ticket No. 64
Name of Passenger, Jeong Yook Ying Sex, Female Age, 19
Where born, San Francisco
Ever in the U.S., yes
Place of former residence in the U.S. San Francisco
Date departure from U.S., Nov 7- 1888
Name of vessel departed on, Arabic
Former occupation in U.S., Seamstress
Am’t dues paid None Name of Co., —
Am’t sent to China — by what Firm, —
Street and Number, —
Do you speak English? No Destination, San Francisco
Place of stopping in City, I do not know
Who brought your ticket to China? Jeong ah Dock (my father)
With whom connected, Now in China
When did you first arrive in the U.S.? Born in U.S.

I was born on the third floor of the Globe Hotel. I lived there four years. I do not know where I lived during the rest of the time. I resided in the city. I never saw a Joss house, a restaurant, I never saw the Plaza, the City Hall, nor a church. I never saw a street car nor a hack in this city. I went to China when i was seventeen years old with my father Jeong Ah Dock, my mother Wong See, and my uncle Wong Ah Dock. I was married in China March 15 –1889 to my husband Kong Seen Choe who is in this city. I do not know what he follows as an occupation, My mother died in China after our return. My father is still in China. I do not remember anyone except my relatives who went to China on the same vessel as me.

C. Riekaude. Her
M.S. Interpreter. Jeong Yook + Ying
Mark

Name of Vessel,
Oceanic.
Date of Arrival,
Jan 21 1890
Name of Passenger,
Jeong Yook Ying
S.F. Ticket No 64
Kind of certificate or paper,
None

To the Hon. Collector of Customs for the Port
of San Francisco.

In the matter of the application of
Jeong Gook Ying
to be landed from the Oceanic.

Northern District of California,
City and County of San Francisco. SS.

Fong Sing Chaw being duly sworn deposes and says:-
I am a merchant and a member of the firm of Kong Sang Wo at No. 419-21 Jackson Street in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California.
I am the husband of Jeong Gook Ying a passenger now on bo board the steamship Oceanic.
She is a citizen of the United States, 21 years of age, and was born at No. 1001 Dupont Street in this City and County.
She is the daughter of Jeong Ah Ock and Wong Shee.
She departed for China on the steamship Arabic on Nov. 8th, 1888 with her parents.
Jong 鄺仙初 Sing Chaw
Subscribed and sworn
to this 27 th
day of January, 1890.
Jnof. L—
Notary Public.

District Attorney's Office
San Francisco, Cal'a.
February 4th, 1890.
JEONG GOOK YING
NO. 9123.
Schell and John T. Carey, Esqs, examined the Petitioner and Loui Mong acted as Interpreter.
I am 19 years old. My name is Jeong Gook Ying. I do not know what year I wasborn. I was born on Jackson street, this city. My father's name is Jeong Ah Ock. My mother's name is Wong Shee. I was born in the five-story building, third floor, Jackson street, this city. I lived there until I went to China. I lived there 17 years. I lived there in the five-story building from the time I was born until I went to China. The five-story building is on the corner of Jackson and Dupont Streets. It is built of brick. A Chinese drug-store and some provision stores are carried on in the down stairs floor. Also some Chinese sell chickens and ducks, and the second floor the white people teach the Chinese boys, school. I did not go in but I heard it is a school and I do not know how many teachers there are. Over 30 Chinese boys I think went to school there. I do not know myself. My mother told me a good many boys go to that place. She told me over 30 I never went there myself. On the third floor families live. On the fourth floor and fifth floor families live. I went to China Kwong Suey 14th year, 10th month, 5th day. (November 7th, 1888). On the Arabic. I went with my mother's brother and my father.
Q. What is your father's name?
A. Jeong Ah Ocklt My mother's brother's name is Wong Ah Dock. They both belong to the Ning Young Company. My uncle is in China. My father is also in China. My mother Wong Shee died last year, 4th month, (April 30th, to May 28th, 1889). My mother went home with me. My father’s child name is Jeong Ah Ock. I do not know his married name. My uncle is not married. I have no brothers and sisters. I lived in Gun Tung Street, Canton city, China. My father is in China. He had business in Gook Fow, Canton City. He lives the same place where his business is. My mother died May 14th, 1888. She went home with me. I am sure I was 17 years old when I saw my mother last. lived in China 17 years. I am 19 years old now. I was born here. I live her 17 years, then I went to China.
Q. Who told you you went to China November 7th 1888? A. I say it myself. I went with my mother, father, and my mother's brother - my uncle.
Q. Where is your mother? A. My mother is dead. She died 1 st year 12th month, 5th day. (May 3rd 1889).
INTERPRETER LOUI MONG--I made a mistake before. I was looking at the wrong date.
MR. CAREY--Where is your father? A. In China. His name is Jeong Ah Ock. is in China now.
My mother's name is Wong Shee. My mother told me I was 19 years old. My
mother told me I was born here. That is all I know about it, what she told me. My father's brother did not go back with

were there? A. No sir, only myself, my mother and my father.
Q. Was it not a large house, and were there not a lot of Chinese women living there?
A. Yes sir; very large house.
Q. Were there not a lot of other Chinese children there?
A. White people keep school there. I do not know the names of the teachers. The 5-story building is opposite the drug- store on Dupont street. Dupont street is a cross-street.
I do not know how much my husband paid for me. My mother knows. She never told me I was married on Gook Fow. We only called it by that name. I do not know the name of the town. It was in canton. I was married in Kwong Suey 15th year, 2nd month, 15th day. (March 15th 1891]. My mother was dead when I was married. I was married in Gook Fow, Canton City, but I do not know whose house it was. My mother's brother was living in it. I have known my husband
a long time. I have known him a few months before I married him. Three months. I knew him in the United States. He used to keep a cigar factory on Jackson street/ I know that myself. I did not go there. My husband told me. He told me in Kwong Suey 3rd year, (1877). He told me it in Kwong Suey 3rd year, 1877 I said I only knew my husband three months before I married him. My husband told me he kept a store on Jackson street, in China. Kwong Suey 15th year, 2nd month, 15th day, I married. I have only been to China once. I do not know if Kong Sing Chow is his married name. I know him only by that name. I do not know that he has

another name. I saw him in the United States before I went. to China. I could go from here to the 5-story building by myself and find it. I do not know what street this xxxx is. I did not know any chinaman or chinese woman on this steamer that I came over on. My father bought my ticket. I took the steamer in Hong Kong. My father came down from Canton to Hong Kong with me. He told somebody to attend to me when he put me on the steamer.
Q. Who was it?
A. Nobody attend to me on board the ship. I tend to myself
Q. You say your father put you in charge of someboy, who was that?
A. I go by myself and attend to myself.
Q. Then he did not put you in charge of anybody?
A. No sir. I did not talk with anybody coming over on the ship. I did not talk to any of these women or men about San Francisco. I did not hear them say anything about the 5-story building in this city. I did not hear from my husband after he came to the United States. He came back about a year after I married him. He came back last year, 6th month. (1889). I never heard from him after that until this. I never wrote to him. I expected to go to my hus- band when I got here.
Q. How did you know where he was if you did not know his whereabouts?
A. He come to meet me.
Q. Where did he come to meet you, downxat the ship?
A. Yes sir.
Q. When you started from China, did you know where you were going, whether you were going to San Francisco, Sacra- mento, or where?
A. I go to my husband's business in San Francisco.
Q. He was down at the ship to meet you, was he?.
A. Yes sir.
Q. You had a talk with him, had you? A. Yes sir.
Q. Did he tell you that he was living in San Francisco then? A. No sir.
Q. Did he not tell you he was in business on Jackson street?
A.No sir.
Q. What did he tell you? A. He told me he was on Jackson street in business in a cigar factory.
Q. Did he tell you anything about the 5-story house?
A. No sir.
Q. Did he tell you you were his wife, that he had bought you? A. No sir; he did xx not tell me that.
Q. Did he tell you what he was going to do with you?
A. No sir, I did not hear him say that.
Q. Doxyou know where you are going when you go off the ship?
A. No sir.
Q. Did he tell you he was going to take you to his store?
A. No sir. He did not tell me I was born in this 5-story building in San Francisco. He did not tell me I was 19 years old. I told myself. I do not know any chinese woman or
chinaman in San Francisco except my husband. I did not see anybosy in China that I used to know in San Francisco/ The 5-story building is a brick building. Only white people
teach there. I did not do any kind of work before I went to China. I did not do any work in China. I do not know how to work. I do not know how to cook. I do not know how x to sew. I do not know how to run a sewing machine. I do not know Lai Po Tai. I never heard of any Chinese Doctors here in San Francisco. I do not see any Chinese Restaurant here. I do not know the namesof any of them. I went to the Chinese Theater when I was small, but I do not remember the name. It is on Jackson street. My mother told me. I never went to worship. There are no cars on Dupont street. There are no cars running by this 5-story building. The Americans give the alarm of fire by ringing a bell. I never saw a street car. I do not know any of the public buildings in San Francisco. I never heard of the City Hall. I never heard of the Plaza. I never heard of Spofford Alley. I never heard of Washington Alley. I do not know any of the public days the Americans celebrate. I do not know any of the National days that the Americans have.
Ehen I went to China to go on to the steamer I cross a bridge and went down there. I went by myself. I walked from my house to the steamer all alone. My father did business in Sacramento
while I was living at the 5-story building. I do not know what his business was in Sacramento. I do not know how many partners he had. I do not know whether he had any or not. I do not know if he had any business in San Francis- co. My father's name was Jeong Ah Ock all the time I lived here. I do not think my husband is in business with anyone
else in San Francisco. He was doing business in San Fran- cisco before I went to China. I do not know what business . I knew my husband since Kwong Suey 3rd year, (1877). I went to China before my husband . I went Kwong Suey 14th year, 10th, month 5th day. (November 7th, 1888). I do not know when he went. I do not remember.
Q. When did you first see him after you got to China?
A. A few months before he come to see me. Four months.
Q. Were you engaged to be marri d to him before you went away from here? A. I go to China and I marry; I was not engaged but I was married to him.
Q. About four months after? A. Yes sir.
Q. How long did he stay there after he married you?
A. Four months. He came back to San Francisco four months after he married me. He came back 6th month, 10th day. (July 27th to August 6th).
Q. What year? A. 1889. I think on the City of Peking. I did not go with him to the steamer. I did not come with him, because he did not have enough money at that time, and in the 10th month he sent money and I come over. 10th month, 5th day. (October 27th, 1889).
Q. What did he tell you he was doing when he came to China?
A. He did not tell me. I knew that he was in business, because he told me before in the 3rd year, 3rd month, 6th day He is in business now. I know because I heard it. He told me in Kwong Suey 3rd year.
Q. After your husband came to China, did he tell you he was in business?
A. Kwong Suey 3rd year, (1877).
Q. Did your husband come down to the wharf to see you?
A. Yes.
Q. He told you then he was in business on Jackson street?
A. No sir, he did not tell me.
Q. Did you not tell me that your husband talked to you down on the ship when he came to meet you?
A. No sir.
Q. You did tell me that he came down to the wharf to meet you? A. No sir.
Q. Did you not tell the Interpreter that he came down to meet you? A. No sir.
Q. Then your husband did not come down to the ship?
A. Yes sir; he saw me, but he did not talk to me.
Q. Do you know the name of this building you are in now?
A. The 5-story building.
Q. What building is this? A. The 5-story building.
Q. Is this where you were born? A. I born in the 5-story building.
Q. Is this the building? A. Yes sir.
Q. Do you know what building you are in now?
A. The 5-story building.
(Carlton Rickards acted as Interpreter).
Q. What building are you in now?
A. I lived in the 5-story building.
Q. What building is this? A. The 5-story building.
Q. This is the building you were born in? A. Yes sir.
Q. Is this the building in which you lived before you went to China? A. Yes sir.
Q. Is this the same floor you were born on, third floor?
A. Yes. I was born on the fifth floor and raised on the third floor.
Q. Look through these pictures and see if you can find your husband. (Showing Petitions with photographs attached).
A. This is the one. (Showing Petitioner 9123).
Q. Are you sure? A. (After Looking). This one, (Showing 9122).
Q. That is your husband (Pointing to 9122)? A. Yes sir. Q. You do not know this man at all (Pointing to 9123)?
A. No sir.
Q. Are you sure that is the one (Pointing to Petition 9122) 2 A. Yes sir.
Q. And this man you do not know at all (Pointing to Petition 9123)? A. No sir.
Q. Do you understand English at all? A. No sir.
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9119
US dist. Court
Nor Dist. of Cal
#
In re Chui Joue Ho
On Habeas Corpus
US Euclid “J”
Filed Febry 20/90
Som —-----
Clerk
9270/64
Oceanic 1-21-90
NO. 9270
64

State of California, } ss.
City and County of San Francisco.

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Low Jock being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he has resided in the City and County of San Francisco for over twenty-five years last past, and is a member of the firm of Yee Lee & Co., importers at No. 847 Dupont Street, second floor.
That Low Hue Kum, a passenger on the Steamship "China", is the daughter of deponent.
That the said passenger is a citizen of the United States and was born in the City and County of San Francisco at No. 14 Ross Alley, on or about the 22nd day of July, 1879.
That she departed for China with her mother, Mar Quai, and her elder sister, Low Sow Kum, on the Steamship "City of Rio de Janeiro", on or about the 22nd day of November, 1881, where she has since continued to reside.
[signature] Low Jock
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 30th day of December, 1897.
O. A. Eggers
Notary Public
in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California.
State of California, } ss.
City and County of San Francisco.
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Lor Chew being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he has resided in the City and County of San Francisco for over twenty-three years last past and is a partner of Low Jock, who makes the foregoing affidavit, in the firm of Yee Lee & Co., importers at No. 847 Dupont Street, second floor.
That he knows Low Hue Kum, a passenger on the Steamship "China", and has known her from infancy.
That the said passenger is a citizen of the United States, and was born in the City and County of San Francisco at No. 14 Ross Alley, in the year 1879.
That the said passenger departed for China with her mother and elder sister on the Steamship "City of Rio de Janeiro", in the year 1881.

State of California, } ss.
City and County of San Francisco.
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Pan Quai being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he has resided in the City and County of San Francisco for over twenty-four years last past, and is employed in the firm of Yee Lee & Co., at No. 847 Dupont Street, second floor.
That he knows Low Hue Kum, a passenger on the Steamship "China", and has known her from infancy.
That the said passenger is a citizen of the United States, and was born in the City and County of San Francisco at No. 14 Ross Alley, in the year 1879.
That the said passenger departed for China with her mother and elder sister on the Steamship "City of Rio de Janeiro", in the year 1881, where they have since continued to reside.
[signature] Pan Quai
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 30th day of December, 1897.
O. A. Eggers
Notary Public
in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California.
That deponent visited China in the year 1896 and returned to this country this year.
That on the occasion of said visit deponent saw the said passenger in China and now identifies her.
[signature] Lor Chew
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 30th day of December, 1897.
O. A. Eggers
Notary Public
in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California.
[HANDWRITTEN]
“China” Dec. 23rd, ’97
No. 18. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Cases Nos. 620, and 621.
Females
Notes.
Lor Chew.
This witness says that he has only known the reputed father, Low Jock, 19 years, still he claims that he was at the birth feast of the eldest applicant whom he states is 21 years old, and was in business with Low Jock, at that time.
He states that he returned to this country ex “Peking,” June, 1897, the “Peking” arrived here July 8–97, and his name does not appear on the list of passengers of that vessel.
This witness also says that the reputed wife of Law Jock is a small footed woman, and in stature she is the same size as her husband Law Jock; he also states that the birth feast was held at the store of the reputed father, and one table was set.
This witness has more than one name, of which fact evidences can be produced; he also has confessed that he appears under a false name.
Pan Quai.
This witness says that he was at the birth feast of each of these applicants, and said feasts were held in a Chinese restaurant on Jackson Street known as the “Yuen Fong” Restaurant, and that there were four tables set for each feast, he further states that the wife of Law Jock was well known to him, and that she was much smaller in size than said Low Jock, and was not a “small footed” woman.
Low Jock.
This witness claims to be the father of these applicants, and says that his wife is a much taller person than himself, and is not a “small footed” woman; he says that the birth feast of each of his daughters—the applicants—were held at his home on “Ross Alley,” and that three (3) tables were set at each feast.
The length of time intervening between the time of departure from this country of these applicants, as claimed by them, and the time when these witnesses saw said applicants, is so great that it is not probable that the witnesses could recognize said applicants now, as sworn to in their affidavits.
The testimony of these witnesses does not agree as to the description of the birth feasts of these applicants, the places where said feasts were held, and other circumstances connected therewith, or as to the description of the woman claimed to be the mother of said applicants.
The testimony of witnesses does not agree as to the time they knew Low Jock.
Lor Chew says that Pan Quai was not at the birth feasts of these applicants. Pan Quai says he was present at said feasts.
Please refer to supplementary statements of these applicants taken on board Str. “Belgic,” this day by Interpreter Gardner and myself, which show still further discrepancies.
Respectfully,
John Lynch
Chinese Inspector
Jan’y 7 – 98
“Belgic.”
Jan’y 7 – ’98
No. 18. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#620, Low Hue Kum, Female
My Mother, Mar Quai, is a natural footed woman, never had her feet bound, she is about my height, perhaps a half inch taller than I am, the reputed father Law Jock is about 5 feet 6 inches tall, and he says the reputed Mother, Mar Quai, is much taller than he, I do not know a Chinaman named Wong Jong, never heard of him, I know Lor Chew, he is a very thin, small man, Lee Chew, the witness in this case is a very fat large sized man, looks just like my father Law Jock, he has sharp, thin features, I saw Lee Chew, the only time I saw Lee Chew was in the 10th year of Quong Sue, when he was in China, and then only for a moment or two, and never since until I arrived here this time when I saw him on the wharf for a few moments, he looked about the same as when I saw him in China, I did not say in my former examination that Lor Chew called on me in China last year, I said he called on me there in the 15th year of Quong Sue, I worked as a sewing girl in China for my living, on things that people brought me, I always lived on Tsue Hong Street, Canton.
her
Low + Hue Kum
mark
John Lynch
Chinese Insp.
Jns. E. Gardner, Interpreter

Leong Ah Gow
Age 22.
Per Str” City of Rio de Janerio
Ticket No 100
#130 Photo
Kind of certificate or paper, Custom house cert. #19354
Name of Passenger, Leong Ah Gow
Sex, Female
Age, 22 yr.
Where born, San Francisco
Occupation Dom needlework
Firm name
Am’t of interest
Ever in the U.S., yes
Place of former residence in the U.S.Clay St
Former occupation U.S., Needlework
Date departure from U.S., K.S. 10th year 7th month + 25th day
Name of vessel departed on, City of Tokio
Am’t dues paid— Name of Co.,
Am’t sent to China — by what Co.,
Destination, Clay St. San Francisco
Kind of business to pursue, returning to same place.
Place of stopping in the city, Clay St.
Do you speak English? No.
Name of children? No.
Sex, I procured this certificate on the S.S. City of Tokio .--- I went to the court house I was measured. I received a white paper. Which was changed for the yellow paper
Age,
Where born, “
Eener in U.S., “
Date of departure from U.S., “
Name of Vessel, “ her
EWM Lead Leong Yow
Interpreter mark

Name of Vessel,
Rio de Janeiro
Date of Arrival,
Feb. 16./85
Name of Passenger,
Leong ah Gow
Occupation,
Laborer
Kind of certificate
Custom House #19354
OK
Landed on evidence of above stated

Leong Ah Gow
SS “Rio de Janerio”
Feb. 6,1885.
No._______________

San Francisco, Jan 21 – 1890
Kind of Certificate, or Paper, None
S.F. Ticket No. 41
Name of passenger: Mah Ah Wah  Sex: Female  Age: 22
Where born? San Francisco
Ever in U.S.? Yes  Place of former residence in U.S. San Francisco
Date of departure from U.S.? Sept 20 – 1880
Name of vessel departed on: City of Tokio
Former Occupation in U.S.: Seamstress
Am’t dues paid: None  Name of Co. ______
Am’t sent to China, ______  By what firm, ______
Street and Number: ______
Do you speak English? No  Destination: San Francisco
Place of stopping in City: I do not know
Who bought your ticket to China? Mah Yuen Dock (my father)
With whom connected: - Now in China
When did you first arrive in U.S.? Born in U.S.
I was born on the third floor over Hang Sing Co. #850½ Washington Street where I lived thirteen years, at which age I went to China with my father Mah
Yuen Dock and my mother Jow See, who are now in China. I never saw the Globe Hotel, a Chinese restaurant, Joe House, a street car or a church. I never saw a Chinese gambling house in this city.
I was married in China when I was nineteen years old to my husband Leong Chi On who is the proprietor of Kwong Hung Lee & Co. #705 Dupont Street. I have no children. I do not know any English.
I do not remember any one who went to China on the same vessel with me. I do not remember very much about this city. My father was formerly a partner in the firm of Lun Chong & Co. on Dupont Street.
He is not interested in that firm now, as he sold his interest prior to his departure from this country.
Mah Ah + Wah
her mark

C. Rickards
U.S. Interpreter
9119
U.S. District Court
Nor Dist. of Cal’a
Lurechin Joue Hou
On Habeas Corpus
Petro Exhibit
No. 2
Filed Febry 19th 1890
Southard Hoffman, Clerk
By J.V. Marley
Deputy Clerk

Name of Vessel: OCEANIC
Date of Arrival: JAN 21 1890
Name of Passenger: Mah Ah Wah
S.F. Ticket No. 41
Kind of certificate or paper: None
No. 9111
City and County of San Francisco } ss.
State of California
Leong Tai On being duly sworn deposes and says:
That he is a resident of the City and County of San Francisco, California.
That he is a member of the firm of Yee Sing doing business at #434 Jackson Street under the firm name of the Dong Sing Cigar Factory.
That he knows Mah Ah Wah now a passenger on the steamship Oceanic.
That said Mah Ah Wah was born in the City and County of San Francisco, Hong Gee 7th year 4th month 1st day.
She returned to China Tong Sue 6th year 8th month 17th day on the steamship City of Tokio (September 20th, 1880) at the age of 13 with her father Mah Yuen Dock and her mother Jow See.
That the deponent is the husband of Mah Ah Wah whom he married in China.
That deponent has seen Mah Ah Wah on board the steamship Oceanic and identifies her as the same person above described.
That deponent makes this affidavit to facilitate her landing.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of January 1890.
[signature] Leong Tai On (his mark)
Chas. J. Frantzen
Notary Public

OCEANIC
Jan 21/90
T H 1
In Re
Mah Ah Wah A Passenger on Oceanic
D.C. 9111
LANDING REFUSED.
HABEAS CORPUS.
U.S.D.C. CASE.
9111
Wants to go back
District Attorney’s office
San Francisco, Cal’a.
February 6th, 1890.
(Mr. G. W. Schell examined the Petitioner, and Carlton Rickards, Esq., acted as Interpreter).
MAH AH WAH
NO. 9111.
My name is Mah Ah Wah. That is the only name I have. I am 22 years old. I was born in Tung Gee, 7th year, 4th month, 1st day (1868).
I was born in this city on Washington Street over the Kwong Sing, third floor, number 820 1/2 Washington Street.
I know that because I was 13 years old when I went to China, and my parents told me that was the number.
I do not know which it was that told me the number, but some one told me. I know I was born in San Francisco, because I was 13 years old when I left here.
I know that I went away from here when I was 13 years old, and that I lived on Washington Street. My parents also told me I was born here.
My mother told me when I was a little one, when I was six years old. She has never told me since then. She told me when I was born, and I remember it. I went to China Kwong Suey 6th year, 8th month, 17th day (September 20, 1880). On the Tokio. When I was 13 years old. I remember what steamer, year, month and day I went home because I was 13 years old. I am telling you just what I remember; that is all I know about it. I was on Washington Street on the 15th day of September, 1880. I was not doing anything in particular, any more than I would do at any other time. I do not remember anything happening on that day. The steamer sailed about two or three o’clock on the 20th day of September, 1880. I went to the steamer about 11 o’clock. I got up that morning at 6 o’clock. My parents got up at four o’clock, I went to the steamer with my parents. Nobody else went with me, just my parents, that went to China with me. I do not know how I went to the steamer. I do not remember the names of the streets. I went in a hack drawn by two white horses. It was about such a day as this. There was no rain. I had a handkerchief in my hand. I did not see anybody that I knew on the steamer, nor anybody on the wharf that I knew. My mother and father went with me. I have no brothers or sisters. I am the only child. My father has no brothers here. My mother has no brothers here. I have no relatives here in the United States. My father has not returned to the United States since he went to China with me. He is in China now, in Canton City. He is in the General Merchandise business there. My mother has not come back to the United States since. She is in China now. I went to Hong Kong in Kwong Suey 15th year, 12th month, 1st day, December the 21st, 1889, and I have not seen my father and mother since. I have been living in Canton since I have been in China, in Tin Koon Lee Street with my father and mother. I was a seamstress. I do not understand how to run a sewing machine. I can work with a needle. My father kept a General Merchandise store on Sacramento street when he was here. I do not remember the number. The name of the firm was Lun Chung & Co. He was a partner in that firm. He had $1200 interest in that store. I have never been to that store. I was a little girl. I do not know any of the partners. I do not know any of my father’s partners. When I was small he used to speak of his partners, but I do not remember them now. I know he was a merchant on Sacramento street, because I heard him speak about it when he came home. He would always speak of it. I do not remember when. He did not speak of it in China. I used to hear him speak of it when he lived on Washington street.
I do not know what my mother’s name is, but her family name is Jow. I called her mother at home. My father called her “Ah Wah” mother.
My father’s name is Mah Yin Dock. It is his married name. Mah Ah Jurn is his child name. The wharf is down there (Pointing).
I do not know what the name of it is. I do not know the name of the street. I lived there on the third floor, 108 Washington street.
When I lived there there was a person named Gee Ah Bo living there. I do not know where he is now. He is quite old now. He was about my age.
There was a woman named Lum Dai Hee, living on the same story too. She was a married woman. I do not know what her husband’s name is.
I was not acquainted with him. The proprietor of the store below had his family living on the second floor. I do not know his name.
The name of the store was Kwong Sing & Co. It was a dry-goods store.I do not know anybody here in this country now.
If those people are here that lived in the same place with me I would know them. It is so long ago, I do not know if they are here or not. I have no relatives here, only my husband. I was married over three years ago. I was married in Kwong Suey 12th year, 9th month, 19th day (October 15th, 1886). I was married in China.
At my father’s house in Canton. He paid $100. for me. I was not acquainted with my husband before I was married to him. It was brought about by the intervention of outside parties.
I did not see him before I was married. It is the Chinese custom for the wife not to know the husband before they are married.
I did not know him, until I was married to him. He stayed with me over a year after I was married to him, and then he came to San Francisco. He was not doing anything while staying with me in China.
I was living with my parents during the year I was married to my husband. My husband lived there also.
I have not had any children. My husband left China to come here. He left Canton to go to Hong Kong Kwong Suey 14th year, 12th month, 12th day (January 12th, 1889). When he arrived in San Francisco I do not know.
I did not know what steamer he left by. I did not come down to Hong Kong with him when he left for the United States.
I have not seen him since. I have not seen him since I came back this time. I have not heard from him since he left. He did not send me any letter or any money. I have been supporting myself by sewing.
I had to dispose of my clothing to get enough money to come to San Francisco, my husband not having sent me any money, and now since I came back to San Francisco, he has not come to see me.
The reason I came to San Francisco was my parents told me I ought to come to San Francisco and live with my husband, and they said if I stayed in China he would not send me any money.
My father has no money, so he could not give me any to come here on. He is a merchant, but people who keep merchandize stores in Canton city have a very hard time to get along.
I wrote to my husband through my father. I never received any reply to the letter from my husband. His name is Leong Tai On. I have not seen him since I came here. He did not come down to the steamer to see me.
I think that my husband knows that I am here because my parents wrote him that I was coming and he would know from the letter.
I have no other relatives here except my husband. I do not know who it was that took me off the steamer. I do not see anybody that got out the writ for me. There was a white man that brought the paper on board the ship.
I did not hire the white man to get that paper for me. I did not employ anybody to get out a writ for me. I have no money to pay anybody. I did not speak to any friends to hire somebody to get me out.
I did not send to anybody here to get out a writ for me. I was on board the ship, and did not know anybody.
My husband lived all the time with me in China. He was there. I saw him every day. He did not keep a store or do anything. He told me that he was on Dupont street, in the firm of Kwong Hong Lee & Co., Dupont street, tin and merchandize store,
and he said he was interested in Yee Sing & Co. cigar factory on Washington street.
I did not keep a photograph of him. He was 28 years old when I married him. He is 9 years older than I am. I did not have a photograph of my husband. I did not notice whether he had any marks on his face. He was not pock-marked.
I did not notice anything peculiar about his eyes, nose, mouth or anything. I do not know how much he weighs. He is a middle sized man. He looks old for his age. I do not know where he is now. He just said he had two stores. He told me that three years ago in China.
I did not see anybody in China since he came back to the United States that knew him. There was nobody that came over on this steamer this time that knew him. There was nobody on board that I knew in China. The girl I was talking to in the other room, was with me in the same room on the steamer and I never knew her before.
Q. What were you whispering about to one another this morning?
A. I was not saying anything there in particular this morning.
Q. Were you not whispering in there, and when I came in did you not stop?
A. When you came in there we were talking and whispering about the reason we were taken up to that place and why there was so many people there. They treated me all right there.
I would remember my husband if I saw him. I paid $67. for my ticket to come over here. My uncle, Mah Ah Seok, who lives in Hong Kong on Hoy Pay street, near the wharf bought my ticket. He is my father’s younger brother.
I do not remember which side of the street the house is on which I was born. Across from it was another street. I do not know if Washington street runs across the sun or with the sun, but you walk right up there to it. It runs up the hill. You go up a hill.
I do not know if I went by the place I was born when I went up there. I would not recognize it now. It is a brick house. I do not know whether the front of the house in which I was born faced the water or faced from the water. There were houses on each side of it, and you would walk up the street in front of it. I do not remember exactly about the place now.
I do not know what city or town is across the water from San Francisco. I do not know anything about this country except I was born on Washington Street. I do not know the name of any other street except Washington Street.
Q. You mentioned Jackson Street a while ago?
A. My husband said he was doing business on Jackson Street and Dupont Street. Dupont Street is in San Francisco. I know because my husband told me. I have never been there. I heard Dupont Street spoken of while I was in this country, but I never knew which was Dupont Street. I cannot remember — but I have heard people talk about Dupont Street.
Q. Did you hear of Spofford Alley?
A. No sir. I never heard of Washington Alley. I heard them say when I was here that across the way from where I lived was Waverly Place. I saw the Globe Hotel when I was very small. I do not know where any of the joss houses are in San Francisco. There was a third [house] three doors from us on the same side of the street. I never saw any street cars on Washington Street. I may have seen one, but I would not know what it is. I have seen all kinds of wagons and so forth.
The only person I know in this country is my husband. I do not know any Chinese woman here. I do not know any English. I do not know the English names for the months of the year. They give the alarm of fire by ringing a bell. I do not know what bell it was. I heard a large bell ring. I never saw a fire here. I cannot read, nor can I write.
(After examining petitions) This is the photograph of my husband. (Pointing to photograph on petition No. 9111) I am sure that is him. There is no yard in front of the house where I was born. I do not remember whether there was one in the back of the house. There were three rooms on the third floor in the building where I was born.
My father belongs to the Ning Young Company. My father is in China now. He lived here fifteen years before he went to China. He was interested in the store of Luen Cheong & Co., merchandise business. I do not know how many partners there were. I do not know any of my father’s partners’ names. I did not know any of them when I was here. I did not see any of them.
My father rented the place where we lived. I do not know who he rented it from. I was never out of San Francisco before I went to China. I did not know any girls of my age when I was in San Francisco. I knew Gee Ah Bo, a little boy, that lived in the same building. He was about of the same age as I was. When I went to China he was about thirteen or fourteen years.
I did not tell anybody but Mr. Rickards that I was born on Dupont Street since my arrival.

San Francisco, Jan. 4th 1888
Kind of Certificate or Paper, Guarantee Letter
S.F. Ticket No. 68
Name of Passenger: Wong Kwai Fa
Sex, Female
Age, 20
Where born? Sacramento Occupation, none
Ever in U.S.? Yes Place of former residence in U.S. Sacramento
Date of departure from U.S.? Kwong Su. 7th year - 2nd 7th month 12th or 13th day
Name of Vessel departed on:
City of Peking
Former Occupation in U.S. ____

Am’t dues paid, \ Name of Co. \
Am’t sent to China, \ By what firm, \
Street and Number, \
Do you speak English? No. Destination, Sacramento to Huang Hong’s (SF crossed out)
Place of stopping in City, I don’t know.
"Who brought your ticket to China? My father, Wong Wong Shuan."
"With whom connected, I do not know"
When did you first arrive in U.S.? Born here.
When I went to China in 1881, my father went with me, where he has been ever since. My mother is in Sacramento.
I do not know when she first came to America. I do not know whether she (my mother) was born in Sacramento or not.
I was married Sept 29th 1884 in China to Kong Sow Soon, who came to America June 3rd 1885 and has an interest in the firm of Kwong Hong + Co at Sacramento.
I was born over Kwan Chung Ling’s on 4th St Sacramento. I never saw any steam-cars there but I saw a hack. I never saw any St. Cars. I do not know if there are any trees, grass, etc. in Sacramento.
I do not know if the steamer that I came down on from Sacramento is similar to this one (Oceanic) or not. I do not remember whether it is very warm there or not. But it is very cold sometimes.
I left Sacramento at 10a.m. and arrived here after 11 P.M. I then went to Jeni Chung Wings - somewhere in San Francisco, and stopped two days. I never saw the Plaza, nor St. cars. China-town one way is level, the other way steep.
I never saw any lights on the streets in S.F. when I arrived here from Sacramento after 11 P.M.
her
Wong Kwai + Fa
mark

M Johnson
Inspector
J.E. Kipp
Interpreter

Name of Vessel:
OCEANIC
Date of Arrival:
DEC 28 1887
Name of Passenger:
Mrs. Fong Kwai Far
S.F. Ticket No.:
68
Kind of certificate or paper:
Guarantee Letter

Yih Kwai Age 14 S.S. “BELGIC.” Ticket #104

San Francisco, Dec 9th 1887. Kind of Certificate, or Paper, guarantee letter SAN FRANCISCO. Ticket No. 104 Name of passenger, Yip ah Kwai Sex, Female Age 14 Where born? San Francisco Occupation, Seamstress Ever in the U.S., yes Place of former residence in the U.S. On Spofford Alley Date departure from U.S., Kwong Sui 6th year. 10th month 17th day) nov 18 of 1880 Name of vessel departed on, Oceanic. Former Occupation in U.S., Seamstress Am’t dues paid— \ Name of Co., Am’t sent to China \ By what firm, Street and Number, \ Do you speak English? No Destination, Place of stopping in the city, Lee Som Chung 3rd story Who brought your ticket to China? My father Yip Chung Wing With whom connected, Palace Hotel When did you first arrive in the U.S.? Born Here My father Yip Chung Wing and mother Wong Gum Fung went with me to China.

Name of Vessel, Belgic Date of Arrival, Nov 17 1887 Name of Passenger, Yip Ah Kwai S.F. Ticket No 104 Kind of certificate or paper Guarantee Letter Nov 18/80 Oceanic Age 7 yrs [these notes in blue pencil may be notes from earlier records that have been paper recycled - there are several files like this, whose info does not correspond with black info info] 8 wome D HL DEPARTED PER STEAMER Sao Pablo Dec 21/87

Yip Ah Kwai, 104 Belgic, November 17, 1887 NO. _____________________________________