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she said she
had no pocket mother, that her parents were both dead, and that she became a prostitute of her own free will.
The suspect said that that was the description of themselves that all prostitutes, nearly always give, very rarely otherwise, and that it was hard to verify.
The further evidence went to prove that she, and a young man named Feo Furgshaw, were mutually attached to each other, that he was anxious to redeem her and that she was desirous of being redeemed, but that the price asked - two thousand three hundred dollars was more than he was willing to give, though he was willing to give two thousand dollars.
The young man was with her at the time of her death, and there is little doubt that his inability to redeem her caused her to commit suicide, though it was not positively stated at the inquest.
The pocket mother was not produced, and there was a general disposition on the part of the Chinese witnesses to withhold information.
It is not quite correct to speak of the brothel keeper as demanding redemption money. The person whose property the prostitute is, is the pocket mother - that is to say the purchaser of the girl. Nearly every prostitute has her pocket mother, and she it is who has sole control over the prostitute's movements. All the earnings go to her, and the redemption money goes to her when redemption takes place. The "Brothel keeper" is a creation of the Government, and the term has led to some misappreciation of the actual state of things. It is true that being registered by the Government...
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