People v. Wah Lee Mon

The defendant was charged by the first count of an indictment with the taking, harboring, and receiving for the purpose of sexual intercourse a female named Lizzie Scott, not his wife, and under the age of 16. By the second count he was charged with taking, harboring, and receiving for the purpose of prostitution the said female. This last count was withdrawn on the trial, and the gase was submitted to the jury upon the first count only. The defendant is a Chinaman. He owned a laundry in Providence, R. 1. He had married a white woman, who was a dressmaker by trade, and resided in New York…