The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-25
The Mad Chinese Lover.
A Young Lady,s Marrow Escape.


The San Francisco Chronicle fur
nishes the following account of the mad
Chinese lover whose attempt at murder
and subsequent suicide at San Jose
were briefly reported by telegraph:
"The ranch of Mr.. Dubois, about
one mile and half south of San Jose,
was the scene of startling tragedy.
Mr.. Dubois is the father of two daugh-
ters, named Blanche and Alice, the lat
ter some eighteen years old. A hand
some young Chinaman named All Gin,
employed on her fathers ranch, attract
ed by the girls beauty, fell madly in
love with her, but the passion was not
returned. The almond-eyed Celestial,
however, continued to urge his suit, and
in the madness of his infatuation cut
off his queue, so as to make his person
more acceptable to the object of his
alteration. He was nineteen years of
ago and had been employed by MIR. Du-
bois nearly five years. He did not live
with the Dubois family, but occupied a
cabin by himself some distance from the
house.
Failing to win the heart of his lady
love, he determined to worship her
picture, and entreated Miss Alice to
give him her photograph. She in
dignantly refused to grant him even
this favor, whereupon All Gin, with the
cunning of his race, and animated by
his strong attachment for the girl, re-
solved upon securing it without her
consent. An opportunity soon present
ed itself, and the distracted Chinaman
fastened to improve it. While Miss
Alice was absent visiting some friends,
ALI Gin crept into her chamber, and
going to her trunk abstracted q photo
graph of her. His next step was to take
it to an artist in the city whose studio
is ON wheels, where he had several
copies of the photograph made, some
of which he sent to his relatives in
China.
After Alice returned from her visit,
All Gin manifested unusual anxiety to
have her visit his cabin, saying that he
had something there that he desired to
show her. She informed him that if he
had anything to show her he must bring
it to the house. He pleaded earnestly
with her to accept the invitation, add
ing that the object he wished to show
her was nailed to the floor of his cabin,
but met with positive refusal In the
meantime Alice discovered the theft of
her photograph, and also ascertained
that it was in the possession of her
Mongolion suitor She rebuked him
for stealing it, and insisted upon his
returning it at once.
All Gin appeared at the house with
package in his hand. He walked
quietly into the sitting-room where were
seated Alice and her mother. Stepping
up to the table at which Alice sat he
| placed the package on the table, re-
marking that those were her pictures.
Without deigning to raise her head, the
young girlimpatiently exclaimed Burn
them 7 Goaded to fury by her scornful
words, the Chinaman stepped back a
few PAGES, drew fve-shooter from his
pocket, and holding it within about two
feet of Alice, fired. With wild shrek
of terror the young girl sprang away
from her chair, and opening one of the
doors, started to run, when the China
man fired another shot. Apparently
neither had inflicted any injury, for the
flight of the terrified girl was unim-
peded. AS she ran down the main
avenue toward the main road the maniac
again discharged his revolver, fortu-
nately without effect.
"Rrt douhtloes believing +ho+ hn had
mortally wounded the girl-and indeed
her escape was miraculous-he returned
to the kitchen, and placing the muzzle
of his weapon against his head fired his
fourth shot into his own brain. The
result was instant death, and he fell on
the floor with his head close to the door.
The coroner summoned jury in the
| afternoon, and after viewing the body
and taking the girls testimony, ad-
journed the inquest until the next day.
"The girls escape from the bullets
of the assassin was really wonderful.
The first bullet struck her on the left
side, but coming in contact with the
steel stay of her corset glanced Off
The second bullet cut away her apron
strings from behind. The third bullet
whizzed past her left ear. The girl sus-
tanned no injury, but was, as may be
imagined, considerably frightened. All
Gim was member of the Ling Yong
Company"