, 1874-08-23

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| Tue Company have goue into this matter no
[ for putting out tirea originating in their owl
| buildiuEs ~ they have no fear OF ire from thu
| source, but to Keep OF large conhas,ratlon
| should such an emergency arise, Their works be
ing well protected against fire from the inside.
| JOHN CHINAMAN ON TIE WAR
PATH.
THIS time All Bo was the principal actor in Al
exciting Chinese stabbing affair which occurred
last evening about O'Clock. All SIN figuring sec
ond in Importance. ana lot showing that adroi
thickness which Bret Harte has credited his fel
low-countryman with in hiH r 3thmc fiction Yh'
l50 heathen Chinese OF Chicago arc usually Eer1
quiet fortune-seeking people, and it il seldom
the most vicious among them lots cut his augel
at the point Of dirk knife. All Bo did i
yesterday, aud SO savarely that it Was feared
death would set in Immediately af:ervard, and
tho Joss sticks be called into requisitlon for thu
socoud tine ia Chicago. b was very drunk,
aud vented himself in broken English aud Chi-
nese, which defied interpreters who are adopts
in the translation Of the Celestial gibberlAh
After au hours patient search, pursued with all
the miidness aud forbearanco OF which a Chris~
tian nature IL capable, TRIBUNE reporter sue
ceeded IN obtaining what he thinks uas tue
pzot'able cat1se Of the row.
All Eo is laundry-na1,, like all the rest OF
tho heather Chinese in Chicago, aud having
freed himself Of from tue cares uf tho tub and
Hashboard, drank copiously Of whisky until Inc
became gloriously drunk. il there is any glory in
beaatlliucss. Dressed in white vest. checkered
pants, and cleau liueu, aud armed with whisky
courage, he zigzaged over to All Siu's laundry
III the basement OF No. 81 West Madison street,
under tie Gault House, twisting aud biting Ell
extremely long pigtait as he proceeded. and ut
tering loud eIaculations iu his native tongue.
He was mot cordially enough by All Sin AZ lie en-
ffrn f1hn and ~ m It1Sr
tmuehee nonee III dam Melkau country"
came to the point. Ue wanted employment. ut
least that is what All Sin says, but told tha:
lie could not have it until he paid back SO
wIlicn he had collected when formerly in Sin's
employ, and which he had appropriated to lis
own use. without 30 much Ell Baying D7 your
leave. Bo says Sin owod him for four months
labor, and when ho told him he owed him $50
ho vas "mucheo dam mad Ono Of 6ln's
friends, Lu Gum. says Bo was ordered out, but
attempt to bounce him Lo know Sin was
bigger than himself, hut it he couldn't licEeo
hum" he could .'kilce bim." sui,ing the action
to the language, ho drew now ard cleaning
knife, with blade or 6 inches i'll length, and,
hrnndishing It over his head, bounded upon sin
aud begau to carve him up III prorniscuoua
mauner. The first stab vas inflicted on tue
1sft cheek, the blade passing into tho mouth
an ugly cut The second was over the left eye,
but did not penetrate tue hone; it was cash
about 81 incL long. Tic left shoulder-blade
MAS tho next objective point. = bad wound about
8 inches deep being iufcted.
With fat-ir0n in hand Lu Gum went for bis
vicious countryman, but dropped the weapon aud
grnsped Bo's arm. struggle ensurd for tho
possession of the knife, and during its progress
30 raised the weapon over his head with the evil
dent intention OF bulcl,ering Gum, and in 80 do
ing cut hole in the crown OF his bead, from
which the blood Howed freely and scared Mr. Bo.
III wrenclng the knife froin hun Gum cut him
between the fingers, and then 30 run up tho
steps aud down Madison street to Canal, Gum
1ouo.'ns. With the bloody blade in lis hand.
the fugitive was caught 1T the tunnel, by Capt.
Aamblen, OF the Merchants Police, and Serst.
Kelly, OF tho game force, stdpped Mr.. Gum
Patro;man Scott WAS also on tho ground, and
took charge Of the prisoners aud attended to toe
man. largo concourse of people
assembled during the chase, and great excite
,nent ensued for sofne time. Many supposed
that Gum WAS the nssaulting party, from the
fact that he chased DO, aud none vera able 10
learn tue CAUSE Of tue stabDing aud the perpe~
traitor.
Dr.. Philips was called in the miserable oyer-
heated.place where tho injured man WAS lying,
and dressed bus wounds. Ho WAS afterward re-
moved to the Madison Street 6tation for better
air and care Sin WAS worry weak from loss OF
blood. and appeared much depressed and dis
tfessed last night His wounds arc not, how
eyer, considered dangerous.
Now Mr. All Bo giyea his side Of tile story to
the effect that he went to Sin to demand his
money for four months labor performed some
Time ago After some loud talS und aouae lad
been ildulged in by both pa7t1es Sin attomptoi TO
throw Bo out Of doors, assisted by Lu Gum.
70 defend himself, lie drew the knife aud cut
Sin, as stated, but Cum got the knife away from
him, aud cut him in the head aud hand, when he
ran off to escape death. He denies having col
ecte1 $40 OF S:u'a money, and approprnting 1t
10 his own use. When taken to tie station his
[ace aud hands were covered with blood, and
when told to wash the.n, ho declined. saying
II he 10 washee. wasbee ulakee Bicl"
Three OF four Chinese interpreters were
brought into reputation by tho police,
and after pumping the Prisoners for q
couple of hours the officers gave up
.he job, and will probably furni.h no report, Of
ROXY On tho papers for Que. All amusing case IL
promised Justice Scully tomorrow morning, and
t II suggested that all the other cases be con-
.inucd III order that the day may DO spent on the
,aso Of Ali Sin VI. All Bo.