The New York herald., 1877-02-16
"qUNG CHI CUT Me-"
Who Killed All Fung, the Chinese
Cigar Maker?
WAS 1T All HA OR All FUN?
Climpss Of the Yankeeized MOnsol at a
COrOEer'S Inquest.

II Forsyth strcct?n is question that not settled
BY Coroner CroKers inquest yesterday and there does
seem to be much likelihood OF its being definitely
nxcd to-day, when the adjourned inquiry is resumed.
As the matter stands II may be stated IN n ut
she'll .'Ah Fun" lean yellow Celestial, Is held
Is tho murderer tho ante-mortem statement OF de-
ceased, which is as folows:-"Ah Fnng hit me- He
lived at No. "a Mott street, and Chinaman. lie hit
me with q hatcheL was in bed when he licked
me. He could net lick when | was up.
Two three months ago wo had light.
He wanted TO lick Inc and licked him.
don't know what he Int me Tor, but he
wotchee asleep and ihon he hit mo- did not hit
him. How could hit HIM when was asiceps owed
him some money-twenty-Gve cents. ! don't know
how long have owed him When he had money
he would ask me for the money. lie slept in the
room with me. When he struck me with the hatchct
kicked him, or he would kill me right away, and
called out, but nobody came. lie end ! had been
playing cards last night TOR penny game.
but we had no words went TO sleep
about three O'Clock this morning. am cigar
maker IL All Fung who hit me. He was not
drunk. not drunk. This occurred at No. II
Forsyth street, where live" On the other hand,
the missing witEess much needed, and who is sup
posed 10 be hidden somewhere in Pbadelphia-Ah
Ha, alias Tung Chwas clearly charged with the mur-
der by the principal witnesses Tung Ha ami Ha Now.
the adjournment until to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. Tung Ha
and Ha Now are in the House OF Detention, to be con-
ironted with Mrs Tung Chi should she appear to-day
TifE INQUEST
At noon the Coroncrs' Office nIlcd with cadavcr-
Gus looking Celcstals, with the peculiarly glarng
eyes seen only IN he head OF an opium smoker. They
silent and orderly, sitting on the benches outside
looking but loudly dressed white girls who gave their
Mrs. Catharine Elizabeth All Fung deceaseds
rehc Mrs Teresa Owens Tung ha amt Mrs Al
stricken for smiles tAat broadened INTO
grins and suppressed laughter frequently III
up her countcnance during the proceedings
Mrs. Tung Ha rosy checked Irish girl some years
ago. whom HERALD reporter recognized as the abused
wife OF another Chinaman against whose brutality she
her father protested before Justice edwith in the
Essex Market Police Court in 1870. ''Oh, yes, sr.'
sand she the reporter when reminded OF the fact by
him. ''Oh, yes; that me; bnt he's dead "A long
time.' Mrs All Kim was perhaps the least known Of
them ALL Her turn will come to-day The testimony
OF Mrs. All Fang, Mrs Tung Ha ANA Mcssrs. Tung Ha
and Ha Now taken The prisoner was repre-
sented by his counsel All Howe and sat In corner by
himself.
Tho first witness deceaseds wife, Caharine
Elizabeth All Fung. She mounted the witness stand
with much compOsure and testified with the glbbcst OF
tongues and the most perfect seli-posscssion Sub
stantialy her statement was AS foilows-i reside at
No 40 Hamilton street ana lived with All Fung, the
murdered for TWO years as his wife, except Tor
two three months previous to his death;
during this latter time | visited him every day; no
then lived at No. II Forsyth street, on Inc
third floor, front. overlooking ,he aleyway; he
took q man and his wife to i've with hin,. he was
lonesome; their names was Mr.. and Mrs. All Fung;
the husband was cigar maker; me las, .'.ne saw
previous to his being hurt was at his rooms, but
left them about $50 PM; All Fung, All Tuns Chi and
All Now were playing cards for money when left,
that Is to say lung Chi and All Fung werc they ap-
peared to be quite socabc and friendly; An Tung and
his wife had gone to bed; tho urst thing knew OF
this matter was when informed on sunday tnat
All Fung had been injured, aud went to the hospital
TO sec him; nvecr the prisoner, All Fun, ut the
house, indeed was acquainted with him at all de-
ceased the habit OF visiting gambling ho1se,No
"a Mott street. have beeA there myself twice;
mon Mt 90 he
had u difficulty about money mattcrs All Fung tod
that he had won $500 from the gamblers and they
were anxious to get HIM to play II In again, but he
would not do IL; All Fun and All Fung have quarrelcd
and struck each other; All Fun once struck All Fung
with chair and the latter drew pistol and Knocked
the former with the butt OF IT. heard Tung Chi
ask All Fung he deceased II he could sleep with him
and | did not him again; but All Fung told me
whilo Bellevue Hospital that Tung Chi had slept
Prisoners counsel objected to this hearsay evidence
requested that witness be askedwhether she her
sell Knew anyhns ne The QUESTION was thus
propounded and answered by witness:-
mo, sir, except what the deceased told me-
sGET DOCTOR, IN MURDERED"
The next witness was Teresa Owens lung Ha She
was married Tung Ha, but lived with him as his
wife at No II Forsyth street previous TO January 30
1871; she knew the deceased An Fung. On Christmas
Day, said she, he came to our former residence No.
20 baxter street, and asked up ana live
with him, as he had three rooms and was quite
lonesome; on the sd OF January We moved up 10 his
rooms Forsyth street and lived IN the same apart
mcnts with him; Saturday, the eth OF January, l
spent nearly ali day in bed being very sick, but got up
about eight o'clock in the evening" there was no one
IN The rooms bat An Fung and my husband, Tung Ha;
Mrs. All Fung, who had been IN my place after got
up, left about ten O'Clock; retired 10 bed, and
go out; about O'Clock tell asleep again,
aud did not hear All Fung como back; at
by noise of shuiling feet, cries and All Fung's
groans; got up Immediately and went into the SIT
@ Sus the door Of An Fung room was shut tight Ven;
into the hall alarmed All Now and hIs wife, and
they came up stairs; got lamp wnicn my husband
took OF my hand, and he with An Kim went into
All Fung's bedroom: q moment later heard An Fung
exciaim "For Gods sake get me policeman and
doc,orl Pm murdered" Tung Chi was at the rooms
the Saturday before the murder, but did not see
him at night, neither did hear him.
do you know the meaning OF an oath Y' said Cor
Croker TO rung Ha, who had been called to the
stand
Tung Ha, noddng four or i've times.
"Can you speak Englishfn
''speAk Enehsg yes little Bit me unnestandec.''
II guess you'd better cali the interpreter, " said
Coroner Croker who had been informed by prisoners
counsel that there was one IN the and then the
witness was examined by the aid OF the English speak
Tne testimony Of Mr Tung fla shows like his wife's
that there little or nothing 10 be said about All
Fun He related that Tung CHI, alias All Ha. and de-
ceased had been playing cards during the day and
evening: they seemed To be on good terms and wit
ness went to bed, not dreaming that any trouble
brewing; he wos awakened by a nose Ia An Fung's
room. ! thought at nrs.' said the witness, that
OF All Fuhg saying words III Chinese, which
mean, "I'm hurt, I'm hurt" was looking
Tor some matches and putting Oh my clothes when
An Fung called me in spanish To come TO MIN; went
10 his room; the door shut and pushed 10 open;
struck matches and saw that everything was upside
down and All Fung on The bed with blood stained
tacc he aohe,
''TCNS KILLED Me-
About two O'Clock ON sunday morning heard All
ruug Chi and An Fung talking together IN All Funy's
bedroom, when Was awakened by the noise. anc
heard All Fung's voice saying, ''Im hurt, Pm hurt;"
e was then about tour A. NJ All Tung Chi not
mere; know,ne prisoner, All Fun; he Keeps board
No Not ffCra ltss ~.
An Fung; tue last person who with
All Fnng to my knowledge that night was All
Tupg Chi who is known by the nickname
IAN Ha;' did not see him then, but heard his
voice talking with An Fung In All Fung's bedroom;
am positive that II An Tung Chi's voice heard;
have not heard from seen All Tung Chi since the
night OF tho 9th, or rather morning Of the 2stb OF