The New York herald., 1877-02-02
THE CHINESE TRAGEDY.

HOW All FuNGs ENEMIES BURIED THE
HArcHEr. ~
All Fun. his name. he lay upon the tablc
in tho dead house Bellevue Hospital yesterday, no
presented specimen oi tomahawk handwork that
might have el,ctod the admiration OF sitting Bull and
his brother experts To tho uncutivated mind Of the
civilized spectator however tho victim OF tho Chinese
tragedy At No. II Forsyth street, last Sunday
morning was sckcn,ng object. Three
ghastly wounds exhibited In his
head. Two Of them certainly fatal gashcs, the
third probably Ono started the right SIDE Just
tho angle Of tho eye, and extended deeply up
ward some three inches in length through tho frontal
bone the brain. Another reached clear
the left side nearly from tho TIP OF the
the ear. crushing through tho cheek bono. These.
from their depth and the energy with which
they wcre evidently delivered, were probably
tho 1rst blows, dealt with ferce rapidty upon tho
head of the sleeping victim before he had timc to
arouse from his fatal slumbcr. The third wound was
also the left side Of the head, above the eye
aud extending curved limo several inch upward
ana outward through tho frontal and temporal bones
dealt with swinging and we'll directed aim the
victim having probably by that mo been aroused and
the vindictive energy OF Tho murderer somewhat
haustcd. Tho cut hero not clean, the bones
being crushed inward and pressing upon the brain.
remedy which the operation Of trepanning had been
performed by Of the hospital surgeons There
also three slight nbrasions the right side of
tho head face, apparently from msdrected blows
during tho last struggles Of All Fung. On
being awakened by tho attack the latter had
instinctivcy thrown up his arms ward tho savage
blows which were being showcrcd upon him, and
both were hacked between the wrist and elbow as II
tyro butcher had been practising upon them In all
fourteen deep gashcs visible upon his arms, and
three OF these involved compound fracture OF both
almost severed, hanging only by a slight at.
tachmcnt of skin. That All Fung should
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon after being so thor.
oughly dsscctcd Is evidence either OF phenomenal
tenac.y Of vitality or of special adaptation Of the
which the homicdal instincts Of the render among
the possibilities in tho life OF chinaman Whatever
depth Of The wounds prove 10 have been most tor
mIdable one.
PREPARING FOR THE FUNERAL.
post mortem examination was held upon the body
late yesterday afternoon by Or. Mcwhinncy. Deputy
Coroner, assisted by DIR. Stiliwe, house surgeon OF
the hospital who pronounced the death be
acute meningitis, with sofenipg Of tho brain sub
morning alter which IL will be removed by us com pa
triots, who intend to give their departed country
man '.send on" after tho most approved Chinese
fashion, before dcpositing his remains In place
until they can be shipped to the Fowery Kingdom
essential TO the comfort and repose of every detunct
"John." Oriy two persons called TO see the body.
One OF these All Sing, gentleman who Is IN
the boarding house line in Baxter street, and who,
countrymen In this city, was detailed for the pious
duty looking after the body securing for proper
the expenses OF The same Tho other caller was u
rather good looking American glr about twenty
with whom All Fung had been living for some time.
She had wholesome dread of newspaper men,
not inclined to be communicative, and eluded the
most sagacous cndeavors to discover her name and
present abode She at first claimed TO bo the wife OF
All FuDg but attcrward admitted that she had legal
claim TO that title She Is ot medium size has black
hair, blue eyes and clear complexion and, though
oratc is quick wittsd, shnrp-tongued and never at
a loss Tor an answer or plausible evasion.
~ ruNGs SWEETHEART.
to her and her chd that he had made good wages In
his avocation Of cigar maker and had been liberal
Fung was. sho more disinlercsted than tho
average OF her class or not, she certainly
about tho hospital and in the dreary dead
house eleven O'Clock until four, in anticipation
charge OF the body and have 1t respectfully cared Tor
She seemed 70 anticipate with considerable satisac
holding over the body, with Ten candles at
the mead, one tall candle at. the icet, and
the asscmblage Of 'Johns" smoking and drnkIng
kindly attention of "Joss." Her outward manifesto.
tion OF grcl was. not, however, very touching, aud
when she was intcrrogatcd IN regard to some highly
colored statements shc had made to re-
porter Just ac.a after % the murder, she replied
to death" AS to tho alleged robbery OF La wung.
the supposed perpc'rator OF The crime by An Fuug,
truth it, but shs. se ssr Sad @ %oS soS
| the money from La Wung of tho
gambling encounters OF which tho Cinnamon are so
inordinately fond and that IT was '.squarc deal.
All Fung she said, swas smart enough 10 hold
on 10 The money when he got IL, and
| his continued refusal give La Wung
chance to win his money back aroused the deadly
nifty OF tho latter and his friends who, in the grIs
parancc had 'had II in for poor All Fung ever since
WHERE THE FUNERAL Is TO BE nELp
| From All Sing nothing could be obtained. Like most
OF his countrymen, when any subject but trade is
broachcd he pretended to understand less than he dd
Hc had no opinion about the tragedy or the renl
cause OF II, and all that could 10 elected
from him was that All Fung was to have 'pooty
funcla" visit to the OF the tragedy and vicn-
y in Forsyth street last night scarcely
factory.
WHERE ARE THE WITNESSES?
On inquiring among the Cinnamon for Mr.. Tuckaha,
who occupied rooms in the house with the
parties, less than three individuals
were pointed out 10 the reporter as bearing that
distinguished cognomcn, but mono OF them knew any
thing about All Fung or the murder One OF his COM
patriots, bearing which is simply unpronoun nee
did acknowledge, however, to some iittlo
knowledge OF the matter. This Individual re-
lated something OF All Fung's anteccdenis, and
IL appears that he had quito history. He was
thrtythrec years Of age, had been In America since
ho was nineteen; had passed through various grades
In tho California mines, laborer tho Pacific Rail
road aud 'washcc" man IN Chicago to the dignity OF
abricator OF cheap cigars IN New York; he had lived
some time In New Orleans and had left there TO
mourn his loss q Caucasian bride aud several half
brccd children. As to tho alleged robbery, this cx-
diplomatic ndIrectness worthy OF Tacyrand ''sposcc
All Fung steal La Wang him money he explained
in fluent pigeon English, "you likce catchcc? All
light. SpOscc him gainblumY All light You como