The New York herald., 1879-07-12
A CHINAMAN SHOT.
Tragic Outcome to the Amours Of
a Celestial Laundryman.
CHASED BY A PIGTAIL.
Wh Sing Undertakes TO Capture Fair Fugitive and
Narrowly Escapes Lynshins.

pistol shot rang out upon the calm Of East Four
teenth street. between Third and Fourth avenues.
yesterday noon and occurred such as has sell
dom been witnessed IN that portion OF the city. A
Chnaman named wah Sing. who had Just been
robbed Of 500 in money. was shot. and
he now lies in Bellevue Hospital suffer-
ing from very painful If not dangerous
wound. wsh Sing. Chinaman. about thirty
five years OF age keeps neat little laundry ut No.
ia Third avenue. between Thirteenth and Four
teenih streets. He has only been in this country
about year. having come to New York. like most
of his countrymen. by way of San Francisco. He
has In his employ three or four Cinnamon, among
whom is Lee Ing wah Sing is well proportioned
and stalwart and has . rather prepossessing face.
Lee Ing is also strong man. wah Sing was not
nfrequently the recipient Of interested visits from
"Melican" women. some of whom. it may fairly
be presumed. were scarcely high above suspicion
Cessr's wife, At least 'friend" of Wah Sings.
who also washes and irons for living. gave a
porter to understand last evening that ealianry
of his chief foibes 1t may be inferred. there
fore. will be seen, although it cannot be stated
positively. that yesterdays exciting episode
primarily. although incidentally. from this fact.
FEMALE CHARMS.
One Of Wan Sings most intimate female friends is
. woman who claims Brooklyn as hor dwelling
place. She admired Wah Sing for his good looks,
Dat at tne same time She nad an to his rather
thrifty purse He not without his suspicious of
her motives and during her quite frequent calls at
the laundry he careful not to absent
from her presence for even q few moments Accord
ing to tho description to be obtained Of her.
she is rather below the middle height with dark
brown hair bright full round face and plump
hslf-past eleven. she entered wah Sings shop. ac-
companied by another woman, and after tho usual
Wan sing for drink q water. IN one s corner a: Of
the shop hung pair of pantaloons belonging to
w,th hsr sing sna IN sd the act complying
them and her. Another Chinaman. also called Wah.
had left the front part OF the shop to get hot
from the stove. The "Melican" woman softly,
and hastening lightly across the floor seized Wah
Sings trousers. thrust her hand into of the
turned and scurried out of the shop and up tho
nue.. Wsh Sing had caught glimpse of the last of
foot had touched the sidewalk than he fol-
lowed in pursuit darkly robed woman careering
chasing her. his pietail streaming out behind, was
'uch spectacle as had never been before per-
naps in all the wide expanse of the Western Cont-
could have gathered multitude In SO short space
OF time. Quickly from all quarters people ran to-
gether. Hundreds of them seemed to pour out Of
the houses hundreds more TO spring from the very
ground. The Chinaman's shout of ''Stop Melican
gull Mclean lobbell" not understood, and
the spontaneous thought of all seemed to be that q
representative heathen was perpetrating outrage
upon representative Caucasian.
THE SHOOTING.
The chase was not q long one. The stronger legs
ravenite fugitive. At the corner Of es Fourteenth nth
street she turned westward. When had gone
about about two hundred yards from Third avenue wah
following close at his heels. Opposite tho Manhat-
tan Laundry. No. los East Fourteenth street. he
paused for second to If his friend was near
INN. Then he sped on, and within u hundred feet
OF Fourth avenue he took hold of her. An
shouting gestculstng and pressing together in the
wildcat confusion and with the most frantic uproar
way she had come. with what object has not been ex-
planned. 1t Is supposed. however, that he was
multtude. which was menscing him in AN un-
mstAkAble manner, and that he hoped to get her to
enter the Manhattan Laundry. where she could
the charge OF police officer. The woman |
screamed as loud as she could and did
murdered A tall man-snd this is the only descrip-
ton OF him that can be obtained-stepped forward
and seized tho Chinaman by the collar, telling him
to let the woman 60 and giving him blow wish his
fist. 1t is alleged that Wah Sing drew knife and |
some one in the throng and he was wounded in the
face. just below the cheekbone. The woman the |
meantime mel had taken advantage OF the diversion in
OF Wah Sing. had disappeared. 1t is said that when
last seen she was fastening down Fourth avenue.
CAPTURE.
wah Sing. after he shot, shook OF the grasp of
the man who had hit him. and again toward |
fear Lee Ing sprang through tho throng In the bp-
posite direction. But pstrolman intercepted The
Iormer VINO was rant from the enects OF ms wound.
and two other patrolmen gave chase to the latter.
Lee Ing put all his energies into his legs but tho
patrolman had the better or him In that they |
had not previously exhausted themselves. Leo |
Ins's career was stopped in front Of the |
chapel. but he struggled ercely before yielding One
ot the officers almost entirely stripped Of his
clothing IN his endeavor to secure him. Great
were torn In his official blue Two citixenk as
sisted in holding Lee Ing before he could be over
powered.
The prisoners followed to the Eighteenth pre-
cinct station house in Twenty-second street, al |
arrested |
cinct, by many five thousand persons OF both |
sexes wah Sing was sent to the Bellevue Hospital
and Leo Ing taken before Justice Kilbrcth
Fifty-seventh Street Police Court whore. upon the |
facts being stated he discharged.
The wound received by wah Sing 10 not likely to
prove fatal. although It is ugly and probably
involves the destruction Of y good deal OF bony
tissue He appeared perfectly cool and cheerful and
convcrsed readily. although with some difficulty.
He said that he had lived In Boston before coming
to New York.
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