Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-12
CHINESE WARFARE.
MRS. Y0OT LUNGS RED PEPPER IN
TOM LEES EYES COSTS her A
YEAR IN THE STATE PRISON.

4 population, they seem to be as wholly una
BILE tomaintain the peace among themselves
Some months ago Y DOT Lung, as the sue
cessor Of Lau Y ing, laundryman, No. 16 S
New street, was doing good business
Then came Tom Lee, another Chinaman
who, after doing piece work for Lung
went around the corner and set up for him
self. Then came war. Tom Lee was
hauled up before the police court on thu
charge of stealing silver watch from YOo1
Lung, but the evidence of Lungs wife, thu
chief witness, was discredited by Mayor
Fultz to such an extent that he dismissed
the charge. Since then moody, sullen
quiet between the contending firms has
existed until last week when war broke
out afresh.
| CHINESE WARFARE.
The story of the war as sworn to On the
Holy Bible used for that purpose in the
Hastings Court, Friday, was peculiar, OF
would have been peculiar in any but
Chinese hostilities. On the side of the pros.
ecution it ran thus. Two weeks ago Tom
Lee received note from Mrs. Yoot Lung.
1t read as follows:
STAUNToN, March 10Th, 1889.
Mr. Tom Lee:
have no place to 60. How would you like
fore me to 60 in pardners with you. want to
leave here as soon as can get place and
move. know where there is another house
empty, there right below where we have the
laundry. II you want me to get it for you, I
will. know where there will be another
house that will be empty in few days. We
had better do that. 1t is no fooling business. I
will get you in better business. Answer it right
away and let me know right away what you
are going to do. Yoot don't know this. You
had better do it. 1t will send him away
want to get away. II you can't answer il
right away come up above your laundry at the
ally at haft-past 9.
| 1t is Ella Lung at the other shop"
| The bland and child-like Tom Lee was
not to be taken in this way after his former
escape, and at once went to Chief of Police
Waters and showed him the note.
On the Sunday night appointed for the
business answer to be given, Lee was stand
ing at his own door about 10 o'clock, several
friends who had been in his laundry during
the evening having just left him. As he
stood there, Mrs. Lung came up and fired a
handkerchief Of red pepper into his eyes. 1t
blinded him. He rushed to some water in
the laundry, washed his eyes, and felt his
way out into the street in great agony.
There, Mr.. Baldwin Wayt saw him and in
quiring what was the matter, was told. Mr..
Wayt got him medicine wash for his eyes
to mitigate the pain. A little later Lee was
still suffering such agony that he came into
the street and hearing Mr.. Michael Croghan
and Letter Carrier Paul Crow talking on
| the corner, went towards them and asked
them to take him to a doctor. They took
him to DIR. Fred. L. Henkle, who gave him
some further lotion to alleviate the pain
In addition to these facts the prosecution
introduced Alice Hickey, a colored witness
who testified that Yoot Lung This wifi.
translating) made her an offer of $40 if sh,
would get Tom Lee into trouble.
The defense took the bold ground that The
note written by Mrs. Lung was in reply tt
note written by Tom Lee, which had beer
lost, making the proposition to Mrs. L. tt
go into partnership; that Mrs. L. went il
the alley to talk it over and there met Lee
that she was not on Main street at all thai
night, and did not throw any pepper or any
thing else in Lees eye, and that Lee was
seen in her alley by another witness.
| THE INDICTMENT.
The Indictment was of the usual awful
and high sounding style, which characterize
American law documents, and must have
had a terrifying effect on the Chinese il
they could only have understood it. 1t said
| 'The Grand Jurors Of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia, in and for the body of the City Of
Stanton, and now attending the said court
on their Oaths present that Mrs. Yoot Lung
| otherwise called Ella Lung, on the 31st day Of
March, in the year 1889, at the said City, and
within the jurisdiction of the said Hastings
Court Of the City of Staunton in and upon one
Tom Lee, then and there being, did make al
assault, and him the said Tom Lee then an6
there feloniously and malieiously did cause
bodily injury by then and there throwing rec
pepper into the eyes of him, the said Tom Lee
with intent him the said Tom Lee then ani
there to MAIN, disfgure, disable and kill
against the peace and dignity of the Common
wealth of Virginia.
"And the Grand Jurors aforesaid upon theil
oaths aforesaid do further present that Mrs
Yoot Lung otherwise called Ella Lung on thu
31st day of March, 1889, at the said City in ani
upon one Tom Lee then and there being die
make an assault and him the said Tom Lee
| feloniOusly and maliciously did cause bodily
injury by then and there throwing certain
substance the name of which is to the Jurors
aforesaid unknown, into the eyes of the sale
Tom Lee, with intent him, the said Tom Lee
then and there to main, disfgure, disable and
kill, against the peace and dignity of the Com
monwealth of Virginia.
"And the Grand Jurors aforesaid upon the
oaths aforesaid do further present tina
Mrs. Yoot Lung otherwise called Ella Lung
on the 31st day of March, in the year 1889, a
the said City and within the jurisdiction of tn
Hastings Court of the City Of Staunton, in AM
upon one Tom Lee then and there being, al
assault did make and him the said Tom LIE
did then and there unlawfully beat, wount
and i'll treat and other wrongs to him the sait
Tom Lee then and there did to the great dam
age Of him the said Tom Lee, against the peac
and dignity OF the Commonwealth of Viz
GINA
II THE WITNESSES.
i Tom Lee appeared on the witness stan,
in full American riga black cutaway coat
light Spring vest and pants, and whit
neck-tie. He told his story of the throw
ing of the ''raid pupper" and said Mrs
Lung came up and ''flutty de hansher" il
his eyes. He told of the note, of his show