Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-04
PLENTY OF NEWS.
A Chinaman Goes out Gun
ming.
A WOMAN THROWS AN OFFICER.
A Burglars Sentence-The National
Guard Goes into Camp-Ar-
rest of Surgeon.
4 WOMAN THROWS AN OFFICER.

About O'Clock yesterday afternoon, a
Chinaman named Lee Took shot at and
wounded two others of his own race in
New Chinatown. One of them, Ah
Hung, is seriously hurt, a bullet having
lodged in his back about the region of
the right kidney, and grave doubts are
entertained for his recovery. Ah Yick,
the other, was more fortunate, as he was
merely shot through the left hand.
As far as could be ascertained, the af-
fair grew out of an old grudge nursed by
the respective parties for some time past.
Matters came to crisis between them
about three days ago, when Lee Touk
learned that his two enemies we're deter
mined to do him some injury.
He applied to the Chief of
Police for protection, and Officer M. T.
Bowler was detailed to investigate the
two heathens who had threatened him.
Although the officer walked round
Chinatown for several hours with his in
formant, who had promised to point his
enemies out, no trace of them could be
found, and the matter was forgotten.
Yesterday afternoon the three men
met in a shsnty on Apablassa street,
near Alameda, and an alteration en-
sused. All Hung and All Yick, who
were unarmed, jumped upon Lee Took,
and a desperate struggle took place.
Finally the last named broke loose from
his assailants and drawing a 3S-calibre
British bulldog revolver, emptied the
contents of its five chambers at his op-
ponents. All Hing was shot in the back +,
and All Yick in the hand. The would-be
assassin then made break for the door,
and slipping the pistol back into his over
alls, dashed down the street. A number
of people had been attracted by the re-
ports of the five shots and amongst them
was youth named Apablassa. Seeing the
heather leave the house, he rushed up and
grabbed him, and at this juncture Officer
Walsh put in an appearance, and placed
the Chinaman under arrest. The patrol
wagon was telephoned for, and all three
heathens were conveyed to the station.
While the officer was waiting for the
wagon, an immense crowd of jabbering
Cinnamon, several hundred in mum ber,
surrounded him and requested him to
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made to use force, and though the
prisoner fought desperately for his lib
erty, the big policeman held to him until
the wagon arrived.
At the City Jail DR.. Wing attended the
sufferers, while the prisoner was being
.eeerahed and thrown into cell. The
Ponce Surgeon dressed the wounds OF
both the victims and both were held as
witnesses. Their friends came in droves
to the station during the evening and de-
manded that they be released so that a
"China doctor" could attend to them
but the Chief determined to detain them
on the ground that were they released
the friends of the prisoner, who are
in the majority, might Esprit" them
away, so as to destroy all chances of his
prosecution.
Owing to the reticence of the Chinese
who saw or knew of the affair, but little
could be learned of its real significance,
In nine out of every ten cases Of this sort
the real truth never appears upon the
surfaca