Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-14
A CHINESE WAR.
The Disturbance an Abduc-
tiOn Created.
HUNTING FOR CHARLIE All HIM.
Both Factions Armed to the Teeth
and Watching for
Chance to Shoot.

For the past forty-eight hours that por-
tion of Chinatown known as the Chinese
Theater block and bounded by Los An
geles, Marchessault, Alameda and Plaza
streets, has been in state of veritable
siege. Constable Fred Smith and his
deputies and some hundred or more
Cinnamon armed to the teeth have been
patrolling the square above mentioned
night and day, eagerly scanning the faces
of each and every Celestial who entered
or left the buildings surrounded by this
Gordon. The watchers are members of
the Chinese company at whose head
is Wong Chee, rich merchant
of this city, and the cause Of
their vigilance is the offer by
their principal of a reward of 5000 for
the arrest of one Charlie All Him, who
is suspected of being slowed away in the
inmost recesses of the Chinese Theatre,
among his friends who are members of
the opposition company, over which All
Now presides.
Charlie Ali Him,a celestial whose repu-
tstion among his own countrymen is that
of reckless and desperate man, who
values human life at a very low estimate,
is wanted" by the oppositionists for Q
crime. From the story as related by
Wong Chee, the following facts were
learned:
Some few weeks ago, Wong Chez sent
his wife's sister to San Francisco, accom-
panied by one of his trustv henchmen,
and as a wealthy and Influential mer-
chsnt,spared no expense in affording her
lok.
the conclusion of her visit, her brother
in.law made arrangements for her return
by rail and she started from San Fran
with a berth in Pullman
sleeper and the journey was
without mishap or delay until
Bakersfield was reached next evening
Here, much to her surprise, she was
dragged from hercouch in the sleeper"
and in semi nude condition forcibly
taken from the cars by Constable, who
claimed to have a warrant for her,
charging her with grand larceny. In
| vain she attempted to explain that she
had never been to Bakersfield in her life.
She saw the train pull out for Los Ange-
les, her guardian being still asleep in the
smoking car, while she was hustled off to
Jail. Though the warrant had been
eworn to by Charley All Him, he was
allowed to go upon her bond as sussty
she was released from custody and deliv~
cred to him. He at once hustled her
away end deposited her in an old we'll
ten miles south of Bakersfield, and COW
cred it over with boards and brush, one
of her countrymen being placed in the
| hole with her, while another stood guard
outside. Here che was kept until Sun
day last, when Constable TIbbetts, of
Bakersfield, succeeded in finding the
place where she was slowed away. In
the meantime, of course, the poor heather
who was supposed to have guarded her,
arrived on the train at Los Angeles and
searched the cars for his mistress. He
told Wong Chez of the disappearance,
and inquiries were SET afoot with tbs re-
suit that it was learned that Chj1a-
woman had been taken from the ira n at
Bakersfield. From the time thai size
left the Jail with Charlie All Him, no
trace could be found of her, and Wong
Chez offered $400 reward and the Super-
visors of Kern county 5000 A few days
ago, however, Constable Tibbetts saw &
Chinaman carrying victnals and water
out of town. and. shadowiug him, found
the we'll. He released the captive girl,
and she is now safely ensconced with her
sister and brother-in-law. Nothing
could be found or heard of Ah Him,
however, but on Monday evening six
Cinnamon and a Constable were re-
ported to have been arrested at Bakers
field for completely in the abduction.
| AS Charlie Ah Him is a partner Of
{, Mow's, it was thought expedient to watch
the Chinese Theater here, where Now
resides; hence the patrolling of the
armed sentinels round the block. He
was, in fact, seen to enter building
fronting on the plaza on Monday even ing,
disguised as an American, and al Il
O'Clock p. M. Constable Smith and sew
eral of the braver heathens raided tho
house in question. Their victim, how
ever, escaped through skylight, and,
clsmbering over several roofs, managed
to gain an entrance into the theateI
building. The widest excitement pre-
vailed for some fifteen or twenty minutes,
but the heathens have not relaxed their
vigilance since Monday night, and should
the culprt appear in sight, it is not a. all
improbable that the Wong Chez contin-
gent will open fire upon him, and a
pitched battle between the two compa
MES ensue.