The morning call., 1890-08-14
DEATH HIS FATE.
A Chinese MortalIy Wounded by
Highbinders.
Murderous Assault by Two Highlander Assas-
sins on Domestic" That Is the
Man! Assault Himp

The Chinese highbinders settled one Of
thelr many dlfhculties yesterday morning
N CHINATOWN. The settlement was in ac-
cord with highlander traditions. and will
result In the death of the victim. Wo
You, domestic at 51G1a Dupont street,
was shot through the vitals and mortaly
wounded by an assassin of rival society
to his. and shortly afterward You was
lying in the Receiving Hospital awaiting
death. He made the following dying state
ment:
Believing that l am about TO die l make this
my , statement In regard TO my injuries. My name
Is w o You, my age is 81 years and by occupa-
non non, am COOK l cook on Dupont street, at
oio12, ana was on my way to work at $50
O'Clock this morning, and was chased into a
Dutchershop on the west side Of Dupont street.
near Clay, by three Cinnamon. / was shot by Ng
hoy Just before getting into the cher-shop.
AS was entering, the people inside pushed me,
SAYING, III you are fighting, don't come in here"
AS got outside The door Ny Hoy shot. 1 then
turned and ran into The buicher-sho not know
Ing at that moment that l had been shot. On
getting INTO the shop | felt the pain, and on
One shot was fired l had no weapon upon me.
l ao not Know tile names OF The other Cinnamon.
never had any previous trouble with Nc Hoy,
put knew MIN 10 speak TO him on The street.
THAT is THE MAN.
know OF no reason why be should assault me.
Ng Hoy was urged by other Chinese standing by
" assault HIc, anu DalDts VI tUOsc kuOWU III
me are Ow Yen Woon, President of the Suey 0ng
Society," aud Check Woon Gep, interpreter Of the
Sney On2 Society. Yes, that is the man, Check
W0On Gep, who urged the three Chinese TO as
sauit me by saying TO them, Assault him As
sanlt mini" meaning me. Yes, that is one Of the
men~wIo chased me into The butcher shop, and
he had pistol IN his hard (pOlnling TO China
man, WHO says his name is Chin Nom.
Chin Nom was arrested and lodged in the
City Prison. Check Woon Gep entered the
hospital as the wounded Chinese was finish
ing his statement, and upon being recog-
nized as one of the men who urged On the
assassins, was also placed under arrest for
assault to murder.
A DELIBERATE CRIME.
The murderous highlander has so far
eluded the police, who know very little
about the facts leading up to the crime.
Nor will the Mongolan eye-witnesses to
the shooting tell what they saw or know of
the tragedy. Wo You was smoking cigar
contentedly at $3.50 o'clock in the morning
when walking along Clay street, near Du-
pont to his work. Two men stepped in
front OF him from places of cGncealment,
and one OF them deliberately raised You's
blouse, placed the muzzle of large re-
yolver against his abdomen and sent a
bullet through his entrails. The victim of
street to Sacramento and sank down eX-
hausted in shirt store.
a telephone message TO the police station
took TWO officers to the scene of the shoot
ing. A Chinese, who said he had seen the
shooting, pointed out another Chinese as
NJ Hoy, the man who shot You. At the
City Prison the suspected Chinese gave the
name OF Chm Nom, and said he was wholly
innocent of the charge.