The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-09
WANTED THE EARTH.
Wong Woo's Money Bag Stolen
Out of His Safe.
The Thief Not at All Satisfied With the Ready
Cash-He Is Traced by His Clumsy
Eflrts in cashins Check.

On Friday last a well-dressed man called
at the Office OF a Chinese doctor" Wong
Woo OF 716 Clay street, and presented a
prescription, which he asked to have COM
pounded. A few minutes before he called
Wong Woo had received money amounting
to 5000 As, which he deposited in his safe
and in canvas bag.
1t was all in cash with the exception of
S147 in greenbacks, but besides the coin
there was check for $40 81 in the bag.
This check was dated San Francisco De-
cember 4. 1890, drawn by d. w. Earl & Co..
in favor of Wong Woo On, and indorsed
Wong Woo On.
Wong Woo took the prescription pre-
scented and stepped into an adjoining room
While he was compromising the medicine he
thought he heard a noise in the outer room
and stepped back to ascertain what was the
matter. He found the man gone, and, think
ing this strange, he looked into his safe and
discovered that his bag containing all his
money and his check had also vanished
The man called at Wong Woo's Office at
2:20 o'clock and at 3:45 o'clock a man
called at Croker & Woowortt's National
Bank and presented the check for payment.
He was told to come around on the next
day. A few minutes after he had left the
bank, Wong Woo rushed into that institution
to. stop the payment and he was frantic
When he learned that the thief had Just left
Chief of Police Crowley was then notified
of the larceny and Captain Lees detailed
Detective Byran to investigate.
A SECOND CALLER.
On the evening of the same day another
man He'd on Wong Woo and presented the
cneck for $40 81, and asked him TO correct
the signature. The Chinaman was smart
enough to obtain receipt for the check,
ana this man, through the prompt action of
Wong Woo. was arrested and gave the name
of Daniel Howe. He had been drinking
heavily when taken into custody.
When he sobered up sufficiently to talk he
stated that he had received the check from
one Georse Nj. Wade, VINO had formerly
been a steward on the steamer Jeanne.
Wade's residence was found 10 be at 14l
Taylor street, and search of his room BY
the officers only resulted in the fading of
sixteen tins of OPIUM. This Captain Lees
is OF the opinion proves that Wade mas been
engaged in opium smuggling, as his vessel
piled between this and northern ports.
Wade was arrested on Saturday and
placed in the tanks. At first he denied
any knowledge OF the check, but subse-
quentlY ne admitted that he had gone in
quincy With Howe, when the latter pre-
sented the check to Wong Woo for pay
ment Wade, Captain Lees states, has also
been Identified by Wong Woo as the man
VINO called at his office To have preScrip-
ton filled few minutes before the larceny.
HOWE AN INNOCENT PERSON.
Wade has further been identified as the
person who presented the check at Crocker
4 Woolworth's Bank, and he admits this.
Captain Lees believes that Howe is an in
nOcent party 10 the transaction, for the rea-
son that he would not be such fool as to
90 to Wong Woo to cash a check which had
been stolen from him a few hours before.
In his statements Howe has told IA very
straightforward story, and he is believed to
be innocent of any criminality.
The news of the larceny has been with
held for the reason that Captain Lees has
been endeavoring to regain possession of the
s2o49 stolen. he states that he is very posi-
tive who has the money; his opinion being
that " ade gave it to third person to keep,
receiving written security for it, Captain
Lees says if he does not have the whole sum
before many hours are over he will LAND
the boat" OF the man who is keeping it.
The detectives are surprised at the audac-
ity OF the thief, who was not satisfied with
the S2049 in cash, but ran the risk OF detec-
ton by cndeavering 10 cash the $40 check.
He is thought to be on over-bold criminal or
a fool. Nothing is known of Wade's career.
except that he served formerly as a steward
on the Jeanne.