The morning call., 1890-04-29
DARING MURDER.
A Chinese Assassin Finds His
Victims Heart.
Dsath Summarily Dealt Out to the Man Who
1nterfered in Dastardly Crime Of
Lawless Plotters.

Go LUX. an aged Chinese merchant and
contractor, was shot and instantly killed
last evening at $50 o'clock, on the corner of
Dupont and Jackson streets, by hired as
sassin named LeOng All Quoi.
The bullet passed through Luk's heart,
and ne fell to the ground with an agonizing
groan, and died before any eyewitness of
the cowardly crime could come to his as
sistance. His murderer was caught and
placed in City Prison cell on charge Of
murder.
The killing is one Of the most cold
blooded and fearless of the mercenary
crimes that have taken place in Chinatown.
Police were in the immediate vicinity, in
fact upon the scene, and there was the Gus
tomary crowd of Chinese and white way
farers on the spot, when the assassin
walked into the middle of the street, placed
his big revolver on one arm for a rest, and
taking steady, careful aim, fired at his vic
tins breast as cOOlly as if he were firing at
a target and sent one bullet on its mission
of death.
Not satisfied perhaps with the certainty
of his work as the result of the first shot,
he discharged two more in quick succession.
But these went wide of their mark for by
that time Quoi was excited and exceedingly
HcIfOuS. 1H6 UUUllltu man staggered To-
ward scatfolding on the sidewalk, a few
doors from Dupont street, and clinglng to a
post, sank down dead to the street.
FOLLOWED BY A PEDLER.
The assassin ran up Jackson street and
turned into Cum Cook alley, which leads
to Washington street. He was followed by
E. Cook, pedder in Chinatown. Cook
and L. r. Finn intercepted the MongoI at
the intersection of ST. Louis alley
Ihe officers took Quoi to the City Prison
and there charged him with murder. His
eyes were bloodshot then ami he gave evil
dence OF great agitation. lie seemed ter
rlbly amazed at his fate after his crime and
the ordeal had affec ed both his nerves and
head alike. The pistol could not be found
on him, but it is believed that he either
threw it away or passed it to an accomplce
while running through the dark and mar
row alley.
The murderer looked every inch desper-
ado of the lowest type, wholly devoid of
principle or conception of any such thing
as as right or r, wrong He belongs to one of
the worst hlghblnder gangs and killed his
victim for a stipulation. His reckless dar-
ing was surprise to the Chinatown de-
tectiyes and police.
He did not wait a favorable opportunity
under cover of darkness or to follow his
man into narrow alley and kill him there.
On the contrary, he walked into the middle
of the wide street and blazed away with a
crowd around him.
HIS EMPLOYER UNKNOWN AS YET
Who had employed him is still a secret
which the detectives keep, although there
can be no doubt that his society was chosen
by enemies of Go Lux, the dead man, and
settlement made regarding the murder.
When charged with the crime, he was
positively identified by Cook as the assassin.
Not Chinese called to see him In prison,
nor did even one Mongol appear at the gate
In innuirp ahOnf him Eui1antltr hic
plices were afraid to be identified with him,
and it is question If they will come to his
assistance at ALL
The reports of Quoi's immense revolver
sounded clearly three blocks away, and
took OfticefBerges quickly toward where
he had located the sound. At the corner of
Pacific and Dupont streats he--saw- a Chi
nese running at furious speed northward
along the latter highway, and closed in
upon him.
a crowd was in hot pursuit, so that
Berges Immediately concluded that the flee
ing Chinese was the man wanted. Although
one of the strongest and most agile men on
the force, Berges had considerably difficulty
in overpoweriDg the fellow, and succeeded
finally IN pulling him down upon the
street.
10y SUBMITS TO ARREST.
Then, noticing that he had pistol partly
concealed in the spacious sleeve OF his
blouse, the officer seized the fellows hand.
A scuffle ensued for the possession of the
weapon, the MOngOl trying to get his finger
on its trigger and fire and the officer Jld-
ing the muzZle downward.
At last one chamber was discharged, but
the bullet passed harmlessly into the EARTH
Then the Chinese fell, and submitted to
arrest unwillingly, and accompanied Berges
to the prison. This fellow was seen run
ming from the scene of the murder with
half-eXposed pistol protruding from his
sleeve. He gave the name of Yee 10y, and
was booked on charge of assault with
deadly weapon. The police say he was q
confederate of Quoi's.
The body Of the dead man was taken to
the Morgue from where it lay on the curb
stone Just opposite his house, from which
he had walked down the street leisurely
and ignorant OF the near presence of DEATH
An examination showed that the ball had
entered the left breast, in the region of the
heart, through which it sped, and made its
exit near the middle line of the back. The
wounded man had made conVulSive effort
to speak after being shot, but fell dead in
spasm. 1t all had come so suddenly that he
did not breathe after the shot was fired.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
The story of the crime reveals an alarm
ing condition of lawlessness among the
Chinese in California. Go LUX, the victim,
was a prominent man among his people,
and not unknown to Americans. He was
member of the firm of Yee Hing Lung &
Co, at $50 jackson street, and contractor
for Chinese labor on an extensive scale.
He built the California and Nevada"
road, the Laundry Farm line, the Napa and
| Clear Lake line, and was also contractor
for the 80 Chinese employed on Senator
Hearst's ranch in this State. Because he
interfered for his nephew and was proSeeut-
| ing the kidnapers of his nephew's wife he
was probably condemned to death by the
highbipderS' society.
He was returning from the law-ofice of
Lyman l. Mowry, on Clay and Montgom-
cry streets, to his home when waylaid and
killed, and Mr.. Mowry told the following
story, which he alleges is the cause of the
murder:
Some time in the first week of this month
a warrant was issued in the Justices Court
of Auburn, Placer County, charging a Chi
nese woman who lived in Stockton with OBJ
tanning goods by false and fraudulent pre-
tenses That same day warrant was
sworn out in the Police Court of Sacra-
mento charging Go Sam, prominent and
respected Chinese merchant in Stockton,
the husband of the accused woman, with
grand larceny.
SERVICE OF THE WARRANTS.
The constables of Placer and Sacramento
counties went to Stockton with the war
rants and waited in Sans store until the
time for the train to leave. Then they took
both husband and wife away on the train
without giving them proper warning.
Go Sam was locked up in the Sacramento
| City Prison. His wife was then taken on
further to Auburn. A Chinese woman was
placed alongside her in the train at Sacra-
mento and accompanied Mrs. Sam on her
| journey. Instead of placing the Stockton
| woman in custody she was led with the
| other female to house of ill-repute in
Auburn, where she stayed over night with
| the Sacramento woman.
Next morning the hired Chinese woman,
not Sans wife, appeared in court and gave
| bonds of $1,000 for her appearance on time
| for trial. She left the place, the Justice
never suspectIng that anything was wrong
While this was going on in the mountain
town Judge Baldwin and James Budd, Of
| Stockton, set off that same morning to
| Sacramento for the express purpose of bail
| ing Go Sam out of prison. They then ac-
companed him 10 Auburn to bail his wife
| out, but on arriving there found that she
had been presumably given her liberty
hnn OF