Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
A CHINESE WAR.
1--WE Cinnamon and q White lhliite
Man Wounded.
A Battle Royal on Marches
sault Street.
All About the Burglary of an Actors
Room.
Two Factions Meet and Make Things
Lively for Each Other for
Few Moments.


evening. and for short time it seemed
as if a regular battle was imminent. As
it was, two Cinnamon were badly
wounded and a white man was shot.
though not seriously. The first intima-
ton that the affair was on was received
by Henry Wood, an employee of the Los
Angeles Construction Company, who, as
he passed by the corner Of Marchessault
and Alameda streets, noticed fifteen or
twenty Cinnamon standing together and
talking rather excitedly. He crossed
Marchessault street on his way home to-
ward Lazard street, and just as he
reached the sidewalk he heard shot
behind him and felt the sting of a bullet
as it entered his bodv lust below the
right hip, Then he heard excited
cries from Chinese voices. followed bv a
regular volley of revolver shots, fired
seemingly on all sides of him. Confu-
sion reigned supreme, and as Cinnamon
from other parts of Chinatown came run
ming toward the scene of the fray, and
those that had been in the thick of the
fight struggled to escape, the police
arrived on the spot and endeavored to
find those who had been the cause of the
disturbance. The officers first saw a
Chlnaman running on Marchessault
street, near the Chinese theater. Just
before shot had been fired, and he fell
on the sidewalk, groaning as if badly
wounded. The patrol wagon was sum-
moned, and the wounded Chinaman and
Henry Woods were conveyed to the po-
lice station. By this time quite a
number of policemen were on the
ground and a general search for firearms
was made among the Cinnamon. Several
were arrested and taken to the police
station and booked on various charges
Later in the evening another wounded
Chlnaman was discovered by Sergeant
Jeffries in room opening off from an
alley running into Los Angeles street,
and as he was said to be the man who
had shot the other wounded Chinaman
he was taken to the city prison and
charged under the name of Mong XII
Ling with assault to murder.
AS to how the trouble originally began
there were several stories, but the one
most generally believed was that it COM
menced with the burglary of the Chinese
theater short time since and the steal
ing OF an actors wardrobe. 1t appears
that there are two factions in that
part of the city, one known as the
Bing Kong Tong Company and the
other, the Hop Sing Hong Company.
The Bing Kong Tong Company was the
one to which the theater people be-
longed, and they suspecting two
members of the Hop Sing Company,
caused their arrest on charge of bur-
glary. This angered the Hop Sing Hong
men, and they threatened vengeance. It
was expected then that trouble would
occur very shortly, for the Hop Sing
Hong men said that their friends had
been arrested on trumped-up charge.
An effort was made to compromise, but
the Bing Kong Tong men refused to pay
over any money, and said that the other
men were highbinders.
Matters went on thus for several days,
arguments being used by the representa-
tives of both sides. Finally, last even
ing, both sides met in full force, one
party on one side of Marchessault street
and the other directly opposite. Some
one drew pistol, the bullet from which
struck Henry Woods, and then the fun
commenced, the bullets flying rapidly
across the street. All Lung, alias Mung
Sin, a member of the Bing Kong Tong
Company, was the first Chinaman
wounded, a bullet striking him in the
abdomen and passing out near the base
of his spine. Another bullet struck his
foot, and Mong XII Lung, the man whom
he charges with shooting him, was shot
through both legs.
At the police station DR.. Wing and
six other physicians were kept busy.
All Lung had been the most seriously
wounded, and it was not expected that
he would live. His statement was taken
by Detective Wallin. 1t differed from
the story told by the other Cinnamon,
and was as follows:
81 was walking down Marchessault
alley little below the theater, near the
corner of Alameda street, and | acci-
dentally walked against a Chinaman,
one Ii; l can't remember the rest of
his name. I had no quarrel with him.
1t was an accident that walked against
him. / was attacked by five men. l
was shot by Mong Ki Lung, Mong All
Ming, the man Ii, Sau Mong Jung; they
were there, and Wong Chez, he was
there, my enemy. Mong Ki Lung is
my enemy. He shot me-"
Another story was told by Wong Gun
and Kwai Yon, friends of the wounded
man. They said that they were members
of the Bing Kong Tong Company and that
five men did the shooting, which was
caused by the burglary Of the Chinese
theater. An actors clothes were stolen
and two of the Hop Sing Hong men were
arrested. The friends of the arrested men
were angry and did the shooting. They
mentioned the names of Lem Lun, Lee
Gin, Chow Hui, Chow Ton and others.
The arrests made by the police were
Sam Long, who was charged with as
sault to murder, as he was identified as
the one whose bullet had hit Henry
Woods; All Ching, charged with carry
ing concealed weapons; All Jung, wit
ness Mung Lin, who was shot in the
abdomen Tom Ling, Chow Wing, Lu
Yum, witnesses; All Lung, suspicion
Joe Huoy, carrying concealed weapons,
and Mong XII Lung, the man who shot
Mung Lin and was shot through both
legs.
At late hour this morning the
wounded men were resting easily and no
immediate fatal results were anticipated.
At l 20 O'Clock this morning Detective
Bowler was returning from Chinatown
with some of the friends of the wounded
man All Lung, when he noticed a Mon
golian endeavoring to evade his party on
Spring street by crossing towards Court