The record-union., 1891-07-16
ONG All FONG.
Arrest of the Alleged Assailant of
Fong All Dep.
He Puts in an Appearance After Many
Months, and Officer Wilson
Gathers Him In.

Shortly after noon yesterday Officer
Wilson arrested a Chinaman who was
described to him as being the one who
made a murderous assault on fellow
countryman in this city last April.
On the night of April 7th, about 8
O'Clock, FOng All Dep, an industrious
Chinese laborer, was walking leisurely
along / street, near Third, when suddenly
Chinaman rushed up to him, and with
out word of warning shot him. Dep
fell to the sidewalk, and instantly great
commotion ensued. Cinnamon were
running about in all directions, and it
was impossible to distinguish between
the would-be assassin and the pursuers.
There was rush for the spot where the
wounded Chinaman fell, ana in the midst
OF the excitement Captain Lee arrived.
Two or three Cinnamon We're seen to
hurriedly depart from the crowd, and
Special Officer Goods, Captain Lee and
others gave chase through. the alley-ways.
One of them was caught, and on being
brought before the injured man at the
Receiving Hospital, he was identified as
being the shooter. subsequently,, how
ever, he was released, it being shown
conclusively that he had no hand in the
affair.
The bullet struck Fong All Dep in the
heshy part of the leg, close to the hip,
and was taken out by DR.. Nichols, the
City Physician. In a couple of weeks the
Chinaman recovered and went to his
work on ranch about two miles from
the city.
Ever since the shooting the society of
which Dep was member has been en-
deavoring to bring the man who did the
shooting to justice. According to the
story told by one of the members. it was
learned that the guilty party was one
Ong All Fong, and that he had gone to
San Francisco.
Yesterday morning, however, he was no.
ticed on the street III the Chinese quarter,
and the members Of Fong All Dep's So
ciety Immediately got wind of it. One of
them hurried down to the Police Station
and got Officer Wilson. He was afraid
to go with the officer and point ont the
man, but described him as having heavy
queue and sort of "I-own-the-townr
sWagger.
Half an hour later Officer Wilson had
the Chinaman located and finally arrested
him in cellar between Second and Third
streets. He was brought to the Police
Station, where he was identified as being
the one wanted for the offense. On the
way down to the jail, when Officer Wilson
asked him what he shot Fong All Dep for,
the prisoner replied, "He callee me -
--! He kickee me and knockee my
hat off. He likee killee me. l llillee
him !"
AT this point the officer asked him the
question again, and tried to get him to
repeat his answer TO Officer White but
the prisoner insisted that another party
did the shooting. In answer to question
by Officer Wilson as to why he ran away,
tong said he was afraid he would get
shot.
When the officer left the Jail to hunt up
the Chinaman RECoRD-UNIoN reporter
went with him. When they reached the
corner Of Second and / streets a China
man half block distant was noticed to
quickly walk from the sidewalk into one
OF the bagnios near by.
III bet that's him !" said the officer.
but no attempt was made at that time to
enter the house. Afterward, however,
the officer went into the cellar and saw
the heathen in one of the dark rooms. A
number OF other Cinnamon were also
there.
The officer drew his pistol and marched
the prisoner as quickly as possible to the
sidewalk. While walking out the China
man dropped his pistol, which was in
stantly picked up by his friends and put
out of sight.
A Chinaman was sent to Folsom YES
terday afternoon to bring Fong All Dep,
the man who was shot TO this city, He
arrived late last evening and swore to
complaint charging the prisoner with as
sault to murder.
The society to which Dep belongs held
a meeting yesterday, and, it is said, de-
cided to employ Charles T. Jones to
prosecute the case. The members insist
that there shall be no compromise.
The company or society to which the
prisoner belongs also held a meeting. it
is said, and Will stand by its man in the
courts.
On account of the ill-teeling existing
between the companies the Chinese are
again fearing that there will be blood
shed. The prisoner came from San
Francisco on Tuesday, and it is said he
was assured by his society there that they
would see that he was not molested if he
returned to Sacramento. The night he
arrived here he made himself conspicu-
GUS about Chinatown, and raised a dis
turbance in a brothel