The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
ANOTHER OUTBREAK.
Hostilities Resumed Between
Highlander Societies.
futeen Shots Fired by Three Men-0ne Is
Thrice Wounded-Arrest of Monaghan sus-
poets More Trouble Feared.

Inc iong-standing feud between the Hop
Sihs Tong and the Suey On Tong, rival
! hishoihder societies, broke out with unusual
violence about II 80 o'clock yesterday after
noon. jackson street, near Stockton, was
Ine scene OF the outbreak, and for several
minutes bullets whistled at lively rate ic
every direction in that vicinity
coHs latest improved 44-caliber pistols
were the weapons used, and during the
livery iuSllla lie 1t is estimated that about
ni.een shots were fired. The immediate
1ause Oh the shooting was a quarrel, which
wong All Foo, Hop Sing Tong man. had
win Chuck Ung Zip, of the Suey On Tong,
over The payment of debt of 81
roo was walking along the north side of
Jackson street. near Ross alley, when he
encountered Zip and two other members of
| ms society, Lee Nah 10y and Lum Won
long. Up demanded that Fop pay him the
o. without further delay, but Foo was in no
n ' 10 MAKE settlement, and said some
lining IN Chinese, which translated into bad
English would be: "Pll pay when l get
good and ready"
without further parley Yin and his COM
pahiohs drew reviewers and opened fire
upon roo, who turned and fled for his life.
whether others took hand in the shooting
:, not known, but the trio kent up a fusillade
mat made things lively enough. Although
rate.
He fell down near the corner of Dupont
street. but quickly regained his feet and sped
utnar,nugh Church alley into lodging house.
omcers Connolly and Rathbone, who wit
messed his flight, thought he was one OF the
pistol-wieiders and started in pursuit.
OUT OF A WINDOW.
When they started up the stairs of the
Westinghouse he jumped out CT window
anu regained the street. BE ran through
the alley and sought another retreat i II the
rear OF SIS Washington street where the
oiilcers overhailed him. They took him to
.he receiving Hospital, where it was found
inat he mad been struck in three places
One bullet glanced along his neck. an
other struck his right thumb, and the third
entered the right side of the abdomen and
l0dged III the muscles of the back. where it
was cut out by DIR. Bunker. The wounds
are not very serious.
William Taylor of 14S Silver street was
walking up jackson street from Kearny
wnen the fuSlllade began. He was consid-
eraely startled when spent bullet struck
nm ON The left wrist. inflicting bad bruise.
he picked up the bullet from the sidewalk
ana HE'D himself to the Receiving Hospital
for treatment
That the hignbinders shot in the most
reckless manner is shown by the appearance
Oh the buildings on the south side OF jack
son street, near Stockton. No less than
seven bullets penetrated the windows ana
aonrs OF stores i'll that locality, and another
ball struck the brick building on the corner
and fell back TO the sidewalk.
Inc wonder Is that more persons were not
injured, as the sidewalks were crowded
When the shooting commenced. Once il was
over Sergeant Price AMI posse aud the
Chinatown detectives lost no time in begig-
ning search for the murderOus high
binders. Three Mongols who gave the
names of Sam Hing, Ong Goen and Wah
zee We're arrested, but as they had no
weapons they were not booked. They were
held to await further investigations.
GATHERING THEM IN.
chung Noey, another desperate high
binder, was overhauled ON Clay street. He
mad big six-shOoter under his blouse and
so inc officers charged him with carrying
weapon concealed. An hour after the
shooting big Durly highlander appeared on
a porch on Waverly place with an ak and
began chopping down the signs of the Suey
On Tong Society. He was chased away
and several officers arrived in time 20 pre-
vent fresh outbreak.
Hearing that the Hop Sing Tong was pre-
pairing to revenge the shooting of Foo,
Chief Crowley ordered a raid on the rooms
streets. So about o'clock IN the after
noon Sergeant Price, Detectives Cox and
Glennon and Officer Murray Invaded the
highbinder stronghold.
The officers searched the place, but the
shootinG-irons had been removed. They
unearthed coat of mail. dozen murder
ous-luoking knives, iron bars, of the resu-
lation highlander pattern, brushes for clean
ing pistols ana enough pistol cartridges 10
load a hundred weapons. These NUM-
tions of war were seized and taken to police
headquarters.
1t is expected that there will be more
shooting atfrays before the Chinese New
Year arrives and the police will therefore
adopt extra precautionary measures in deal
ing with the highbinders.