The morning call., 1891-11-26
WAR IN CHINATOWN.
See To On Shot Through the Head
and Instantly Killed.
- UzknsEa Murderer Makes His Escape.
Tzs Dad Nan s Member Of the
o. Ysk Toag

Alter . lull Of nearly two weeks murder
has broken out afresh in Chinatown.
At6o'elock last evening the pop of the
assaSsin's pistol was heard and See To On
became a corpse on the stairway Of a
Chinese lodging-house at Is Waverly place.
The dead man was member of the On Yek
Tong and had the appearance of a typical
highlander, but the circumstances attend
ing the murder are not those that usually
distinguish Tong killing.
A few minutes after O'Clock Off sers Biz
mingham and Lyons, who were patroling
the alleys in the vicinity of Waverly place
and Sacramento street. were informed by a
Chinaman that shooting had taken place.
No one on the outside heard the shots
which were fired on the stairway at Is
Waverly place.
The officers investigated and found the
body Of See To On lying on the stairs
few steps from the bottom with his head
toward the top. The bullet that ended the
life of the highlander entered the left cheek
below the bone and ranging upward and TO
the right came out nj the crown of the head
killing him instantly.
THE MURDERER ESCAPED.
See To must have been coming down
stairs when the shot was fred. as four OF
five of the steps above were stained with
his blood where he mad slid along after
falling. Not one OF the many Cinnamon in
the building saw the shooting. so they say,
and the murderer had plenty of time TO
make his escape before the officers were
notified.
Some said that two shots were fired, but
the otncers were able TO find but one bullet.
and it was probably the one that passed
through the head of See To On. This one
was found imbedded in the wainscoting
above the balustrade short distance back
OF Wlpre the h01y lyinC the To
1t was II 50 Colts, long, and mnst have been
Tired at some distance. as there were no
powder marks on the face of the dead man.
The scene of the murder is three-story
brick building the upper floors of which
are occupied by members Of the On Yek
Tong and their families. The hallway lead
ing to the stairs is open and faces east on
Nayerly place. Chiaamen were contInu-
ally passing and repassing this open hall
way at o'clock, but not man heard the
shots or saw the person who fred them.
This is peculiarly Chinese.
AT THE MoRGUE.
However. the people inside the building
saw and heard enough to know that a
corpse lay on the stairs and they wanted it
removed.
At the Morgue the Chinese Vice-Consul
oyerhauled the personal effects of the de-
ceased IN the presence of the MorgQe Off
Gals and several cousins" of the late See
To On. Among the papers was certificate
the On Yek Tong three years ago
There was also memorandum stating that
he had lately purchased revolver, but the
weapon was not found on him. He was
about 20 years Of age, and belonged to the
500 Hoo On family. Members OF this fam
lily said that See was a cook by occupation.
Last season he worked in the Alaska can
neries, and had only returned to San Fran
cisco about one month ago.
lie had no enemies that they knew OF
The On lpES M nj NIT IF
the other tongs, and for this reason thew
were at great loss TO account for his IN
timely taking off. See did not live at Is
Wayerly place, and one of the 500 Hoo fam
lily, who does. said lie did not know what his
cousin was doing there at the time he was
killed None OF his friends seemed to know
where he was stopping.
ONE OF THE THEORIES.
The only plausible theory as to the cause
OF The murder was furnished by the friends
OF the dead man. He lately returned from
Alaska and II Is thought that he NAV have
had trouble or quarrel of some kind with
member of one of the other tongs, who has
been watching and waiting for chance to
uDiimber his artillery.
Members OF the On Yek positively asserted
that they are not at outs with either of the
rival societies. but il is not improb bile that
hey will be within day or two. Sergeant
Burke and posse are working Oh the case
but the scarcity of clews will mako the fer
retiug out of the slayer of See To On mat
Ter of some difficulty.
In their later investigations last night
Detectives Cox and Gennon discovered that
The man who killed See To On was a mem
Der Of tho Dney Lee Tong. which is an-off-
shoot of Little Pete's gang of the Gi Sin
Seer. For some time past there has been
trouble brewing between the Dney Lee
Tong and the On 1ek and the murder last
right was the outcome.