The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-21
HIGHBINDERS' WAR.
Lucy Din Ak Is the First Victim
of the Campaign.
Fired on From in Front by Lin 10y and Lung
Quay in Broad Daylight-Had Threat
ened His Life.

The highbnders are at 1t again in their
own pee uliar and pleasant style, and If the
reports flying around the Chinatown district
are to be believed there will be a goodly
harvest for the Chinese undertakers ere
many moons have come and waned.
The On Yek Tong has taken the aggressive
this time, and the muff1ed reports of two
pistol shots coming from the second floor of
s44 Washington street about o'clock yes
terday afternoon announced the opening of
the pleasant contest in pistol practice he
tween the above-named tong and the Duey
Lee Ong Tong, the last named being the
faction Gi Sin Scar Tong, or Little Pete's"
gang.
The victim, and he can thank his joss
houses presiding deity for the uncertain
aim OF his wOuld-be assassins, was Lucy
DIN AK, cigar-maker employed at FOOk
Lows factory on Commercial street, and
his assailants were Lin 10y and Lung
Quay, the last named being we'll known to
the police, as he was recently released from
the charge of having murdered a Chinaman
named Go Luck about year since.
The two highbinders did not pursue the
usual tactics of their class, namely. of
shooting their victim from behind and after
nlghtfall, but as he was ascending the stair
way at the number mentioned they ap-
preached him from in front and fired at him
at close range, one bullet, probably the first
fired. striking the brick wall in the rear of
AK, the second striking him in the left side,
shattering the hip bone ana passing out
thrOugh Tie heshy portion OF the thigh.
THE POLICE ARRIVE.
Almost the entire Chinatown squad were
near at hand and all of them made a rush
Tor tile scene OF the shooting, Detectives
COX and Giennon, with Sergeant Burke,
also appearing. No one was allo we'd to pass
out Of the building, policeman being
stationed at the stairway. A shoe was
found on the second floor and the TWO de-
tectlveS at once commenced to search the
house Tor Chlnaman minus one Shee, but
when informed lew moments later by a
reporter that the shoe belonged to the
WOunued man they attempted to get another
clew to the whereabouts of the aSsassins.
The third floor of tile building was in
commotion. Celestials swarming like bees
to see what the trouble was, and from one
OF them reporter learned that Immediately
alter the shooting two men had run up
through that floor to the attic ana then
Climbed over the roof Of tie building.
Whether this was true or not v i'll possibly
never be known, but certainty is that the
asSaSolnS succeeded in making their escape.
THEY ARE WELL KNOWN.
As Ak, the victim, saw them, and as one
of them is well known, the detectives be-
lieve they will capture both shortly. When
ques STONED at the Receiving Hospital, the
wounded Chinaman said that they had
threatened his life because he would not
give them money.
just prior to the attempted assassination
rumor Vas heard to the effect that the
Hop Sing and Suey Sing Tongs had COM
bined against all the other Tongs, wEicn
are the Suey On, the On Yek, the Gi Sin
Scar, the Duey Lee Ong and the Ghee Kong
TongS. The two which are reported to
have c0aesced are the largest and strongest
of all the Tongs, and it is said that war has
been openly declared