The morning call., 1891-11-01
THERE WAS WAR
in CHINATOWN.
Members of Two Societies Fired
(. ~. AT and Wounded. ...
The First Shooting Was Almost Immediately
Followed by the second-one of The
:. Mcngols Very Badly Hurt. =.

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Two rival factions FLASHED in Chinatown last
evening and two Celestials were taken to the
Receiving Hospital to have their injuries at
tended to-. The first was Low Sing Wo, who
keeps an underwear shop at 101S1s Stockton
street. -. -: T., ..:' Il. -. :::l:..'s
About 10 O'clock as he was on the point OF
entering his shop. TWO shots we're fired immedi.
ateiy behind him and three other Celestials
DARED into the adjacent alieyways. Wo stag
gered and fell to The ground, where he was soon
surrounded by a mass of chattering. gesticu.
lating Mongolians. '-;.'~
r.: When removed to the hospital 1t was found
that the shots had been bred at such close range
= that his blouse was powder burned and some OF
the material had been forced Into the wounds,
which were two in number and Immediately
above each other, almost in the center Of the
back. -. -. -. :: -.
The hosTital surgeons were soon al work upou
him. and discovered that tie vertebrB under
meath each wound had been fractured. The bull
lets'wefe removed, as were also the pieces OF
broken bone. and the injurles were dressed,
after which Wo was removed to the waid as IL
was considered dangerous 10 remove him.
!, - WAS: 1T MISTAKEN IDENTIFY? =. =. -
T. WO. on being questioned about tile shooting
said he did not know the name of the assassin.
but would know him II he should see him again;
also. that he was at loss 10 understand why he
was shot, as he did not think he had any enemies.
lie Thought II was a case OF mistaken Identity.
-. Phillip Freese a white man who: was present
when the shooting occurred, said there were
three Cinnamon standing near Wo, of wh0m two
had pistols, bur only one fired the shots and the
three then: ran away. The hospital sui geous
said The chances were against WO's recovery
and II he does recover, that he will be a CT ipple
for life. Wo Is a member of the Suey On So
ciety. .::.-~ - - 80.
=: The surgeons were completing the dressing Of
this CelesliaI's injuries when The chatlering of
another DETACHMENT of hiongolians was heard
outside the t0spii al, aud in moment or two an-
Other Hounded .Chinaman. was brought in for
their services. -.
Hisliame was Ynng Yee XII, a tobacco. stripner
n HE cigaT-fAcIory OF Yung Guy Kee, al 729
Sacramento street, residing on Jackson stfeet,
near. Ross. alley. and. member of the Suey
Sing Society. His wound was In the back OF
the: neck. The ball.hayng taken a downward
range lodged over the left shoulder, aud could
not be reached with probe. =: :: =. :.
- XII WAS NOT TALKATIVE. -: s.
:" ri. when questioned in regard TO his assaant,
was inclined 10 be uncommunicative saying he
did not care TO say anything about the case. 1t
cend> 10 his Dom when bis @assailanl fired The
shot from the opposite Side Of the street and then
made his escape. - ~ -
: Tile bullets extracted from Wo,s wounds were
44-cali6rr and very short, the kind used In bull.
dog tevolvefs. aud the wound III kHs neck was
apparently made by the same sized butler. -
1t. is believed that both shQoings are. the re-
suits OF feltd which came near breaking out a
week ago, when the Sury On and Hop Sing so.
;cleties were having suppers at Two big Chinese
Restaurants, 10 prevent which a detachment of
police was stationed between The Two estau.
fants.s Threats were. however; made aud Sney
On member was the first TO be shot last night,
and his shooting was almost Immediately fol-
Der OF another society. - s..
Itwas learned That hin the past few days
some Chinese had brought wildcat into the
cilY and that his flesh had been deYOured, a, it
Is a belief :amoug them that eating such flesh
induces courage IL IS thought more trouble
will follow soon. ::'.:'-. -. -. =