The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-06
RIDDLBD With BULLETS.
A Chinese Christian Killed for
Coin by a Hjghbinder.
The Hatehetmen Thought He Had Taken q
Female Chattsl to the Presbyterian Mis-
sion-The Assassin Identified.

murder of peculiar atroeity even for
bloody Chinatown occurred at $50 o'clock
last night near the entrance to the Mon
golian lOdging-house, 1907 Stockton street.
Huey Wing a Chinese cook employed in
Fields Seminary, was passing and was shot
in the back by highlander, who fired sew
eral bullets from a 45-caliber revolver. 0ne
Of the bullets passed through the breast,
another cut its way through the abdomen
taking with it fragment of cloth from the
victims blouse, and third perforated his
right arm.
A TRAIL OF BLOOD.
Wing shrieked and ran toward Washing
ton street. leaving trail of blood and the
three bullets that had gone through his
body behind. He had covered a distance Of
about go feet when his strength failed. He
fell grooming to the ground and rolled over
aud over in the dust. The assassin quickly
disappeared, while a great crowd gathered
around the wounded man. Wing was
taken to the Receiving Hospital. when DIR.
Miner examined his wounds and decided
that lie would die. Wing between his
grOans told all he knew of the assault upon
him and pite0usly bewailed the fate of bis
wife and children, who are In China. He
thought that he had been aSsailed by high
been instrumental in taking woman from
Chew IFS brothel in Ross alley and facing
her IN the Presbyterian Mission.
TIE MURDERER.
While he was still conscious Officers
Brown and Gibson brought in high binder
named Lai Lun. who had been found hid
ing under pile OF rags I'D house near the
scene of the crime. He could give no salts
factory reason for his attempt at conceal
ment and the officers were confident that in
him they bad the assassin of the dying cook.
He was placed near the opeIating-table,
where Wing lay bleeding.
SIS this the man who shot you?" Wing
was asked.
II think he is" was the answer.
a few moments later when Wing had
been told that he was going to die Lai Lun
was again placed before him and this time
Wing positively identified him as the muir
derer and signed declaration to that effect.
Lun was irOned and placed In the tank of
the City Prison. lie denied all knowledge
Of completely in the crime, and if it was he
who had used the pistol he had in some way
managed to get rid Of it.
THE RESCUED WOMAN.
The woman for whose rescue Wing in
Cured the wrath of the bighbnders is 81
FOng, native Of Canton, where she was
stolen from her parents. She was brought
to this city in last December. and was told
TO tell the Custom House officers that she
came here to find her father. The alleged
father" turned up in due time and took
her to his house, whence she was trans
ferred three days after landing to the den
in Ross alley, where she remained until TWO
weeks ago. She SAYS there are still six girls
in the house who cannot escape, and that
the upper story Of the place is the head
quarters of the notorious Chez Tuck
Tong of highhnders. She declared that
Wing had nothing to do with her escape,
but that before she left China she was told
of the Presbyterian Mission and given to
understand that if she was iItreated here
the mission would befriend her.
FOLLOWED THE CARRIAGE.
1t was learned at the mission that on
the night Of 81 FoOn's rescue Wing followed
the carriage which conveyed her from Ross
alley to the mission, circumstance that
probably caused the highbnders tn think
that he had played an important part in the
woman'S escape. At the Chinese church
monaghan was found who said that the
town had contributed $1,000 to paw the
highbinders for killing Wing and that $1,000
is offered for the murder Of those who as
sisted ten girls 10 escape from one of these
places last Friday night.
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
At II o'clock Wing died and a charge Of
murder was placed after the name of the
man in the tanks
Wing came to this country about % years
ago, and was baptized by the late DIR.
LoomiS. He studied for the ministry, but
for some reason failed to complete his
course. He attended church Yesterday
morning An inquest will be held on the
remains this afternoon.