Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-30
HING WY THE PENMAN.
A MONGOLIAN WHO FORCES BANK
CHECKS.
Louis Hing's Fall From Grace, Through
the Fsscinations Of Fan Tan-How
He Played the Bogus
Check Game.

It is not often that a Chinaman be-
comes 80 civilized as to attempt to forge
an American name, but such q case
came to light yesterday. This particu-
lar celestial edition of Jim the Penman
is smart, bright looking Mongolian
named Louis Hing Wy.
The arrest was made by Constable
Clement on complaint sworn to by E.
L. Allen, of Allen Bros. & Co., commits
sion merchants on Commercial street.
Hing Wy is we'll known to all the
commission men in the city. He has
lived in California upwards of 10 years,
and most of the time in this county.
aGt IA nnm9er o. years past IS %ss as 2ns
fAnch 81 Vernon, one of the largest
Chinese gardens in that section.
Wy had the reputation of being a
good, thrifty, sharp business man, and
frequently made large sales to the vari-
ous commission firms of the city. A few
months ago Wy began to devote less
time to business and more to the festive
game of fan-tan, and it is now thought
that he must have lost a large amount
of money, not only his own, but also OF
his co-partners. At any rate, he was
put out of the company.
few days after he had severed his
connection with the Dick Wing company,
he came to Allen Bros store and asked
for $25 advance on car of onions.
This firm having done large business
with the Wing company, paid the money.
Wy promised to have the onions ready
in q few days, but not hearing anything
more in regard to them, Mr.. E L. Allen
drove down to the ranch to learn the
cause of the delay, where he was in
formed Of the fact of Wy's dismissal
from the company. He hunted wy up,
and succeeded in getting back the $25.
A few days later telephone message
from the First National bank was re-
ceived, stating that Chinaman had
presented q check, signed Allen Bros,
for $62. .25, but the cashier was suspicious
of the genuineness. Mr.. Allen immedi-
ately went to the bank, where he found
Wy and the check. The signature of the
latter was written in scrawling style,
like that of a 6-year.old schoolboy, and
did not resemble in the least resemble
the firms signature. Wy said he had
received it from another Chinaman, and
would go to see him about it. He walked
out of the bank. but never came back
with the other Chinaman.
A warrant was issued for his arrest,
but up to yesterday he has evaded all
search. Although out of sight, he still
continued to make efforts to raise money
on various checks. He presented one
at the Alta mills, on Los Angeles street,
for $85, but they refused to cash it.
Wy then took this check to Draper &
More's grocery store, in Vernon, late
one evening and asked the firm to ad-
vance SIS on it until the next day, as he
needed the money to buy some hay.
Mr.. Moore had known the Chinaman so
long that he gave him the money. His
suspicious were not aroused until the
next day, when no wy appeared, and
upon taking the check to the bank, he
found it was a forgery.
This very smooth Chinaman's next
move was to send a white man to the
bank with third check. But the
bank refused to cash this also,
and upon being questioned, the bearer
made very evasive answers and got
away as soon as possible. Yesterday
morning Mr.. ]. w. Rogers, member Of
the firm of Allen Bros, saw the smooth
Louis Wy on Los Angeles street, and
soon had him in hand. Constable
Clement was notified and took him to
the city jail. On being searched, a
check for $50, made payable to Louis
Hing Wy and signed by W. r. Strong
& Co., written in lead pencil, was found !;
alec check made out in the same
name, but unsigned.
In the afternoon Mr.. Moore came to
the police station and identified Wy as
the Chinaman who had obtained the
$15 from him.
The signatures on all the checks, on
being compared. were evidently in the
same hand writing.
As near as can be calculated, about
$500 of this worthless paper is in the
hands Of different parties. Wy's exam
ination will take place today.
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