Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-08
CHARLEY WONG CH|NG'S GUN,
The Two Cause a Sensation in
East Los Angeles.
1t Went Off Accidentally but the PeO-
pie Thought it Was Murder.
How Chinese Wsshman Enlivened Ex-
istence on the East side-The De-
tectives Run the Offender
to His Wash House.

Charley Wong Ching, Chinese drum
mer and gatherer up of "washee" for a
laundry at Garvanza, was driving along
in his ramshackle cart yesterday after
noon about 8 O'Clock, on the San Fer
nando road. There wss nothing re-
markable about this fact, but the cub
sequent results were exciting.
He passed two young men on the
road who were evidently cunning for
birds. 1t seems that one of them was
about to sell shotgun to Ching, and at
the time he passed it up for inspection
bang" went the fowling piece. The
birdshot scattered in every direction.
Mrs. E. Droullard was about 200 feet
distant. She screamed that she had
been shot. The two young men took
their shotgun from the hands of the
frightened Chinaman and ran for the
woods. The Chinaman belabored his
pinto horse and seemed to be in hurry
to get to his wash house at Garvanza.
Mrs Droullard's 14year-old boy now sp-
peared upon the scene, mounted upon
an unsaddled horse. He chased the
Chinaman about 800 yards, and being
distanced, returned and reported the
matter to Capt. W. H. McKeag OF the
East Los Angeles police station. The
matter was telephoned to the central
police station, and Detective Auble was
detailed to investigate the alleged mys-
terious shooting.
| Mounted on horses the officers took
the direction indicated by the boy, but
in about an hour obtained a definite
description of the wagon and horse, and
at once went to Garvanza. When near
| the wash house they dismounted, and
on entering the house the boy identified
the Chinaman; the wagon and horse
were also found and identified.
| Ching had evidently been expecting
the officers, and was greatly excited.
He stated to the officer: White man !;
he give me gun; gun ehoot himself !;
white man take gun; me no bad China
man."
The officer did not believe the story ;
but their search for the gun was un-
availing,
Ching was taken to the East Los An
geles station as lie was nearing the
dark street leading to the station he re-
quested to be taken 10 the big Jail in
town." He evidently feared vigilance
committee.
Detective Auble, Captain McKeag and
reporter for the HERALD called at the
residence of Mrs. E. Droullard, 405
Kuhrts street, to ascertain the cause OF
the commotion. Mrs. Droullard stated
as above that thu young men handed
the Chinaman gun. and that the
Chiraman pointed the gun at her and
fired. Il was about 240 feet distant
the shot fell all around me like hail,
some struck me on the shoulder aud
held my hands up over my face; the
shot did not 60 through my clothing,
but had | been 10 feet nearer just know
| should have been hurt"
In answer to Detective Auble's ques
tions she stated that che was visiting
in the vicinity, had never seen the Chi
naman before, and that none of the
family had ever had any dealings witt
him, and that che knew OF no reason
why he should shoot ct her.
1t being evident that there was M
criminal intent, the Cbinaman was re
leased about s o'clock last evening.