The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-26
THEY ARE AFTER Him.
Highbinders Again Threaten
Moy jim Nun.
The Hourded Man Seeks Solace in the Opium
Pips-other Chinese Threatentd-Ths
New Circulars

Moy Jim Nun, the Chinese interpreter for
the Federal courts, was in a state of terror
bordering on frenzy yesterday, and for the
first time in many months he 'hit the pipe"
again and again until the soothing opium
luled him to sleep.
Moy was at work on his fifth pipe when
THE CALL reporter stumbled into his dark
little cubby-hoe in the rear of the store
room at 9O1 Dupont street. He reused up
with:
'What you want?"
81 am told, Moy, that the highbinders
issued another circular this morning threat
enng your life," said the reporter.
Whatever else Moy jim Nun has learned
in the way Of English there can be no ques-
ton as TO his proficiency IN profanity.
For a good long minute after he straight
ened himself up on his bunk Moy poured
fourth AS choice collection of English
oaths as any rouDder on the Barbary Coast
ever uttered when under full head Of
steam beer
Finally nature arrested itself and Moy
paused for breath. Then, seemingly re-
lieved in body and mind. he continued:
Eyes, its true. There was another cir
cular posted up last night, and this morning
my friends tore them down.
~
up. They are not all alike.
Some are filthy like the first one; some
are written nice. Oh, they'll kill me yet;
they II kin me yet"
And with a eroan Moy rolled over on the
bunk aud grabbed his opium-pip again.
Until after he had cooked the dope" as
preparing the opium is called. Moy would
say nothing, but having once more quieted
his nerves he sat up and resumed his talk.
This time" chuckled NOV, they've got
some more in with ME. There are two
more Chinese on the bills this time,
Lee Wah and Tam Ping Chu. But that
don't help me any If they kill any they
kill me first"
And again Moy rolled over and began
pulling away at his comforting pipe.
1t was useless to try and get anything
more out of him. Moy jim Nun wanted to
forget and wanted especially to forget there
were such beings as highbinders
After several futile attempts to get the
drugged Chinaman to talk the reporter felt
his way out OF the room into the store be-
yOnd. Had the high binders invaded MOy's
den at that moment they could not have
seen him for the dense smoke from his pipe.
III thought Moy didn't smoke OPIUM"
said the reporter to Lee Wan, who stood
outside.
mot much, not mucn." said Lee; "but if
highbnders going TO kill him, why-what
difference does it make? ?"
1t seemed to be an accepted fact around
MOy jim Nuns place that sooner or later
the highbinders will kill him. and the Chi
nese look upon the prospects OF the murder
cf their friend in the near future with quite
as much complacency as if it was TO be his
marriage 10 fifth wife.
The circulars posted yesterday were, al
stated, of different character both as 10
language and writing.
The obscene circulars were poorly writ
ten, while those which recited Moy's alleged
crimes were we'll written and couched in
good language A translation of one of the
latter style OF circulars reads as follows
IL is a cruel thing to murder man, but 10
murder is not so cruel as tho things Moy jim
Nun. Lee Nah and 1 am Ping Chu have done
Moy Jiu " un Is advising Chinese TO 20 TO the
Registrar and register. He has even taken some
of the Ignorant Chinese to get their photos
taken aud has tempted them not 10 refuse to
obsy the law. Is 1t right for Moy Jim Nun TO do
mean things like that? The registration law is
cruel 1t would serve Chinese iIee dogs. Moy
jim Nun Is selfish Let him beware. His time
is not long. Maybe in the present month. He
wants all the opium business TO himself. For
this he tells the Custom House on his country
men. Moy jim Nun is sneak. Let all Chinese
hook ont for Moy jim Nun. Lee Wah and Tam
Ping Gnu
During the afternoon, while Moy jim
| nj un was smoking opium and Lee Wah
keeping watch on the front door Of 9o1
Dupont street Tam Ping Chu got out
| circular of his own and had it pasted on
every deadwall in Chinatown. From one
of Tam Ping Chu's clerks the following
translation OF the document was secured:
An argument Is herewith complalnted by Tam
| Ping Chu.
/ am Tam Plug Chu. have carried on my
| business In San Francisco over twenty years
| since. | have never been done anything wicked
| In seeking my money from the Custom house
| Everybody knows about me iG thi. Chinatown.
In regarding 10 The circumstances OF registration
which had been consulted about by the Chinese
| Bentvol' mt society night. about how TO
violate this cruel law, L was there, too, but L
| have nothing 10 say, but only said my argree.
| ment is just TO attend to the committee of Six
| Companies, that's all. Moreover, l have not
| acquainted with Moy Jim Nun long as wa, In
| San Francisco, and do not know who makes
| this false accusations involving me. | herewith
| investigate this case strictly IL anybody
notices TO me the person who makes out these
| bills and arrest him aud deliver him to the
| Chinese Benevolent Society l will ofer myself
| him reward OF 500. l never talk any false
| hood Herewith given, TAM PING CHU.
| Toue, secretary of the Six Companies,
was seen, and said:
| "It's all Observation-Disclosures. What you
| call 'em-rot? Some one is trying to scare
| Moy jim Nun. 1t amounts to nothing
But Moy doesn't think So and neither do
| the police. The Chinatown officers are ex-
| pectng hghbinder murder most any day
| or night. and think that Moy jim Nun will
| In all probability furnish the corpse. To
| the end Of preventing any crime speci al at
| tenton Is being given to certain localities
| where highbinders most frequent, and the
| police have given Moy jim Nun some ex-
| cellent advice about curtaiing his custom
| ary promenades and keeping at home.
| One of the Chinese attached to the Six
| Companies, in commenting upon the mat
| ter, said: 1--WE certainly hope there will be
no trouble. 1t would be the worst thing
that could happen just now. and would
make our task of fighting the Geary bill
doubly hard. The truth Is these men are
not after Moy Jim Nun on account of the
| Geary bill or his transations, but because
| he gave information about smuggled opium.
| Moy Jim Nun has been out of favor with
| the most of the Chinese for some five years
| now and has always had moro or less trou-
| bic. The Six Companies propose doing
everything possible to apprehend the par
| ties VINO are making these threats, and it is