The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-16
STARTED UP AGAIN.
The Chinese Highbinders Resume
Business.
0ne Hatehetman Seriously Stabbed-His As
sailant Accidentally Shoots Himself
in the Leg.

Now that the gladstone Chinese New
Year is a back number and fresh ledgers
for blOOdshed and murder records have
been opened by the highbinding tongs,
Chinese lawlessneSs is becoming as rampant
as usual in Chinatown.
Last night business was resumed, and
TWO subjects for the Police Surgeons care
occupied the Receiving Hospital operating
table.
few minutes after o'clock citizens
Charles Reardon and James White, who
were walking together down Stockton
street. near Washington. saw Chinaman
rush out Of 1915 on the former thoroughfare
closely pursued by another, who was blow
ing police whistle and calling loudly for
the arrest Of his fleeing eountryman. The
fugitive was accordingly stopped, and his
pursuer informed the men that he had just
been cut by him.
ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE.
Both the Cinnamon were arrested by the
citizens for the purpose of taking them TO
the new police station on WaVeTly place.
At the corner of Stockton and Washington
streets Officers Adams and Conway were
met and the two Cinnamon turned over To
them.
The officers HAD hardly got their prisoners
under way before the one accused Of hav-
ing cut the other broke loose and ran up
washington street at great rate, pursued
by Officer Adams. just as the officer
reached him the fellow drew a 38-caliber
hammerless revolver, but whether to shoot
the oiheer or throw the weapon away can
only De co9jectured. Anyhow, in handling
II the runaway succeeded in shooting him
self IN the calf Of the left leg. causing
free flow Of blood and an immediate halt on
his part.
on THE OPERATING TABLE.
When taken to the Receiving Hospital
the second Chinaman gave the name of
LeonR Chueu. He was found to have re-
ceiVed an lncised knife wound six inches
deep aud one nch wide. penetrating the left
side just above the hip and ranging up
ward, lnHlcting wound that viii most
probably result fatally. No weapons were
found on him by the officers.
All LeOng was the name given by the
man with the gunShot wound. When
searched large new bowie-knfe sharp as
razor, with nlne-lnCh blade, on which
fresh blood stains were clearly to be seen,
was found concealed in one OF his numerous
biouses. AS the wound in the leg was not
al all serious Le0ng was taken downstairs
and booked for assault to murder and car
rylng concealed weapons, after being lden-
tilted by Chuen as his asSailant.
Oficer Gibson of the Chinatown special
squad, while investigating the case found,
OH TIE SeCOHu lADulHg Oh 1UlO CtOckLOu
street, another new bowie knife, the cOun-
terpart Of the one found in Leong's pos
session.
FIGHTING TONGS.
As is now usual in all serious cases where
Cinnamon are concerned, neither Leong or
LeOng Chuen would give any details about
the affray. Leong denied doing the cutting,
ana claimed that he was a rancher from
Bouldin Island. Chuen said lie was ma
Chine-hand in the house where he was cut.
As far as the police have been able 20 as
certain the ARRAY is a resumption of the feud
between the different highbindng tongS, the
men being said to belong one to the On Yek
and the other 10 the Duey Leong tOngs.