The record-union., 1893-07-24

emily out of ammunition, for at this
junctnre he started TO run, and We jim,
seeing officers coming in hot haste, like
wise broke il another direction.
Captain simmons, who was at Second
and when the battle opened, was close
at hand when the race began, and sue
ceeded in capturing Ye Jim, while Off
Ger Ahern gathered in All Leum. They
were both disarmed and locked Up.
All Leum was employed in the Suffer
Club, and Ahern caught him just as he
was sneaking into the bank building. He
had disposed OF his pistol, however.
While the shooting was going Oh an
other Chinaman, whose identity is I'M
known, appeared at doorway on the
north side of l street, below Third, and
took hand. He fired one or two shots,
but at which OF the other two is not
known. Some say he fired at \ h Leum,
and others say it was at Ye Jim.
But one Of the bullets from the north
side Of 1 street struck the post behind
which Ee Jim was partly sheltered, and
that was about three feet above his head.
The others went flying down Third
street for several blocks, one passing
close by the head Of one of y. Zeman-
sky's boys, who was standing at Third
and J streets.
Two of Jim's bullets were found to
have lodged in his enemy's post, while
another glanced from it and went flying
over to the railroad depot, where it is
said to have struck near the rear OF Wells
Fargo's office.
Fortunately there were no street cars
in line with the bullets and but few
white persons on the streets III the vicin-
ity of the battle at that hour, or innocent
lives would have been sacrificed.
A prominent member OF the Chez
Kong Tong assured a RECORD-UNIoN re-
porter that Ye Jim is not member of
that organization and does not belong 10
any tong" unless it be the Fong Duck
Tong, whose headquarters are at the cor
ner of Second and l streets, body that
has not as yet established a fighting rec
ord.
The fight created considerable excite
ment in the Chinese quarter, and almost
every one Of the several hundred China
men that gathered about the scene imme-
diately alter the shooting had his right
hand up the left sleeve Of his blouse, or
underneath it, ana it was evident that
they were ready for business.
If the head men of the Chinese c0mpa-
MES are wise they will put a stop to these
frequent shooting scrapes on the public
streets, for-judging from expressions
heard on every side-if any white per-
sons should be shot down during one Of
these riots the Chinese-must-g question
will be apt to be settled in short order, so
far as Sacramento is concerned.
AN UNBIASED ACCOUNT.
The following account of the battle was
handed in by a Chinaman last night, and
it makes the whole thing SO clear that one
can readily understand just how it oc-
Cured. 1t is published without change
from tho original. The penmanship is
excellent, but the style is unique:
SACRAMENTO. July 23rd
Last Night While a Member OF the Hing
kung tong Was passing along 3rd street ne
Was met by members OF the FOng tuck
tung. and OF. the Gee kun2 tung heigh binder
societies > Members OF the tOng tuck tung.
Challenged. the Bing hun9 tung man. 10 FIgut.
, or 1 times quiet y nuIaber OF Words pass.
between the tOns tuck tong men. and the Bing
kung tung man. in wicd the IiHs kUng lung.
man Refused to night but Was forced 10 Fight
While the member Of the Bing kung tung
Was going to A Friend on. l st between End 3.
when near the Corner of 3rd st
ne Was met by members. OF the tong tuck
tung. and opened Fire ON him. he ran to II
friends house near by got Pistol came out
and Defended himself
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