The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-21
AFTER THE FRAY.
Active Crusade Against the
longs.
PRACTICAL WARNING GIVEN
The Police Visit the Headquarters of
the Suey Ongs and Bing
OngS.

Owing to the shooting ARRAY on Stockton
street Sunday night the police have resumed
an active crusade against the bighliiuders,
and are determined, if at all possible, to
compel them to obey the law.
Early yesterday morning Woo Gee Lee.
Chinese cook, was arrested on jackson
street by Sergeant Gillen and posse and
was lodged in the City Prison On charge
of carrying concealed weapon.
He was taken to the Receiving Hospital
yesterday and confronted by Chin Poo Don,
who was shot in the side during Sunday
nights fusillade, but Chin failed to iden-
tify him as one OF the combatants.
Woo Gee Lee, it appears, belongs to the
Ping Kung Tong, and is not under the flag
of the Suey Cng Tong or Bing Ong Tong.
Chief Crowley states that Sunday nights
affair Is not a regular highlander war. The
trouble arose out of q Suey Ong being called
q name by Bing Ong, and the insult was
made q tong affair Instead OF private
quarrel.
The police were unceasing in their efforts
yesterday to capture the com batants. but
without success.
Between and o'clock Sergeant Gillen
and possee accompanied by Detectives
COX and Glennon, paid visit to the head
quarters of the Sqey Ong Tong. at "a Wav-
erly place.
The door was unlocked. but the rooms
were without any occupants. 1t was evil
dent that the visit was expected. as the joss
and the flag had been taken away. but the
offerings Of fruit, flowers and swcetmeats
were left on the table on which the JOSS had
been placed.
A thorough search of the premises was
made for firearms or ammunition, but there
was nothing of the kind there.
The insQ nffarinpS vera scattered on the
floor, the large Chinese lanterns outside the
windows were torn TO shreds by the officers
and other practical evidences OF their visit
left behind as warning to the bloodthirsty
crew.
An immense crowd of Chinese, with q
sprinkling of whites, had gathered on the
street In front of the headquarters and fol-
lowed the posse while they made their way
to the headquarters Of the Bing Ong Tong.
at ST jackson street.
The crowd by this time had swelled to an
enormous size, but they appeared to be
filled with nothing but eager curiosity to
see what the police would do.
The headquarters Of the Bing Ong Tong
are on the top fla, Of the building. and on
reaching the door ii was found to be bolted
and barred.
Two of the stoutest policemen attempted
to kick it open, but 1t was too strongly bar
ricaded and one of the posse was sent to
the police station for an az. Even then
the door did not yield till several heavy
blows had been dealt 1t.
The Bing Ones were also conspicuous by
their absence, but they had not been able to
remove either their joss or their flag.
Detective Glennon went on the roof and
captured the flag. while the rest of the
posse paid their attention to demolishing
the joss and destroying all the flowers, fruit
and dalnties that had been offered up to APP
pease his wrath.
A thorough search of the premises failed
to reveal single firearm or pound Of am
muntiOn.
When the Bling Ongs entered their head
quarters after the departure of the officers
they would imagine it had been struck by
lightning.
A large blue painted board on which were
several Chinese letters in gold, which orna-
mented the top of the josshouse, scroll in
Chinese characters and circular were
taken to the police station to be translated
as il was thought either one or the other
might be composed of inflammatory Ian
guage. The flag was also carried off as q
trophy.
After the posse left the Bing Ongs' head
quarters and returned to the police station
the crowd quietly dispersed.