The herald., 1893-08-01
QUONG All MOON SL|TTLESTORY
The Alleged Murderer of Guet
How on the Stand.
He Claims That All Lipp Was the Man
Who Did the Stabbing.
The Defendants Stands the Cross-Exam-
fnation in Good Shape-His Dra-
matte Recital OF the
Episode.

uhy In Juoge Smlth'e court OF the tra2-
edy that resulted, on the morning OF
June 9th. in Guet How, a pretty little
China woman, being stabbed to death
and Wong All Lipp shot by All Moon.
The clean-looking defendant was con-
siderably excited during the first por-
tion OF his examination, but gradually
became more composed.
His cross-examination was conducted
by ex-Judge W. A. Cheney, and it was
a very subtle and searching one. The
defendant made very good witness,
however, and il his story of the tragedy
is not true, he has become an oriental
liar OF exceeding smoothness in the Is
years of his life.
He testified very fully about all the
details of the tragedy.
He had known Guet How for about
year, and had been frequent visitor at
the house where she lived. He grew to
be very fond of her and she of him. She
agreed to marry him, and he had under
taken to rescue her from life of shame
and marry her. He made her numerous
presents, and spent large part of his
earnings as laundryman upon him.
During Chinese New Year he had a
conversation with Guet How about mar
riage. She sat on his lap and related
her troubles to Ah Moon, telling how
all her earnings we're taken by Tom
Bing and how che WAS watched by
Wong All Lip, her guard. She wanted
him to raise enough money TO take her
away by the following Tuesday, and he
agreed to the plan. She was to leave
her door unlocked, and they were to
slip awey to some secure place and get
married.
He went to his friend All Dock after
this interview, and the next evening re-
turned with him to Guet How's room,
telling her he had been successful 10
raising the money.
Wong All Lip came hurriedly in while
they we're there and said to All Moon
II know what you are here for, know
what your plan is. and If you do not
quit coming hereI will kill you both
man and woman"
All Moon told All Quon about his plan
and he agreed to aid In the matter. In
the morning he arose at O'Clock in Ah
Quon's room, took his revolver and,
with All Quon and All Teck, went to
Guet How's room to take her away.
They went up quietly and he left his
friends at the turn of the hall, going on
alone himself to Guet How's room,
where he tapped lightly.
She asked if 1t was All Moon, and he
replied that it was, and che asked why
he had come 80 late.
He told her it was not, and they
heard some one coming. Guet How
asked him to 60 into the other room and
he did 90. When coming first into her
room he had closed the door behind
him and sprung the lock.
Presently the footsteps stopped at
Guet How's room, and he heard a burst
ing in of the door.
Then he heard two cries by Guet How
to save life. He pulled out his revolver
and rushed into the room. Guet How
was lying ON the bed and Wong All Lipp
was standing by the door that had been
burst open. All Lipp had something in
his hand the defendant thought was a
pistol. and said:
"Now is the time to take both your
lives"
Thinking All Lipp was about to shoot
him, All Moon shot as quickly as he
could. He shot second time, and All
Lipp retreated. He saw him just as he
reached the door leading out ON the
verandah, and fred third shot at him.
When he got out in the hall he saw a
ChiEaman whom he could not recognize.
He had no hat on and ran in an oppo-
site direction from that taken by All
Lipp.
Then All Moon went back Guet How's
room. He did not remain long, but
went away. He threw his pistol away
when he reached the landing, but before
that had cried out himself: ''Save life 70
because his friends had disappeared, and
he was frightened. A man from the
restaurant opened the door, and the
defendant went through it and left the
city.
He described his journey to Pasadena,
and sthe incidents on the way just az
they have been given time and time be-
fore. admitting everything that the
prosecution 80 patiently have been
proving by eye.witnesses.
On cross-examination an attempts was
made to confuse All Moon, but he made
no perceptible breaks. He was very
willing to reply, and said that the rea-
son he ran away was because he thought
he had killed Alb Lipp.
He was questioned about his state
ments at the receiving hospital shortly
after his arrest, before Alb Lipp. when
he denied having ever seen him before,
and that he was out at Pasadena that
day. II the prosecution expected him
to deny the statements they were dis.
appointed, because he admitted he told
falsehoods there. He gave as q reason
that he was young, had no friends
there, and scarcely knew what he was
saying.
There was some rebuttal testimony
before the daily adjournment, and All
Lipp was given a chance to strenuously
deny that he had ever bought the knife
the Ferner boys swore he bought at
their mothers store.
The trial will be resumed this morn.
ing, and the testimony will no doubt be