Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-28
SHOT IN THE SIDE.

Moy Chung, Chinese Laundryman,
Under Arrest For Assault With At
tempt TO XIII.
John McGrath of ATS East Main street.
a young man seventeen years of age. was
shot through the body at IL o'clock last
night by Moy Chung, a Chinaman who
conducts laundry at 407 East Main
street. Officer Bailey was on his beat
along East Main street, when his attention
was attracted by the discharge of pistol
This was followed by two more reports in
rapid succession. and a few young men
were seen Running from the direction of
the laundry. The officer ran across the
street, entered the laundry and placed
Moy Chung under arrest. A dihgent
search failed to bring to light the revolver.
Moy Chung says that the boys passed
his store about $50 o'clock and threw in a
lighted fire cracker. Shortly after IL
o'clock they returned, entered the shop
and picked up n bundle of shirts and
started off with them. He gave chase and
fred after them. He says he is
men, who take a special delight in
making all the trouble they can around his
place. The officer heard no disturbance
around the store previous to the shooting,
although he was in the vicinity.
The boys told another story. There
were four of them, George Morton, John
Bowe, John Kelly and John McGrath
leaning against the fence short distance
from the laundry talking about how they
would spend the Fourth of July, and see
ing Officer Bailey approaching thought
they had better move on. The laundry
man was standing in the doorway. he
spoke to them and Morton and Bowe
stopped and asked what he wanted. The
Chinaman raised the revolver and fred.
The boys started off on a dead run and
heard another shot. McGrath cried out
thst he was shot, but his companions
thought he spoke in jest and all kept on
until they had reached McGrath's resi-
dence. All entered the house. On exam
ination it was found that his clothes were
saturated with blood. Doctors Donahue
and Crane were summoned and found
bullet hole in the boys right side and
another in the abdomen where the bullet
had escaped. His injuries are not con-
| sidered fatal. At IL o'clock last night the
police took Sam Sing. an employe of the
laundry, to the police station fearing he
might be injured in case the friends of Nc
Grath should become exasperated over the
| shooting A half burned irecracker was
found in the laundry.
The Chinaman presented a sorry sight
in the police court this morning. His
| thick and protruding lips were open show
| ing the uneven rows of black teeth. His
eyes rolled around nervously. He trem-
bled in every limb and the few words he
mumbled were said with fear. His face
presented sickly, yellowish blue tinge
and his whole aspect was repugnant. At
torney Russell asked for an adjournment
until tomorrow morning until the true
condition of McGrath could be learned.
| Chung took the witness stand and asked
for a longer adjournment as he had sent
for Chinese interpreter to New York,
who would have charge of the case. He
preferred to wait until Saturday. The
case was so adjourned and no bail was
fixed. The following witnesses were
ordered to appear without further notice:
John Bowe, Johd Kelly. G. Morton. Off
Ger Bailey and DR. Crane.
Sam Sing the partner of Chung. told
reporter this morning that this same gang
had time after time annoyed them in their
work. They threw large stones into the
place, soiled the clothes in process Of
| cleaning and they were warned that some
of them would get hurt. The police in
general pronounce the gang a tough one
and say that although the Chinaman was
not justified in taking such extreme meas
ures, yet he was provoked enough by this
crowd to try the patience of any person.