Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-03
JUDGE ROOTS HOUR.
Moy Chung the Chinese Shooter Bou
Over Under -. 900 Bonds.

Moy Chung the Chinese shooter Bound
Over Under $1,000 Bonds.
Joseph Lane was sleeping off a drunk
on tho green Yesterday when Officer Healey
took him in. He was fined So without
costs.
John Kelly for drunkenness was given
Is days without costs.
the desk facing the judge was crowded
with reporters. lawyers and stenographers.
Miss Nellie Donahue and Miss Dodge
talking careful notes of the trial.
Sloy Chung was alone as regards his
col ntrymen. with the exception of his
paftner. Sam Sing and the interpreter. or
Dr.. jim Fuzzy Moy. Attorney Thomas F.
Lnwlor looked after the interests of Chung.
The complaint was read 10 Chung in which
he was charged with assault with attempt
to commit murder on John McGrath. He
pleaded not guilty t. the charge.
The lowing witnesses for the state
were swpfn. DIR Donahue, John McGrath,
J. L. Lunny. officer Bailey, John :Sowe,
John Kelly. George Morton and John
Lunney. John Bowe was the first WIT
ness He testified follows: He, Kelly,
Morton and McGrath came down East
Main street at half past 10 o'clock that
night. stood near Chung's laundry about
three quarters of an hour. When they
eleven they saw Moy Chung standing in
his doorway. He said something to them
and he ad Morton turned and asked him
what b" wanted. Chung turned and
jumping over his counter seized n revolver
and as he was sliding over the counter
| again he fred at them. They all ran, he
and Morton in the lead. He heard anothe r
shot fired while they were running. He
was 80 yards away from the laun-
dry when the second shot was fired.
None of them were inside the Chinaman's
door, nor did any of them throw a stone or
firecracker into the laundry. nor did they
say any thing to Chung. Lived at the cor
ner of East Main and Orange streets. On
cross examination knew McGrath WAS shot
first when they got TO the house. He co Id
not be shaken in his direct testimony.
George Norton aged 10. residence of 437
East Main street. employed nowhere, cor
roborated Bowe's story in every particular.
John Kelly, residence Wall street,
was with McGrath at IA quarter past seven
was with him when Morton and Bowe
Joined them. The rest of the story was
the same as told by the others. mp to
the shooting. When they started for home
they did so because Officer Bailey
was approaching. Morton and Bowe
ahead about eight or ten yards.
When he and McGmth reached the door
"A shot was fred by Chung from inside the
door. They ran and when they had gone
forty or fifty yards McGrath said I'm
| shot" He did not believe him, but when
they arrived at his home they found that
he was shot. Did see another Chinamar
| inside the laundry.
DIR Donahue said he was called about IL
o'clock to attend McGrath. He found him
sitting in a chair in the front room of his
house. He had him put to bed and examined
him. He found a ragged wound on the
| left side of back between the eleventh and
| twelfth ribs. He found also another
wor nd in front where the bullet had come
through. The boy was not very bad. II
changed for the worse the day after.
This morning he could say he was practi-
| cally out of danger. Blood poisoning
| might possibly set in.
John Lunny. who keeps a saloon across
from Chung's laundry, heard 4 firecrackeI
60 Of in the place about 9:15 that night
HAS heard the pistol shots and saw
| Chung lire one shot at boys, ms they were
running. This closed the evidence for the
state. Attorney Lawler said he dlaHAot
intend to introduce any evidence %
| prisoner until he got before jury x<z
merely wished e., say that as regard1
| bonds they should be made reasonable,
because of the boy being out of dangel
| and because the accused could not furnish
heavy bonds. Prosecuting Attorney Rus.
| sell argued that bonds heavy enough 70
hold Chung should be required, as IL the
boy should die and Chung was ont under
small bond. il would be difficult C
bring him 10 trial Judge Root said thai
the shooting had been so recent. that he
did not consider il justice TO make n small
bond. The attorney for the defense could
apply 10 the state attorney for reduction
| in the bond. He found probable cause
and bound Chung over TO the next term OF
the superior court under bonds of Sc, 900.