Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-05
Mysterious Shooting Affair in Which
a Celestial Suffers.
PLOT TO ASSASSINAqE CHARGED
Detectives Working on the Affair,
Which is Complicated.
M X e DUP ESTIMO Y

The trouble in "Chinatown about two
weeks ago between the factions of the
celcstials broke out again last night, and
bullet sent from the pistol Of an alleged
'highbinder" came near killing member
of one of the Chinese societies. Moy r.
Chew. laundryman on Ith street north
west. between F and G streets, is charged
to have fired the shot, while Moy All Sing
is the celestial whose leg stopped the bull
let and probably prevented its going far
ther and killing some other person. When
the other cases were heard in Judge Mil
lers court there were witnesses heard on
both sides, and some of them made charges
OF the most serious nature against others.
Moy All Sing. who was shot last night,
cialmed that he was the victim OF the al
legged "highbinders." They had threat
ened his life. so he charged. and it was in
evidence that money-about $'0o-had been
collected for the purpose OF getting Sing in
Jail or IN a coffin. and the poor man was
really frightened. When he told his side of
the chinatown fractional trouble he meant
every word he said. And so did his friends.
But the other side had the greater number
OF witnesses and consequently outswore
Sing and his friends.
Sings wife is a halfbreed and lives with
MIN, as does his aged father-in-law, and
he is one of the few Cinnamon who has a
wife. In his efforts to support his wife and
father-in-law Moy reduced the price of his
work washing shirts for cents and charg-
ing a correspondnsly low price for. other
work.
This did not suit the other celestfals, so it
is claimed, and they banded together to get
rid of the Objectionable one.
Charges IL Plot.
While they were discussing the removal
of Sing the latter was busy in his laundry
at Mis-: ouri avenue and H. street washing
clothes at the cut rate, and when he learn
ed about the alleged plot against his life
he appealed to the officers of the law. Even
after Judge Miller disposed of the charges
Moy All Sing thought he had reason TO
fear that his life would be taken. and he
called uLcn his counsel. Lawyer William
e. Aughinbaugh, and told him of what was
going on. -Four days ago he called and
said that his enemies lad concluded to
assassinate him on the Fourth OF July,
when the noise made by the fireworks
would drown the report of a pistol Even
after hearing that tie lot to kill him had
fallen to particular Chinaman he did not
leave his place of business and seek the
protection of the officers of the law but
remained about his laundry all day. until
he had to be taken away with bullet iii
his Les.
Between and 10 o'clock NIoy Sing went
to the front door OF his house to look at
the fireworks, leaving his wife and colored
servant inside. He had been there only a
few minutes when d bullet entered his leg.
The question for the court to de termine is
who fiji ed the shot.
Varied Claims.
Moy Sing claims that Chew was across
the stIe et and that he fired tie shot This
Chew denies. and his friends claim that
Moy Sing shot himself.
When the police learned of the shooting
the patrol wagon was sent foi and Me in
jured celestial was driven off to the Elmer
Sency Hospital. There DR.. Smith dressed
the wound after removing the bullet, and
in this work Sings counsel, who is also
physician, assist ed.
Moy Sirg was ablel to leave the hospital
this morning and attend court. but the
case went over until Tuesday. some de-
tectivc work is needed TO get the truth of
the matter and present all the facts to the
court.
Detectives Carter and Gallaher We're no
titled of the sfootng about an hour after
it occurred. ard they arrested Moy Chew
near where the shot was fired.
Surrounded b, Mystery.
Because of the serious charges made on
either side considerable interest In the
case is being manifested by the authori-
ties, and several officers are at work on
it. An effort is being made to have
the custom house interpreters from New
York come here and take part in the hear
ing next Tuesday.
While Moy Sing charges that Chew fired
the shot which might have ended his life
and claims that he has at least two other
witnesses, Moy Chew, already stated
claims that Sing shot himself. Lawyer
Carroll W. Smith is counsel for Chew and
fired. To a Star reporter he said he
standing on the street talking to Chew.
his client. when the shot was fired. Chew,
he says, did not fire the shetland he is sat
isfed that Sing shot himself. There is a
company. of which Sing is member. he
said. and some of its members were
driven from other cities before they came
here. He repeated that he is satisfied that
Sing shot himself, as many other China
men have done along the Pacific coast
when they want to get others incarcerated
He says that he has reported the facts
to the district attorney as well as to the
Treasury Department.
Moy Chew was released last night on
81, 600 security and the bail was renewed
this morning.
Chinese Testimony.
This afternoon Detectives Carter and
Gallaher visited chinatown" and cues
toned almost every resident but outside
the establishment of the Sam Lee Com
pany, of which Moy All Sing is manager.
there was not a Chinaman who would say
he believed Moy Chew did the shooting.
"Moy Sing no Hkea Moy Chew, and he
makee trouble for Moy Chew. He shoctee
himself
This is what nearly every Chinaman said.
Annie Brooks. a colored girl, who is en-
ployed in Sings place. says she saw Moy
Chew when he did the shooting. After
firing the shot. she says, he ran in the
park.
At the Quong Sang Lung Company. 314
Pennsylvania avenue. there was a large
gathering of Cinnamon this afternoon who
were discussing the case. One of the pro-
prietors told Star reporter that Moy
Chew was in the store at the time of the
shooting, and he was satisfied that Sing
shot himself.
The detectives claim that they have three
witnesses to the affair This afternoon the
injured man was suffering from the result
ing was the result sof an effort on the part
CT his enemies to get rid of him
Judge Miller will have to settle the ques-
ton when the case is tried next week
THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS-.