The herald., 1896-08-15
FIRST LINKS OF TESTIMONY
An Important Witness Who Saw the
Whole Affair
Seated Ia a Surrey Not Fifteen Feet From
the Scene
A Crowded Courtroom Of Interested CeIestia!s.
Incidents Of the Hearing-To Be Con-
tlnu.d Today-Grewsome
Testimony

preliminary examination of Chew Wing
Cow and Gong On Chung for the mur'
der of Wong Chez in Chinatown severa
weeks ago was commenced and occupied
the entire day without being nearly fin
ished. The court room was packed witt
motley mob of Celestials of all degrees
friends of the prisoners, and also mem
bers of the Bing On tong, of which the
late Chez was the leader. Messrs Davis
& Rush and r. A. Ling appeared for the
defense, while Deputy District Attorney
James was assisted by Horace II. Ap-
pel and George p. Phibbs in the prose
cution. Messrs. Phibbs and Appel have
been especially engaged by Chee's fac
ton to endeavor to convict the men who
are supposed to have been guilty of the
cowardly murder.
But two witnesses were examined dur
ing the morning session, Police Surgeon
Bryant and Officer John Lennon DR.
Bryant testified to the gunshot wound
in Chee's jaw, and described the course
of the deadly bullet. The ball entered on
the right side, and passed clear through,
breaking the jaw in several places and
nearly severing the tongue. When
brought to the receiving hospital Chez
could not talk, but was fully conscious.
He wrote on a piece of paper the names
of the two defendants. stating that Cow,
or Big JIM" as he is called, had shot
him, while Chung had stood by with a
revolver in his hand.
The prisoners had been brought be-
fore the wounded man and he had read
lily identified them as his assailants,
pointing out Cow as the wielder of the
weapon. Chez had evidently been shot
with the muZZle of the weapon held close
to his face, as his cheek was badly pow
der burned. The doctor further told of
the treatment of the wound and of the
death of Chez from its effects as has
been fully detailed before.
Officer Lennon was next called. He
said that at the time of the shooting he
was on the night beat in Chinatown
He had heard the report of the pistol as
he was standing talking to a Chinaman
on Apa ablasa street below Alameda and
spoke about it, but thought it was caused
by firecracker He left the Chinaman
and walked over into China alley a mo-
ment later, when he heard police whis-
tie being blown and ran quickly toward
the sound. Reaching Alameda street he
looked across just below the corner of
Marchessault and saw the form of man
lying on the ground. He was the first to
reach the side of the wounded man,
whom he recognized at Wong Chez
The shooting occurred immediat tely
in front of the Tuck Sing companys
store at No. 765 North Alameda street.
While Lennon was examining the
wounded Chez. Big Jim came up through
the throng which had assembled and
bent over the PROSTATE form asking
who it was that was hurt pretending not
rarnpnizp En-,
ther detailed the incidents of a search
that was made by him, in company with
Herald reporter and several Chinese,
for some Chinaman whose name he did
not know, but who was said by the Ce-
lestials to have been one of the men
in the shooting.
Deputy Constable II. B. Lyman was
the nrst witness called at the afternoon
session, after the cross-examination of
officer Lennon had been completed. Ly-
man was standing on Alameda street
in front of the Basket saloon when he
heard the shot and turned to see where
1t had been fired. AS he looked up the
he saw Chez standing in front
OF the Tuck Sing store, blindly endeav-
oring to enter. He failed to do this, and,
taking step backward, reeled and fell
Just at the outer edge of the sidewalk.
The officer ran as quickly as possible to
the spot and while running saw China
man suddenly dart into the door of the
store just as Chez reeled and fell
Lyman on reaching the scene imme-
diately went into the store without stop
ping to look at Chez and made an en-
1eavor to find the man who had so sud
denly lodged into the door. In this he
was unsuccessful as the only man ne
saw IN there was one who came from a
back room and said he had been smok-
ng there and had not seen the shooting.
This mans name was All Dock He then
stepped to the door and blew his police
in response to which Officer
Lennon came running to the spot. In
he street the constable noticed two
seated carriage stopped, but did not
earn the names of the occupants.
Officer William Matuskiwiz testified
% having been on his beat on North
Main street when notified of the shooting
BY Detective Bradish. He Immediately
vent to Chinatown, and in Wong Chee's
store at the corner of Nigger and Fer
,uson alleys met two Chinese, who
guided him to the store at 315 Marches
ault street, where Gong On Chung was
pointed out to him as one of the mur-
ierers and he arrested the man on the
spot. sending him to the station in the
patrol wagon.
The next witness sworn was one of the
iiO'S ihiPoi tollI III lIle case, ana neT du-
Ient on the stand was something Of
surprise to the defense. Miss D. TILL
nan, who resides on Ninth street, tes-
ified that on the night of the shooting
he was on Alameda street in a two
eated surrey in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hazel. They We're on their way
lome from East Los Angeles. AS they
'assed along the front of the Chinese
.uarter they drove slowly listening to !
he music of a Chinese band which was
'iaylng in room on the second floor
t the corner of Alameda and Marches.
ault, the very room where Chew Wing |
low was captured. She noticed a |
,hlnaman standing at the corner lean |
ng against telegraph pole.
AS they passed the Tuck Sing store
he was looking directly in and saw the
hooting at distance of fifteen feet or |
hereabouts. Chez was walking soutn
,hen Chinaman stepped from the door
the store. and placing a revolver to
Is head. fired. At the shot she saw
hee stagger and grope blindly for the
oor as II trying to enter the store, then
lep backward and fall. One Celestial
an I'D AIama6a CT g.