The herald., 1896-10-14
The Murder a Result Of the
Tong Feuds
FIGHTING FOR AN INFANT
Porta Fails 10 Sustain the Allegations
Against His Wife
J. A. Burns Hardly Treated, aud He Claims
$l0,S50 Damages
WE. Stoermer Goes to jail Rather Than
Pay Alimony-The Contract for the
Improvements in the Rubio Can
yon District Let Yesterday.


The elite of Chinatown turned out yes
| terday and made a good showing in de-
partment one, in honor of what was
really the first day in what promises to
be the notable trial Of Chew Wing
Cow.
The natives Of the celestial kingdom
have code of morality-or immortality,
perhaps-in which 1t is prescribed that
life must be given for life taken. In
that it is not essentially different from
the Mosaic code of the Christian, and It
is the key that explains the murder of
the late much respected Mr.. Wong Chez,
who was the one particular bright and
shining light of the Chinese society
known as the Bing Ong tong.
About year ago one Lucy Suey was
killed in Chinatown and, as he was the
business agent, SO to speak, of the Hop
Sing tong, his blood cried for vengeance
to heaven. 1t is claimed by those who
profess to know that the murder of
Wong Chez was q planned outrage to
revenge, or avenge according to the
standpoint of view taken, the death of
Lucy Suey. who was gathered to his
fathers year ago.
Whether the defendant in this trial,
Chew Wing Cow, was the lord high ex-
ecutioner' of the Hop Sing faction re-
mains to be seen as the facts are devel-
oped during the trial.
While the Hop Sings have rallied to
the support of their brother in trouble
and have retained counsel to conduct
his defense, the Bing Ongs have also
retained special counsel to assist Dep
uty District Attorney McComas in pros
ecuting the case. Without meaning any
disrespect to counsel 1t may be mem
toned that as Horace Appel, Esq, is as
soctated with the prosecution and r. A.
Ling, esq, with the defense, and they
both have the reputation of being ex-
ceedingly "snappy" in their mode of con-
Quoting case, there is every chance of
the spectators being entertained If not
amused. That is unless the court is
more than usually severe.
THE TESTIMONY BEGINS.
The first witness put forward yester-
day morning was v. j. Rowan, the sur
veyor and engineer, who testified to
having made the large map spread upon
the wall in full view of the jury, The
| map was drawn to the scale of one inch
to ten feet, and showed in varigated
-colors the principal stores and points
round and about the place on Alameda
street, near Marchessault, where Wong
Chez was killed.
Mr.. Rowan was examined at length.
both on direct and cross-examination,
regarding the various measurements
ana distances and in that way the jury
| were made familiar with the surround
! ings in Chinatown which will be made
still more familiar to them before the
| case is ended.
DR.. e, A. Bryant, the police surgeon.
| testlneG to having, on July 9th, attend
| ed Wong Chez, when brought to the re-
celving hospital about $3.50 to o'clock.
he had known Wong Chez for two or
three years. He found him suffering
| from gunshot wound on the face. The
| ball had entered below the right law.
breaking it, cut through the tongue,
broke the left jaw and made it's exit be-
| low the left ear. He was not able to
| speak, owing to the condition of his
| tongue, but he was conscious. He made
some statements in writing and also by
| nodding his head. He died three or four
| days later.
| A spot about dollar in size, on the
right side Of Wong Chee's face, was
powders stained, indicating that the MIS-
| tol must have been held close to the face.
On cross-examination the witness
| stated that Wong Chez was a man about
| hve feet seven and half inches in
height and well put up Chinaman. At
torney Ling examined DR.. Bryant at
| length regarding the course of the bullet
and succeeded ultimately in obtaining
T, the admission that the course was back
ward and slightly upward.
| Police Officer Lennon was the next wit
| ness and testified to having heard what
he thought was fire-cracker, and then
police whistle, while on his beat on
A Avov, 1n ctr =, trxI,k
He was standing on Apablasa street and
had just got to the corner of China alley
when he heard the police whistle. He
retraced his steps along Apablasa to
Alameda and ran diagonally across, his
| attention being attracted by his MOTTO
Ing body lying in the glare Of light in
| front of Tuck Lees store. AS he ran
| across he noticed vehicle with, so far
| as he remembered, three persons in it.
The vehicle had open sides and a can
i opy Top.
In brief that was the officers testi-
mony. but it was elaborated in answer
ing the questions of counsel and also
cross
| THE KING-PIN WITNESS.
| Young Mr.. Percy Hammond Bell is the
witness in whom. very largely, the hopes
| or the prosecution are centered. He is O
gentiemaniy appearing young fellow,
| very English in manner and address. In
| part he testified as follows
| Il was coming up Alameda street or
| the night in question and was crossing
the track when I heard a shot. and in
front of Tuck Sings store saw four
Cinnamon. In a moment one of them
began to sway and then fell, and the
tallest ! noticed, put a gun under his
blouse. That one ran up the street and
the others scattered in other directions
| (Witness described the several direc-
tions on the map.) went up to the fall
len man and saw he was wounded in the
face. put my finger in his mouth and
discovered the mans tongue was lacera-
| ted. had lifted the mans head and as
! laid 1t down again after examination
| Officer Lennon came up. said to him
Can be of any service. have studied
| medicine? He answered: No, thanks.
and just after that the patrol wagon
| drove up.
The witness proceeded in detailing
the removal of the wounded man to the
receiving hospital. etc.
| Gould you see the Chinaman that had
the pistol?' inquired Attorney Appel.
Distinctly" was the unequivocal an