The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-31
Wong Chez Died at His Residence
Yesterday Morning
RESULT OF THE INQUEST
Wing Chew Cow and Gong On Chong
Charged With Murder
Testimony Of tho WItnesses-filghbinder So
cleties to Be Broken Up-Some Missing
Witnesses Who Are Wanted

Wong Chez, the well-known Chinaman
who was shot by highbinders last Mon
day evening, on Alameda street. died
| at his residence yesterday morning at
o'clock as the direct result of the terri
BILE wound which shattered his lower jaw
to splinters and nearly cut his tongue in
two Wednesday evening DR.. Bryant
called upon Chez and found him doing
nicely, his wound healing and pulse and
temperature good. He left about $3.50,
when the injured man was sitting up
in bed writing. At 10 o'clock Chez was
given some rice tea, after which he
| fell asleep. About 80 in the morning
| the patient awoke and complained Of
| severe pain in his head, but soon fell
| off to sleep again. About a o'clock 1t
| was discovered that he was dead, hav-
| ing passed away peacefully while he
slumbered.
When the news reached Chinatown
| there was great excitement and groups
of Celestials gathered and discussed the
| matter in all it's bearings. Members of
| the different factions engaged in heated
| arguments with much gesticulation, and
excitement. Coroner Campbell was noti
| fed of the death and held an inquest at
p. M, impaneling the following jury:
| H. j. Field, foreman; r. u. Mennert, r.
| Leighton, A. M. Delavan, o. G. Jones,
| E. S. Metlin.
DIR. Bryant, the police surgeon, was
| the first witness examined and de-
| scribed the nature of the wound and the
| treatment. Together with DR.. Camp
| Lon l,1 Lo1 cd and
| found that death was the result OF a
| clot of blood forming in one of the yes
| sells Of the brain, caused by the bullet
| wound All Dan, brother of deceased,
| then testified, but did little more than
identify deceased as Wong Chez.
Attorney George II. Phibbs was in the
| receiving hospital Monday evening
when the prisoners, Wing Chew Cow and
| Gong On Chong, were brought into
Wong Chee's presence. He fully identi-
| fed the men, who were present, as the
ones said by Chez to have been his as
sailants Mr.. Phlbbs has been Wong
Chee's attorney for years, and on We'd
| nesday saw to the making out of COM
plant charging Cow and Chong with
assault with intent to kill. To this doc
| ument Chez had sworn and signed his
| name in the presence of witnesses.
Chief of Police Glass was next sworn
and said he had known Cow, or Big Jim,
| Jne prisoner SdlQ 10 nave QOnc tHe az
| tual shooting, for eight years; that he
| was a we'll known and dangerous high
| binder who would stop at no crime.
| Gong On Chong he did not know so well,
but still was aware that he was leader
| among the Ratchet men of Chinatown.
| The chief identified Wong Chez, and said
he had always proven in his dealings
to be a man of truth and honor For
years Chez had been bounded by the
highbinders. who had at last succeeded
in numbering him.
Detective F. l.. Benedict told of Chez S
| Identification of Cow and Chong in the
hospital, and of his writing their names
or q card. He was positive Chez was in
! his right mind and fully conscious at the
| time he asked and answered questions
by means of writing, as he was unab BILE
to speak.
Deputy District Attorney James was
| in the receiving hospital when Chez was
confronted with the prisoners and no.
| ticed that the wounded mans eyes
! frightened as he saw his assailants
brought in. Chez was positive in his
statement that Cow was the guilty
party.
Ex-Detective Bosqui said he had been
in close attendance upon Wong Chez
ever since he had been shot. On Wednes-
day night. or rather Thursday morning
he left the patient in care of his brother,
All Dan, about 1925 o'clock. Chez was
then breathing somewhat heavily, but
not unusually so for a person asleep.
He went to bed. but was called soon
after and found that Chez was dead; he
had expired without moving his body
and while he was sleeping.
The next was an unwilling witness
and his memory proved sadly defective
in regard to all important particulars
Ell was All Foo. a Celestial who keeps
a little fruit stand at the corner of Mar
chessault and Alameda streets near the
scene of the tragedy. He said Wong
Chez was in front of Tuck Sing5s store
at 765 Alameda street when shot. but
he did not see the firing. He heard the
report of the pistol but did not leave his
stand to go to where Chez lay only a few
steps away. Foo did not see anyone