The record-union., 1897-06-11
SHOT BY SOMEONE UNKNO WIN
Verdict Of the COrOner'S Jury in the
Case Of Alb Chung.
ihe Testimony Conflicting-A Rail-
road Man Said Ju Sing Was
Not the rlan.

Coroner Clark held an inquest last
night on Eung All Chung, the Chinese
hghbinder, who was murdered on sun
lay night. There was all sorts of tes-
tlmony by all sorts of Cinnamon, and
1t was so conflicting that the jury was
unable to fix the rime on Ju All Sing,
The man arrested as the murderer.
Charley Get was the first witness.
Charlie is a Chinese cook. He testified
that he occupies a room in a lodging
house, and Eung All Chung, the de-
ceased, had a room about half a block
away. On the night of the shooting the
prisoner, All Sing, came TO witness
room and asked for All Chung, but the
latter was not there.
Later on Sing came back, but with
the same result After that Sing saw
Chung on I street, near Third, and shot
him. Two men besides the witness saw
the shooting. One was Yee Gee, but the
other he did not know.
Cross examined by E. J. Dwyer, the
witness said he was a cook, and had
been here eight or nine years. Last
year he was employed at Dutch Flat,
but returned here in September. Since
then he had worked two days on a
steamboat.
After Sing shot Chung he ran away.
He did not say anything when he shot.
Sing simply went to witness room
and asked where All Chung was. He
then went out, but returned about
twenty minutes later. When Sing shot
Chung the latter fell on the sidewalk
After Sing shot at Chung another
Chinaman, Fong Bak Shuey, shot at
him, and Chue Moon also shot at him
twice, and Moon twice Ten shots in
all We're fired. The deceased did not
speak after being shot.
AN of these Cinnamon belong to the
witness company, the Chez Kong Tong
of San Francisco.
Witness never heard Sing threaten to
shoot the deceased.
When Sing first came to witness
room that evening it was about S:15
O'Clock. The second time was about a
half-hour later. The shooting occurred
half an hour afterward.
Ju Sing wore a blue blouse, black
pants and black hat. After the shooting
Sing ran down ] street by the side of
a freight train and disappeared.
Yee Chee, the next witness, testified
that he lives in a basement on Third
street, but didn't know near what other
street He is a laborer. Knows All
Sing, the accused, but is not a member
of his company. Knew the deceased
over a year, but they were not particu-
larly friendly, just bare acquainances.
The witness said he saw the shooting.
He was on 1 street, on his way from
Second to Third. and was about twenty
-1,ea4 =. Ty-lC Ch
Saw the shooting Sing fired two shots
and then ran behind or under the cars.
That was all he saw, as he became
scared and ran off. He heard over ten
shots fired in all. Did not see the de-
ceased. All Sing was on the sidewalk
and near Fong Lees door.
On cross s-examination by Mr. DWyer,
the witness said All Sing wore blue
blouse and black trousers at the time
of the shooting, but did not notice his
hat.
Officer Ash testified that when the
shooting occurred he was at the Ponce
Station, two blocks away. There were
five or six shots fired. On reaching
Second street he saw Chinaman
wearing a blue blouse and white straw
hat running southwark on Second
street. The man turned into the alley
and ran toward Third street. The wit
ness followed him and saw him emerge
on Third street and turn toward l
street.
Ash said he was present when sing
was arrested in his saloon on Third
street nearI. He had on a blackhat. Sing
was very much agitated when the Off
GERS entered his place. Two Cinnamon
had told him that All Sing did the
shooting.
Captain Fisher testified to having ar
rested All Sing. Two Cinnamon told
him they knew where the man who did
the shooting could be found, and show
ed the officers to the prisoners place.
All Sing denied that he had been out
of his place at all that evening. When
arrested All Sing was very nervous and
wanted to know for what he was ar
rested.
]. S. Curtis, City Hall janitor. testi-
fled that about $50 o'clock, while on
Second street, he heard the shooting
He saw a Chinaman walking very fast
along Second street and turn into the
H.