The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-17
KING OF MURDERERS
LOO FOOK YUBNG GOES THE WAY
OF VIOLENT MEN.

Undertakes to shoot just One Too Many,
His Intended Victim Turning ON Him
and Killing Him InstantIy-so Falls the
Leader of the Highbinders of San
Fraus,sco, Whose Trade From HIS
Youth up Had Been Murder-how MS
Underllngs Moved His Carcass About
and Fooled the Police.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE Herald says:
With the death OF Loo Fook 1ueng, the
other day, there passed away the KING
for less than a year, but previous to nis
election as successor to Little Pete
he had long been regarded in Chinatown
nc leader in all the crimes OF the High
binders. F'ung Ching, or as ne was
more commonly known, Little PETE
was probably the most infamous emma
man in America. Loo Fook Yueng was
mis- pupil, and when Little Pete was
murdered by rival Higlhbinders last jan
nary. it was natural that he should sue
ceed his master.
little Pete" was assasinated in cold
blood while seated in BARRIERS onalr'
having t1is cue plated. Loo FSook Y ueng
met his death at the hands of man
wnom ne mad attempted 10 Kill. This
was Friday night OF last week. 1t was
not until yesterday that the body OF the
dead chief was found by the police. He
had evidently been dead or three or
four days.
Cinnamon are not given to talking
about their affairs. Although the shoot
ing occurred on Friday, it was not until
Sunday that the rumsr reached ponce
headquarters. 1t was said that Loo
Fook Yueng had entered the house OF
merchant named Charley Ngow, at No.
81 Prospect place. bent upon muroer.
By some mischance ne only eucceeded
in wounding his victim, VINO turned ana
shot him in the breast. Loo F'ook
Yueng escaped, only to die alone in a
garret, concealed from the police.
Morgue officials and police made a
thorough search of all the Undertaking
houses in Chinatown, and close watch
was kept on all cemeteries. The build
ing of the Tsuey Sing "tong," at No.
1905 Dupont street, was among the first
places searched by the police, but all
knowledge of the whereabouts of Loo
F'ook Yueng was denied For three
days the officials were kept busy running
out false clews.
Last night Policeman T. F. Burke and
]. Galloway returned to the headquaTt-
ers of the Tsuey Sing tong" and there,
in an upper room, they found the body
Of the dead chief. He was lying on
bed. fully dressed, with his hand over a
gaping pistol wound in his right
lection, had moved the cadaver as often
as they dared, and their cunning trans
fer of the body to the first building
searched had baff1ed the police for thre
days.
Loo Fook Yueng was Canton China
man, about 50 years old. He came TO
America at the age of Is. and grew up
in the slums of Chinatown. He was
! under tutelage of Highbinders as lad,
| and did credit to his muTderous training
| all his life. From the rank of hatchet-
| man ne made his way. through the
| possession of subtle cunning, to the po-
| sitfon of head man in his tong" and
| about five years ago he became chief of
the Tsuey Sing tong" This is the
principal and the worst of the High
binders societies.
| For twenty years past the police and
detectives nave shadowed Loo Fook, but
have been unable to get him where they
wanted him. He was al the bottom OF
every Highbinder war in Chinatown.
Loo Fooks was seen in every murder
committed in the quarter. He was
known to have planned nearly every rob-
berry Of note that took place there In ad-
dition to this. ne was an importer OF
bodies and dealer in souls OF Chinese
slave girls.
One of his principal sources OF income
was to levy 'blackmail on the respecta Die
clement and the merchants Of China
| town. But he worked always through
| agents, ard these agents were always
true to him. He seemed to delight IL
cutwittirg the police. The best detect
ives of San Francisco tried again ant
again to fasten some crime upon MIN.
He had been repeatedly arrested upoT
most serious charges, but mas always
escaped conviction. The merchants die
not dare betray him through fear o
their lives, and the Highbinier stand to
gether for their own preservation. Nov
he lies dead at the mo, que. Chimes
merchants are rejoicing. and Higibind
ers do not dare go near the place an
proclaim themselves his friends for fea
OF arrest and the vengeance OF the po
lice.
And already, it is said the Highbinder
have chosen successor 70 Loo Fool
Yueng, just as Loo Fook Yueng wa
| chosen to succeed Little Pete. ''Th
king is dead, Long live the kingw
|