The record-union., 1897-06-08
THE IrONGO MUCH EXERCISED.
General Belief That the HiShblnde
War is On.
Probability That the Man Arrested is
Not the One Who Killed
Eung All Chung.

The murder of highbinder Eung All
Chung in Chinatown on Sunday nlght
is still regarded as but a prelude TO
other hostilities which will follow.
Eung All Chung was a member OF the
old-time aggregation of highblnders
known as the F'ong Duck Tongs, which
for number of years has bossed Chin
atown and levied assessments-genu
inc blood money-on their more peace
fully inclined neighbors. They ruled
things with a high hand, and had only
the Bing Hong Tongs to contend with
But a truce was patched up between
these two tongs which has been more OF
less respected, and the assessment dis
trict was divided into two sections, one
for each of the gangs of oriental rob-
bers.
Some time ago Chief Crowley of San
Francisco made kindling wood OF the
headquarters in that city of the Suey
On Tong and the On Yek Tong, the two
gangs of murderers that terrorized the
Chinese quarters, and after throwing
the highbinders out on the street gave
them to understand that San Fran
cisco was too small to hold them.
So it happened that the Suey On
Tong and the On Yek Tong gangs OF
highbinders looked about them for new
fields, and finally pitched on Sacra-
mento. This was not pleasing to the
local highbinders who had held un-
disputed right to levy assessments fol
years, and dark threats of hostilities
have been heard al each of the foul
headquarters ever since the new-com-
erS arrived.
Besides the four highbinder gangs
who threaten each other in Chinatown
there is fifth organization, known as
the Chez Kong Tong, and this is the
prey of the vampires. 1t is composed
entirely of shop-keepers and laborins
men, who pay toll to the highbinders
for the privilege of living. The Chez
Kong Tongs are keeping quiet, realizing
the truth of the old saw that "'Wher
thieves fall out, honest men get thejl
dues"
1t needed but a spark to ignite the
infl2mmable material of which the
highbinder gangs are composed, and
that was furnished on Sunday night, as
recorded in yesterdays Record Un-
ion" when Eung All Chung met his
death.
Ju Sing, the member of the Suey On
gang, who was arrested shortly after
the shooting and locked up on suspic-
ion of firing the fatal shots, may OF
may not be the murderer. While the
police officers think they have the right
man, others who claim to be CONVEX
SAINT with the Chinese situation, laugh
at the idea
George K. Rider. who probably knows
more about the local Chinese than any
man in Sacramento, says Ju Sing is not
the murderer. The latter was seated in
his place OF business when arrested,
and Riders knowledge of the habits of
Chinese who have committed crimes
tells him that they get out of sight as
quick as possible. He admits the prob
ability of Ju Sing being accessory to
the crime, but asserts that he did not
do the killing.
A Chinaman who was present at the
commencement of the difficulty says
that Eung All Chung had trouble with
a member of the Suey On gang, and
wound up by asking if he wanted tC
fight.
Yes, I'll fight you" returned the
He was gone but a few minutes, how
ever, when he returned, accompanied
by five other Suey On men, and with
out ado opened fire, resulting in the
death of Eung All Chung.
The Fong Duck Tong gang were nat
urally anxious to have the police ar
rest the murderer of their young man
and two who were present visited police
headquarters and said that Ju Sing
was one of the six men, but that he die
not fire the shot
The police, with their usual sagacity
and to show their appreciation of the
voluntary witnesses, promptly locked
them up in jail.
''Oh, yep, sabbee all bout it, said
a Chinese shop-keeper yesterday. 81
know who gun-fighter was, you bet
but 1 no tell him diam fool pollismen
Sometime Chinaman heap too muchee
talkee-all same get lock up. Guess
talk too muchee now. Newspaper mar
belly much like pollisman sometime
Mebbe I get lock up. 1 guess I dino
| noting bout it. My mouf all-samt
| clam"
The Chinaman evidently thought ht
| had talked too much, for ne shut uI
| at once ''all same clam,' and all thai
could be got from him after that was
mo sabbee.'
All day yesterday Chinatown was dull
and While the highbinders who were
abroad kept their hands under theil
blouses and looked warily on all sides
nothing came of it. Indeed it was no.
believed that anything serious would
happen, as the Suey Ons' big fighting
| man is absent from the city,
DR.. G. A White, County Physician
| held an autopsy on the dead man yes
terday, and found that the bal
which caused his death had entered
the small of the back, and ranging up
ward lodged between the second anc
third ribs on the left side. Coroner
Clark has not yet decided when he viii
hold the inquest on the remains.
Eung All Chung was formerly g
member of a gang of fighbinders which
has few members on this coast, and
about eight months ago he informed
| officer Wilson that he had been Obliged
to join the Fong Duck Tongs to keer
from being killed