The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
Fresno Tragedy of Four
Years Ago Is Still
Unavenged.
CeaselesS Efforts Of the Vic
TINS Friends to FaSten
the Crime.
Another Mongol Now Charged
With the K Hing, and His Scalp
Is Demanded.

FRESNO, CAL, Aug. 5.-Surely the
ghost of All Wing, who was killed in
Chinatown On the evening of Decem be r
30, 1893, will not down. While The perpe-
traitor of the atrocous murder mas never
been found, friends of the detelsed seem
to be unceasing in their attempts TO fasten
the crime uIon some body. They have
never been successful, for before investi-
cations proceeded very far the authorities
were convinct that highhlnders were in
every case trying 10 revenge themselves
upon an enemy by accusing him of the
murder and supplying ma nufactured les i.
N ony.
Now another Chinaman has been
charged with the killing, and the Mon
gols who are interesting themselves in The
case are badgering the District Attorney
office to induce it to prosecute the man.
He is at present confined in Jail at Mon
terey, where he was recently arrested on n
charge of abduction.
The shooting of Wing was the result of
the abduction of o Chinese woman named
Klein Len two weeks previously from a
house OF ill-fame conducted by Ah Jack.
The chief actor in the rescue was All Sing
who married Klein Len three days
later. All Jack was very much enraged
over the abduction. and suspected that
All Wing had something to do With The
carrying off of the girl. He sent for five
highbinders ON San Frapci CO to Kill
All Wing. the price put upon his head
being $500. All Wing was employed in
Hop Lees laundry, and on the evening of
Dece m Der 30, 1898. he was returning to the
wash house, accompanied by two other
Cinnamon, with some clothes, when the
murderer ran up behind him and shot
him through the heart. The victim died
in il few minutes. The hig h binder who
fired the fatal shot lodged INTO a ce liar
near by and 10 satisfactory trace of him
was ever fonn Dv the officers.
While Sc, al Cinnamon were suspected
Of having killed All Wing the authorities
lid not feel justified in making any arrest
until April, 1895. when Deputy Constable
Crutcher took All Souie into custody in
Los Angeles ut the instance of some China
men in this city. But District Attorney
Snow made some further investigation.
and he was convinced that the arrest OIL
Souie was the result of Highlander war
in Los Angeles, and in which Souie fig
urt prominently. His enemies then had
his Fresh O friends accuse him Of the mur.
der. There were two Chinese witnesses
who swore that they saw Souie commit
the murder, put this testimony was fur
nished too early.
Now a new eyewitness to the killing
has turned up, and his name is Lung
Now. He has resided in Fresno for the
past eight years, and was here ut the time
the attempt was made TO punish Seuie for
the crime. He knew that The prisoner
was not the right man, but did not say
anythin about his knowledge OF the case
at that time. Now is willing 10 swear
that he saw the man in custody at Mon
terey shoot All Wing, and seems anxiou:
now to see him punished. Hop Lee, the
washman, and others who were instru
mental in having All Souie arrested, arr
interesting then selves in the presen, case
also. They are urg'ng the Distric Attor
ney to take up the case, but Mr.. Snow ex
pressed the opinion 10 CALL correspon
den: last evening that it was but anoth e.
attempt OF highbinders TO get revenge
| upon an enemy.