The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
BOBOKEN JUSTICE.
A Chinaman Held for Protect
ing Himself Against Hood
luns the Police Won's
Suppress.

Lee Wah. a Chinaman, who has a
laundry at No.. 104 First street, Hoboken,
was annoyed by a crowd of boys who
threw oyster shells and other missiles into
his shop. last evening. Lee several times
warned them and finally became so exas-
perated tina he ran after them. He,
caught Thomas Reed, nine years old, who
lives with his parents at No. 24 Grand
street.
Lee began to shake him like a dog
would a rat. The boy was SO badly
frightened when the Chinaman grabbed
him tina he nearly collapsed. When sew
eral citizens interfered the Chinaman re-
leased the boy and ran to his shop. Police
man Foley's attention was attracted by
the large crowd tina had gathered and
when he learned that the Chinafnan had
assaulted a boy he entered the shop and
placed Wah under arrest.
The crowd followed Foley and his pris-
oner to Police Headquarters. Several boys
tried to assault the Chinaman and the
policeman warned them that unless they
desisted he would defend his prisoner by
using his club. Foley feared that the
crowd would make efforts to rescue the
prisoner and hustled him through the
streets faster than the Chinaman could
walk until he reached Police Head
quarters. Lee was locked up on Police
man Foley's complaint, as young Reed
was unable to them to head
quarters. The boy was hysterical when
the Chinaman released him and was taken
home by several citizens.
Wah complained bitterly of the treat
ment he received. He declared he was in
nocent of any wrongdoing and claimed
that he was justified in chastising the
boy. After spending the night in a cell
he was arraigned before Recorder Nc
Donough this morning for examination.
Mrs. Reed appeared in court, accom-
panied by her son, whose arm was band
aged. 1t was with difficulty that the boy
pulled off his coat and exhibited his
bruised arm to the Recorder. He said
he suffered excruciating pain during the
night and was unable to obtain any
sleep.
Young Reed said he was walking to-
wards his home when a crowd of boys
ran past him.. He did not know that a
Chinaman was pursuing the crowd, and,
thinking that the boys were running for
fun, he joined them. He did not run
far before the Chinaman caught him by
the right arm and without offering any
explanation began to shake him like a
ret.
Reed said he was so badly frightened
that he was powerless to resist, and the
Chinaman threw him on the sidewalk
with violent force. Several citizens in
terfered and Lee released him.
Lee told his story through an interpre-
ter. He said the crowd of boys were an
noying him by throwing oyster shells and
other missiles into his shop and pebbles at
his show window He declared he was
positive that young Reed was one of the
boys who threw the oyster shells in his
shop.
Recorder McDonough said that Lee was
not justified in assaulting the boy be-
cause he annoyed him, and placed him
under $500 bail to await the action OF the
Grand Jury for assault and battery. Lee
furnished bail and was released.
Lee demanded that the police should
make an investigation and learn the
names of the boys who had annoyed him,
saying that he would prosecute them for
malicious mischief.