The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
Chung Yet Gen Killed
 in a Theater.
THE SHOW UNINTERRUPTED
AUDIENCE WATCHED ONLY THE
 FEIGNED TRAGEDY.
Murdered Man Was the Third Victim of Hghbinders' Bullets in the Bloody Tailors'
 War.

Chung Yet Gen was shot by an un- known man in the Jackson-street Thea ter shortly before o'clock last evening while the performance was going on. The wounded man staggered from his seat to the center aisle and dropped dead. When the shots rang out the large crowd in attendance rushed from the theater. but within a few minutes returned and the play continued with but a few min utes' intermission.
 While the dead man lay weltering in his blood the tomtoms kept up their in cessant din, the actors spoke their parts with their squeaky voices and the audi ence, unmoved by the murder, eagerly watched the feigned tragedy on the stage unmindful of the real one to which they had been witnesses. Those sitting near the corpse, seemingly indifferent to it's proximity, calmly puffed their cigars and spat on the floor, their spittle mingIing with the blood of the dead.
 The shooting took place directly after the ten-cent crowd had been admitted to the theater, and the place was packed. Three shots rang out and the old gate keeper who, from experience knew what it meant, endeavored to throw open the gates. but before he could do so was car ried down the stairs by the Chinamen en- deayoring to leave the place. Police off cers who heard the shots hurried to the theater, but were unable to find the mur- derer, who made his escape during the excitement.
 Chung Yet Gen was tailor employed by D. Wing, at 618 Merchant street, and was one of the men upon whose head a price had been placed by the Gim Yee tong. Early in June six taiIors broke away from this tong and organized a new one, which they called the Leong Vi tong, with headquarters at the corner of Stock ton and Jackson streets. The Gim Yees immediately raised 5000, which they of 1ered for the murder of the six bolters.
 The offer first bore fruit on June 12, when Charley Ming, cousin of Little Pete, was killed. Mock Foo. who was shot in the Washington-street Theater, on October 25, was the second victim and Chung Yet Gen the third. Of the three that are still alive the name of one is unknown to the police. The other two are Tom An Hin and D. Wing. The price on the head of the latter is said to be $500, and he is in mortal fear of losing his ostensibly on business, but really, it Is believed to avoid the highbinders' bull lets. He returned yesterday and last evening visited the Morgue to see the body of Chung Yet Gen. He said that the dead man had been employed in his es- tablishment about three months and price on his head.
 While three shots were said to have been fired only two can be traced. One entered under the left shoulder blade of Chung Yet Gen, passed through the heart and made its exit from the right breast, lodging in the clothing. The other was found imbedded on the bench on which the man had been sitting when shot.
 Although the war against the tailors is believed to be the cause of the shooting, the highbinders had another grievance against the murdered man. When Lum Sier was shot in Bartlett alley last March ana Officer Tracey received a bullet in his arm in an endeavor to arrest Nah Non, who was the alleged murderer, Chung Yet Gen claimed to have been present. He was a member of the Tsuey Ting ton, to which Lum Sier belonged, and in court testified against Nah Non, a member of the Tsuey Sings, and while Nah Non was not convicted Chung was in bad odor with the members of the latter tong.
 Detectives Gibson and Wren and Off, cer George McMahon have been detailed on the case and are making every effort to find the murderer.