The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
FIRST SHOT HIS
FOE, THEN TOOK
HIS OWN LIFE
Chinese Quarrel Ends
in a Tragedy.
ONLY CRIME OF ITS KIND
All LIN, WoULD-BE MURDERER,
AT THE MoRGUE.
ONLY CRIME OF ITS KIND

a suicide after an attempted murder
created quite an excitement about 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the Chi
nese quarter and as the case is the first
Of its kind 10 happen among the Mongo-
Ian residents OF San Francisco 1t caused
considerable comment in Chinatown.
The trouble made many believe that
highbinder war had again broken out,
but the facts show that II was personal
affair, free from any society feud. The
tragedy occurred at Sl7la Clay street, in
a small two-story house. the rooms of
which are used Tor offices and sleeping
rooms.
An Bow has been employed as janitor
in the house by the agents of the proper
~ for a !OEg time and has had frequent
quarrels with All Linn, one OF the Iodg
ers. their relations being strained 10 that
extent that they would not speak 10
each other except in a business way.
A few days ago the dead man COM
planned 20 the agents that his room was
IN a leaky condition and asked them TO
send a man 10 repair il. The agent called
at the house yesterday afternoon and
asked All Bow why he had not reported
the complaint charging him with negle ct
OF duty. When the Janitor was told hat
All Linn had made a personal complaint
al the office instead of to him he became
incensed and went at once TO All Linn 5
room and IN an excited wav upbraid.d
him for his deceit. Returning TO the
agent All Bow explained that the roolner
had entered the complaint for spite and
A4ldl nc SAoulu pe removed from MS quar-
ters on account of his filthy mode OF liv-
ing. After the Janitor had finished his
conversation with the agent he again
went 10 Lims room and Knocked ut the
door. The occupant responded by OPEN
ing the door few inches and then slam
ming it in An Bows face.
Before the janitor had time 10 repeat
his knock the infuriated roomer suddenly
opened the door and pointing a pistol at
his enemy fired two shots point blank in
his face. An Bow fell TO the floor and
the shooter started for his room, when
hearing some one running up the stairs
he turned into the hallway and on reach
ing its end deliberately placed the pistol
TO his right temple and fired.
The police soon arrived on the scene
where Officer Connors OF the Chinatown
squad found All Bow leaning against the
wall bleeding from a bullet wound in his
jaw, while crouched in a corner at the
end of the hall lay the unconscious form
Of the would-be murderer.
The patrol wagon and ambulance were
summoned and both Cinnamon were sent
TO the Receiving Hospital. An examina-
ton showed that Lin had shot himself
through the right temple, the bullet al
most penetrating the skull to the back of
the head. He lived until o'clock without
having regained consciousness and his
body was removed TO the Morgue All
Bows wound amounts 10 a broken Jaw
and he will recover.
Late last night a police sergeant made
careful Inquiry into the case as the
position in which the body OF the sup
posed suicide was found might indicate
that the shot had been fired from across
the room and the pistol placed in the vic
tins hand. Though the sergeant does not
give much weight 10 the theory he has
advised the officials to hold All Bow until
after the autopsy.