The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
CHINESE WORE
COATS OF MAIL
Battle With Highbinders
at San Jose.
FOUR ARE UNDER ARREST
DEPUTY SHERIFF BACHE WAS
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
The Men Had Planned to Murder
Wing Ho, Who Has PrlG
Placed on His
Head. =.
FOUR ARE UNDER ARREST
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE. June 29.+The .hlehbnder
war which has been breaking. out spas
medically in San Francisco and FRESNO
for the past five years has been trans
ferred to this city. 1t opened up IN SlNth
street. Chinatown last night: but the
prompt action of Sheriff Langford and mis-
deputies made the murderOus plans OF San
Francisco hatChetmen miscarry.* AS a re-
suit Chin Yeung. Chew Duck Gee. Leon
Bo and Ng Lee are in the county jan
charged with attempting to murder Dep
uty Sheriff Bache They were arralgned
before Justice Wallace and their exam
ination set for July >. Bail was hNeo at
5000 each.
Lee Foy. Sam Hoy. Louie Sing and
Wong Hing are wanted on the same
charge. 1t is thought this latter qudll"C
has fled to San Francisco.
The trouble grows out of an old ,grudge
against the Hip Sing Tong of TINS Guy
held by rival societies of san FRANCISCO.
A short time ago a price of $1,000 was
placed on the heads of Wing Ho, president
of the local Hip Sing Tong, ana Fons
Soon. another prominent member or the SO
ciety, and Yesterday some nan u6%Sn 90.
highbinders of the Bay City came mere
for the express purpose of winning the
The Sheriff was notified of their arrival
and aVowed purpose. Sherln Langtotu
and Deputy Sherffs Anderson ana B2ChS
went TO Chinatown last evening prepared
to capture the would-be murderers; AltHr
arranging a dummy in Wing HOS ped tne
officers SGcreteQ tAeHSelNttS dDOUI litO
place and waited. A dim light was ieIt
burning. About 1870 two celestials pushe9
omen the door of the society house ana
entered. A third stood guard at the door,
! They stealthily Crept up to the dummy;
placed their pistols at the supposed nettd
of their victim and fired. Sherln Lang
ford and his deputies opened hre on the
men The conclusion of the reVolVerS eA-
tinguished the light. About dozen SHOTS
were fired by the officers The nigh
binders returned the fire, and in the dark
ness made their escape
Deputy Sheriff Bache received a feSn
wound in the side 1t was feared 1t Vas
fatal at the time. and the officers gave
their attention TO the wounded man. Tic
was removed to the jail. where 1t was
found the bullet had: just ranged around
the skin and came out at the back. Inc
wound is not serious and Bache was abQut
the Jail to-day.
Two of the hghbinders were seen TO
| fall Anderson and Bache are both sure
shots and il is certain the men were hit
Cir at was their dsmay at failing to lind
Their bodies. On the floor where they
| Two of them fitted the pistols used by
| Bache and Anderson. The Cinnamon I'M
! doubtedly wore coats of mail. and when
I struck were simply knocked down. This
/ accounts for the ffattened bullets and the
| officers seeing the men fall.
| After Bache had been attended to the
/ officers made a thorough search of China
! town and arrested Chin Yeung, Chew
Duck Gee. Leon Bo and Ng Lee. 1t is
! thought that the two who shot al the
! dummy are among the lot. There were
/ two bullet holes in the head or the
/ dummy.
Sheriff Langford is determined to break
up the feud far it extends to this
CITY and all suspicious characters must
/ leave SiXth-street Chinatown.