The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
A GANG OF H|CHB|NDERS
Life of All wy Threatened by
Bloodthirsty Heathens,
TELLS A STARTLING STORY
Chinese Suspect Him of Tipping Off
Their Gambling to an Officer, and
1t Was Ordered That He
Should Die.

According to the story of one of their
marked victims, there is a gang of
bloodthirsty Highbinders among the
Chinese of Butte, and they have de-
creed that All wy shall die, and in Or
der to place him temporarily beyond
their reach he has been locked UP in
the county Jail on the charge of va
grancy. Sunday night the Chinaman
all out of breath and half frightened to
death. ran into the court house and ap-
pealed to the jailer for protection. He
said a number of Highbinders had
chased him with intent to kill him. All
Wy was allowed to sleep in the JAIL
and yesterday morning he was sent to
the county attorneys office, where
Deputy Alley listened to his tale of
terror. All wy speaks splendid Eng
lish, and he told Mr.. Alley not only a
startling story about the alleged High
binders, but also said a few things that,
to some minds, might appear to reflect
somewhat on some honest and incor-
ruptible police officer.
All Wy has been in this country for
80 years. He is laborer, and has lived
for long time in Chinatown just back
of the Joss house. According to his
story some policeman got on to Chi
neSe gambling house, three or four
nights ago, and walked in on the gamb-
lers and deliberately held them up-that
is, he did not exactly hold them up
but he made them all put up and they
didn't stop to argue the point with him.
No arrests We're made for gambling
however. OF course that seems so ut
tery improbable that the narration is
good only for the purposes of All Wy's
story. Anyway the Chinese gamblers
all of whom, All wy says, are High
binders, got the idea that he had tipped
off the gambling joint to the policeman
and that he was to blame for the
gamblers being touched. 1t was there
for ordered that he should die.
80 help me-" said All wy, II am
innocent; didn't tell the policeman"
The frightened Chinaman said he was
afraid to go out on the streets, and he
wanted to remain in jail.
I'm a dead Chinaman if I go out
he said and he looked as if he meant
it. "Highbinders don't make much
trouble when they get after a man.
They don't make so much fuss about it
as Americans do
All wy begged to be locked up again
and Deputy Alley drew up a complaint
charging him with vagrancy and told
him to take it to Justice Nichols office.
but he protested against leaving the
court house. sru
I'm a dead Chinaman if I co.
He was told he had to appear in court
and finally got up courage enough to
go out on the street. and a few minutes
later he presented himself before Judge
Nichols. ''
Are you gulty?" asked the judge
after reading the complaint.
mo. I am not guilty. replied
All WY.
do you want to go to jail?"
Eyes, you bet, ] want to go to JAIL"
said the Chinaman eagerly.
Then you had better plead guilty.
and the plea was changed and All wy
got back to the court house Just as fast
as his legs could carry him. He says
the leader of the Highbinders, who are
after his life. is a man named Wah
Sung Lung, and that they have been
after him for several days.