Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-03
SHOT BY BURGLAR
Moy Sing, Chinese LauudrymaD, in
Serious Condition.
GOOD DESCRIPTION OF ASSAILhNT
CoIored Man Fires a Shot at Close
Quarters.
He MAKES HIS ESCAPE

Muy Sing, a Chinese lauadryman. whose
place Of business is at 10th and P streets
northwest, WIS shot and seriously wounded
by a colored burglar at an early hour this
morning The case was reported to the
police about an hour after the affair hap
Pened. An oyercoat and penknife belonging
TO the burglar were left on the premises
and the police soon had these identified. A
description of the owner of them was sent
20 all the police stations. and the detectives
We're also instructed to look out for him
Moy Sing was taken 20 the Homeopathic
Hospital. and DIR. Macdonald WAS summoned
to make an examination of the wound.
l. WAS not .s--ssih.. 10 locate the bullet ana
while the exact extent If til, celestdl.s in
jUry is not known. the physicians at the
hospital regard his condition as serious.
During the past few weeks colored men
nave made a number OF assaults on China
men. and several IaunGries have been
roboed- one proprietor vas badly cut and
another was shot at by d colored burglar.
M"y Sing was alone in mis- laundry this
morning when the shooting occurred. Two
rooms on the first floor of the building are
occupied by the Chinaman There is a
Partition in the front room and behind
this Is the occupants sleeping room
The back room. which is styled a kitchen
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and cooking are done. There are two en-
frances to the place. the main one being
On 10Th street, and the other. a side en-
trance, being on street.
How Entrance Vas Gained.
Occupants of the second floor of the
building use the side door A door in
which there are two large panes of glass
leads from the side hall to the China
mans kitchen. and it was here that the
burglar effected an entrance. This was
done by cutting the putty from the door
and removing part of pane of glass which
had been already broken.
When this had been removed the col0red
man reached in, turned the key and I'M
locked the Goor. All this time the China
man was his bunk in the little ROOM
sound asleep. with a dim light burning
near him. Reaching this room. the burglar
turned up the light in order that he might
see where to look for the celestiars money.
The bright light aroused the sleeping
thinaman. who al once became aware THAI
he was the victim of burglar, and sur
missed it was the same one who had ILL
treated so many of his fellow countryrnen
He jumped from his bunk and grabbed the
intruder. Then ii vas that the colored man
drew his weapon. He fired one shot. Pre-
Vipus to This occurrence he had removed
his oycrco3t, and when he was frightened
away he left the garment behind. The
knife he used was also left in the place.
Rooms in rear of the laundry are ocCu-
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heard the report of the pistol shot.
Chinaman's Cry of Murder.
When Mrs. Hall. who was only partly
dressed, rushed to the door, she saw a col
ored man running from the laundry in the
direction of 18th street. She also heard
cries of murder and police" in the laun-
dry When the fleeing man had disap-
peared Mrs. Hall went to the laundry.
where she saw Moy Sing with a wound in
his breast.
What's the matter, Moy?" she inquired
Of him
Me shot he answered. "Colored man
shoot me and me going 10 die
The woman then discovered blood stains
clothes
i was afraid to go out so early In the
morning, on account of students" she said
today. but l was going with Moy to see a
doctor if he hadn't been in such "a hurry"
She returned to her room to finish dress
ing. and when she had finished she found
Mpy Sing had gone off with a colOred
neighbor. Moy went To the laundry of his
cousin, Sing Lee. at Sth and O streets, and
reported to him what had happened The
police were then notified and the wounded
man was taken to the Homeopathic Hos
pital in the patrol wagon.
Chung Lee who keeps a Chinese store on
PennSyl vdnia avenue, in Chinatown was
sent for. and he went to the hospital and
saw his wounded friend. Through him the
police learned the story of the shooting. 1t
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O'Clock. although ii was nearly o'clock
when the police learned of it.
Police Active.
As soon as the police of the second pre-
cinct learned of the affair they notified
police headquarters. Inspector Boardman
made extra efforts to apprehend the burglar
and wouId-be murderer. He obtained de-
scription of the colored man and soon had
the police all over the city looking for him
When news of the shooting reached
Chinatown the residents were consider
ably excited. II was their unanimous opin-
ion that the burglar should suffer death at
the hands of the law.
These rObberies and assaults" said a
Chinaman. discussing the affair. 'are be-
coming too frequent, and the police ought
to catch the man this time. Our people
never trouble anybody he added. We
mind our own business, and il other people
would let us alone We would never have TO
figure in police circles
NOy Bow, a cousin of the wounded man.
took charge of his place this morning and
made an attempt to continue the business
without interruption. He was Very much
frightened, but with the assistance of two
colnred Washerwomen he managed to keep
the business going
MOy Sing May Recover.
While the injured mans condition is seri-
Gus, the doctors at the hospital think he
will recover. The bullet entered the left
breast directly over the heart, and until
the X-ray is applied the doctors fear they
Will not be able to locate it. Detectives
Muller. Lacy and Brown are working on
the case with the precinct officers.
Reward offered.
Major Sylvester this afternoon offered a
reward Of SO for information leading to
the apprehension of the coIored man
HEIRS FILE PETITION.