Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-06-08
A BLOODY ARRAY
IN NOODLE JOINT
Oui Hing and His Butcher Knife Put
Chinatown in the War Zone Last
Night.

Night.
\ big husky Chinaman who gives
the name Of Qui Hing, armed with a
or-edged knife. started things
moving in Chinatown last night about
II o'clock in the interest of the sur
geons 1t is also suspected from his
achievements that he had a friendly
feeling for the local undertakers and
was not adverse to stimulating their
business erStwhile. The result is that
Night Policeman Troutmaa herded
the Chinaman into tho city Jail. and at
q late hour last night DR.. Beauchamp
was sewing up the bloody wounds Of
Joe Niilavueva, d well disposed and
well liked Mexican youth employed in
Goldwater's store. his brother. more or
less intoxicated and sick at heart to
think he had been the cause Of Joe's
injuries, lay moaning on a cot in the
ward on East Madison street near
Third and Louis Saunders. a colored
peacemaker, known among the boys on
the street as SNOWFALL. was hunting
for surgeon to saw up a cash three
inches long and half inch deep. made
across the muscle of his upper right
arm.
The story Of how the fight began
could not be learned in Reliable detail
last night. Not enough of il could be
gathered on which TO even form an
opinion as to who was at fault in the
beginning. There was never any doubt
about the Chinaman being the agrees
sor after Re once got in action. Prob
ably Joe NillanUeva can give the clear
est story when the time comes, but last
night he was entirely too busy with
the doctor 10 be interviewed. Saunders
when interrogated said he didn't know
much about it. He said the fight was
very warm when he arrived and but
ted in ard later on. it kept getting hot
ter until he made his getaway.
II ali happened in or near the noodle
joint in Chinatown. Whether Qui
Hing is the keeper o. the noodle en-
poriUm or not. could not be definitely
told last night, even by himself. and
there was no one around who could
talk enough Chinese to extract great
deal Of Information from him. while
his execution of English. under stress.
was most unsatisfactory. \ friend Of
Joe Nilianueva said that Joe's brother
was drunk ana got into some kind Of a
quarrel with the Chinaman. Joe.
knowing his brothers condition had
gone into the joint to try and persuade
him to leave the place, when hostilities
opened uD and Joe naturally took his
brothers side Of the argument in the
free for-all.
The next phase is best related by
Louis Saunders. He said he went To-
the joint to buy supply Of noodles
and as he approached he heard sounds
Of battle Peering in he saw the Chi
naman and several Mexicans tied up
in knot and it occurred to him that
he might prevent the murder of a
Chinaman and consequent information
al complications if he acted quickly,
for evidently II was a race war and
the Chinaman was being bested So
Saunders sailed in and began to lift
NeXicans off the Chinaman ard pile
them up on the other side Of the room
until he worked his way down to the
lower stratum Of the formation and
found the real Chinese pay dirt. Thus
liberated the Chinaman made a dash
out Of the room and Saunders and the
NeXicans dashed the other way into
the alley. But the Chinaman quickly
returned with a knife and assaulted
the entire party on the outside. As
soon as the men in the alley perceived
the celestial was prepared to trim
them all down to his size they began
10 scatter. but they were not quick
enough.
The first swish of the knife cut a
hole through Joe Villanueva's nose and
the next one cut cash clear across
tho elbow of the right arm. II is a
terrible wound and the wonder is that
ii did not unjCint the arm. Then the
Chinaman began to slash regardless
and Saunders got his. The knife went
through a good black coat and shirt
and left a gaping wound three inches
long across the muscle of his right
arm. Saunders recognized that he
had not been making the best speed
possible. 50 he turned the throttle
loose. adjusted himself to high gear
movements and managed to dodge the
next swat of the Chinaman. Then
they all scattered with Qui Hing un-
dec ded which bunch to run after and
while planning a new evolution Trout
man took him into custody
At the Jail an effort was made to
get the story of the Chinaman and he
was willing and anxious to talk but he
had so much to say the only thing
that could be accurately learned was
his name and that he was very badly
abused man. He said among other
things that he had been assaulted by
six Mexicans; that after they had rob
bed him they tried to kill him and he
had been forced to cut his way out. He
was covered with blood from head to
foot and refused TO wash it off. Ell
IDENTIFY intending to have himself pre-
scented to the court first as an exhibit
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