Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-12
TONG WAR
AGAIN ON
TWO FALL BEFORE BULLETS OF
HIeHHINDERs
CROWD OF CHINESE PROTECTS
FueITIvEs
Blng Gong Men Targets of Hop sing
Gun Fighters-one Dead and
Others Condition Is
Hopeless

Young Gwon Kow, a friend of his, were
shot down by higbbinders in the employ
of the Hop Sing tong in revenge for the
shooting of Chan Mon two months ago.
The shooting occurred at 806 Juan
street. the business establishment of Lum
Sing. At about o'clock three Cinnamon,
two dressed in Chinese costume and one
in American clothes, approached the
place and while one of the men lotered
on the outside as If keeping watch the
other two entered the tailoring estab-
lishment and asked Sing to show them
cloth.
AS Sing turned to take down a bolt
of cloth one of the Cinnamon pulled an
automatic Colts pistol from his pocket
and fired pointblank at the merchant.
The bullet took effect and slowly. with
out sound or cry of pain, Lum Sing
crumpled up and fell to the floor. AS
he dropped the highbinder fired a second
shot, but this buried itself in the flooring.
Without word the m9h with the gun
ran to the rear of the store and pulled
aside calico curtain.
On bunk in the rear room was Yueng
Gwon Kor, friend of Lum Sing, smok-
ing opium.
Throwing his pistol in line with the
mans body the highbinder cried in Chi
nese, Joe Fong, you are at last caught,
and fired.
At his cot at the receiving hospital Lum
Sing declared that the shooting had been
done by two Hop Sing tong men whom
he did not know by name but could recog-
nize.
Descriptions of the two men were fur
nished by him. 1t was with the greatest
difficulty that he could articuate the words
that gave the police their clews.
Then began the securing of Chinatown
for the assassins. Into every house and
store in the settlement the police plunged,
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pants, searching for the suspected men.
No place was left unsearched.
Dragged from Garret
In the Quong Ling Hung company at 800
Marchessault street a man said to be a
notorious highbinder was dragged from a
hiding place in little garnet and taken
tosthe station on suspicion. He had been
pointed out as one of the men who was
said to have done the shooting.
At the Hop Sing headquarters Charlie
Sang Ling was pulled from a. hiding
place behind the altar of the joss and
few minutes later was placed in cell
at the city prison on suspicion. He an
swers the description of one of the men
who had done the shooting.
Later in the night patrolman corraled
two men in Ferguson alley who answered
the description of the two men who had
entered the tailor shop. He called upon
them to halt and they ran into shack
and barricaded the doors. Then they
cried from a window for help. In mo-
ment there were fifty Cinnamon gathered
around, and they refused to allow the
officers to approach the place. A message
was sent to the central station, and
Lieut.. William Murphy and posse were
hurried to the scene in the patrol wagon.
Bullet Mushrooms
30 fhn lr L
struck the unfortunate man in the right
side and ploughed its way through his
body in a diagonal direction, lodging be-
Meath the left arm pit In it's passage 1t
cut both lobes of the liver, grazed the
stomach and perforated the lungs. 1t
was a mushroom bullet and expanded
as it struck the mans body, tearing its
way through the organs. There is no
chance 20 save his life.
An instant later the three men disap-
reared In less than five minutes after
the first report of the revolver was heard
the police were on the spot.
living at the end of his counter with
the bolt of cloth still grasped in his
hands was Lum Sing. In the little bunk
in the rear room Gwon Kor was huddied
in heap with the death sweat already
gathered on his brow.
The police am bulance was sent for. The
wounded Cinnamon were rushed to the
receiving hospital, where 'Drs. Quint, Gar
rett Wiley and Tanner operated on
them. Young Gwon Kor died at I1:3O
o'clock.
Chinatown was all excitement an in
stant after the shooting. In less than ten
minutes more than score of policemen
and detectives were searching the streets,
alleyNIays and houses OIL the town ior
the murderers.
When they arrived they broke their way
through the crowd and attacked the door
of the shack.
In the meantime, however, the suspect
ed Cinnamon had escaped by rear en-
trance, and just as the officers were
forcing their way through the front door
word was brought that the men were
escaping down a side alley.
Chase was given and after two blocks
the men were captured. AT the station
they gave their names as Wong Chung
and Charles Wing. Both were armed with
big revolvers, but so far as the police
were able to determine neither weapon
had been fired recently. lhey were
booked on suspicion.
An all-night watch by an increased po-
lice force was kept on Chinatown. The
police do not believe that in any of the
prisoners dragged in they have the men
who did the shooting, but they hope to
land the guilty parties today.
Revenge Motive
According to the friends of Lum Sing
the shooting is simply move for re-
venge for the wounding of Calm Mon two
months ago, the killing of Wong Duck
at Anaheim two weeks later and the alb
duction of Sing Yuey at Stockton the
week following.
Yesterday morning early Chan Mon, the
Hon Sing merchant who was shot and
wounded two months ago, appeared at
the store of Lum Sing and demanded pay
ment of $40, which he said was due him.
payment was refused and later In the
day Constable Mccullough appeared at
the store and asked for the payment of
the bill. He was also turned down and
few minutes later message was received
over the telephone that another kind OF
collector would come pretty soon.
Ium Sing was alarmed at the last mes
sage and reported to the police OF the
threats and, asked for protection. The
patrolman on the beat was instructed to
watch out for him, but the officer had
hardly gone by the place on his first
round when the shooting took place.
Late last night Lum Sing was removed
% the Clara Barton hospital, where he is
u.der the care of DR.. S. ]. Quint. His