The San Francisco call., 1907-01-12
H|CHb|NDER WAR
IS OPENED IN
OAKLAND
One Chinese Is Killed in His
Home and Four Others
Are Shot Down in Street
ROW OVER A GIRL
STARTS TROUBLE
Several Arrests Are Made,
but Witnesses Are Loath
to Identify the Prisoners

OAKLAND, Jan. 11.-One Chinese
was killed and four wounded I'm an old
fashioned highbInder outbreak in
Chinatown tonight. The trouble opened
with the assassination of Lee Book
Dong, capitalist. Dong was shot
while he was seated at the supper
table in his home at 651 Harrison street.
Two Chinese were admitted to the
room where Dong was eating after re-
peated knocking at the door and each
fred one shot from a revolver and dis
appeared. Both bullets struck Dong
and he died almost instantly. A short
time later the fusillade commenced in
the Chinese quarter.
The killing of Dong seemed to have
been the signal for a general battle.
Before the shooting ceased four more
Chinese had been shot and more or
less seriously wounded. while others
barely escaped the whizzing bullets.
Hop Sings and Ping Kongs were in
volved in the outbreak. which the police
believe was due TO a quarrel among
the Chinese over All Kee. a comely
girl who lives at Dong's home. She
witnessed the murder OF the capitalist.
but disappeared before the police
searched the house Dong is said to
have been heavily interested in gam
bling games and in other questionable
sources of revenue in the Chinese
quarter
few minutes after the killing of
Dong, Hong King Bo. a sleek young
Chinese, ran putting into Policeman
Keefe's arms at Fourth and Harrison
streets. two blocks from Dong's house.
Keefe. who was hurrying to the scene.
saw the fugitive throw away a pistol.
which was subsequently, recovered. The
weapon contained six empty shells
AT Second and Alice streets, block
from the Dong home. Chin Fong, a
fruit picker from Walnut Grove. was
shot and badly wounded One bullet
struck him in the mouth and another
plowed it's way through his neck. He
identified Fong Tu Long, a cook. as his
assailant- Fong Tu Lung was shot
twice, once in the left side and once in
the arm. Loo Son. who halls from San
Jose, was shot in the right side and
arm while standing at Fourth and Har-
rison streets, and Lung jim. cook at
Twenty eighth street and Telegram
avenue, received bullet in the left
arm and shoulder while crossing Sixth
and Webster streets. He says Lowe
Chick shot him.
Chun Wing, gambler. on his way to
his home at S1s Harrison street with
his son Chun Fong, was made the tar
get for seven bullets fired by two men
Thomas Fox says he saw another Chi
nese shot at by two men at Third and
Webster streets. Sergeant Cockerton
arrested Jew Kong on Fox's identif1ca-
ton. and found an empty two-barrel
Derrinser near where he had been
standing.
Chief of Police Wilson, Captain Lynch
and a score of detectives, sergeants and
patrolmen who unearthed the affair at
tribute the shooting to a general high
binder disagreement over the girl All
Kee, and gambling dispute.
Dong was a Hop Sing. News Of his
assassination was quickly spread broad
cast throughout the Chinese district
and his fellow members in the tong
were not slow in deciding to avenge his
death. Hop Sings to the rescuer.
seemed TO be their slogan, and by the
time the police arrived there were bull
lets everywhere.
The wounded men were taken to tbe
Receiving Hospital. There Fong Tn
Lung. who had been received for treat
ment was arrested after his wounds
had been dressed.
Captain of Police Lynch SAYS that as
far as he can learn, the Hop Sing men
began the attack on the Ping Kongs
as soon as they heard of the death of
Dong, who was leader in his clan.
The wife of the dead Chinese declares
she cannot identify either of the men
who shot her husband. Chinese men
who offered the police assistance and
who helped TO identify several of the
men arrested have been threatened
with vengeance by highbinders They
are now under police guard at their
homes.
Only one OF the wounded men, Chin
Fong, is seriously shot