Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-14
REFUSES no PAY MONEY
TO SOCIETY
ATTACKED BY THREE MEN IN
THE DARK
Victim, Chan Nun, May Possibly Re-
cover, Though He Was Struck
in the Body by Three
Bullets

Chan Nun, head of the Chan Nun Com
mission company and one of the wealth.
est Cinnamon in southern California, was
shot and dangerously wounded last night
in front of No. 500 Apabasa street by
three men alleged to be professional
Ratchet men in the employ of the Bo Dong
tong. Five shots were fired by the would
be assassins, three of which took effect.
In the excitement following the shooting
the Chinese who committed the deed
made their escape.
Chan Nun was on the way from his
place of business, at SO4 Juan street, to
his residence, at 2l3 Ferguson alley. and
was passing along Apabasa street with
the intention of stopping in store of
friend, when he was attacked. The first
he knew of his danger was when an un-
known Chinaman jostled him and then
sprang back and drew a revolver.
What is the matter with you?" cried
Chan, and the answer was a shot from
the revolver which ploughed its way
through his left shoulder.
Is Shot Three Times
Immediately two other Cinnamon
jumped out of the shadow of the building
and began firing. At the first shot Chan
had dropped to the pavement, mad two
shots were fired into his body as he lay
On lllt SIOullI lie was SIluCh Ill Jllt ltll
and right hips. the shot in the right hip
passing through and coming out in the
groin, and the other passing through and
coming out just below the thigh. The
sound of the shots Immediately drew a
large crowd and the three men who did
the shooting ran away and disappeared
in the darkness.
One Assailant Arrested
In the background at the time of the
shooting was a fourth Chinaman, who. it
is said, directed the other three. telling
them as Chan approached. to shoot and
shoot to kill. This man was later in the
night arrested by Sergeant c. e. Sebas-
tian. He gave his name at the station as (
Lee Hing and his address as 314 Apablasa
street.
AS Sergeant Sebastian and Officer Pen
degast were bringing the prisoner along |
street the way was OBJ
structed by Mexican of the name of
D. Flores and an American of the name
of Smith. Officer Pendegast ordered |
them out of the way and Flores started
toward him with a threatening motion.
Sebastian at once showed the
man out of the road. and as he did so the |
Mexican drew knife from his hip pocket
and made a lunge at the officer. The
blade cut through his clothing and buried |
itself against the sternum, infiicting a
wound half an inch deep and an inch |
long. Drawing his revolver. Sebastian
knocked the man down and he and Smith |
were also taken to prison, where Flores |
was booked on the charge of assault |
with a deadly weapon, and Smith for
drunkenness
Chan Nun, the wounded Chinese mer- |
chant. was removed Immediately after
the shooting TO the receiving hospital. !
where Surgeons Garrett Goodrich and
Allen gave him attention, after which he |
was taken to the emergency and general |
hospital.
Refused to Contribute Money
The motive for the shooting is said to
have been the refusal some weeks ago of /
C1s1 Nun 10 contribute 4 sum of money
70 rhe treasury of the 30 Dong tong.
Af-=- sending him warning that he must /
pay the money and waiting the usual |
tine fc- its receipt the tong at once set
It's Ratchet men 10 work on the case.
TIE leader Of the three men and the one |
who fred the first shot is said to be Jew |
Chuck. Z notorious highlander from San |
Francisco. The other men are said to be |
local gun fighters.
Sergeant Sebastian and his sqaud Of Of |
fcers with Detectives Roberds, Ritch, |
Mcnamara and Craig. raided the Chinese I
quarter last night and arrested large
number Of Cinnamon on suspicion I'm the
hope Of capturing the three men who did
the shooting. Until Chan Nun is able to
look the crowd over the guilty men If
under arrest cannot be identified.
William Matthews, witness Of the
shooting but who refused To make any
statement to the police concerning it, was
also locked up on suspicion.