Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

San Francisco. March 90 Following
a., attack by four Koreans at the Fair
,,,oni hotel last night, d. w. Stevens a
member OF the Japanese council at Sc
onl was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded This morning at the ferry de-
moi as ne was about TO leave for Wash.
3nYton. The shooting was done by n
w. Chun. Korean. stevens was shot
twice. one bullet penetrating his right
Iung and the second the groin. A third
bullet struck a companion of the shoot
err l. w. Chong. A mob OF 800 men
1,lusued the shooter who ran from the
scene and he was captured by IL. Sex
ION deputy in the assessors office.
Mr. stevens and the wounded Korean
were taken TO the Harbor hospital,
where they received temporary atten-
ton. Later they We're taken to the Cen
1ral Emergency hospital. MIR. Stevens.
accompanied by the Japanese consul.
had lust stepped out of the hotel bus
lyheu several Koreans approached them,
me nf whom said q few words to stew
eus and then struck him in the face,
He then drew revolver covered with
2 handkerchief and began shooting at
stevens At the Elarbor hospital. Dr.
HIN extracted bullet from the wound
ed Korean who had been shot through
the lungs.
STEVENS MAY RECOVER.
one of the shots entered stevens
back below tic scapula and penetrated
the lower portion of the lung
The other entered his loin and
penetrated the liver possibly en-.
tering the intestiues. Stevens Is
a man OF strong physique and is
in splendid health. and ii is possible
he will recover.
Mr. Stevens who arrived here from
the orient last Friday. was just start
ing for Washington when he was shot.
Tho attack on Mr. Stevens at the
Faiunont hotel last night was the re-
suit of mass meeting of Korean
societies of San Francisco which APP
pointed four permanent members, l.. Il.
Lee. c X. Chung. Y. Nj. Moon and u.
: Choy, all young men, a committee
To Interview stevens to ascertain his
views as expressed after his arrival
The opinions expressed by him were
decidedly favorable to the Japanese IN
Korea. -,..-r
STEVENS ADMITS INTERVIEW.
The four Koreans called shortly
after o'clock last night al the Fair
mont. Lee went TO the clerk and ask
ed for Stevens. who came down stairs
10 meet the delegation. lie walked
with them TO a room AT the extreme
north end of the corridor, where the
party was soon engaged in earnest
The spokesman OF the committee was
Lee He asked Stevens il he had
made the statements attributed to him
in the press. and the diplomatic adj
wiser replied in the affirmative The
took the the form of
cross examination. stevens being ques-
lie added more about the great work
japan Is doing for Korea and how well
the Koreans love the Japanese govern
ment and policy in their home land.
stevens was shown an excerpt from
q local newspaper in which he was
quoted as saying
Japan is doing in Korea ana for
the Koreans what the United States
Is doing I'm the Philippines for the
IHiplnos, modifying Its methods only
To suit the somewhat different condi-
items with which it has TO deal"
DENIED THEIR STATEMENT.
The Koreans asked stevens If he
Nas responsible for that statement.
The adviser answered In the affirm
alive, The young men wanted 10
know If the Japanese We're not killing
Of the Noreans. Stevens said no. The
spokesman then wanted to know II
al the Korean officials had not been
eliminated and stevens again respond
cd to the contrary, adding that tho
young man had probably been too long
away from his country to know the
exact condition OF the government.
Then the stack began. Stevens
Nas knocked down ana beaten with
lote chairs. His head struck the
marble flooring, but he quickly rose,
and SELLING chair, placed his back
against the wall, and held his assail-
ANTS at bay until help arrived,
After the assault, Lee. one of the
Korean committee said.
CALLED STEVENS A LIAR.
II called him liar when | was
held, but they would not let MS fight.
80 We left. We are all very sorry
That we did not do more 10 him"
Speaking for the committee. Lee