Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-24
RECEIVED TWO BULLETS N BACK
Saws That He Believes it is the Work
Of a Small Student Body Which Elk
lists in San Francrsco-claims AS.
saiIants do Not Know True Situation
in Their Country.
(Dy Associated Prossl


Following an attack upon him by
-four Koreans ut the Fairmont hotel
last night. u. w. Stevens. n member
OF the Japanese council at Seoul. wss
shot and perhaps fatally wounded this
morning at the depot as he was about
TO leave for Washington, this morn
ing.
Tho shooting was done by y. w
Chun. 4 Korean. stevens was shot
twice, one bullet penetrating his right
lung and the second the groin. A
Third bullet stuck a companion of the
shooter, |. w. Ching. A mob OF 500
men pursued the shooter. who was
captured after a chase.
Mr.. Stevens and the wounded Kor-
can were taken TO the Central Elmer
gcncy hospital.
Mr.. Stevens, accompanied by the
Japanese CONSUL. had just stepped
out of the hotel omnibus when sever
nj Koreans approached them. one OF
whom said few words to Ste
vcns and then struck him in
The face. lie then drew a
revolver, covered with a handkcr-
chief and began shooting at Stevens.
AT the hospital DIR. Hill extracted a
bullet from the Korean who had bocn
shot through the lungs.
The attack on Mr.. Stevens was the
result of Il mass meeting of Korean
societies OF San Francisco, which an
pointed four prominent members. Earl
Lee. G. NJ Chung Y. NJ. Moon and
Z. 5. Choy. all young mon. a commit
tcc 10 interview Stevens TO ascertain
ms views MS expressed IN tho press
after his arrival. Tho opinions OK
pressed by him were decidedly fav-
orahlc to the Japanese in Korea. The
four Koreans called on Mr.. Stevens
shortly after . o'clock last night. Lee.
who speaks English nuently. asked
Stevens IL he had made the statement
attributed to him in the press. and
the later replied in the affirmative
The young men wanted TO know II
the japanese We're not killing of the
Koreans
Began to Brat Stevens.
Stevens said no. The speaker then
wanted to know if all the Korean Of
iicials had not been eliminated. and
Stevens again responded to the con-
,rary. stating that the young men had
been 100 long away from their coun-
Try TO know the exact condition of the
government. Then the attack began.
Stevens was knocked down and beaten
with chairs. His head struck the
ma'blc flooring. but he quickly rose.
end Selling q chair, placed his hack
against the wall and held his assail-
ants al bay until help arrived.
~ the Central Emergency hospital
Mr.. Stevens was examined by Chief
Surgeon W. |. Terry and Surgeon r.
III. lnmwal. He was then prepared for
removal 10 another hospital AS soon
rs he was removed from the opera
Ting table Mr.. Stevens called for an
Associated Press reporter, to whom
lie gave the following version OF the
shooting:
as got out of The Fllrmont hotel
omnibus several Koreans approached
me. One of them struck me in the
face. decorating my check AS start
cd TO pursue him another Korean be-
gan to shoot at mo. The first shot
missed me ana struck The Korean ]
was prusuing. The next two shots
took effect in my back
This evidently is The work of n
small band of student agitaiors In
and aboni San Francisco. who resent
The fact that The japanese have pro-
irctoraic over Korea and that am