The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-27
.SH0T BY KOREANS
Assertion Mr. Stevens That Japan
Was Treating Korean harry
Cause Of Trouble-Ccmmittec Ap-
pointed TO Interview Hint pen
y His Refusal to Modify His state
ment Was Knocked Down and
Shooting Followed

San Francisco. .<arch 23.-Follov-
ing an attack upon him By four
Koreans at the Fairmont hotel last
night. ID. W. Stevens. a member or
the japanese council al Seoul, was
shot n perhaps fatally wounded
this morning al the Ferry depot Is
he was about to leave for Washing
ton The shooting was done by n.
W. Chun, a Korean. Stevens was shot
twice, n bullet penetrating his
right lung and the second the groin.
A third bullet struck a companion OF
white men pursued the shooter who
was captured after a chase.
Mr.. Stevens and the wounded Ko-
rean were taken TO the Central N
Urgency hospital. Mr.. Stevens. ac-
cOmpanied by the japanese consul.
had just stepped out of the hotel
omnibus when several Koreans ap-
preached them. one OF whom said a
few words TO Stevens and then struck
him in the face. He then drew n re-
volver with a handkerchief and be-
gan shooting at Stevens. At the hos
pital DR.. Hill extracted a bullet from
the Korean who had been shot
through the lung.
The attack of Mr.. Stevens az the
TairmOnt hotel last night was the
result of a mass meeting of Korean
societies of San Francisco which APP
pointed fou permanent members.
Earl Lee. c. n. Chung, Y. NJ. Moon
and U. S. Choy. all young mel. 4
committee to interview Stevens to
ascertain his views as expressed in
tho roc aFt4- I;- -r,-~l IT, -
ions expressed by him were decidedly
favorable to the Japanese in Korea.
The four Koreans called on Nj. Ste
vens shortly after 9 o'clock las night.
Lee, who speaks English fuently,
asked Stevens if he had made the
statement attributed to him in the
press, and the latter replied in Tire
affirmative. The young men wanted 10
know if the Jananese were not kill
ing OF the Koreans. Stevens said no.
The spokesman then wanted to know
II all the Korean officials had not
been eliminated and Stevens again
responded to the contrary, adding
that the young man had probably
been too long away from his
to know the exact condition of the
government.
4ASh lAO dlLdCn DcSdu- Stevens
was knocked down and beaten with
chairs. His head struck the marble
flooring but he quickly rose, and
Selling a chair, placed his back
against the wall and held his assail-
ants at bay until help arrived.
AT the Central Emergency hospi-
tai Mr.. Stevens was examined by
Chief Surgeon w. l. Terry and Sur
geon I. H. Lumwal. He was then
prepared for removal from the OPP
Grating table Mr.. Stevens Gated for
az Associated Press reporter to whom
he gave the following version OF the
I shooting:
AS | got out of the Fairmonr ho-
tel omnibus several Koreans ap-
preached me. One of them struck me
In the fact, decorating my cheek. AS
started to pursue him another Ko-
rean began to shoot at me. The first
shot missed me and struck the Ko-
rean | was pursuing. The next two
shots took effect in my back.
This evidently is the work OF a
small band OF student agitarors in
and about San Francisco, who re-
sfnt the feet lat the japanese rave
e protectorate over Korea and be!.cve
that | an to some extent responsible
fol- this condition of affairs in their
country"
DR.. Lumwall and the other emer-
sency hospital surgeons are OF the
opinion that he will o IL No
untoward complications develop.