The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-24

ID. w. STEVENS Is WOUNDED BIZ A
KOREAN
Mr.. stevens, Whe Il Member ef
Japanese Council nt Seoul, Dis
pleased f<ercans nt Frisco
by Published later

San Francisco, March 23--Following
an attack by four Koreans at the
Fairmont Hotel last night, d. w.
Stevens. member of the Japanese
fatally wounded today at the Ferry
Depot. as he was about TO leave for
Washington. The shooting was done
by N. w. Chun, a Korean.
A stray bullet struck a companion
of the shooter. ]. w. Ching. A mob OF
500 men pursued the shooter. who ran
from the scene and he was captured
by III. Sexton, deputy In the asses
sors office, Mr.. stevens and the
wounded Korean were taken to the
Central Emergency Hospital. MIR.
stevens accompanied by the Japanese
consul had just stepped out of the
hotel omnibus when several Koreans
approached them, one OF whom said
few words to Stevens and then struck
him In the face. He then drew a re-
,voiver. covered with handkerchief
and began shooting at Stevens AZ
the hospital, DIR. Hill extracted bull
let from the wounded Korean who had
been shot through the lungs. Stevens
may recover.
The attack on Mr.. Stevens at the
Fairmont Hotel last night was the re-
suit of mass meeting OF Korean
societies Of San Francisco. which APP
pointed four prominent members, Earl
Lee. C. X. Chung. z. M. Moon and U.
s. Chop, all young men, committee
to interview Stevens to ascertain his
views as expressed In his press after
his arrival. The opinions expressed
by him were decidedly favorable to
the japanese in Korea. :.
Interview Dispieasing.
The four Koreans called on Mr..
Stevens last night. Lee, who speaks
It,. -.
had made the statement attributed to
him in the press and the latter replied
in the affirmative. The young men
wanted to know IL the Japanese were
not killing off the Koreans. Stevens
said no. The spokesman then wanted
to know il all the Korean officials
had not been eliminated and Stevens
again responded to the contrary, add
ing that the young men had probably
been too long away from their coun-
try to know the exact condition OF the
government.
Then the attack begun. 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 assailants at bay until help
arrived. After the assault, Lee said:
Il called him q liar when was
held. but they would not let US fight.
So we left We all areNyery sorry that
we did not do more to him"
Lee said that Stevens Is paid by the
Korean government but Is doing what
the Korean people do not want him to
do.
That is,e said Lee, che is talking
falsely about us and the Japanese. In
reality he is in the service of the
Japanese" es t
'sSince the Japanese began to pro-
tect Korea thousand of my country
men have been killed. The Japanese
soldiers hold up peasants for their
property and kill, II refused. About
500 villages In my country have been
destroyed by the Japanese troops in
little more than a year since the
trouble began. The Japanese went to
own language and letters. but no
school unless 1t be Japanese.
THE disbanded the Korean troops
because they were loyal and so long
as the Koreans had soldiers. Japan
could not do much in my country.
"They are sending into Korea thou
sands OF Japanese every month and
putting them In the place Of my coun.
trymen. II Japan controls my ooun-
try two or three years then Korea will
be Japan or a part Of It. Stevens's
statement that the Japanese will with
draw from Korea is false"
At the Central Emergency hospital
Mr.. Stevens was examined by Chief
Surgeon Terry and Surgeon Lumwall,
He was then prepared for removal to
another hospital. AS soon as he was
removed from the operating table. Mr..
Stevens called fer an Associated Press
reporter to whom he gave the follow.
ing version of the shooting:
"As I got out of the iFairrnont Hoo
tel omnibus, several Koreans ap-