Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-11
Had Resided Here For
The Past Twenty
Seven Years
Outcome of His Case
Nearly Precipitated
A Tong War
From Tuesdays Daily


After three years of legal fighting,
in which many tcchnicalities Of the
law were invoked, zee Thoi Goung
Chinese, who has been engaged in bust
ness in this city for the past twenty.
seven wears. left here last night in Gus
toby of Deputy United States Marshal
r. A. Barton, to be deported, vita
thirtv.ive other Cclcstials, now at Tue.
son, 10 the flowery Kingdom.
wee Thoi Goung obeyed the orders
~ the court with the stolid indifference
peculiar to his race. II was evident
from his conversation, however, that he
has not abandoned the legal fight for
permission To remain here, where he
mas been leader of his race so long
and where he has been prosperous IN
business. He stated last evening that
he would refer his ease to the Chinese
consul ut San Francisco, Immediately
upon his arrival in his native land.
Ycc Thoi Goung left here for China
in 1902, going by the way OF San
Francisco. lie was armed with the nee.
essary papers and registered regularly
nj the San Francisco port before his de-
parture. On his return tnerc in 1904,
he was confronted with the accusation
that he was not merchant, but in
reality the proprietor Of "A "hop joint
in this city The charge was preferred
by one Of the "Chinese Six compan.
les, which was at war, at that time,
with the company Of wnich Goung was
n member. He was deported to China,
hut later returned here by the way Of
! Mexico. lie came into the United
states through Nogales, escaping arrest
by the immigration officers. at the line,
but being caught here later.
August 90, 1907, he was ordered de
ported by United States Commissioner
Moore, much to the surprise Of the lead
ing Chinese residents Of the town
many of whom became very greatly cx
cited over toe sentence. Quong Hing
another Chinese merchant. and an old
time resident, was openly accused b,
members of the Chinese colony of Civ
ing information To the officers that L.,
to the deportation sentence and, it i
said, was sentenced TO death by Ia
cal Chinese tong A Chinese Ratchet
man, Of san Francisco, was pressed in
TO service, but before he could exceut
the death sentence, Quong Hing, feel
ing keenly the disgrace of the charge
repaired To the Citizens cemetery,
few evenings before the final time lin
it allowed him expired, and committe
suicide by taking an overdose of opium
lie was found the following morning
still alive, and removed to the hospita
where all efforts TO revive him prove
futile, his death following few hour
later.
Chinatown was much wrought u
over what was considered the enforce
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weeks the Chinese residents all wen
armed, expecting Tong war To brea
out at any moment.
Deputy Barton had also in custod
iiee kau, Cninese, under deportatio
sentence by reason of being arreste
here without the necessary "Choc
Gee. fIec Kan affected an entranC
into the United States two and a ha
years ago from the Hawaiian island
He was arrested in Humboldt 81
months ago by the United States ma
shal's office, his sentence followin
Hee kau bid all his old time acquain
ances fond adieu before he left. sta
ing that he never expected to retui