Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-17
REVIEW ARIZONA SATURDAY MORNING. JULY IT, 1909
FUND ID SAVE
 LIFE OF CHINESE
Sl0,O00 Raised to Carry Ap- peal of Wary Charles. Con-
 victed of Murder

BOSTON, Mass. July 16.-lt was
 learned today that fund of nearly
 sl0.oeO has been ra sed to carry the case of Wary Charles, a well known
 Chinaman, to the United States su'
 preme court Should the appeal to
 the highest tribunal fail to bring
 about new trial Charles, together
 with four of his countrymen, will be
 put to death in the electric chair !n Charlestown prison in october.
 The murders for which the China
 men have been sentenced were com
 mitted August 2, 1907. On the even ing of that date ten Chinamen, armed with large calibre reyolyers, entered Oxford place. one of the thorough fares of Boston's Chinatown, and pro ceeded to shoot up the street, stores and houses in the vicinity. Chin Mon Quin. Wong Shu Chung, Chm Leet and Lee Kai Nom were killed or died later from wounds received at that time. and Coon Gong, Joe Guey, Wong Duck, Wong How, Dong Book Ling, Tee Wat and others were wounded.
 Ten Chinamen were arrested and charged with the murders. The first trial began on January so. 1908, but was discontinued after three days be- cause of the illness of one Of the jury men. In the meantime one of the ac- cused Chinamen had d'ed and the case of another was mol pressed. The second trial began on February ,. 1908. and lasted for twenty-nine days, the jury returning a verdict of guilty in all cases.
 Public interest centers almost who'll ly in the case of Wary Charles. who Is one of the most widely known Chi namen in America. For a number oi years he has conducted a large laun dry business in Boston. with branches scattered throughout the city. Charles came from the Hoy Ping district in China with his uncle at the age of II years, being in the family of a mer. chant in China. He lived for time in New Orleans and there became thoroughly acquainted with the Eng fish language. From New Orleans he went to Omaha, where he took his scanty earnings and started, lad of 16, in business for himself
 Ambitious to get ahead, intelligent. active and sturdy, he sought an edI- cation. While he was attending a business college in omaha he met Mary Whiting, young woman who dIAcTNdIu DtCdllf HIS "llt NLs mother of his children.
 In New York Charles was succes B. sively an agent for the Santa Fe rail road, dealer in stoves, laundry ma hardware. and interpreter in the court of general sessions, a floor walker in a department store, and a Chinese inspector under Secretary Carlisle in the second Cleveland ad- 
 In New York he was arrested. charged with conspiracy to betray government secrets but was dis spector, but was suspended. He later and came to Boston after having been attacked in New York After coming to, this city he served for number of years as court iH- terpreter and became well known.
 The effort to save Wary Charle. from the death chair has been take up all over the country by members of the army and navy union of which Warren Charles. a New York police man and son of the condemned man. is a member. Several prominen! army officers also have taken a livelt
 
 ed man and they are also doing some work. Gen. Felix Agnus of Baltimore has taken an interest in the case and he has written several letters in be- half of the condemned Chinamen Warren Charles was a member of a New York regiment in the Spanish American war and many of h!s com rades are assisting him in his efforts to save his father. Among those who have taken official action in the mat ter are Major Charles F. Roe. garri- son of Brooklyn. and the Gen. Lawton garrison of Newburg. \. Y.
 The local authorities, nOtwithstand- ing the widespread movement started in behalf of Charles, declare that he Is deserving Of little sympathy. Ac- cording to their belief he is one of the most dangerous men in America and was the brains of the conspiracy which caused the murders in Oxford place two years ago.