The San Francisco call., 1909-11-24

den twist Yesterday from the murder
and bloodshed of the last few weeks
to official investigation and court pro-
ceedings growing out of the warfare
between the On Yick tong and the Yee
family.
The grand jury spent the afternoon
in a determined investigation of the
general situation and particularly of
the first of the several local murders,
while Chinese. defendants, complain
ants and witnesses were also on view
in the police courts.
AS a result of the grand jury activ-
tiles two indictments probably will be
filed today charging Buck Hew, alias
All Joe, and Gin You with the mur-
der of Yee Fun wah in Church alley
November 2.
First of Six Murders
The murder of Yee Fun Wah was
the first of the six that have grown
out of the tong war, and Buck Hew
and All Joe were the two highbinders
charged with the killing by the coro-
ners jury. The proceedings were
heightened yesterday by the delay
caused by the necessity of Interpreting
much of the testimony and by the diff
Guilty of Strengthening out the tangle
caused by the fling of a great mass of
complaints by the rival Chinese fac
tions
Yee Sing, head of the Yee family in
this city, was one of the most i'm
portant witnesses examined by the
grand jury, as he explained the cir
cumstances leading up to the tong war.
He declared that the On Yicks held the
entire Yee family responsible for the
abduction of Bow Cue an On Yick
slave girl, by Yee Hong and that the
toll of death had been levied because
the Yee family refused to pay a heavy
indemnity.
Accused Are Identified
Yee Tie, a relative of the murdered
man, who was with him at the time of
the shooting, declared he had recog-
nized Buck Hew and Gin You, and his
testimony was corroborated by Yee Fai
and Yee Lo. All the Chinese were ac-
companied by strong bodyguards of
white men, and each of them expressed
the greatest fear for his own safety.
In addition TO the Chinese who were
questioned, several members of the po-
lice department were called before the
grand jury, including Detectives Null
cahy and Bunner and Policeman
Prowse Night Watchman George
Downie, who guards property in China
town, was also questioned. One or
two other cases in addition to that of
the Yee Fun Wah murder were taken
up, but 1t is likely that the only indict-
ments returned today will be against
Buck Hew and Gin You.
Hearing for Yee YIN
The preliminary hearing in the case
of Yee YIN, charged with the murder
of Ow Yung Gum of the On Yick tong
at Jackson street and Sullivan alley on
the night of November 10, was resumed
in Police Judge Shortall's court yes
terday morning. The hearing of tes-
timony is to be concluded this morning,
but Judge Shortall let it be understood
timony given and there is a probability
that this. case will also go before the
grand jury. Attorney Grant Carpenter,
special prosecutor, declared that if
Judge Shortall failed to bind the de-
fendant. over to the superior court in
the face of the testimony against him
he would take the matter at once be-
fore the grand jury.
The testimony against Yee Vim was
circumstantial but strong. Policeman
Seamann who arrested him, saw the
shooting from a distance of $50 feet
and followed the murderer into a base
ment, where he found the defendant
in bed with two children and attempt
ing to pull a blanket over his head.
Prisoner Found in Bed
The murderer of Ow Yung Gum was
said to have worn dark clothes, and
though two other men were in the
basement neither was thus attired