The San Francisco call., 1909-11-15
ANOTHER Y[[
VICTIM
OF TONG f[UD
Killed in Stockton Street While
Himself Waiting to Do
Murder
With Another Family EmbrOiled
Bloody War of the Chinese
Goes On

zee Zip NO lies at the morgue with
two bullet holes in his head and Gee
Gong, charged with the murder. occu-
pies cell at the police station. An
other member of the Yee family was
made to pay with his life yesterday for
the abduction Of Bo Cue. the Chinese
woman who left her husband in oak
land late in October and eloped with
Yee Hong.
The killing of Yee Zip Wo makes
the fourth member of this family to
fan before the deadly aim of the on
Nick tongmen.
With the killing Of Yee Zip Wo, the
Yee family loses one of its best gun
men. and it is said in Chinatown that
his death was the result Of a plan laid
by himself to get one of the On Yick
tongmen.
The killing occurred yesterday after
noon in Stockton street, a few feet
south Of the headquarters of the Chi
nese Six Companies at an hour when
2 The street was practically deserted.
Knowing that an On Yick was to
pass along stockton street about 2:3o
o'clock Yee Yip Wo, armed with a A
caliber revolver, sauntered along the
street toward Sacramento As he
passed the vacant lot in the west side
of the street a man stepped from be-
hind a sign board and hred one shot.
which passed through Yee's left arm.
Hee clinched with his enemy and At
tempted to draw his gun. but before
this could be done a number of shots
rang out and Yee was seen to fall to
The sidewalk, while his assailant ran
along Stockton street TO Sacramento
and turned west
A number OF Chinese children play
ing near saw the tragedy and gave
chase to the murderer. After run
ming along Sacramento street the as
sailant cut across lots. passed through
Prospect alley and came out again to
Powell street Here several white men
passing stopped Gee Cong and he was
placed under arrest by Policeman Rob
ert Mcdowell.
At the police station the accused man
was found to have in his possession a
81 ealiber revolver. from which every
shot had been fired. Each of the six
chambers contained a shell of 3S cali
Der, all OF which had been exploded.
The discovery Of shells Of smaller
caliber than that of the revolver at
first puzzled the police. but as they
were only three one-hundredths Of an
inch less in diameter than the fl cali
ber cartridge chambers it was ex-
plained that they could have been used.
TWO BULLETS IN BRAIN
When picked up the dead man had
Two bullet holes in the left side of his
face, one shot having penetrated Just
below the cheek bone and ranged up
ward into the brain. and the other
penetrating an inch above and also
ranging into the brain. A A Colts re-
volver was found clasped in his hand.
Just before the shooting a Mrs. Clase.
visitor from the east, who was
walking leisurely along Powell street.
saw two Chinese, one Of whom answers
The description of Gee Gong. in close
consultation. They finally separated.
one going down Sacramento street
toward Stockton and the other travel
ing north along Powell.
WITHOUT HIS GUARD
Up to yesterday Yee Yip Wo has
maintained a bodyguard and never sal
lied forth either night or day without
white man by his side Yesterday
lie dismissed his guard, stating that he
was able to take care of himself, and
there is little doubt that he was seeking
an On Hick man when he met his death.
Immediately after Gee Gong was
placed in prison telephone message
was sent to Attorney Grant Carpenter
BY the Gee family stating that they
would back the defense Of the accused
man.
Tie deadly toll being exacted by the
On Yick tong may result in bringing
about 2 compromise. At the time Bo
Cue eloped the Yee. family was asked
10 pay the sum OF $1,000. They offered
the sum Of $500 in settlement, claim
ing that was all the money they had
The Yees are among the wealthiest
Chinese families Of the United States,
and il is believed they Will now agree
10 pay an indemnity and stop the work
before they are annihilated
While the abduction of 30 Cue
stands out prominently as the imme-
date incentive to the present deadly
war il is not the basic cause. accord
ing TO well informed persons in China
town. Title to property bounded bv
Dupont. Kearny. Clay and Commercial
streets which the Yees claim. is said