The San Francisco call., 1909-11-12
TWO LEADING
CELfSTIALS TO
FACE A TRIAL
Heads of On Yick Tong and the
Lodge of Chinese MasOns
Accused of Murder
Seven Arrested for Completely
in Crimes Attending War
Over Girls Abduction

yesterday growing OUT OF INC wa 'S
tween the on Yick tong and the Yee
family. which has led to FIVE Chinese
murders within the last 10 days, all
Chinatown was tense last night with
apprehensions Of tong war which it is
felt can not be prevented and which is
expected to be productive OF blOodier
results than any similar outbreak in
this country in many years.
Little violence was apprehended in
The local Chinese quarter last night for
the reason that the Chinese most likely
TO fall victims Of the warning gunner
kept of the streets and remained in
close hiding and because the police de-
partmeut threw A stronger force of
plain clothes men and patroImen into
the district than has been assigned to
that section since the fire.
OUTBREAK Is FEARED
AT the same time an outbreak was
feared either in Oakland or in some of
The interior towns and further murders
are almost certain to be reported within
the next few days
An event of most significance in con-
nectiOn with the bloody feud was the
issuance Of warrants yesterday in Po-
lice Judge Shortall's court for the ar
rest OF Gee Hong On and Tong King
Chong on a charge of murder in con-
nection with the shooting OF Yee Fun
Wah in Church alley on the night of
November 2. IT was this step more than
any other which brought the trouble
10 climax and aroused excitement in
Chinatown 10 a high pitch, for the two
men charged are among the most prom
inent Chinese in the country
ACCUSED ARE PROMINENT
Gee Hong On is president of the on
Nick tong. already embroiled in the
war. while Tong King Chong is editor
of the Chinese Daily Free Press and
head of the supreme lodge Of Chinese
Freemasons. which includes in its mem
hership 30 per cent Of the Chinese in
the United States Tong King Chong is
also prominent in Chinatown affairs.
and is known as the right hand man of
Dr sun Yat Sen. the revolutionist upon
whose head the Chinese government has
set q price Of 50. 600.
Although the charge is not made that
either Tong King Chong or Gee Hong
Wah. they are accused Of instigating
the murder This, according to a num-
ber Of prominent Chinese. and. in the
belief OF the police department is un-
warranted by the facts and is thought
10 be a trumped up charge growing out
Of events in which the two played a
prominent. part before the fire. The
Two are in hiding and an effort viii be
made today 10 have the warrants for
their arrest aunulled
REWARD FOR CAPTURE
The Chinese six companies met last
night and considered reward for the
captore- Of the slayer Of Gin Fong Fool1
r-lr was shot and killed in Oakland
= ednesday night supposedly by a gun
lighter Of the Yee family.
Relatives Of Gin Fong Fook appeare
'.ffore the Chinese SlN Companies and
-Sed for the posting of = reward for
c rapiNre ~ has slayer and this VIII
H- done today. IL II asscrtea that he
Is not member Of any cong but that
was mistaken Tor a member of the
'n flek tong and was shot by mistake
r was entering the home OF an on
iez tong menlbcr.
THE SIX Companies discussed the tong
Informally. bul no action WAS Ia ken
a- last nights meeting that might TEND
20 bring it 10 an END.
GAR DIE TO ADDICTION
The tong war is tie outgroRth OF the
1sQuction several weeks ago OF Bow
cue. slave girl Of a member of the
on hick tong by Gee Quong. a member
oi The Nee family. The police and the
attorneys engaged in the investigation
Of the cases assert that the dispute over
Shrimp nets had nothing at all to do
with the outbreak Of trouble between
the Hse family and the On Yick tong
but that il arose entirely over the alb
duction Of Bow Cue. the English trans
lation Of whose name, by the way, is
Precious
The tong demanded an indemnify Of
fro 4 na r.s-
abduction, but this was refused. Arbi-
traitors were appointed and gave "A de-
cisiOn that the Yee family should nav
Tor the capture Of the slave girl. The
family again refused. and the shooting
and killing Of its members was al once
ia order, according 10 Chinese tenets
Though the indemnity should be paid
hereafter, ii would not necessarily
oring the war to an end if deaths re-
mained unavenged on either side.
STATUS OF CONFLICT
The status Of the war up to this time
is as follows:
zee Fun Wah of the Yee family was
shot and killed in Church alley the
night Of November 2.
zee Gee. another member OF the Yee
family. was murdered in Oakland No
Kember ?.
Kee Hong Toy Of the Yee family was
shot and killed at Mountain View
Wednesday night.
Ow Yung Gum, a member of the On
Yick tong, was shot and killed at Jack
son street and Sullivan alley Wednes-
day night
Gin Fong Fook, a member of the
Gin family, was shot and killed in Oak
land Wednesday night, being mistaken
Tor an On Yick man as he was enter
ing the house Of a member OF that
tong.
The police department took stren-
nous action last night and sent
strong patrol into Chinatown Every
detective who could be spared from
other work was sent into the district
ia plain clothes and the number of unf-
formed patrolmen was practically
doubled. There was no serious disturb
ance. though an undercurrent of ex-
element pervaded the entire district
throughout the evening
MATCH PUT on SUSPECTS
A watch was put upon several sus-
pected Chinese and the laundries of the
Yee family throughout the city were
carefully guarded by armed white
watchmen.
The complaints against Tong King
Chong and Gee Hong On, sworn to be-
fore Judge ShOrtall yesterday morning,
Is A.