The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
CHINESE HAVE TWO
'JAllfDfORM MURDER
Tong War Leads CelestiaIs to
Accuse Countrymen OF
Killing Yee Gee
Attempted Extortion Leads to
the Arrest OF On Yick
Men in Vallejo

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That the war among the Chinese
tongs is stiil on, despite the fact that
no murders have resulted from it in
the last 4S hours, was shown yester-
day in agitation, and arrests in Vallejo.
Oakland and San Jose, and in cases be-
fore the superior and police tribunals
in San Francisco. Chief Cook, recog-
nizing that the calm in the local Chi
nese quarter was only because of the
strong guard he is maintaining there
kept the augmented Chinatown police
squad on duty. for a fresh outbreak is
feared at any time.
An, example, the Oakland police be-
heve. of Chinese duplicity, and a de-
sire on the part of the willy Celestials
to even up old scores by making false
accusations that might seem probable
in these days of oriental strife, was
brought to light in the arrest at San
Jose of All Sing Duck and Wong Yee
by Constable Allen of Brooklyn town.
ship.
TWO ACCUSED OF MURDER
Oakland Chinese accused Ah and
Wong of being implicated in the MUIR
der of zee Gee in Oakland, but they
could give Captain of Detectives Peter
arrests. Therefore Petersen refused
them, but they went to Justice of the
Peace Geary, who gave them the war
rants. Allen went to San Jose after
the men, and landed them in the Ala
media county jail.
Those men do not belong in the
county JAIL" Petersen said last night
The constable had absolutely no au-
thorfty when he made she arrests. II
there had been any evidence we would
have gone after the men fast enough"
Two members of the On Yick tong
We're captured in Vallejo yesterday
while attempting to extort $500 from
Quoag Hi Sing, a merchant of that
town They were arrested by Patrol
man Fraser on the order of Chief of
Police Stanford and held pending the
arrival of detectives FROM San Fran
cisco. Chief Cook will bring the men
to this city the suspicion that they
have been connected with tong muir
ders here. The pair gave the names of
Louie Toy and Lee Sue.
The Chinese six companies thrust
themselves into the tangle of oriental
plots and counterplots yesterday by he
questing that the body of Owy Ang.
the first Chinese shot in the war, be
exhumed that the bullet wounds be
examined. This is thought to indicate
that the powerful Chinese organiza-
tions will seek evidence to be used in
the approaching trials of the men now
under arrest for the murder.
BODY TO BE ExHUMED
1t may be contended that the course
of the bullets shows that the men
charged could not, from their positions
at the time of the Staying. have fired
the shots. Coroner Leland will have
the body exhumed
An evidence of the widespread fear
among Chinese that the tong war has
aroused came up in Judge Dooling's
department of the superior court when
Attorney j. J.. Greeley, representing
Chung Vow, who is on trial for bur
glary, asked that the case go over, on
the ground that witnesses for the de-
fense were afraid, because of the pres
ent disturbance. to testify. Assistant
District Attorney O'Gara made no OBJ
lection to the request
Laundrymen Ask Protection
SANTA BARBARA. Nov. I6.-Song
Lee, a laundryman. is thoroughly
frightened He received word tonight
from San Francisco that the On Yick
tong had put a price on his head
Charley Gooey, cousin of Yee Hong
who started tong trouble in the north
by eloping to this city with the slave
girl Bo Cue, is another frightened Chi
nese. Through his efforts special Of
ficer was assigned to the local China
town tonight Yee Hong is hiding here
and has been seen by no one for a fort