Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-07
ATTEMPT MADE To
KILL PRINCE HSUN
At OAKLAND MOLE
Yellow RevoIutioniSt Disarmed as
He Draws Gun on Uncle
of Emperor of China
DETECTIVES FOIL ASSASSIN
Man COnfeSSeS He Planned Mur-
der but Denies ConSpir-
aCy Existed
DETECTIVES FOIL ASSASSIN
Associated Press1

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-An at
tempt to kill Prince Tsai Hsun, uncle
of the emperor of China, as he stepped
from the Overland train at the oak
land mole half an hour before board
ing the liner Chiyo for the return rip
to China, was frustrated today by
Chief Secret Service Operative Harry
Moff1tt and Detective Sergeant George
Mcmahon of the local police depart
ment. They seized and overpowered
George Fong, member of the Young
China association, just as he was about
to draw a revolver from his hip pocket,
with which to fire upon the royal WIS.,
itor.
Fong was handcuffed by the detec-
tives and quickly hurried from the
crowd that had gathered in the station
to welcome the prince.
The prisoner was taken across the
bay on ferryboat, placed in taxi
cab and hurried to Moffitt'S office,
where he made full confession of his
intentions to assassinate Prince Hsun.
A five-chambered 38-caliber revolver,
fully loaded, was found in his pocket.
He acknowledged he had bought it the
day the prince left San Francisco for
his tour of the east
Fong said he bought the weapon for
the purpose of shooting the prince
when he arrived here on his way back
to his home.
ARREST MADE QUICKLY,
The arrest was made so quickly and
quietly that neither Prince Hsun nor
any member of his party knew any
thing of 1t.
Rear Admiral Thomas s. Phelps,
representing the government of the
United States in the final ceremonies
attending the distinguished visitor s
departures. was informed by Mofflt
when the 'f4saT vas ready to sail, OF
what had1tfanspired.
Whether {lsa prince was told of his
close call from death WIS not learned
In his statement to the authorities
Fong denies his action was the result
of a conspiracy to kill the prince. He
says the organization to which he be-
longs, while revolutionary in its ten
denotes, is in no way responsible fol
the attempt to slay the emperor's un-
Gle.
Fong expressed regret that he had
not accomplished his purpose, saying
he wanted to be a martyr to the cause
to which he had consecrated his life
and that he wanted to awaken his
countrymen.
SEEKS CHANCE TO KILL
Fong left his place of employment al
Berkeley last Monday and came to San
Francisco, where he engaged q room in
an Oriental hotel, awaiting the arrival
of the man he had sworn to kill. At ]
o'clock today he went across the bay
to the Oakland mole in company with
Mrs. V. E. Hoag, his former teacher
and at present principal of a private
school in this city. He separated from
her at the depot and took position on
the edge of the crowd that had gath
cred to greet Prince Hsun.
Mcmahon and Moffitt, who knew
Fong to be revolutionist, watched
him. AS the train drew into the depot
it pulled to a place on the tracks far
down in the shed. The crowd ran to
the stopping place, and when the brakes
were set the prince and his retinue be-
gan to alight from their private car.
The detectives saw Fong take his
glove from his right hand and edge his
way through the crowd. They followed
closely, and as the ungloved hand went
into his hip pocket. they closed In on
him. They carried him, struggling, to a
place behind another car. where Mof-
fit relieved him of his revolver. Then
they smuggled him away to San Fran
cisco.
In his statement to the authorities
and the newspaper men Fong, who
speaks good English, said:
II tried to kill Prince Tsai Hsun be-
cause he is an enemy of my people. !
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