The San Francisco call., 1910-04-20
hatchetmen Given Pistols and
Instructed TO SIay YeeS,
Says Witness
Secret Council of Clan Chiefs
Demands Blood When the
Money Is Refused
Yee Yin Jung Describes Plans
Made by On Yicks to Kill
Yee FOOn WO

An inside story Of the murderous
deliberations of Chinese tong was
told in Judge Dunne's court yesterday
for the first time in the history of high
binder trials IN San Francisco. Yee
Yin Jung. testifying as a witness for
the prosecution in the trial of Jew
Book Hew. accused OF the murder OF
zee FOon Wo described with plenti-
tude of detail two meetings Of the On
Yiok tong at which he said the de-
fendant and nine others were pro-
vided with machine guns and instructed
to shoot Yee Foon Wo in a vital spot
the head or the heart.
BE careful-the dogs are well fed
said Tong King Chong to the 10
hatchet men as Gee Hong on handed
them the machine guns This graphic
figure OF speech reminded the assassins
that the weapons were fully loaded.
The testimony Of Yee Yin Jung di-
rectly involves all the other Chinese
who have been indicted for murder.
Gee Gong. the man already convicted
OF murder, was present. So was Lee
Seut, who is awaiting trial. and Chin
Lit, who escaped after he was indicted.
Gee Hong On. who also escaped, and
Tong King Chong. who will be tried
later, were amongst the most active
participants in the meetings.
Describes Tong Meeting
The witness Yee Yin Jung has placed
his life in jeopardy by his testimony.
He is a member OF the On Yick tong.
but his sympathy with his own family.
the Yees. proved stronger than his
loyalty 70 the tong.
The hrst meeting of the tong the
witness told Of was held Sunday night,
October s1-twO days before the shoot
ing Ten hatchet men, among whom
were Jew Book Hew, were told there
was trouble with the Yees over the
theft OF the slave girl. Bo Sue, but that
they were not to shoot any one until
after meeting Of the tong on the
Tuesday evening. at which the result
Of a conference with the Yees would
be reported.
IF you are arrested we viii hire
lawyers for you. and, if necessary, buy
witnesses for you" encouraged Tong
King Chong. who did most Of the talk
ing. said the witness.
Instructed to Kill
According to program the second
meeting Of the tong was held at $40
O'Clock the evening of Tuesday. No
venber 2. Delegates returned from the
conference with the Yees and reported
that the latter had refused to pay for
the girl they had stolen
They refuse to pay the money" Tong
King Chong said, addressing the armed
hatchetmen. After you have killed
about 10 OF them they Will pay"
Yee Foon Wo was at the meeting.
Although member of the Yee family,
ike the witness he also belonged to the
On Yick tong. He left the meeting
after It was reported his family had
refused to pay the money demanded.
You follow him, Yee Foon Wo, and
II he tells the Yees we have decided to
XIII. shoot him. Tong King Chong di-
rected the 10 hatchetmen, according to
the witness, The armed 10 left ac-
cordins TO instructions Within an hour
&c OoH W. Ndo SA4Ob aS n6 stepped
from the door Of the Yees in Church
alley.
The evidence OF Yee Yin Jung threw
CONSERVATION into the camp of the de-
fense. Attorneys ]. z. Alexander and
James NJ Hsnley asked for a continu-
ance 70 next day to have the testimony
written up. but the most Judge Dunno
would permit was an early adjourn
rnent at the morning session At 2
o'clock Attorneys Grant Carpenter and
Robert Ferrai came into the case for
the first time, assisting in the defense.
Hanley cross examined the witness
for three hours, but failed to shake his
story.