The Coconino sun., 1925-05-29
UNABLE TO PAY DEBTS
POPULAR FLAGSTAFF
CHINAMAfl KILLS SELF
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side and found City Marshal Justin
r. Cooper.
Police Magistrate Zadok Sheffield
empaneled a coroner's jury, not know
ing that Justice Of the Peace Tom f.
Pulliam had returned that day from
Rochester, Mimi, where for several
weeks he had been receiving surgical
treatment. Only justice Of the peace
can act as coroner, and Mr.. Pulliam
took charge.
The jury, composed of w. B. Raude-
baugh, Louis w. Kelly, w. l.. Gum.
Dan Cronin, Tom b. Smith and ]. r.
Cooper, inspected the premises that
afternoon and again Monday morn
ing. Their verdict was suicide. From
the position of the gun, the direction
the bullet took after penetrating the
skull and the fact that there was no
blood except on and near the pillow;
also from the fact that had the shot
been fired by anyone else, considering
the position of the body, it must have
been from the side next the wall. The
bed was tight against the wall and
for someone else to have fired the
shot would have been awkward if not
impossible.
Witnesses at the inquest were I'm
dertaker Ed Whipple, Henderson War
mock Of the hardware department al
Rabbits, who sold Woo the evolvel
a few days before; DR. Felix Manning
county health officer; Vivian Aguilar
Antonia Rodriguez, HON Chez and
Woo Hop Sing. Billy Quon was in
terpreter.
For several years after he came
here between Is and 20 years ago
Woo prospered. Affable, jolly and
intelligent, his pidgin English more
easily understood than that Of many
of his countrynen, he made many
friends.
During the last two or three years
some Of his investments went badly.
He bought German marks, on which
he lost. A married invalid son in busi
ness school in Pekin, had several
times written for money since last
December 1t is known that he asked
for at least Sl100 and that Woo sent
him at least $500, which he borrowed
from Willis z. Brown.
Several months ago, Woo and his
associates bought from Babbitt Broth
ers the building in which the Bright
Angel restaurant is located. They
owned both it and the Coconino Chop
House and Woo planned TO buy the
latter building, also, as soon as he
could. He told the late Dr. G. T. Man
ming Sr, owner Of the building, that it
was his purpose. The purchase of the
building last fall was made through
nephew, neither Woo nor any of his
resident associates being citizens Of
this country.
1t is believed that practically all OF
the Cinnamon here were interested
with Woo in the restaurant business,
He was a leader among them. He
was custodian for their important
papers and, perhaps, to some extent
may have been their banker.
Woo's debts seem to amount to con-
sideTably more than the assets. His
creditors are not greatly worried
They know the scrnpulous honesty Of
the Chinese and anticipate that the
indebtedness ultimately will be taken
care of by Woo's Chinese friends. His
borrowings are secued only by notes
On one note he wrote in Chinese
characters: "If I can't pay my friend.
will pay for me-
Since the first Of the year Woo.
who was, SO years old had been in
bad health, his condition it is be
heved being aggravated by worry. He
had been taking medicine for some
time. A few days before his death
and following a change in medicine he
said he'd been sleeping letter.
Woo told Undertaken Ed Whipple
about two weeks ago that be soon
would have to bury him. Mr.. Whipple
thought it was joke.
Relatives and friends Of the dead
man in various parts Of the country
were telegraphed, the remains being
held at the Flagstaff Undertaking
parlors pending announcement Of theil
wishes. A cousin arrived here Tues
day from Calexico