The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1896, Page 14

14 FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1896. IT WAS SEEYUP AGAINST SAM YUP That Same 0ld Ugly Feud Caused the Recent Murders. Sergeant Wollweber Raids One of the Highbinder Tongs. Chew Lee Kong, Ging’s Brother, Tells of the Shooting—Finding of the Kauife. See Yup against Sam Yup. Thatisa succinct statement of the cause of the two recent murders in Chinatown which bave thrown the whole Chinese quarter into a state of intense exciment and called for the presence of the police in force. | Sergeant Wollweber and a squad of five picked wen did nothing at all yesterday | but wander among the haunts of the | criminal class of the Chinese and keep | their eyes open for trouble. They were | assisted by the two regular officers always kept in that quarter. | Sergeant Wollweber worked tirelessly on the case of Chew Ging, shot on Jackson | street, and his vigilance was rewarded by | learning enough to put him on the track | of the assassin, whom he hopes to capture in a short time. First, he learned that the assassin was ayoung man and a member of the Wah Hing San Fong Tong, a Sam Yup high- binder society, located at 816 Jackson street. A raid wasat once made on this place. The police were forced to break the doors down to gain entrance, and this gave the occupants time to scatter and disappear. Most of them made their escape through a trapdoor in toe rear. When Wollweber and his men entered the only sign of life visible was a solitary heatben lying on the floor very ill. In their hosty flight the hatchetmen dropped a large kn.fe, which the police secared. It has a blade twelve inches long and was whetted as sharp as a razor. I On an inner door was posted a small script in Chinese hieroglyphics, giving in- disputable evidence of the characterof the meeting. It was also taken. Sergeant Wollweber also discovered that Chew Ging had a brother at 724 Commer- cial street, and in company with a CALL representative and artist he cailed upon him. His pame is Chew Lee Kong. Though badly frightened by what bas | occurred, Kong related very clearly the manner in wiich Ging was murdered and what he believed was the cause. Accord- ing to his story the assassination wasa direct result of a gambling fracas. “Several nights ago,” said Kong, “my brother was engared in gambling at the Oriental-Pacific Club on Jackson street, right acioss from where he was shot. Day | before yesterday one of the participants met him on the street and jostled him, | but he avoided trouble by waiking away. | “Then about 12:30 o’clock yesterday | morning he was passing that little fruit- | storz kept by an sged friend at the en- | trance to Louis piace. The old man asked him to help pull down an awning, and while he was doing this three men | came across to where he was engaged. | “They said not a word, but one sud- denly drew a large revolver from beneath his blouse and handed it to one of the | others, at the same time pomnting out| Ging. The man took the revolver gnd | shot my brother. As he fell he stepped up close to him and shot him three more | times. “The old fruit-dealer and several others saw the man_ that did the shooting and knew him. He is in hiding, but he can- not escape us. The Chew family is com- | posed of four powerful branches, and | when once they get an eye on a man he is marked.” | The friends of the murdered man then promised Wollweber that they would point | the murderer out to the police on sight. | As has been mentioned, he is known to be a member of the Wah Hing San Fong | Tong, 8 Sam Yup highbinder organiza- | tion. The muidered man himself 1s said to have been a member of the Bo Leong Tong, one of the s cieties that has lately stirred up so much trouble in the Kung | Cbow Asyium. { Though the police believe that the gam- | bling episode may have had something to | do with Chew Ging’s selection for the | assassin’s bullet, they are convinced that | the cause of his being killed lay in the fact he wasa See Yup. The Chinese found hanging in the stable at the rear of ‘ 808 Stockton street was a Sam Yup. It was merely tit for tat. | Sergeant Helms has been workingon | the case of the latter. He is now thought to have been a clerk named Ho Low, em- pioyed in Bo Lem’s drugstore. The theory of suicide has been adyanced in this case, but owing to the circum- stances this hbypothesis is generally scouted. An autopsy periormed on the body of Chew Ging by Dr. Morgan yesterday re- vealed that he had been struck by four builets. One passed through the body near the abdomen, another plowed its way through the muscles of the right thigh, a third broke the right arm and the last entered under the right arm and passed from the body under the left shoulder blade. In the case of How Low it was found that he had not been stabbed vrior to Langing, but shot. The ball entered un- der the right ear, glanced on the jaw bone and was deflected from its course. It lodged in the spinal column and must bave caused instant death. Late last night Too King, Ah Soy and Tom Fooey were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the murder. A CHRISTMAS CANTATA. | Played by Children of the First Pres- byterian Sunday-school Last Night. Ap audience of more than 500 assembled in Union Square Ha!l last night to hear the children and adult members of the First Presbyterian Church Sunday-school and choir produce a Christmas cantata en- titled “st. Nicholas’ Visit to the School.” The performance, both from a musical and a histrionic point of view, was excel- SOCIETY MEN T KICK FOR CHARITY Army and Navy Officers Against University Clubmen. A Football Game to Be Piayed at Central Park January o. Some Star Players Amceng Young Officers—Joe Tobin Will Do Some Puating. A picked eleven from the best football- players among the army and navy repre- sentatives here will play a team from the University Club of this City on January charge is sparing no pains and -expense toward making the affair a grand success, and in order to make thisa memorable occasion the storekeepers on Fourth street, between Market and Folsom, are respect- fully ret}uesud to co-operate to the best of their ability in the manner of aecorating their respective establishments with Chinese lanterns, flags, etc. on Thursday evening. 7 The executive committee, J. P. Sullivan William King and Joseph Strauss, will hold a meeting to-night to complete addi- tional details, such as securing additional lights, bituminous pavements, etc. The following merchants will distribute the designated prizes free to the public: J. T. Sullivan, 18 Fourth street, one pair men’s shoes and _one pair ladies’ shoes; California Hat Works, 111 Fourth street, fine hat; Star Loan office, 77-79 Fourth street, lfsnn clock; Collins Bros., 115-117 Fourth street, $3 umbrella; Josepnh Kohl- becher, 123 Fourth street, pair $2 50 shoes; H. 8. Jacobs, 109 Fourth street, pair $5 pants; King Bros., 3 Fourth street, Dick- ens’ works; King’s bookstore, 15 Fourth street, books. The above is only a partial list of pres- ents to be given away. e e The Letter-Box Thief. Several weeks ago Simon Bendit was caught stealing from the letter-boxes of merchants on Battery street, but the evidence was not sufficient to convict him. He was re-arrested for stealing a package of gloves mailed from the north to a dealer at 14 Sutter street. Yesterday afternoon the Grand Jury took up Bendit’s case and found an indictment against him for stealing a package from a United States letter-box. o L B v lent. The Sunday-school orchestra, com- posed of forty-five pieces, nlayed admira- biy under the direction of Ottv Fleissner, to whose ¢kill in that capacity it bore the best kind of testimony. The whole of the choral music, which forms a large portion of the cantata, was very prettily render~d by the children, who, attired in bright costumes, pre- sented & charming appearance. Bert Waterman and Fred L. Shaw, who imper- | sonated Long Ago and St. Nicholas re- | spectively., were cleverly ‘‘made up’’ and acted well. The following soloists ac- quitted themselves in a highly satisfactory manner: Miss Maud Purdy, Misses Jessie and Daisy Slocombe, Miss Sophie Sievers, | Mr. Nathan Frisbie, Miss Maud Gray, Dr. Gilbert Graham, Mrs. Don P. Riggs, Mrs. Sedgley Reynolts, Earl Suthard, Helene Blackwe!t, Willie Lorin, Messrs. Bert Moore, Louis Darr, George Bell and Ed Williams. e CRUELTY TO A HORSE William Gavin, a Patrol-Wagon Driver, Suspended. William Gayin, driver of the patrol wagon at the North End police station, was suspended from duty yesterday aiter- noon by Captain Wittman, for cruelty to one of the hor<es he was driving. Sergeant Brown, who is in charge of the station, noticed that one of the horses had long welts along its sides and hips, He spoke to Gavin aboutitand Gavin said the horse had bitten him and be had lashed 1t with his whip, The treatment was so brutal that the sergeant made Gavin drive to the Central station and Captain Wittman was notified. The cap- | tain was so incensed when he saw the condition of the animal that he promptly suspended him and placed the team in charge of one of the policemen. A formal complaint against Gavin will be made before the Board of Supervisors. ——————— Minor Spalding Heirs. In the estate of Lydia A. Spalding, deceased, Meyer Jacobs has been appointed attorney to represent the minor heirs, Lester O. Peck, Hewitt Norton, John A. Phillips and Lydia The contest over the estate is spread- Philli; | ing to all the relatives of the testatrix, and extensive litigation is to be expected. = Beth Israel’s Morigage. The Congregation Beth Israel has applied to the Superior Court for permission to mortgage its real estate to the Hibernia Bank for $15,- 000, in order to pay off the mortgage of a like sum to the German Savings Bank on the 5ih of next mon th. NEW TO-DAY. An Authority Whom All Will Delight to Honor Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, MRS. SARAH B. COOPER, PRESIDENT, 4902 VALLEJO STREET. SaN Francisco, Cal., Feb. 3, 18g0. You ask me if I know anything about the RovaL BARING POwDER, and if I consider it free from all adulteration. Tam glad to be able to assure you that 1 know, both from experience and from a chemical analysis, that the RovAL BARING PowDER is a pure, whole- some and dependable article, Knowing the pernicious effects of deleterions in- gredients used in the preparation of food, especially in that indispensable article to every family—éread —1I have taken great pains to ascertain what I conld safely use in my own home, and recommend to the many mothers with whom I constantly come in con- tact in our work among the children. I regard the RovAL BAKING POWDER as a boon to the household and a benediction to the race. Very sincerely yours, i | Ging’s Brother Relates Dramatically the Incidents of the Shooting. The Smaller Picture Shows the Murderous Knife and High- binder Script Found at 816 Jackson Street. 9, at Central Park. charity. Combining young and athletic army and navy officers with young, athletic and well-to-do alumni of many different collezes, the contest will naturally be as much of a society event as an exhibition of football. The cause of charity and the extensive social acquaintance ol the par- ticipants in the game will undoubtedly result in a fashionable assemblage among the spectators. Following are the officers and young University clubmen that will play and the positions they will occupy : Position. University Club. g Harvey Kellogg N Metee . Stone, The game will be for Army and Navy. Nolan (cap. McCormack Ful ~Joe Tobin Neicher team is yet complete, though each has considerable material from which to choose men for the places now | unfilled. The men have begun practice already. The army and navy officers, who are to play under the team name of Bohemians, have the advantage in possessing some football material of marked ability and fresh from the West Point ana Annapolis teams. There is Ames, who was center on the West Point team Jast_season and who has played ceunter for the Olympics this season. His admirers consider him the best center on the coast. and he is certainly only sur- passed by Williams, the all-round Stan- ford center. And there is Nolan, who will captain the team. He was end at West Point last season and ranked as one of the best two ends in the country in 1895. This season his surprising work on the Oiympic team has easily marked him as the best end on this coast. Mctormack, too, is o star. He was captain and end at the Annapolis Naval Academy last year, and this season he has frequently shown his skill in games here as end on the Olympic team, his latest good work having been that against Butte on Christmas. Cavanaugh and Karns were members of last season’s Annapolis team. But the promising new addition to the army and navy aggregation is King, the West Point fuilback of last | season, who is expected out here in time for the game. The University Club eleven will 'be capiained by Fred McNear, who used to be sub-haltback at Harvard several years ago, and who, during the two seasons past, played occasionally with the Olympic team. Joe Tobin, who used to be a rezular standby until he got married, will play fullback and do the kicking. And at that he is good. Several years ago in a game between Olympic and Stanford, Tobin saved Olymuyic from a whitewash by a Leautifui field-goal kicked from the thirty- five-yard line at'a moment when several Stanford rushers were all but upon him. As cool as a yeteran, he adroitly stepped to one side, dropped the ball, and just as it rebounded caught it with his toe, send- ing it sailing high over the fleld and exactly between the goal posts for five points, and every one applauded. That tield gaal is the only one recorded in the history of club and collegiate football games on this coast. - TO WELOOME THE LIGHT, Planning a Big Celebration by the Fourth-Street Improvement Club. The Fourth-street Improvement Club will celebrate the electric ighting on that thoroughfare New Year's eve, on which occasion the district lying between Market and Folsom streets will be brightly illu- minated with eleetric lights. The exer- cises will consist of an elaborate display of fireworks, and the services of numerous bauds have been. engaged to assist in the celebration, in which the. public is earn- estly invited to participate. The committee having the affair in A BUTCHER WHO INVITED A PENALTY Morris Scheuer Offered Diseased Meat for Sale. Judge Low Inflicts the Full Penalty of Six Months in Jail Meat Inspector Davis Balieves the Action of the Judge Will Have B neficial Effect, Judge Low showed a worthy example to the other Judges yesierday when he imposed the full penalty of six months in the County Jail upon Morris Scheuer, a butcher, for offering for sale diseased meat. Scheuer’s case was an aggsravated one and the evidence showed that he had been guilty of a gross violation of the law. On December 15 A. Pariez of the San Pablo dairy, near Fifteenth avenue, killed a cow that was suffering from milk fever. He gave the carcass to Scheuer to take to the fertilizing works, but instead Scheuer took it to J. 8. James’ slaughter-house, where it was skinned and hung up for sale. 5 Meat Inspector Ben Davis discovered the carcass and at once condemned the meat, as it was diseased and unfit for consumption, and he thought that would put an ead to the matter, Next day Scheuer called upon Davisand begzeea him not to condemn the meat, as it was all right. He saia he had paid $30 for the cow to Pariez, as it had broken its leg and had to be slaughtered, and it would be a dead loss to him if the meat was condemned. Davis told him that the meat was diseased, and he did not care whether Scheuer paid $30 or §1000 for the cow, it was not fit for use. Davis drove to Pariez’s ranch and ascer- tained that Pariez bad killed the cow be- cause it was diseased, and that Scheuer did not give nim a cent for the carcass. The cow’s leg was not broken, and it was suspected that Scheuer had broken the le himself to avert suspicion from the real cause of the cow being killed. Pariez promised to appear in court to testify to these facts, ana Davis imme- diately swore out a complaint against Scheuer and arrested him for offering dis- eased meat for sale. The evidence was so convincing that the Judge intimated he would inflict the full- est penalty. Scheuer pleaded hard to be allowed to pay a fine, and brought eve: sible influence to bear in his beha‘l?. ut y.hs Judge would not listen to the sug- gestion of a compromise and sentenced him to six months in the County Jall. Scheuer gave notice of appeal and the Judge fixed his bonds in 310&. “I am glad that Judge Low inflicted the severest penalty,” said Inspector Dayis, t*and if the other Judges would fol- low his example instead of inflicting a fine of §5 or $10 I would soon guarantee that the c‘i,x}zenl would be supplied with good mea D1aMoNDs, Watches and Jewelry. One week only.. Vacate Jan. 1st. 5 and 7 Third street. CROATIANS AND THEY, M, | New Strossmayer Council Instituted Last Night. It Is Named After the Famous Bishop Strossmayer of Croatia. Rev. Father Crowley Outlines the Life of That Prelate and Philanthropist. The Young Men’s Institute received an- other important addition last night in the shape of Strossmayer Council, which as its name suggests is somewhat unique in character. The new council will be composed of natives of Croatia, a province of the Aus- tro-Hungarian empire, or of those who can claim descent from Croatian ancestors, This new departure is abundantly justi- fied by the fact that in San Francisco alone there are more than 6000 Croatians, the large majority of whom are members of the Roman Catholic Church. The council is named after the famous Slavic prelate, Bishop Strossmayer, who has so long been identified with a national and patriotic movement to win by peace- ful methods autonomy or home rule for Croatia while stiil retaining that province as an integral part of the Austro-Hunga- rian federation. Strossmayer Council starts with a charter membership of fifty, and was formally instituted last night in the Kl Dorado Hall, Alcazar building, by the grand deputy organizer, Richard Dowdal, who also insialled the following officers: President, L. W. Piskulich; first vic president, A. Pilcovich; second vice-presi- dent, M. Tutich; recording s:cretary, T. Jerech; financial secretary, V. Zimich; treasurer, V. Mirko; conductor, John Francovich; trustees, N. Megica, M. Kexo, 1. Violich and A. Zitkovich. Routine business having been con- claded, Rev. Father Crowley delivered an eloquent and timely address on the subiect of the council’s famous namesake. Bishop Strossmayer, he said, was a leader among his people, who numbered nine miliions. In1849 beabandoned the luxury and splendor of the Austrian court in or- der to devote his life entirely to the eleva- tion of his race. When he thus returned to his native land he found there a de- plorable state of things. Of the rumerous schools which had been established in Croatia not one included the language of that country in its curriculum. The Bishop’s first work was to remedy this deficiency. Since then he had founded the Uni- versity of Agram at a cost of over $2,000,- 000, an institution which had proved an inestimable blessing to the people. He also established a great printing-house, from which the literature and folklore of Croatia were continually disseminatea. His third great work was the erection of a fine cathedral costing five million francs at Diacovo, the seat of the bishopric, and he gave further evidence of his devotion to his pkilanthropic and patriotic mission by refusing the offer of a Card'nal’s hat. The Croatians, Father Crowley stated, are trying to regain their national auton- omy, and hove to accomplish this object while still remaining subject to the Austro-Hungarian empire. For ages in- tellectual and social progress has been re- tarded in Croatia by the dangerous position of that country as an armed barrier be- tween the Turk and the rest of Europe, and to the heroic efforts of its soldiers above any other single factor in modern history the repulse of the Mohammedan power is to be attributed. Apropos of his subject Father Crowiey said: “‘One of the most distinctive indications of slavery is the loss of a nation’s language. And a nation is never entirely enslaved until its language—the greatest tie that binds it together—is entirely lost.” A WOMAN SHOPLIFTER, Mrs. Roue Arrested in the Em- porium by One of Morse’s Detectives. In Vain She'B-gged and Implored to Be Released—Seemed More Than a Novice. A stylishly dressed woman, of refined appearance, wearing on her face an ex- pression that bespoke great seli-esteem, entered the Emporium yesterday after- noon, ostensibly to do a little shopping. On her arm she carried a large silken bag, which the gracefully unfoided on reach- ing the dry-goods department. She appeared perfectly at ease, but had NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS, HOLIDAY GOODS! We beg to inform our customers that commencing Monday, December 28th, we will offer the following SPECIAL VALUES. 125 dozen LADIES’ LAWN APRONS........... 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Bhe begged and implored to be released. ‘‘Iam arespect- able woman and have two married daughters in this City,” she said between hersobs. Her pleadings were useless, how- ever, and she was removed to the South- ern police station, where a charge of shop- lifting was placed against her. Mrs. Roue, 628 Geary street, she stated, were her name and address, but it is not known whether or not they are correct. ‘When the bag she carried wae searched at the station a bolt of lavender ribbon, two small Bibles, one large book and Christmas volume and a small but valu- able statuette were found. This conclusively shows tbat at least one article was taken from each depart- ment visited, right from under the de- tectives’ eyes, and the woman escaped detection until the large tray caught in the bag opening. Kleptomania, the detectives say, can hardly be offered as an excuse for the pris- oner’s crime. 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