The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 30, 1899, Page 19

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 1899. =T " T e e I “‘H‘J:l"l'\w ‘ T ] The Biggest Highbinder Killing in Chinatown. The first successful highbinder killing in the old Chinese theater on Jackson street. e Thirteen men were killed outright in this a f | the object of the society is blackmail, and the position of i although all members are not expected to itil I have j he is well aware of dis- v 3 s 2 e f 2 rder be nec i 3 ' ke ; . : emphasize his dem ter to hire certain mem s own gang of cutthroats to perform the deed for a.comparatively reasonable sum. The following list of questions and an- swers I have copled verbatim wn arm y aim th rock and her being about fety headmen they s to the s g and lea dlsmissed from t headmen may d headmen for I he must pay his fine as the headmen will have n do with the case. Any member guilty of stri No man ever made a bo'der stand. He was being fired upon by at least abusing his father or mother before the headmen, who will r rmly with his six- R ch assailant, and gave him greeting like a revolving gun on the cutter of rules the car mak : Points of a Good Cat. emn promise to obey, and in order to more Shas e e securely bind him to his word he ¥ s a matter of fact, Hin Society the candidate must come to 0bliged to take oath to the following in- he rules which the headquarters of the tong and an-' junction: the letter, The mnounce boldly that he is there of his own I swear to obey my par: of all these organizati free will; that he has not been influenced obey al! the instructions of th rurder, to squeeze the hos by any member of the company; that he ¥, and should I forget my v within one hundred Lee Sar Bow five men he compass. He never turned a hair, but stood fi shooter re and the Sam Yt hree cqunties. observed w all the tariff does not expect tion from his g g oy 1 of Chief enemies; that he does not suppose any bleces, ot in the five seas, my flesh float to his depar commercial advantage is to be gained by {he surface, and my bones sinking to the the criminal element ¢ he joining the societ) All of whi he ¢ F eotarattes antering AL knows to be a lie from: the beginni ol e tone e Chi who joins any one of e -t o ) s =0 with the distinet un- {70 Toots o T ’ Settle 2 he is to be benefited a1 in my power to se w to the member In order to become a member of the Ge through the strength of numbers; that y, violence against break this oath may may thunder strike death. ‘I also swear that were I to see one « 1 ‘ r tong brothers in the e dy of the poli e o = . ey | GRE AT SECRET RE e s ey e 3 o St i & : S— o s . = 0 to rescue him (without breaking the la EEUIE e e e e S ——— 5§ |CiioP orR SEAL e € o iver take k c N o r £ n o s P q8 and pass the matter over as of no con the e r of well-grganize : f B OF THE may within one hundred days thurid a gs in this city t y are thirteen in me down dead in the road and may my t e ou . ce Yup contingent and eight belong- GHEE KUNG |0NG 5 perish in the rivers and seas “Ought to b ing to the Sam Yup faction. In addition “After entering the tong gate I promise not ‘‘Automobi RN Vil I t«, ! i ; WY\