On Tuesday night last, as Gee Lung, pro-…
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

On Tuesday night last, as Gee Lung, pro- prietor of the Chinese store on the corner of Texas and Yankie streets, was counting his re- ceipts for the day, his door was entered by a tall, light complected man, supposed to* be a negro, who asked for ten cents worth of candy, and as Gee turned his back to the counter to serve him, the customer raked off the money, $34, and then hastily fled. Gee threw his Chi- nese arithmetic in the safe and started in pur-