On Tuesday night last, as Gee Lung, pro-…
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ax — twenty-odd
dollars. Mr. Herrmann states that the people
will fight the suits and take a change of venue
to this county. This may be one instance when
the change of venue law will prove a benefit
to a persecuted community.
From the April 26, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise
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-
suit, giving utterances to his feelings in such
strong language that the whole of that section
of Chinatown was a wild commotion. The air
was full of yells, ques and Chinese profanity.
Officers were soon on the trail, but so far the
thief has not been caught. Since the theft there
has been an advance of twenty-five per cent on
all goods coming from that store. Sheriff White-
hill offers a reward of $50 for the arrest of the
thief.