Bill Young — Chinese Restaurant Keeper Killed in Deming
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Bill Young, a Chinese restaurant keeper in Deming, was shot and killed in 1888 by Leon Heifca, a Cuban negro who claimed the murder was over unpaid waiter wages [1].
In 1888, Leon Heifca, a Cuban negro, killed Bill Young, a Chinese restaurant keeper in Deming [1]. Heifca shot Young in the back, claiming the offense was non-payment of two weeks' waiter wages [1]. Young was said to be a highbinder and claimed to have been naturalized [1]. Sheriff Laird brought Heifca to Silver City from El Paso after the killing [1].
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- Sheriff Laird went to El Paso a few days… (1888)Sheriff Laird went to El Paso a few days ago and brought to this city Leon Heifca, the Cuban negro who killed Bill Young, a Chinese restaurant keeper in Deming. The murderer shot the Celestial in the back, an…