The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-30
WAYS THATARE DARK
THE I1EArlHN c1llNEE PECULIAR.
Tho Sequel to tho Nownrk outrngo-ffong
Chung's 'sAssnIinnt II, ,found..Tom Sing. ono
OF tho Arctic l:xpIorlug Party, Arrest.
cd Us tho Principal Assnilnnt.

Nrw YoRK, Dec. 20.--Thrcc Cinnamon,
said to be from this city, assaulted Hong
Chung, laundryman, ono OF their race,
In Newark, last week, robbed him, cut
him with hntchets, carved him with
knives, and believing him dead, strung
him upto raftcr aud left him hanging.
His landlord found him, and prompt aid
saved his life. From the description
given by him the police got OIL the track
OF the leader Of the murdcrous gang, and
arrested him Inst night. Hc is a desperate
rulIan, and the detectives believe they
have caught in him tho perpctrator
OF one Of tho most savage and muir
derous events committed in this city.
The victim was u laundryman and the
circumstances OF the murder similar to
those attending the outrage OIL the New
ark Chinaman. From the Newark store
tho desperadoes carriesoi $500. The cap.
tured Chinanan being taken to police
headquarters was recognized as Tom Sing.
q Cinnamon Of very unsavory reputation.
lie escrvcd rs officers stewart on the jean
cite arctic expedition, and lit tho same
capacity with tho Grecly relief cxpedi-
tion. About year ago Chinese laundry
man was found dead with seventeen knife |
wounds in his back. The murderer was
never found, but the police claim, they
haue proofs that Tom Sing is the man.
THE VILLAIN TRACKED Dowy.
The information conveyed to the police
last Saturday was that three OF Hong
Chang's countrymen from New York had
visited his laundry in the evening; and
while chatting had overpowcrcd him in
M unguarded moment, stabbed, bound
and gagged him and then robbed his store
ut leisure. In the stove pipc they found
his money, 5000, and having secured 1t
returned, and as they believed, finished
the owner and departed, locking the store
behind them. They had not been at pains
to conceal their identity, meaning eyi-
IDENTIFY to kill their victim and prevent him
from bctraying them. Hong Chung was
therefore able to direct the search oi the
officers with intelligent counsel from his
sick bed and detective scrgcants Haley
and Ruland got on the track OF the leader
Of the murdcrers in short order. They
followed him up and last night found
him in his room, l12 Delaney street,
where he was living with young Ger.
man girl. When the detectives broke
open the door he jumped out OF the win
dow and ran down the street. lie was
pursued by the officers, who overlook him
at the corner OF Norfolk street, one block
below: Here fierce fight took place.
The Chinaman Is tall, athletic and slip.
perry, and fought with savage fury to get
away, using his hands, feet and teeth in
the struggle.
Tom Sing served as officers steward on
board the Jcannette during her hopeless
northern expedition, and again year ago
went north with the Greely relief expedi-
lion. This trip, the police claim, he made
70 escape the consequences OF previous
murder about Il year ago. in store, No.
Is Clinton street. There were seventeen
knife wounds in the back OF the murdered