Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-19
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
Bin ChonE, q Chinese Laundrymau Of
Boston, Literally Cut to Pieces-No
Theory Advanced as to the Probable
Cause or the Perpetrator.
BosroN. July Is,

OOsTON. july 10.
When little girl went to the laundry of
Bin Chong, at 8 O'Clock this morning, to get
her fathers linen, she saw, upon pushin :
open the door, the mutilated dead body of the
proprietor lying on the floor in pool of blood
She ran to her home and told what she had
seen, whereupon her father went to the laun-
dry, and Immediately afterward notified the
police.
Investigation showed that Bin Chong had
been horribly butchered. The body was lying
on its back and was completely surrounded
by pool of blood, while everything in the
room was spattered with blood, giving evil
dence of terrible struggle. In the mans
head and body were q dozen wounds, anyone
Of which would have been sufficient to have
caused instant death. His throat was cut
from ear to ear. the head being nearly sever
ed from the body. His spinal column was
severed just below the back of the neck,
while terrible cash extending from the
mouth TO the left ear, which must have been
made by q very violent blow, had taken of
portion of the lower jaw and all of the
teeth on that side of his mouth, A cash clear
across the abdomen, and almost deep enough
to cut the man in twain, had completely dis
emboweed him.
In either eve were stab wounds so deep
that the knife must have passed through the
BRAIN Besides these there were many deep
wounds in the head and body and score of
minor ones. The Chinaman's que had been
cut of close to his head and was found lying
on the floor beside the victim. The remains
were taken to the City Hospital morgue,
where Medical Examiner Draper held an au-
topsy. Bin Chong was 3S years old. He
came here from China about four years ago
when he hired the first floor room, No. 5S5
Shawmut avenue. for a laundry. The room
was afterwards divided by a thin pine parti-
ton, making two rooms, one Of which
was subiet by the Chinaman to Jude Costello,
colored barber.
The partition was so frail that any noise in
either could be distinctly heard in the other
The occupants of either apartment worked.
ate and slept in his own room.
Last night at IL o'clock Costello was stand
ing at his door when he observed a strange
Chinaman passing back and forth in front of
Bin Chong's shop, stopping occasionally to
peer cautiously within. An hour later the
stranger entered Chong's shop and Costello
retired for the night. He for some time
heard conversation in the next room and also
heard clinking of money. The conversation
was carried on in the Chinese language but
appeared to be of friendly nature.
Costello, having dropped asleep, knew
nothing more of the affair till appraised of
the murder, this morning. Suspicion rested
upon Costello for a time, because it appeared
strange he shouldn't have heard any noise of
the struggle that must have taken place with
in 10 feet of him The police are convinced
that the mysterious Chinaman seen by Cos
tello is the perpetrator of the deed and active
search for him lie being made. He is de-
scribed by Costello as being rather under
sized man with peculiarly effeminate man
ner.
Bin Chong was a great favorite in the
neighborhood, which was composed of the
poorer classes and was regarded as a peacea-
BILE and inoffeuslve man. He had saved a
competency and was about to close out busi-
ness preparatory to leaving for China.