, 1888-12-20

"The proposition" said Mr.. Hussey, 'is
a very fair one and decidedly favorable
They offer us an industry and undertake
to establish it, and We don't have to pay
the money until six months after the fac
tory is in operation. | am not informed
what they intend to manufacture"
The following particulars have been re-
ceived about the killing of u Chinese mur-
derer on the Clearwater. Some of the
Chinese residents of Spokane belonged to
the same society az the murderer's vic.
tins, and offered reward for the capture
of the murderer. Several of them assisted
in the capture of him.
On November 18th, Lee Chung, Chi
nese desperado. shot and killed two of his
partners, Wong Coon Yen and LIN Ok
Coon. ON the well known Moose creek
mining company's claim, near Elk city.
The double murder made a considerable
stir among the county officials and also in
the Chinese settlements there. Several
Cinnamon went to Moose creek to arrest
him, but failed in the attempt, and ii was
reported that he had passed through Lew
iston u month ago on his way to Portland,
and that he was half way back to China oy
this time. The company TO which the
murdered men belonged offered $500 re-
ward for his arrest, and his description
was widely advertised.
i A PLAN OF ACTION.
Meanwhile Sheriff Talkington, of Idaho
county, had received information that the
murderer had been seen on the Clearwater.
He proceeded to investigate, aad found it
sure-enough fact. There are good
many Cinnamon living on the Clearwater
for fifteen or twenty miles above jackson
bridge-packers, miners and gardeners,
who inhabt the little truck patches on the
stream. and it soon became evident to the
mind of the sheriff that the murderer had
been levying upon them for the means of
subsistence, and that on account OF their
fear of the desperate he could never cap
ture the convict while they remained on
the river, and he determined upon their
removal. A posse was therefore organized
and sent to the Clearwater with under
sheriff White in charge to bring back to
Mt. Idaho every Chinaman found in the
canyon. This was done without difficulty
when it was explained to them that the
object was to facilitate the capture Of Lee
Chung, when they all went willingly
enough, save for natural aversion for
leaving their cabins and gardens unpro.
tected, and by and by, the entire outfit
filed into Mt. Idaho, and were cautioned
to remain there until further orders.
SHOT WITHOUT WARMING.
Having thus cleared the decks for
action Sheriff Talkington and his deputy
C.. B. Wood, proceeded to occupy the
cabin of Lee Ham, situated about 600
yards above the bridge, and there they
awaited developments. Nor had they
long to wait, for on Friday night. after
fifteen hours of patient waiting, Decem-
Der Tat clock the murderer approached
the cabin, pushed the door slightly ajar
and thrust in lighted Chinese taper, as
though his suspicious were aroused and
he desired to light up the room before. en-
tering. l. Chinaman's dog had been
previc ,ly shifting around the cabin and
got the white mems scent, for he barked
prodi giously, and this circumstance may
have awakened the suspicious of the celes-
tial who had probably been sulking in
the neighborhood Of the cabin all day. At
any rate the light was silently with
drawn, and after moment cautiously
thrust in again, As he was about to with
draw it for the second time, the sheriff
and Wood fred simultaneously. They
we're random shots. as it was s o'clock at
night. and very Clark. Their only guide
as target was the position Of the light,
which was presumably in his outstretched
hand and from this they guessed the cor.
responding position of the body and blazed
away. They we're armed with Winchester
shot guns, loaded with twelve buckshot,
anu IL HedVy HruuL JOlu Jueul uc WIS ult.
They then went ont and K und him around
the corner of the house sitting on a pile of
brush, with buckshot in his head, having
entered square between the eyes. His left
arm was also torn to pieces by charge
His pistol and taper lay on the ground be.
side him, and he lived for an hour before
yielding up the ghost. Examination
showed that the charge from Sheriff Talk
ington's gun had pierced the door and top
batten, and then made center shot plumb
between the eyes, while Woods shot had
taken effect in the arm.
MAY RESULT IN MORE DLooDsuED.
The body was brought to Mt. Idaho Sat
urday morning and a coroner's inquest
held and verdict rendered according to
the evidence. Two Chinese merchants
from Portland and Spokane Falls, who be-
longed to the same company as the mur-
dered men investigated the affair, and had
authorized the reward of 5000 Within
an hour after the rendering of the verdict
they had weighed out and paid over the
full amount and acted very honorably In
the matter from beginning to end. The
, Chinese in that region, with the exception
: of few who belong to his company, are
, very glad the murderer is killed, as he
was regarded as desperate among them
J and is known to have killed two men il
China and two in California, and had be
: sides threatened to kill two more of his
: partners in the Moose Creek claim. ii,
: was deadly shot with pistol and posed
as terror among the "little yellow men, '
There is a possibility Of feud growing
out of the affair among the rival compa
nies. and it is highly probable in the
event that there is any more bloodshed be
; tween them the white men will take q
r hand and run the whole gang out of the
country.
, A "rich, racy and rare" case was tried
in Justice Snyder's court yesterday after