The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
HAS A VERY BAD RECORD
"OLD SPORT" rs MISSING FROM
BosTON's CHINAToWy.
lie swindied Ills Many Friends and
Charge or Murder Hangs over
Bim-He Has Run an Opium Joint.

Boston, Dec. 5-Chin Ching, alias
sOld Sport" one of the most interesting
characters about Chinatown, has sud-
denly disappeared from Harrison avenue.
His disappearance was not reported until
yesterday morning, and he was last seen
about bis usual haunts on Saturday.
"Old Sport" Is much-wanted individual
by his countrymen, while his presence will
never be missed by local and United States
officials, to whom he has given considera-
bic trouble the past three years. For the
past five years he has occupied A. store at
Is Harrison avenue, and during that time
has given the impression TO people that he
carried on lucrative business.
In rooms behind the store "Old Sport"
made his living by running an opium
and a gambling joint, besides conducting
other illegal business outside of the estab-
lishment.
He used the store for another purpose.
At one time he claimed TO have 80 mem
bers In his firm. which gave each one the
privilege of returning to his native land
and back again, on the ground that they
were merchants The men who claimed TO
be the partners were laundrymen. and
were rated in the firm as representing $400
each. The contents of the store were val
ued at about 500.
Laid Low For n While.
About year ago the special agents be-
came aware that large numbers of the
Chinese certificates were being produced
at the port of entry on the border, all Civ
ing the same address. aud they were or
dered TO investigate. Suspicion was at
fa1 20 "a
investigation it was confirmed The issu.
ing OF certificates 70 any Chjnaman pur-
porting to be member OF the firm was
Immediately suppressed, and no further
complaints were heard.
About the middle OF last summer the
agents were again informed that the
Illegal transportation of Cinnamon was
being carried on near the border. After
weeks of Investigation they came to the
conclusion that Chin Ching knew consid-
erable about the underground railway
scheme They were unable to secure safli.
cient evidence against him to convict,
but succeeded in running down the
others, and all have come to grief and are
now languishing in Jail Among them
his arrest, furnished bonds to the amount
Va tivVo. liz - aioo uiuOlik tut uilsslug
Caught q Bank.
1t Is alleged he has left many unre-
ceipted bills afi er him, among them being
HIS rent for some months and various.
amounts of money which he borrowed
from his countrymen, aud about $500
from Boston bank. A keeper was placed
in his store last Wednesday by one of hi
creditors. who supposed that the tea and
other boxes on the shelves were filled with
the choicest tea and other valuabls
Chinese articles. but such contqined dust
A story which IL told by certain China
men and United States officials, and which
has never been denied by Chin Ching, is
that the Chinese woman he has lived with
the past four years is one that eloped with
him from Chicago while he was on visit
to that city, where she lived with her hus-
band She was one of the few Chinese
women in Boston, and has taken her de
parture with Ching.
He was also charged with murder cJm
mitted in San Francisco five years ago.
II is said that the cause that led up TO the
murder was a young Chinese girl, with
whom he was keeping company, and who
was caught by him with another China
man on the street. He shot him and then
left the city. A reward was offered by the
authorities, but he was never located by
than