The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-06
THE GONG MYSTERY.
The Murder of the MlnneapoIi. Woman
Trying to Find the Murderer.

The Murder Of the Minneapolis Woman.
Trying to Find the Murderer.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-What will
probably prove to be the most myster.
Ious and sensational crime in the his.
tory Of the northwest is the murder OF
Miss Ca.barine Gong, which was an.
nounced in these dispatches yesterday.
Miss Gong, who was a dressmaker,
was twenty.nine years Of age and Of
striking beauty. Her bruised remains
lie cold in death upon q marble slab
in the morRue in this city, victim
either 10 the repacity OF highway rob.
her or the yengeful vindictiveness OF a
jealous and frenzied lover. Beaten and
mangled out Of all semblance to their
former perfect outlines, the features OF
the dead woman seem muteiy appeal
Ing for the pity denied her By the cruel
murderer. who, seeing the bullets had
failed entirely to snuff the spark OF life,
completed his fearful work with the
butt Of a pistol.
A young man named Harry 4. Hay
ward, who was said TO have had bust.
ness dealings with the. murdered
woman, was examined by the police in
most vigorous manner for several
hours last night. He admitted having
had dealings with Miss Gong, and said
he had loaned her at various times
large sums OF money. He held her per-
sonal notes for 5000 and stated that
she had not long ago taken out an acci-
dent policy OF S.. 900 which was assigned
to him. Beyond this no information OF
note was secured from Hay ward. who
strongly protested his innocence Of any
knowledge OF the crimo.
Miss Gong, who had had connections
In Auburn. n. Y, had been in this city
some time and had worked up a lucra-
tive business as dressmRker. She had
been known to carry large sums Of
money on her person on several occa-
sious OF late.
Ono OF the most important facts yet
from safe deposit vault Monday, ana
no trace OF this money can be found.
This strengthens the theory that she
was killed for money.
Others think 1t 10 be love affair
and that the murder was prompted by
jealousy. No arrests have yet been
made. but the theory chat II was the
termination Of lovers quarrel is based
on the fact that 1t Is known to num-
Der OF persons familiar with her move
ments OF late that she had been In the
habit of driving out alone and picking
up her companion at some point In the
outskirts OF the city, and ior this reason,
the police are bending every energy
toward to locating this person. Mayor
Eustis lie heading the investigating and
large rewards have been offered for the
apprehension OF the murderer.
One OF Miss Gong's numerous admir-
era was Fred l. Reid, at present mama
ger Of a department store in St Paul.
Mr.. Reid was engaged to her at one
time, but broke his engagement without
giving her any explanation. and even
sent IN officer TO secure his diamond
engagement ring, which she refused to
surrender.
One of the frst things which the po.
lice learned was that lately several
notes had been sent to Miss Gong by q
man who always summoned messen-
ger from the Nicollett house and that
she received one Of the notes Monday.
The messenger was located, and upon
visiting Miss Gong's room pointed out
the picture OF Harvey AFFORD, local
manager for an eastern clothing firm,
as that OF the man who sent the notes,
but when Affords wife proved that she
had given Miss Gong Mr.. Affords pho
tograph, Mr.. AFFORD was dismissed.