The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-08
LEE WAH WAS INSANE
The CorOner's Jury Returned a YER
dict of Suicide.
WONG SING IS NOT GUILTY
A Lot of Testimony - Cinnamon
Testify and Tell Everything
They Know Evidence
at the Inquest.
WONG SING IS NOT GUILTY

Missoula, Nov. THE death of Lee
Wah last night from the effect of the
wounds received by him in Sing Gees
lodging house yesterday noon, caused
Judge Ross Ito cancel the bail OF Wang
Wing, who was charged by the MUIR
dered man with killing him. and the
accused was this morning placed in the
county jail without bail, pending an in
vestigation of his case. Coroner Grain
this morning impaneled a jury and at
1880 o'clock began the inquest over the
remains of Lee Wah. The jurors were
John Moore. ]. T. Sawhill, Joseph Sol
ONION, NJ. c. Kelly, Joseph Deschamps
and Phil Gagnon.
Officer Keim was the first witness
called: He testified: 1 first heard from
DIR. Fitzgerald that a Chinaman had
been shot With Marshal Angevine l
went down TO the house where the
shooting occurred and found Lee Wan
on his bed. He was afraid TO be left
alone and / remained with him while
Mr.. Angevine Investigated the prem
ises. The wounded man told me anoth-
er Chinaman had shot him. i brought
away the bedclothes and some of the
clothing that was in the room.
The officer then exhibited the blank
cts, quilt, spread and overcoat which
showed how they were arranged and
pointed out the bullet holes through
them. The white spread and the blank
cts are badly powder burned, while the
quilt and coat. being dark colored. do
not show the powder marks.
DR.. tzgerald-Yeste rday, soon after
noon, the Chinaman known as Buck
skin" came to me and said that Chi
naman had been shot at Sing Gees
lodging house. l went with him. He
took me ITO Lee Wahis room on the sec
ond floor, by way of the rear entrance.
Lee Wah was lying on the bed. He
turned down the clothes and showed
me where he was wounded. "BuckSkin'
said that Wah had killed himself. Wah
contradicted him. saying that Wang
Wing shot him. There was knife
wound about 212 inches long on the
right side of the abdomen and bullet
wound three inches above the pelvic
bone. AIT the hospital the wound was
probed, but the ball was not extracted,
and is still in the spinal column. The
balls course was perfectly straight.
The man died from hemmorrhage and
shock. He was perfectly rational. He
gave no reason for Wang Wing shoot
ing him. Do not think he could have
fired the shot himself 1t is not fmpos-
sible, but improbable He could have
inflicted the knife wound himself.
DIR. Crosby, U. S. A. surgeon-First
saw Lee Wah at hospital tat 4:30 O'Clock
yesterday; examined pistol wound;
made by 44-caliber ball: was about two
inches below the navel and the edges
were Iblackened for one-eighth of an
inch. There was a knife wound about
two inches below the liver. about one
inch long and reached the cavity of the
intestines. The bullet went straight
back and slightly downward: the dead
man could not have inflicted both the
wounds himself; might have made eth
hut hrNfn Il.
rational when l heard him make his
ante-mortem statement to Judge Ross
He recognized the man who, he said
shot him. His statement was made in
Chinese, through an interpreter. In
English he said that Wang Wing shot
him with revolver. From the marks
on the bedclothes, ] should think the
pistol must have been held close to the
body. Death was caused by hemmorr-
hage and shock.
City Marshal Angevine-I went down
10 Sing Gees with Officer Keim. Lee
Wah said that Wang Wing shot him.
He gave no reason. and he did not say
how the shooting was done. He was ex-
cited and wanted to see Sid Soc,
friend OF his. He looked a little wild
In the eyes, but talked nationally. He
was afraid to be left alone / went
down and found Wang Wing. Brought
him before Lee Wah, who identified
him as the man who shot him. / found
Sid Soc and told him that wah had
been shot He said he expected II, as
Wah had been crazy for two weeks.
Sid Soc was indifferent, and did no.
care about going. When found Wang
Wing he was in his room. in his night
clothes. smoking. Other Cinnamon said
he was in bed when the shooting was
done. Sing Gee at first told me that
he had to break in the doors of wah's
room, but afterwards said that he
couldn't get in and leI
Wah opened the door for "Buckskin."
There is a Yale lock on the door; think
there was only one door to the ROOM
Buckskin" got knife and gun for me.
Knife had no blood on IL. "Buckskin"
said he drew the knife from the body OF
Lee W'ah. and the gun was taken from
the wounded mans hand.
SID Soc was sworn as interpreter
and "Buckskin' was called. His name
is Lee Lung Quong. Knew Lee wah
since he was child. Was my cousin.
We were good friends. Man was shot
at 1880 o'clock. Did not hear the shot.
Sing Gee called me TO come up and help
him take gun away from wah.
went up. Door had been locked Sing
Gee was ND stairs. Lee Wah opened
door. Knife was sticking in his side.
Sing Gee took gun from HIS hand. Lee
Wah was dressed but pants were I'M
buttoned. / asked him why he shot
himself. He said lone devil came
around and I had to shoot myself"
Didn't see Wong Wing Didn't hear
Lee Wah say Wong Wing shot him.
Took gun and knife to Quong wah.
Was blood on knife. | wiped il. Saw
bed clothes. Lee Wah covered himself
up. Lee Wah had been ''off his head
two weeks ! tried TO get him TO leave
town and get lob somewhere. He
didn't want TO go. Said some devil
was after him" Lee Wah said he
saw devil Don't know what made
him crazy. Don't know why Lee wah
was I'm bed 50 late.
Sing Gel keep lodging house. Only
i and Lu Hu were on second floor with
Lee Wah when shooting occurred. Lu
Yu heard shot. Was 1890. Was in my
own room Lu Yu called me. Didn't
know where shot was fired when /
heard u. KNOCKED on Lee Wah's door