The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-25
JUNK HUE, SING LEE
The Two Thompson Falls Chinese
Robbers Indicted.
A CORPULENT MONGOLIAN
An, His Alias. Has Been Commit
ting Much Thievery, and the
People Are Glad to Know
That He's Behind Bars.

Missoula. Feb 24-The grand jury
returned two more indictments to-day.
these being against the Thompson
Falls Cinnamon who are charged with
burglary. Both Cinnamon are at the
county Jail and the one that was shot
by John Willis has a very sore arm.
His name is Junk Hue and he is also
known as All Cue. The other one, Sing
Lee is supposed to be an accomplish
The indictment is for burglary in the
first degree. The Thompson Falls Mon
tanian gives the following account of
their capture:
The Thompson Falls thief is caught
at last L. is All Cue, the Chinaman.
better known as Fatty. For the past
year and a half regular organized
system of petty thievery has been car
ried on in this city and within the past
few months it has become pretty well
known that some one unknown was i'm
possession of keys to nearly every bust
ness house in the city. Some of the
merchants being cognizant of this fact
changed locks on their warehouses
once a month and in nearly every in
stance the old lock was noticed to have
been tempered with and out of order
every store and saloon in the city has
been robbed at various times and eel
lars, woodsheds. smokehouses and
dwellings have been pilfered. Each
time the articles taken from the stores
were in small quantities and taken
from a stock could scarcely be missed.
1t has been known that this Chnaman
has lived in this city at his ease for
two years without work and 1T has also
been known that another Monaghan
from Hope made regular trips TO this
city during all this time without any
conceivable object. These Cinnamon
were scarcely suspicioned as being the
possessors of the keys to stores and
money vaults, however. The suspicion
rested upon innocent parties. Last
night at $3.50 the climax was reached.
All Cue tried a lot of keys to the night
latch at the front door of Willis store.
The right one was produced and the
door swung open The villain stepped
back, looked both ways on the street,
and proceeded to enter John Willis
had been awakened by the trying of
keys and was all this time watching.
Throw up your hands" was the
command. and the Chinaman made a
dash for liberty Three leaden missiles
were sent after him. two at his legs
and one for general results. the latter
taking effect in the left arm, near the
elbow, and passing through the fieshy
part of the forearm. He fell more.
scared than hurt and was identified by
his pursuer. Constable Good was sum-
moned and in company with Mr.. Willis
and Homer Grandchamp. a search OF
China camp was made and Sing Lee
cold Dock"). and Fatty were taken
into custody. The latter was found on
a cot in the upper story hitting the
pipe" as IL nothing had happened. a
search of the place revealed a large lot
of stolen articles with the merchants
cost marks on them. The thief carried
a knife with about a l4-inch blade and
sharp on both sides round handle with
a shield. There is no doubt that "Old
Dock" has long acted in the capacity
of stool pigeon" for All Cue and held
the sack on all occasions and probably
assisted in making many a raid also.
There is further no doubt that hum
dreds of dollars worth of goods have
gassed out of the city through this VIII
lain, and there is no question about
there being other accomplices who re-
ceive and carry the goods away. Much
praise is due Mr.. Willis for his ability
TO run down and capture the culprit
1t is only regretted by some who have
lost heavily by the system that he was
lenient enough to spare the life of the
Mongolian.
A search of China premises has re-
Vealed piles of stolen goods among
which is valuable articles from nearly
every store i'm the city. Clothing jew
elry, watches, clocks. revolVers, fancy
articles. etc, We're among the "swag"
a pint of chloroform. new Xix OF
burglar tools. fine drills, etc. and
melting pot where gold and silver has
been reduced TO bullion is one feature
of the rats nest The search is as vet
incomplete and IL is believed besides
other Naluables that opium in consis-
cradle quantities viii be dug up from
the debris. That shot OF Willis was "A
great one. There were found watch
chains with Mrs Farrelrs mark on
them and II is remembered that her
store was robbed of these articles years
ago Being not very valuable they were
not reduced TO bullion. Drank Blakes-
lees gun was found. the one that was
taken when he was touched" for a
small sum of money a half year ago
Everything shows that the system of
fhleNery has been carried on for years
Both Cinnamon were arraigned in the
district court at o'clock this AFTER
noon. Upon their statement that they
were without m ans TO employ an at
torney, the court appointed l. G. Dem
NY TO conduct their defense They
waived the reading Of the Indictment
and were given until o'clock % m
tomorrow 10 plead.