The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-06
THIS MAN HIT SAM LUNG
Charles Coates Captured in Hills
dale by Defective Hartigan.
HE CONFESSED THE ASSAULT
Says Chinaman Ordered Him From
the Laundry-He Knocked Sam
the Gaspipe-Ante-Alo State
ment VIII BE Taken Today.

Charles Coates. the cClored youth, who
welded length of gaSpipe Monday after
noon and crushed the skull of Sam Lung,
the Chinese laundryman. at his place of
business. No. Gil Second street northwest
was captured about $50 o'clock this morn
ing in lilISdale and is now occupying a cell
at Lieut.. Kelly's station on New Jersey
avenue.
lie VIII he held to awaitthe result Of the
Chinaman'S injuries, and the outlook today
is that Coates may have TO face the serious
charge OF murder, and all FOR cents.
sam Lung spent yesterday and lastnight
i'm his la undry, SUll refusing TO 60 TO hos
pital HeiS in a dazed and weak condition
and apparently sinking rapidly. Owing to
the terrible fracture on the front part of
his skull, and the bone depression, his death
may occur at any moment
Lungs condition is regarded as SO sen-
Gus that District Attorney Bimey has de
cided to take his ante-mortem statement this
afternoon. This viii be done in Chinese by
Mrs. Collins, the missionary, who spent
several years IN China, and can speak the
language fluently. Mr.. Harvey Given, of
the district attorneys office, will super
Good Detective Work.
Tie capture Of Coates, the assailant, re
suited after clever piece of work by De
tective Thomas z. Hartigan, Of the Sixth
precinct. He had but a slender clew TO start
on, but Immediately after the brutal as
saut was committed on the Chinaman he
set out putting together link after link until
Ftn laa1 fpr STR Oh faf
against Charles Coates
The next step was to locate the negro.
This was done with difficulty. Last
night d was learned that he had been in
hiding at the home of his brother, on
Sumner avenue, Hillsdale, the village
beyond AnacoStia, at the foot OF Insane
Asylum hill.
AtOuU , O'Clock this morning Detective
Hartigan went To the police substation at
AnaCostia. where Scrgt. Anderson had as
Semhlel a squad Of lis mounted officers.
With these tlIe detective and sergeant
proceeded TO Sumner avenue where the
house was quickly surrounded 10y the po-
hcemen.
Hartigan went to the rear door and
knocked. while Sergt. Anderson did the
same at the front door. There wasa noise
upstairs followed by the sound OF a back
window Eeng raised. In another mo-
menj a human form appeared at the third
story window and after momentary pause
leaped through the opening to the ground.
seized by the Officers.
The jumper vas a young colored man.
He was quickly seized by a stalwart pa
Jrolman as he reached the ground
What is your name?' demanded the
detective.
Garner, sir" replied the badly fright
ened negro.
why do YOU jump from that third
story Window"
Il thought burglars was breaking into
the house -
The fellow was examined and fOundto be
but slightly injured He also proved to bc
Charles Coates. who was wanted foB mur-
ierOusly aSsaulting sam Lung Detective
Hartigan had two witnesses present who
fully Identified him. He was put into the
Fifth precinct patrol wagon with the wit
nesSes and hurried TO the New Jersey
avenue station.
john Hurley, colored, one Of the wit
nesSes. was with Coates Monday when the
assault occurred ne saw tile tioW StfEGk,
and viii give damaging testimony against
lie prisoner. He was held under lock and
key as a United States witness.
Nellie Green, Colored, is the other wit
ness When the laundry door was opened by
Coates as he fled after the assault she saw
sam Lung lying on tile floor unconscious. |
blood pouring from tie wounds on his head. |
Cnatos f.nnraS-od
After being placed in a cell Coates made
a confession to Detective Hartigan. He
said that about two weeks go he bought |
some collars and cuffs from the laundry |
nan. They came to 20 cents, but Coates |
had only q cents, and paid that on account, |
promising to bung in tire other dime in a
day or two.
He did not keep his word. but on Monday |
went to sam Lungs place to get some gar |
ments he had left there to be laundered. |
Coates had lost his ticket. and after some |
ak placed / 3 cents on the counter. His |
)ill for the wa Sh was / cents. and Lung re- |
used 10 give him the 4 cents change. saying |