The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-01

=, rsmateh 10 the Post-Tnteiisgencer
xINE. April 2a.--At noon today Gin
.s.s the death penalty Tor the nilr-
81 Tse Tong. The execution was wit
- hr 80 persons. admitted BY cards.
- <hrong gathered outside In his
3 c,n Pon prayed and PROGRESSED faitn
80 Christian religion. being attended
svo Christian Chinese ministers he
- frsubIed, but when t'se moment
~ for the march 70 the scanoia ne
- hasnsesf and walked calmly up the
He showed no sign of weakness
- scafYold. and lent his assistance TO
~~eaa rafsong for execution
- 1us Ie:f5 O'Clock when Sheriff
- Win Prosecuting Attorney
- and the newspaper men. entered
u -1~,de-nned mans cell TO read the
- rarrznt. Lee To acted as interpre-
- 80 translated the warrant 10 Gin
r,urlnx the reading of the document
- rnn laughed and seemed greatly
~ - hut at the translation OF the SEN
- s-Thaf he the said Gin Pom, be
s1.~.s hv the neck until fae Is dead" a
- r..ssed over his face and for a mo-
- - looked serious. In another min
- - Arcke out into hearty laugh.
go continued until the sheriff left the
z ne tine for execution drew near he
- n a nervous manner and once ask
q 49, interpreter how long he had 20
- He asked for a piece OF paper and
sssn Il sas given him he wrote In Chi
-. Characters a letter OF thanks 10 his
rmtrymen for securing q coffin TO bury
10 h.
"A Il o'clock sharp tho march TO the
.6ald was commenced. Sheriff Demp-
y Isd the way. followed by Deputy Sher-
rutherford. The principal actor In the
-r.lr wzlkod next with Lee To, the
s-szehw. Tho minister held the prisoner
N las arm. Gin Pom was laughing heart
NJ D<3uty Sheriff Ferguson followed
80, mind and Coroner Kimbar, Prose
e,,tiux AtfDrney Pierce and the newspa-
rer men Brought up the rear.
The wxk 70 the death structure was
without event. except that Gin Pom kept
= bis laughter. He mounted the steps
trSsns to the scaffoid without a falter.
"a as be stood on the trap appeared to
= the most unconcerned person in the as
nba2ge After being placed on the trap
Pon's arms and legs were strapped.
Ma Dempsey. through the interpreter.
"a him II he had anything 10 say. He
I'D through the same source that he
IS ready.
~ drop was originally intended to be
m feet. but 10 be sure the sheriff dug a
xo<eot hole under the trap. This proved
B y good move. The rope stretched
6riem inches at the drop. which made
d al nine feet.
y soon az Gin Pom dropped the doctors
~ charge OF him. His pulse beat very
agrlariy. and In thirteen minutes his
nGr had ceased TO beat. -Four minutes
NJ or seventeen minutes after the drop.
NJ Kiinbaii Newman and Byrne pro-
need Gin Pom dead.
Meals from all parts OF the state were
lat
~ was the second legal hanging In
<1nns county. the first taking place on
<omher 6. 1892 On that day Charles
~ tcolored, paid the penalty of death
y nnrdering his wife. Christine Dohl-
III white woman. Tire murder took
~ on the evening OF Sunday. July 3.
~ crime for which Gin Pom was hang
/ today was the flendish murder of his
Srner. Lee Tong. which was committed
hfch g. 1886. Tong and Pom were
Bnds. belonging to the same society. and
Mng In adjoining rooms in n Chinese
Element near the corner of Washington
Il Spear streets. in this city. They
urrelei aud engaged in a fight. in which
u caressed Pon's head with an iron
beating open his skull until the brains
~ out Pom was possessed of mar
- constitution or he would have been
~ man. He did his share OF the beat
1xthe time. and Tong was also laid up
- hospital. Both served terms In the
rcty Jail. On the day of their release
y left the Jail separately. but met In the
lament where they roomed. Pom rush
kfar Tong, but the latter took refuge
IA nom. He was afraid TO venture
q Cor n time. but finally took courage
~ left his room with a bucket TO 60
" sorhe water.
| fes was waiting for him and at once
staeked him. lie forced Tong back into
| e reom beat him fearfuliy and then left
! ne Tor an instant. lie returned shortly
xA two hatchets. and with these he
weeredei 10. as a witness in the case de-
tfihea II. Make Tong alice snmee Ham
srytr steak" He chopped him into
s'aeemeat The coroner had difficulty
getting enough remains together TO
soa an Inquest on.
few moments after the murder Pom
re as cheerful and unconcerned as ever.
he dld not attempt TO escape or TO resist
arssst.
ne Vas accorded a trial but none az
Trends would do anything for him.
- ne was unable 10 employ counsel TO
sssnd him. The court appointed Alex
800 Winston and J. r. Fenton. we'll
sae~n lawyers, 10 conduct his defense.
sass nave done SO, and have exhausted
"sfy resort known 10 skilled counsel TO
80 him from the gallows. All the time
- Fon appeared Indifferent TO his fate.
ae Was convicted by a jury last fall
murder In the first degree and was
sa'snced TO be hanged. The date fixed
'ae execution was February %. fsss
..s case was taken 60 the supreme court
sHor. tho defense holding that the
.-Naoa OF swearing the Chinese wit
sses ey blowing cut candle was not
- 49, legal procedure. and that the only
- method was 20 make the witnesses
49, On the severed head OF chicken
s~Fs'a'ed In the courtroom. The su-
re court passed on this question last
s'ssA ard approved the findings OF the
- -. below The appeal had. OF course.
. ~ As stay % execution.
"aen the remittitur came down Gin
- was taken 20 court March - last and
ss'S1'enced 70 hang today. AZ sentence
- PASSED he laughed in the face 81 the
e. and giggied fooliShly during the
Ste Proceedings.
a. s'stnde during hts entire conflns-
- .as neen one OF Indifference. AZ
-, ~, nc mas conducted himself sn the
I sissnst'ns fashion. and has appear
oe totally without shame before his
n A. prisoners. His attorneys held tina.
h. n - insane ana secured trial FOR him
Is. NNSss ago on the clarke Of insanity.
= Vas examined BY n,es,ieaI cannu,ls-
~. "sofe jury ard was pronounced
L.. &c ~. Match was set. consisting az
A. AcAsrk and Michael Nccahe. Gin
- hss been constantly watched ssnra
4 - bat made no stternpt
M.slafa AT suicide. All his war.s yvera
- - and ne had scores az visit
ssss.ss visiting days. he laughed a, the
g - ,srcagh the bars. Ss,veral avs
: a.. ehinese Christian mfalSser csIsa
So prayed With him. Cln pa, -
+ - sae Straost piety. ana tears ~,