The San Francisco call., 1897-05-19
CHINESE BURGLAR
TO Be OEPORTED
Lee Sing Will Leave by
the Next Steamer
for China.
He Has Served Four Terms for
Burglary and Twice Es-
capped Conviction.
The Police Bslievs He Murdered
Policeman John Nicholson Thir.
teen Years Ago

Lee Sing, alias Lee Ah Kee, alias Lee
All Wing. who was arrested Monday by
Detectives Gibson and Wren for stealing a
diamond ring from a servant-girl in the
house of Mrs. Pepper. Castro street, where
he was cook, is an ex- convict and will be
deported TO China by the next steamer.
Lee has for years been suspected of be-
ing the murderer OF Policeman John
Nicholson in the early morning of Feb
ru ary 16. 1884, which at the time caused g
great sensation throughout the City.
Prior to the murder Lee had been twice
convicted aud served terms in San Quen.
tin for burglary, and twice he had escaped
punishment for burglary and robbery
through insufficient evidence. He was
first sentenced on October IL, 1878, to two
and a half years under tine name of Les
All Kee, and on Novemb ber 81 1880, he got
four years under the name of Lee Ah
Wing.
Nicholson was patrolling his beat in the
early morning of Fe bruary 16. 1884, when
he discovered Chinese burglar in q
grocery on the corner of Paci fic and Leav.
eaworth streets. The burglar ran out OF
the place and up the hill pursued by
Nicholson, who kept firing at him to make
him stop.
After running about block and hall
overlook the burglar while he was crossing
a vacan: lot. The burglar was carrying .
clock and he wheeled round and threw II
at Nicholson, striking him on the forehead
and partially stunning him. Then with q
sharp chisel the burglar cut Nicholson 8
throat, severing the jugular vein.
There was hook and ladder company
close by and hearing the shooting firemen
ran out and found Nicholson stretched
out on the vacant lot dead. with his finger
on the trigger of his revolver. The burg.
lar had escaped, but his shoes, the clock
and the chisel were found in the vicinity
of the murder.
Every effort was made to find the mur-
derer and several Chinese were arrested,
but as nothing could be proved against
them they were released from custody.
Lee fed to Sacramento County and
about two months afterward was arrested
for burglary there and on July 10 was sen.
fenced to five years under the name oi
All Kee. While in the Sacramento jail
awaiting his trial he spoke Of Nicholson $
murder and showed such a familiarity
with the details ana the locality that sue.
piclon since then has pointed to him as
the murderer.
On November 3, 1888, he was again
sentenced in this City TO five years for
bu rglary and was sent to the Folsom
penitentiary. On this occasion he gave
the name of Lee All Lee.
Detectives Gibson and Wren had talk
with him yesterday morning about Nichol-
sons murder. He insisted that he was In
San Quentin serving sentence at the
time, but the records show that he was a.
liberty then and for two months later,
when he was arrested in Sacramento
County.
The detectives saw the United States
District Attorney yesterday and. after sub
mitting Lees criminal record, 1t was de-
cided to deport Lee by the next steamer
for China. whore his head will likely be
cut off