The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-01
~ Away With Her Secret
Locked in Her Bosom.
pfxT HAND DREW THE CORD.


xssie Takafa. commonly cailei Kass1.
4 ln1nnsse woman. who was found I'M
knr4o6g In her room at the Yokohama
= 1orusr OF Jackson street and F1urtss
sae sousil. died yssterday morning. She
not recover consciousness, which Is
potuts in favor OF fine brutal man
foex her life.
n. she was ssrangief there IL not the
kHteet dousg. and the clearly defined
~ line around her neck, save at the
Il. iad.cafes that a cord. possibly q
hsrrhsef, vas used 10 accomplish the
desd.
zceyer al the work was an expert.
eandiston OF the woman'.s body. the
itson OF the bed clothes. and the fact
moi a sound. sufficient 10 alarm the
les Of the cheapsy conG rsscscd house.
beerd. all 60 to show that no bang-
hand pulled the cord which cut Oh
Ne Of the little woman.
II present there are TWO suspects In
=. Deputy Sheriff Wilson arrested
Ne 6h.ndo. who lives In the house
N the murder took place. and who il
70 have been on very friendly terms
= on the theory that jealousy caused
nurder. Shindo Was still in Jail this
mug.
Eeciiyes Esrbee and Meredith locked
Foo Chung. cook. early yesterday
nsng. and unless there ii change la
nra degree viii be filed against him
Morning. Sotwis h~s and!Hg the fact
Il Chung has lived i'm Seattle many
hrs. has more money than nine out OF
> Cinnamon and has never before had
= finger OF suspicion pointed AZ him. ne
u bad way lie admitted to the police
II h. called on Takata about i:s0 o'clock
he morning OF her death. She vas
~ and he went away. He did not 60
~ there again. according to his Story.
Hssr Chung has forgotten what he did
II mpfninx. or Chief Rsed's information.
Nh fefnss the basis fer holding Chung.
k0atreiy wrong. The chief says he does
= ere 10 tell all that Detectives Bafbee
3 1sfedish discovereu yesterday after
IN and evening. bur admits that circuu-
hati1i evidence against Chung ss strong.
y Witness Il said 20 stare positively
ut Chung wae In the Yokohama house
tfdelocs on the morning OF the murder.
= It f1sso o'clock prior t. midnight An
- vitnsss met the man who probably
RdeFea Takata az h. lcfs the house.
y nsufiersr went down the stairs with
had ben. forward. Chung answers the
lrviptlen given hy this witness
1anx's marcy box VAS brought 10 POI
= Headquarters last might He had con-
trf&le cash and "A diamond ring In H.
u ptes say Chung gave Takaia ring
~ viii try and run this point 10 con-
ahr today.
EA~n questioned about the case Chung
y he was very sorry To hear that the
1pan was dead His friends are legion
! they have rallied fe his assistance.
my Coon Can said las. night Foo
snx II a gentleman. He has money
has lived here years There has never
n q single thing against him. ! do
think ha could have done such a
hgr
fahfkara, japanese. who also ifvea
|fas Yokohama hotrr. was arrested ys.
Day morning by Officer fverSun on sus-
ta1. chisf Reed ordered hiw release
ts thorough Investigation.
|5he body of the dead woman VAS re-
essd 10 Bonnes n Stewart morgae.
IRE an inauess will b. held this after
- By Coroner sparl.ug.
ne police are also inve~, tga tins a theory
% The murder wac done hs the same
% whs strznsiel Bertha parad and
- Mcperfnott In San Francisco two or
~ saars aga. In Anrii "A calnred man
|nsi Harry Wilson was arrested on sus-
ttra 81 these crimes hut there was not
9ssfnt evidence "a holt him. The police
III he sas rptea sssi