The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-08

man killed Doc Lung, for the reason that
the butchered mans head was nearly cut
of. That Is the manner OF executing
criminals in China" said Detective Colbert.
'-and the method that is commonly prac-
ticed in murder in that country. No negro
would have killed his victim by cutting his
throat with razor, perhaps would have
stabbed, or might have used club. but the
method practiced on Doc Lung is Chinese
all through.
That the murder was done by some one
thoroughly familiar with the crooked ins
and outs of the court and building where
Doc Lung had his laundry the detectives
consider certain The murderer in the dark
est part of the night passed without leav-
ing a trace through the court and went
straight to window he knew he could
thing shows that he was able to slip up TO
his victim without making the slightest
noise or giving himself away by a clumsy
movement Chin Hee, they say, was not
the only person who could move with such
absolute accuracy. but he was the only
Chinaman who could have done it.
MY theory of the murder" said Cap-
tain Gerber last night. "and the opinion
of Colbert, Hauser Dugan and Manning.
who have worked with me on the case is
the same, that Chin Hee, after making a
IL o'clock, went back to + Lungs, re-
tired as he said, and then waited for an
hour to come when he thought he could
murder his fellow -countryman in safety.
Some time before o'clock he must have
got up. slipped out of Z. Lungs and gone
straight to Doc Lungs. At that time peo-
pie living in the neighborhood say that
dog barked loudly and persistently, and 1t
must have been the movements of the muir
derer that disturbed the dog. Then, thor
oughly familiar with the place as he is,
1t was an easy matter for him to slip in
the court, open the window and make his
way through the back part of the laundry
to where Doc Lung lay sleeping. He knew
nave struck him that In a nqPffrUlar Y
handy weapon. The rest was easy.
A DISAPPOINTMENT
'Then his disappointment must have
come. L think that Chin Hee did not
know of the fact that Doc Lung had de-
posted $50 in the bank on Saturday, and
that he thought Doc Lung had the money
hidden some place in his laundry / do not
believe that the murdered man had any
great sum of money on his person or in
his rooms. Cancelled checks show that he
had drawn out over 5000 from the bank at
various times and letters indicate that he
had sent this money away He probably
had a lot of small change in silver in his
money drawer or In his pockets or trunk,
but L do not think that the murderer real
lied any great sum from his crime.
After the murder was done ( believe
that he slipped back again quietly TO bed
ana as soon as possible got up and took
NAiC 'NO SAfAi - III Ndu hOln ~ floU sing
place 10 be cleaned. IL is more than pos
sible that both outer and undershirts were
spotted with blood, and he did not care 10
arouse any suspicion at the place he was
staying by presenting them for cleaning %
Chin Hee came to Indianapolis from Chi
cag0 about four months ago and has been
working among the Chinese laundries OF
the city since that time. Ii is said that he
he has been with the Chinese OF the city,
but not OF them. Captain Gerber. in going
from place 10 place. found that the Chinese
look upon Chin Hee with dislike and sus-
picion. Several said that they did not like
his actions, and that he has the manner
of bad man Most OF them have gaubled
with him at various times, but none IL is
said, have fraternized with him TO any
great extent. He is about thirty-twO years
OF age, nervous in manner. and small OF
size
When the detectives went TO r. Lungs
place last night TO arrest Chin Hee they
found ten or a dozen Chinese reclining
around the rooms hitting the pipe and gos-
siping sleepily among themselves. On the
arrival Of the officers they jumped 90 their
feet greatly excited. and all through the
process or interrogating Chin Hee and
searching his clothes and belongings they
teitsd end gesticulated. When Captain
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