The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-27
PRISONERS LIPS SEALED
SUSPECTED MURDERERS OF DOC
LUNG WILL NOT TALK.
Chinese JubiIant and Practically Sus-
pend Business to Discuss the News
-Connection of Cantrell.

The three negroes arrested for the murder
of Doc Lung. the Chinaman, were formally
charged with the crime by Captain of De-
tectives Gerber yesterday morning. Ger
Der filed aff1davits against the three charg-
ing them with murder They were not ar
raigned. They were taken to the county
Jail and placed in separate cells. Their pre-
liminary hearing was postponed for ten
days.
Shortly after the negroes were placed in
jail Attorneys Frank McCray and Taylor
Gronninger were summoned to the Jail by
the men under arrest. The attorneys were
closeted with the men for some time. What
took place is not known, even to Sheriff
Metzger. After the lawyers left the jail
the negroes were reticent and refused to
talk. They said they had been told by their
attorneys to talk with no one concerning
the charge of murder against them. An
drews and Sanders would listen to no ques-
tons. but walked away. Davidson said he
was sorry he could not make a statement,
but that Frank McCray, his lawyer, had
cautioned him against talking with any
one about the case.
1t was said yesterday that there was
Baker in the trouble, as Baker was in the
City Hospital at the time. Inquiry at the
hospital yesterday developed that Baker
was not admitted to that institution until
one week after the murder. Sanders al
leges that Baker was with them on the
night of the murder, and was actually en-
gagged in the killing. Andrews claims that
Baker was not with them, but another ne
gro, whose name he does not remember.
He said yesterday that Sanders had placed
the blame on Baker because the latter is
dead, and dead men tell no tales. The po-
lice, however, are of opinion that Baker
was implicated in the murder. They have
learned from other sources that Baker was
guilty of the murder. 1t is even said that
Baker was the one that welded the meat
cleaver.
Captain Gerber and other detectives went
to work yesterday to find witnesses. The
trial was postponed for ten days that the
detectives might have time to summon wit
nesses who. it is thought, will break down
any alibi that Davidson and Andrews
might attempt to make
Some conjecture has been made to the
probable outcome of the case. A few ven-
ture the opinion that the State will never
under arrest. 1t is said that if the men
were sent to the grand jury they will
never be indicted. Captain Gerber and the
other officers who have been working on the
case and who placed the men under arrest
said yesterday that they had sufficient evi-
dence in their possession TO send the ne
groes to prison for life, If not to the gall
lows.
Gerber refuted the story that the ar
rest of the men was made on information
Iurnsned the department by Rufus Can
treI. He said that what little knowledge
Cantrell had was Of no assistance in this
case. He said the conference held last
Saturday, at which Cantrell was present
was held more for the purpose of corrobor-
ating several small phases Of the case that
the detectives had not cleared entirely.
He said Cantrell was in no wise implicat-
ed in the murder, as some have tried to
charge him. He said there was no con-
nection OF Cantreil or Martin with the
cases
The arrest of the negroes for the murder
of the Chinaman was discussed at length
yesterday by many of the Chinese of the
city. E Lung, cousin of Chin Hee, who
was arrested for the murder but was later
released by the grand jury, said he was
pleased that the detective department had
at last arrested the guilty men for the
murder. He said he had all the time been
positive that negro had killed the China
man., E Lung was one who continually
urged the detective department to fresh
efforts. Dong Gum Hong brother of the
murdered Chinaman. who Is a waiter at
Moy KEGS restaurant, was one of the hap
piest of the Celestial colony yesterday.
Moy Kee and his wife were also well
pleased at the turn of affairs. Dong Gum
Hong said there was doubt in his mind
that the negroes under arrest are guilty
of his brothers murder.
Mrs. Moy Kee was jubilant yesterday.
She recalled the assertion she made to
newspaper reporters on the day after the
murder that she was sure negroes had done
the killing. When her husband read the
paper to her yesterday morning, telling
of the arrest of the three men for the
crime, she clapped her small yellow hands
and said that what she had said the day
after the murder had come true. Mrs Moy
said at the time of the murder she was
sure negroes had done the killing. She
said Doc Lung had been in the habit of
entertaining a crowd of negroes about his
place and of buying beer for them. He
was free hearted and was known to spend
his money lavishly on those whom he made
his friends.
At E Lungs place the Chinese laundry
men were equally jubilant on account of
the arrests. The men did little work, but
spent their time sitting around on tables,
putting away at long-stemmed pipes and
discussing the arrest and the history of
their countrymans murder.