The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
TRACKING THE MURDERER
CHINESE OFFICIALS SEEKING THE
SLAYER OF DONG GONG TSHUN.
Communication Received by PrOsecu-
tor Ruckelshaus Hints at the Guilt
of Chin Wah Hee.

An official communication from the acting
Chinese consul at New York to the United
States government, asking a further In
vestigation of the murder of Dong Gong
Tshun or Doc Lung, as he was known here,
a Chinese laundryman who was killed by
some unknown person in his laundry at
207 Indiana avenue last May, was received
by Prosecutor Ruckelshaus yesterday.
The letter is one of the steps taken by
Dong Gum Hong. brother of the murdered
Chinaman. to apprehend the mysterious
murderer. In a letter and petition to the
consul at New York, Tseng Chao Kwong,
he narrated the circumstances of his broth
er's death. He described the discovery of
the body of the murdered Chinaman in his
laundry on the May morning and with de-
tail the manner in which his brother had
met his death. In his petition he described
the methods of investigation of the Indian
apolis police department. From his view
point he enumerated the evidence against
Chin Wah Hee, who was arrested as the
guilty man and bound over to the grand
jury by the police judge, but against whom
no indictment was returned.
Dong Gum Hong expresses the opinion
that the guilty man was arrested but
through the inability of the jurors of the
grand jury to comprehend the Chinese tes-
timony and lack of vigor in the prosecution
he was not indicted. His reasons for this
belief are narrated to the consul, whom
ne prays to ask the government to reopen
the case. This letter has already had the
effect of a>visit to this city from the consul
at New York and he personally looked after
several clews furnished him.
FRACTIONAL, FEELING.
The agitation over the killing of the
Chinaman increased the factional feeling
among the Chinese here and in Chicago,
and some witnesses were said to have been
| intimidated by agents of the Chin Wah Hee
| faction. Moy Kee, leader of one faction of
| the Chinese in the city, was the interpreter
and his testimony was questioned by a
rival interpreter from Chicago, but all of
| the disputes were settled in the Chinese
| tongue to the partial satisfaction of the
| Chinese and the wonderment of the police
| and court officials. The chicken oath was
permitted and all of the customs of the
| Chinese at the burial tolerated and ap-
| proved at the trial.
| These facts were stated by Dong Gum
| Hong, and to substantiate his statements
| he wishes Moy Cheng Lut Moy Vow Bong
Moy Vow Yen Moy Sheng Poi, Pong Chat
| Sheung, Chow Mo Nui and Chin Wah Hee
| examined by officials and interpreters who
can get to the bottom of the mystery
| En- Sui Yuk, .one of the witnesses in the
| case who was employed by Dong Gong
/ Tshun in his laundry, knows more thar
| he told the grand jury, it is said.
| The Chinese consul at New York ad
| dressed the communication to the Chinese
| charge d'affaires at Washington and he
| (Shen Tung) communicated with the State
| Department. Secretary of State Hay, in g
| letter to Gov Winfield T. Durbn requested
| that the case be fully investigated and Z
| report submitted to the department. Gov
| ernor Durbin referred the letters and petit
70 PIrrl x0lS h xxyith IN
| structions to make the report requested.
| Prosecutor Ruckeshaus said YESTERDAY
| that the investigation had been as com
| plete as possible and he knew of no evi
| dence which ii would be possible to pro
cure that would throw any light on tn,
| MYSTERY.