The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-19
MIN Davidson, Indicted with Two
Other Negroes, Faces Jury I'm
Criminal Court.
OLLIE sANDERS's TESTIMONY
HIS STORY TENDS TO STRENGTHEN
EVIDENCE AGAINST ACCUSED.
Brother OF Murdered Chfnaman Says
Doc Lung Had Large Sum In
His Possession.

MIN Davidson, one of the three colored
men charged with the murder of Dong
Gong Chong, the Chinese laundryman,
commonly known Doc Lung, Is being
tried in the Criminal Court before Judge
Afford and jury. The States chief wit
ness is Ollie Sanders. a young colored man,
and one of the three men indicted for the
murder. Sanders, shortly after his arrest,
made a confession to the police and after
ward told his story to the grand jury. The
indictment against the three men was
based on his story.
A jury was secured shortly after the
noon hour yesterday and the State at once
plunged into the real work of the case.
Sanders, the prosecuting witness, was
called to the stand as soon as Prosecutor
Ruckeshaus had closed his opening state
ment. The examination of the witness was
conducted by w. N. Harding. who is as
sisting the prosecuting attorney. James NJ.
Lott, a colored lawyer, and Charles Nc
Groarty are in charge of the defense.
SANDERS'S STORY TO JURY.
Sanders is twenty-four years of age.
For a time prior to his arrest he was en-
ployed in a livery barn. He admitted he
had been arrested before for larceny. His
story was that on Saturday, the day be-
fore the killing of Doc Lung, early last
May, he met MIN Davidson at Vermont
street and the canal and Davidson asked
him to come down town with him. The fol-
lowing day was Sunday and that night
the witness saw Davidson about II o'clock.
He said that Davidson and Jesse Baker,
who was afterward shot on Indiana aven-
ue, were standing in front of Doc Lung $
laundry on Indiana avenue. They were
talking to the Chinaman as the witness
passed. Witness said they called to him
to wait minute as they were going down
the street They came on and Baker said
thew would go over to old man Fritz s
and have a glass of beer. This saloon was
one square west between Senate avenue
and the canal. On the way back they met
Andrews another of the accused men. Wit
ness said that in coming back to Illinois
street from the saloon, Baker and David
SON walked in front of him saying they had
Indiana avenue and Illinois street all the
party except witness went up Illinois
street a short 'stance and turned into an
alley. Before they left, Davidson said,
''If you hear any noise or see any officers
coming along, whistle
STOOD SENTINEL.
Witness waited near the drug store at the
intersection of Illinois and Ohio streets at
Indiana avenue. He said in a short time
after his friends turned in the alley he
heard cries as If some one was getting hurt.
Soon the three men came running from the
direction of Doc Lungs laundry. Sanders
said they ran by him and lodged into an
alley leading from Ohio street, west OF
Illinois. Witness said he went west on
Ohio street on the south side to Capitol
avenue There the men overlook him. He
said that Baker remarked, what must
do with this gun?' Davidson, with ar
OATH told him TO keep IL. Witness said
Davidson's coat was torn and he had nc
hat on Witness asked the men if they
had been fighting. He testified that David
son replied: Niger. If you are scared
go on about your business" Witness tes-
fihed that the men were all blowing" as
II they had been scuffiing with some one
Witness said that next day Davidson gave
him 800 telling him TO give $50 to Rufus
Cantrell to keep for him (Davidson.)
Sanders went on to relate that in the
same conversation Davidson asked If he
had heard about the Chinaman being killed
Witness said yes, and asked, '.Did you mig
gers do that?'' He said Davidson ex.
Claimed, "Ollie, If you are any friend OF
mine, keep still.
Sanders testified that he spent SO OF the
$50 retained by him and gave the rest back
He said Davidson quarreled with him be-
cause he spent part of IL. Witness told O,
a conversation he had with Davidson and
Rufus Cantrell a few days before the kill
ing. Davidson, he said. had previously told
him 20 tell Cantrell that he Davidson
knew where he could get some money The
day the three met the matter was referred
- and Cantren refused to have anything te