Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-07-30
HAS CONFESSED
WONG HONG QUONG TELLS ALL
ABOUT CHINESE MURDER.
Broke Down Completely When
Captured by Sheriff Shut
at Mon ument.

Wong Hong Quane, the confessed mur-
derer of Wong Ching. Mr.. Murphy,
the Monument merchant, driving the
team for Mr. Shut.
1t was q worn out, dusty looking
party, both the officer and prisoner
showing the effects of hard work.
Since the mysterious disappearance of
Quang, the II urderer, on Wednesday,
July Is, Sheriff Shut had worked al
most day and night, and could not stand
for the idea of being 80 cleverly out
witted by murderous Chink. But the
Chinaman was gone without leaving
even track in the dust and the sheriff
had very little to work upon.
The body OF Ching, the murdered
man, was found floating at the mouth of
Willow creek, on Monday, the 18th OF
July, and not much was thought of the
matter until Wednesday, when Gong
Lane, Chinese restaurant keeper of
Heppner, called upon George Conser
and stated that he thought that Quang
was the murderer. When Lane made
this known, Quang, or China Henry was
on the street, and had previously made
no attempt to get away, but when
Sheriff Shut was telephoned for and
arrived on the scene a few minutes later,
Quang was no where to be found.
Men were sent out on way roads lead.
ing out of Heppner, and every hiding
place in the city was thoroughly searched
but QuanR was not to be found.
Qnang had not been seen. The first
clue came from timber cruiser by the
name of Martin, who had walked in
from Wall creek Thursday. In talking
with w. L. Smith, at the county clerks
office, Mr.. Martin was telling about be.
ing very tired, but said that be had the
consolation of meeting Chinaman out
in the road who was just as tired as he
was.
In speaking with Mr.. Smith, Mr..
Martins description of the Chink that
he met tailed with that of Quang.
Sheriff Shut was notified, and Eeav-
ing sigh of relief at even this much of
a clue, Immediately started out. The
officer correctly surmised that the China
man was heading for Monument, where
some of his cousins resided, who are
engaged in scrubbing soiled linen.
Mr.. Shut rode all night and got into
Monument early in the morning. Avoid
ing as much publicity as possible, he
made inquiry as to the arrival or de.
parture of a Chinaman in the quiet little
town. Not person had seen the Mon
gol come in, and no passengers had left
on the stage. Il looked discouraging.
The Chinese wash house was an un-
pretentious looking shack, but Mr..
Shut was not ready to give up. En-
gaging the help of two persons at Mr..
Murphy's store to guard the doors while
he went in, the sheriff eisurely walked
in and innocently asked if Quang had
been there.
With blank smile and never missing
lick with the polishing iron. the wash
house man did not sabby.
Mr.. Shut made it little palmer.
ooh no, I no sabby, not see him.
He no been here"
The sheriff commenced search of
the building. He looked through the
cellar and the lower part of the build.
ing and was about to give it up, when
he noticed manhole in the ceiling.
Not without some protest from the in
dustrious wash man, be jerked a table
away from him and was not long in
squeezing through that little hole. 1t
was dangerous procedure, for the
Chinaman had every advantage.
Getting his head and shoulders
through, the officer noticed the feet of
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