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the other organs in a normal
condition. In his opinion death had
ensued as a result of strangulation. In
fact, he was satisfied that the imme-
date cause of death was strangula-
ton.
Husband Tells His Story.
Leung Tung was examined at great
length. He said he had known the
deceased 81 years, having first met her
ct Helena. They had lived together
as man and wife until 1S years ago,
when he had married her according to
the American custom. They came to
Billings about four years ago. The
last time he saw his wife alive was
about 10 o'clock Wednesday night. He
came home about that time from hav-
ing been around town since about $3.50
O'Clock. He was with her about half
an hour, when he left and went to
zee Jews cabin.
The witness related that he remain
ed there about an hour and then went
out, visiting several places, all OF
which he named, after which he went
back to the cabin. He stayed there
until about 4 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. when he went home He rap
ped on the door, but received no an
swer. Then he walked in through
the front door and lighted a lamp
and looked around and found his wife
dead on the bed. He said he got
frightened and returned to Yee Jews
cabin and told the inmates that some
one had killed his wife and asked
them to notify the police, after which
he went back home, going alone.
When he first saw the body it was
living face down on the bed. He turned
it over and then put his weight onto
it to straighten out one of the feet.
He described the bloody conditions OF
the bed and room and said he had
found one of the chairs overturned.
There was blood on the edge OF n
pail referred to by Officer Garnant.
With the exception of the stockings
of the deceased, which were lying on
the floor, the body was dressed as
usual, although the clothes were dis
arranged and some of the undercloth-
ing was torn. After Strengthening out
the body he said he took up some OF
the ashes that had been spilled out OF
the bucket, 4
He did not know whether his wife
had had any money. If she had 1t
could have been only a few dollars,
as all the money he knew her to have
was $40 that he gave her on Chinese
New Years day. He said in handling
the body he had noticed that a couple
of gold rings, worth SIS or Sc, each,
that his wife had always worm were
missing.
His attention was called to what ap-
peared to be a large blood stain on
his overcoat and he was asked to
explain how it had come there. In re-
Div he said that he was a cook and
often had to kill chickens and the
stain might have been caused in that
name and then it might also have
resulted from handling the body OF
his wife, which, as he had said before,
was very bloody. The blood on the
door knob testified to by Officer Gar
nant, he said had been put there by
himself. Some boys had broken down
the door and in repairing it he had
cut his finger.
Asked if he suspected any one o1
having killed his wife, he answered
that he did not, but believed it was
whiteman because she had never
harmed any of the Chinese and none
felt anything but friendly toward
her.
This concluded the inquiry, afte
which the jury returned the verdic
already given.
Where the Deed Was Committed.
The house in which the woman wa
killed is in South T~wenty-sixth street
on the east side and near the allie,
between Minnesota and First avenue
south. 1t is a small, tumbledow1
frame shanty, furnished after tn
scanty name affected by the poore
class of Chinese. It consists of
couple of rooms. The front room j
used for sleeping purposes while tn
kitchen and living room is in til
rear. It was in the bed room tina
the murder was committed. Evidenc
Of q struggle between the victim an
her slayer was found in the splotche
of blood that covered the wall an
door and bed, and also in the dishe