Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-06
CHlNAMAN MURpERED9
o0oy round Under Suspicious circum.
stances In Tauntor

| taunton, March 5.-.rhe hody or r,,-,.
Tom Lee. or Lee Kee g, Chi,1o oii',i ''-
man. was found in his r,,,nd.,.
broadway, Saturday night win tr,o ~,
'e' WOUNDS IN his temple and every ci,
NV. pointihg strongly to murder
'iu LOT their laundry by many
ms 'o''iers VINO went there. Satur-
N'S ,'o''i' ana found the place close
''''' '.ie uoors locked resulted in the dis
10y VI tue murder. Deputy Sheriff
N"'''eS NICHOLS one of the dead mans
- AFTER trying vainly to enter
.ne pidce' ho'iiied James II. McGrath of
a,h NoSie' next door. and the lat
Ter ioti'leu the central police station. Pa
trolman Charles A. Gibbons was sent %
investigate ana unlocked the back door
with Il key which he borrowed. The bod y
| was iouhd near the back door. covered
over with some clothing and a rug
The dead man was lying on his back
one arm over the chest and the other be-
side the body. The latter was almost
| completely covered with some old cloth,
ing and the rug. the top part of the heod
| alone being visible.
There were several indications which
pointed to 4 struggle. Tie paper from :,
bundle partially done up was torn and
til" ends of n dozen bundles or more ON
some shelves just above where the dead
man lay were torn open rs if some one
had attempted to grasp them. a pair of
shears. blood stained. were found on tbe
bench about 10 feet away from tho body
From all appearance nothing h:.d been
disturbed in the front part Of the shor.
in the sleeping room above or in a small
room used for drying clothes The shears
were taken possession OF by Chief Cash
who. with Capt. Webster and Lieut.. Nc
Cormiclt. took charge of the case.
Associate Medical Examiner Atwood
found two bullet wounds in the left
temple. The body after examination was
removed to an undertaker's, where an
autopsy was performed, today.
From all indications the murder wa,>
committed some time Thursday night.
| The dead man had not been seen SINCE
that time. according to his nci@hhors IN
the saloon next door. and the curtains in
the windows had not been raised since
that time From all appearances the vie
tim was shot near the back door, where
the body was found, and died almost in
stantly.
| A garment partially wrung ont and
| found in tn. wrinSer would indicate APP
Darently that the victim had but little
warning of his fate.
The fact that the dead man with num-
| her of others of his race WAS caught i'll Il
| gambling raid by the police Il short time
ago NAV throw some light on the cause
of the murder Shortly aftcrward anoth-
or Chinese resident of the city complain
ed to the police that he had been threat
| ened hy a Chinaman from Boston because
| OF the fact that he had acted rs inter
| prefer in the court case.
The dead Chnaman WAS one OF those
found not guilty Of gambling ut the trial.
though some of his relatives. Cinnamon
| ir this city on learning of his death, sad
| that he was a gambler. He had been III
| this CITY two wears or more ana had
the reputation of being n quiet, inoffcn-
| sivc man. attending to his own business
and making an occasional trip to Provl-
dencc o. Eoston.
II is reported that one II not NOR
s.r,ng, Cinnamon have been seen about
| the ,lty in the past few DAYS