The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
SELF AT TER
| SHE OECAP|TATES
DAUGHTER
CHICAGO GIRL WHO MARRIED
CHINAMAN HACKS OFF DAuGH-
TER's HEAD AND HURLs HER.
SELF IN FRONT OF TRAIN.

CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-Deluded with
the fear that highbinders were about
10 decapitate her, Mrs. George An
Wong. a Chicago girl who was the
daughter OF a wealthy retired mer-
chant, and who married a Chinese res
taurateur and laundryman at Plano.
ILL.,. early today hacked off the head Of
her three.year-old daughter. gave wood
alcohol 10 her three sons and then
hurled herself in front of a c.. b. az
q. passenger train. with fatal results.
Mrs. All Wong, who is said To have
been ii beautiful aud highly educated
brunette, was the daughter OF julius
Ehlers. former Wholesale dealer In
notions on the west side. She Is said
to have parted company with him at
the time of his second marriage and
since then there has been no recon-
Citation.
Eighteen years old, and out in the
world in search OF her own living. she
met All Wong. well educated and
Christian Chinamar. was employed by
him and finally married him. Their
life was happy until a few months
ago.
Shortly after mirnight. while ALI
Wong was at Aurora. where he has
restaurant, Mrs. All Wong rose and
awoke the three sons in their Plano
home The boys are Cressie. IL years
old; Walter 10, and Herbert, years
old Under pretense that they were
sick, she made each OF them take
- grhaxy naISaataH
but survived
In another room was lola. the three
year-old daughter. Her head had been
nearly severed with a dull knife. On
her blood stained nightdress was
pinned this note:
Thank God. it is over. II was hor-
rble | can't go on with the rest. but
no one will lead my girl the life OF
misery have had. | shall not de-
pend upon the poison. The way must
be sure
Nine years ago All Wong and his
family went TO Aurora where he open
ed restaurant, and later they lived
ut Plano. near Aurora All Wong
joined the New England Congrega-
tional church OF Aurora, the fashion
able church of the city. He was made
much over by the men and women or
the church. but Mrs. All Wong, who
was not only pretty. but educated and
OF literary aspirations, was totally
stunned. The Chinaman was honored
by the Sunday school at "A time when
the others would not speak TO his
wife
About six months ago Mrs. An
Wong retired completely from society
stunning everybody on the streets be-
cause OF the chances they gave her
and the attention she was attracting
Later there came TO her reports that
Chinese highbinders were preparing
70 nav her q secret visit TO kill her
This 30 preyed on her mind that she
visited an attorney few days ago
and begged him TO help her TO re-
Cancellation with her father, They
had arranged to come to Chicago TO-
day.
Mrs. All Wong timed the murder or
her daughter, apparently so as 10
meet n through Burlington express
train that passed close to her house.
AS the train approached at full speed
her sons heard her rush from the door.
che reached the tracks. waited tho
arrival OF the train and hurled her
self TO death In front Of the engine.
Her body was terribly mutilated. IL
was taken home. but no lamp could
he found I'm the home. and the coroner
summoned a Jury that met by lantern
,txLt 20 yiaU the bodies.