The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-24
Racial Mixture Tragedy.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 21.-Deluded
with the fear that high binders were
about to decapitate her, Mrs. George
A. Wong, a Chicago girl, who was the
daughter of a wealthy retired mer-
chant, and who married Chinese
restauranter and laundryman at
Plano, Ill, early today hacked off the
head of her three-year-old daughter,
gave wood alcohol to her three sons
and then hurled herself in front OF
a Burlington passenger train, where
she received fatal injuries.
Mrs. All Wong, who is said to have
been a beautiful and highly educated
brunette, was the daughter OF Julius
Ehrlers, a former wholesale dealer In
notions on the West Side. She ts said
to have parted company with her
father at the time of her second mar
riage and since then there has been
no reconciliation.
Eighteen years old and in search
of her own living; she met All Wong,
a well educated and Christian China
man; was employed by him and he
finally married her. The two were
happy until few short months ago.
Shortly after midnight, while All
Wong was at Aurora, where he has
a restaurant, Mrs. All Wong awoke
the three sons In their Plano home.
The boys are Cressie, IL years old;
Walter, 10 years old, and Herbert, 5
years old. Under pretense that they
were sick, she made each OF them
take wood alcohol. They were nau-
seated but survived.
In another room was lola, the 3
year old daughter. Her head had
been nearly severed with dull knife.
On her blood-stained night dress was
pinned this note:
Thank God, it is over. 1t was hor-
ribIe. I can go on with the rest, but
no one will lead my girl the life OF
misery l have had. I 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 op-
ened a restaurant, and later they l1v-
ed at Plano, near Aurora. All Wong
ioined the New England Congrega-
tional church Of Aurora, the fashion
able church of the city. He was mace
much over by the men and women OF
the church, but Mrs. All Wong, VINO
was not only pretty, but educated
and of literary aspirations, was to-
tally summed. The Chinaman was
honored by the Sunday school at the
time when members of the congrega-
tion would not speak to his wife.
About six months ago Mrs. An
Wong retired completely from sight,
stunning everybody on the streets
because of the glances they gave her
and the attention she was attracting.
Later there came to her reports that
Chinese high-binders were preparing
to pay her a secret visit to kill her.
This so preyed on her mind that she
visited an attorney a few days ago
and begged him to help her to re-
cancellation with her father. They
had arranged to come to Chicago.
Mrs. All Wong timed the murder
of her daughter, apparently, so as TO
meet a through Burlington express
train that passed close to their house:
AS the train approached at full speed
her sons heard her rush from the
door. She reached the tracks, waited
the arrival of the train and hurled
herself to death in front of the en-
CINE. Her body was terrible mutual
ed. 1t was taken home but no lamp
could be found in the weird home and
the coroner summoned a jury tnat
met by lantern light to view the
hodies