Evening star., 1909-08-20
New York Detectives Arrest
Lou Tong and Chu Wah.
SLAIN GIRL WAS A SLAVE
Left Lou and Married Chin Len at
Mission.
STUNNED FORMER
He offered to Go Away for $3, 900,
and Then Threatened
to Kill.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, August 2O-Detectives
Raphael. Scott and Reich arrested two
Cinnamon. Lou Tong and Chu Wah. at
Pell and Mott streets about IL 80 o'clock
last night. The police believe that they
have In these two men, IL not the actual
murderers at least men who were closely
connected with the death of Bow Kun,
the Chinese girl who was found dead
from knife slashes in her room at 16 Pell
street early on the morning Of August 15
The Cinnamon both wore American
clothes and hod no queue. They were ex-
amined at police headquarters and were
morning where they were charged with
the murder Of Bow Kun.
From the examination of the two
prisoners and from the statements of
Chin Len, who lived with the murdered
girl at II Pell street and claims to have
been her husband, the police have
pieced together a remarkable story
which concerns the Chinatowns of both
New York and San Francisco.
The police say Bow Kun was origi-
nally the slave of Lou Tong In San
Francisco, but she was taken out OF
oner" after a raid by the police which
was instigated by Mrs. Cameron, a mis-
sion worker. Mrs. Cameron took the
girl to a mission home on Sacramento
street. and it was there that she met
Chin Len. Mrs. Cameron approved of
Len. and accordingly offered no OBJ
jections when he asked permission TO
marry Bow Kun.
The marriage was according to the
Christian ceremony, and shortly after it
afr I 10 Vnrk n mr. a.
pare home for his wife. He stopped off
at Chicago and telegraphed $40 to Mrs.
Cameron, which was to procure rail-
road ticket and American clothes for
Bow Kum: The girl came on to New
York and she went with Chin to the home
of his cousin, at II Pell street.
According to the police. this trip across
the continent was made last winter.
Lou Tong Finds Girl.
learned the whereabouts of his former
slave and came on to New York post,
haste. He managed to see her while
Chin was away and berated- her for leav-
ing him. Bow Kun admitted that she
was not sure to whom she really belonged.
but she said she would give Tong no an
swer until she had consulted with Chin.
Chin was much enraged when he heard
that his rival was in New York, and
after a long talk with Bow Kun he con-
vincsd her that Christian ceremony was
more binding than any Chinese agree
ment. Bow Kun accordingly told Tong
that she would not go.
Lou Tong then opened negotiations with
Chin Lon when he found that threats
and pleading were in vain. He offered
to go away and leave the pair II Chin
would give him 5000. Chin was equally
stubborn In refusing this. Then. accord
ing to the police the disappointed China
man is supposed to have threatened to
kill both the girl and her husband. In
reply to this Chin is said to have an
swered:
You may try to kill me or her. but I
will get you first"
Lou Tong made his first move against
his rival by means of Chinese procla-
nation which was posted secretly
throughout Chinatown. In this statement
Lou called on his countrymen to observe
that Chin had stolen his girl and had re-
fused reDaration. A few days after this
proclamation the murder OF Bow Kun
took place.
Arrest Supposed Ally.
Chu Wah, who was arrested by the po-
lice In company with Lou Tong, is sup
posed to have been an ally of his. The
detectives say that he was seen In the
yard of the Mott street house where Bow
Kum was murdered early on the morn
ing Of August 10. The sleeve of his black
silk blouse was examined under the mi
croscope and bloodstains are said to have
been found.
The San Francisco detective bureau
says that Lou Tong has record Of eight
shootings. Tong was grilled by the New
York police, and it Is said that he ad-
niitted he had once served time for
murder. He would not confess. however,
to any of the other killings with which ne
is charged.