New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
BULLET FATAL


about forty-fve years ago. He first came 10
the United States when nine years old with
party of two hundred young Chinese sent mere
by a royal commission to be educated Wlthlh
a wear all were recalled. but Lock Wing was sens
back later He went to Washington. Conn, and
after finishing his preparatory course was admit
ted to Lehigh University. at South Bethlehem'
Penn. from which he was graduated He then
went 10 the Sheffield Scientific School OF Yale
University. where he received the degree OF civil
engineer.
Lock Wing practissd his profession only year
or so before he was summoned to Washington 10
take place in the Chinese Legation After
two years in the capital he was sent to New
York and as vice-consul had been here ever
since period of about twenty-five years Mrs'
Lock Wing said that he had entertained Ii Hung
Chang. and only recently was visited by Mr.. WI.
the Chinese Minister. She said that she and her
husband had just returned from a vacation
spent at his former home in Connecticut. and
were planning to go away again Tonight
In February, 1908. Lock Wing was severely in
Iured when a fire broke out in the apartment
house where he lived. and he was forced to jump
from a third story window to escape being
burned to death Mrs. Lock Wing said that she
was absent from the city at the time.
DETECTIVE KNOWS SLAYER
Michael Mcdonald. retired detective SER
1eant who for the last twenty-seven years has
been q special detective attached to the Chinese
Consulate In this city, identified the Chinanan
who fired the shot as Wong Bow Cheung.
native of Picking. He said that Wong Bow
Cheung liked to pass himself off as a japanese.
though he did not speak the japanese language.
and to this end often assumed the name or
Matuda woung.
According to Mcdonald, Wong Bow Cheung
was simply 'no-account' Chinanlan, who
never kept Job more than two weeks and was
so cratic that most of his countrynen In tnls
city considered him crazy and would nave
nothing to do with him. He was servant on
the battleship Indiana at one time. out was
dishonorably discharged
Wong Bow Cheung for the last FIVE years has
been in the habit of going to the Chinese Consul
ate I'm this city to get work He has been helped
out time and again, but he never held his JOB
long Once, year ago. he sent ser
want TO an American family which lived on
Long Island. but the Chinese Consulate was
quickly appealed to to take this crazy China
man. away. Only recently he was sent 20 work
In Chinese restaurant in Eighth avenue Wild
the usual result
He is about thirty four years old and has been
in this country for six years He appeared at
the Chinese Consulate Thursday and told Nc
Donald that he had just come from Atlantic
City, where. he said. he had been working as
cook He asked Mcdonald to- get him a JOB.
The latter refused, and Wong Bow Cheung said
he would see the vice-consul- Mcdonald told
him II would not do any good, and &C.
not to bother the vice-consuL
When Mcdonald went to the John street police
station and identified Wong Bow Cheung he
asked him where he got the revolver with
which he did the shooting. The Chinaman said
that "a captain at Atlantic City gave IL to him.
Mcdonald. after his talk with Wong Bow
Cheung said that he did not believe there was
anv interior motive behind the shooting He
man who wanted to get with somebody
because he was in hard luck and imagined that
he had a grievance against the vice-consul
Mcdonald said he the shooting had
no bearing on the Elsie Sigel murder nor had
II anything TO do with the rival tongs Of China
towG. II was simply the act OF an individual
conc Atved by him and OF special Significance
except TO the persons concerned. He said that
his own people because OF his general worthless
PRISONER EXPLAINS MOTIVE.
The prisoner talked with a Tribune reporter
and explained his motive for the crime He said
that he went 10 the con.ul's Office Yesterday 10
get work and place To live He said that he
had come from Atlantic City two or three DAVIS
before and had slept at the Salvation Army
Lodging House. No IS Chatham Square, night
before last He visited the consulate he said
on Thursday. and when he went back again yes
terday Lock Wing refused to help him The
vlce-consul ordered him out % his office ne de-
clared. saying that he would call "A policeman
II he did not go away.
L told him he could not brighten NO." the
Chnaman continued. and the vics-oansul