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reached in drawer and pulled out revolver
I grabbed 1t away from him and shot him
The prisoner told different story at the LIST
Precinct station. IN John street. where Captain
Carey. head of the homicide bureau at Police
Headquarters. examined him at length in the
presence of Coroner Shrady, Guam Yick Nam
acting as interpreter.
Wong told the captain that the revolver with
which he did the shooting his own and that
he bought IL at Atlantic City. He said that he
was twenty-five years old married and native
of the Province of San Hoy Guam. China He
had been in America. he said. six years, aud
had worked in Philadelphia Baltimore and
attendant the battleship Indiana for two
years he declared, and had worked in the horne
Of WI Ting-tang the Chinese Minister at Wash
ington. He said that he shot the vtce-consui
because he drove him out of bis Office.
ENTERED COUNTRY AS JAPANESE
The Chinaman entered the country as jap
anese. using the of Matsuda wouns. but
he couldn't talk the Japanese language. and the
japanese wouldn't have anything to do with
him. He was asked why he begged for assist
ance when he had S14 SO in his pockets. and he
said il was because he wanted to get back TO
China He also said that the vice-consui owed
him money and that he went to collect IT,
Captain Carey said that he could see no con-
nection between tie murder and the Sisei casa.
neither did he believe that Wong was connected
with any of the rival tongs in Chinatown
On the right arm OF the prisoner the police
found tattooed in variooIored inks crescent
and star. and dagger piercing heart inclosed
in a wreath, the whole being surrounded by
Chinese characters. On his left arm they found
the likeness Of a twinkling star and a dragon
fly. The designs were not the insignia OF any
secret Chinese tong, far could be learned.
Coroner Shrady as he left the John streee
station said that Lock Wing was shot in the
left side as he was sitting al his desk. and that
the bullet followed a downward course to the
base of the left lung The wound, he said. was
made with a .32-cahbre bullet. shot from a cheap
revolver, for which the prisoner paid Sc 10
Only one shot was fred. he said, although tho
indented rim OF second cartridge indicated that
attempt had been made to fire another Tho
vice-consul had office coat on. and the
powder from the revolver passed through the
clothing and discolored the body.
Wong was taken before the vice-consul and
identified before the latter was taken to the
hospital
About twenty members OF the Oriental Club.
OF which Lock Wing was president. called at
the hospital late yesterday afternoon TO inquire
about his condition. Among them was Or. J. G.
Thoms. OF No 1880 Herkimer street. Brooklyn.
who knows as much about his eountryrnen
any in the city. but he unable TO throw
any further light on the question OF motive.
was employed a cook in boarding house "a
No 1215 Buttonwood street for few days about
three weeks ago. and then departed. saying he
going 10 Atlantic City and New York Little
is known about him here.
Late last night the arrangements for the
funeral OF Lock Wins were turned over 70 the
Campbell Burial and Cremation Company. and
to-day the body will be taken from the hospital
10 the company chapel. at No. 241 Vest ZSd
street. Final arrangements for the services
have not vet been made
Washington. July 3l--omcials at the Chtnses
Legation telephoned the consulate In New York
as soon as the news OF the shooting Of Vice.
Consul Lock Wing had been conveyed to H.
by newspaper men. Lock Wing recently At
tracted much attention by his active part IN The
Chinese legations efforts TO locate Leon Lang
IL hts report the Occurrences that 49,
forwarded to Picking. he bsinS At the a. -
charge OF tho consulate