New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
BOW KUN CASE IN
PROSECUTION RESTS.
Men Sag They Sac Tang and
Shang BAN from Girls Room.

witnesses yesterday to swear right and
left that they saw Low Tang and Low
Shang come out OF Bow Kums room the
night in August when the Chinese girl
was found stabbed to death at No. IL
Mott street, and there rested its case. The
readiness of the testimony provoked
satirical outburst from Terence McManus,
counsel for the defendants, and an ener-
getic plea for dismissal of the verdict
or instructions to the jury TO bring in at
once a verdict of Not guilty
Justice Goff treated his application seri-
ously, outlined number of points where
the case of the prosecution was weak and
suspended court till this morning before
considering the motion.
Chin Lin. who brought Bow Kun from
San Francisco, was recalled to straighten
out some points left In dispute by his
earlier testimony. He did it with his usual
facility. speaking slowly through an in
terpreter, though he knows just enough
English to understand nearly everything
that is said to him. He was the first TO
find Bow Kum's body. The door was
locked when he reached the room where
they lived. and he opened it with his key.
On finding the body he ran out. The door
had a spring lock, which snapped again
when he closed it.
Lucy Yung Hok swore to the story al
ready told in the trial, that Low Tang
and Low Shang came to Chin Lin and
threatened TO Kill him and Bow Kun if
he did not pay $1,000 to Low Hong Fong,
from whom the girl had fled in San Fran
cisco. Yung Cal told the same story, quite
as impassively. He was very cherub of
a Chinaman, with a round face that looked
as if it would like to be rosy If it could.
Before him Mr. McManus flung down
the bundle of sheath knives which ap-
peared at Wednesdays session and de-
manded what he knew about them. The
witness looked at them with an air of
almost shocked lack of appreciation.
Never saw was his reply. huge
Colt automatic brought the same response.
All the weapons We're taken from the
rooms at No % Mott street where Yung
Cal lived
Hong Fong headed the polite men who
saw the defendants run from the room
where Bow Kun lived and died. He was
living in the building at No. II, he said,
and the night of the killing he went to
the room where Chin Lin and Bow Kun
lived. He wanted to get Chin Lins laundry
for a friend of his in Brooklyn to wash
for him. 1t was after 10 o'clock, more
near IL" He was in the room with the
girl for several minutes, when there was
a knock at the door.
Bow Kun opened it, and the two men
accused, Low Tang and Low Shang, came
in. Then Hong Fong went out. Turning
in the yard, he saw that the window shade
in Bow Kum's room was drawn down on
both sides" He had noticed that it was
half down when he was in the room.
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Tang and Low Shang ran from the build
ing. Their faces were greenish and they
were very nervous.
On cross-examination it developed that
Hong Fong heard a voice before the two
men passed in. 1t was not loud only a
groan, 'Ahi ah" and he paid no attention
to 1t. Low Tang wore a soft felt hat and
Low Shang a straw, and both had on the
Chinese dress.
HON Hong, too, lived in No. II at the
time of the murder, and he had called at
Bow KumS door at o'clock. Later he
heard some one groan, and going down TO
Bow Kum's door saw Low Tang and Low
Shang come out. Their faces were green
ish. Low Shang closed the door of Bow
kum's room with his own hands. 1t was
not shut from the inside.
Low Choy saw the two men run out of
the rear of No. IT between 10 and IL
o'clock. But he created the stir of the
day, even raising q flicker on the faces of
the impassve interpreters, when. asked If
he were a member of the On Leong Tong,
he said, Never heard of him.
Charlie Lee, too, lived in No. II rear,
and saw the two men run out of Bow
Kums room. So did Lou Chue. They both
testified to that fact. Here Mr.. McManus
lost his patience and exclaimed: Were
you holding mass meeting in that hall?"
NO" said Lou Chue complacently.
Here the prosecution rested its case. Mr..
McManus then made his motion for dis
missal acquittal.
"a murderer might as we'll have gone
there with brass band" he said, las
around to hear Bow Kun groan. All this
evidence is circumstantial and fiimsy. All
the witnesses are confessedly prejudiced.''
Justice Golf heard Assistant District At
torney Frank Moss the point, and then
set forth his own views. 1t was three
hours he pointed out, from the time Bow
Kun was last seen alive till her dead
body was found. The evidence showing a
motive, including the threat of the two
men, was far frCm conclusive. He gave the
District Attorney until this morning to
prepare a further statement why the case
should not be dismissed.