Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-29
.CHINKS To FACE
MURDER CHARGE
Will BE Tried for Killing
of Sled Bing in Port.
land Court


circuit court here next week. when
Wong 81 sam and len Soon are plac.
90 on trial on the charge OF Hlline
Seid Ming and shipping his ooe, in a
trunk tc Seattle
The ALLEGED principals IN the trag
edy represented widely separated
classes of the local Chinese colonN
Seid Bing the victim. was an Am.ri-
clnized Chinlman OF cood family.
with an inclination 10 be- sowcthins
of sport lIc was a nephew of
Seld Back one OF the best known
Chinese in Portland and rcputcd %
be- millionaire In addition 20 be-
/. ing wealth, themselves the members
of the Soid family are Chinese Free
Masons and are allied with the pow
erful Hop Siny tons
Len Soon. one OF the pair accused
lof the murder. has occupied place
OF considerable prominence and in
fllence among his felloWIcount'N
mcnt lie Is president OF the mop
Sins tong in this civ and is a forme'
president OF the Hop Sing tong in
San Francisco
Wong 81 Sam. who Is % stand trial
with Len soon for the alleged muir.
der. is "a Chinese OF low grade. one
of a numerous lass who scrape ont
their living in any manner that
comes 10 hand. when arrested Wong
81 Sam was employed as a cock on a
river steamer
Little Ci Sen, the most beautiful
Chinese woman on the coast. " Is al
legged 10 have been the fourth Of thu
leading characters in the tragedy and
is counted upon by the prosecution
o. lend assistance in untangling tho
web of romance jealousy aud deadly
warfare thai reached Us climax In the
shaving of Young Seid Bling In tho
Iwomans apartments Oi Sen is the
ALLEGED runaway wife Of Ng Goui. 4
respected merchant of pendleton
/ ore II Is said that the bewitChing
/ Young woman of the almond ewes
found life too slow in the eastern
/ oregon city. However this may be.
Tn is certain that she deserted her
husband and came TO Portland.
where she became a conspicuous fig
IRE IN the gay life Of the C!nese
colony
The authorities are believed TO be
in possession of all the detoils % thi
murder as the result OF Q confession
said to have been made by OF Sen
after her arrest The story has no.
been given out TO the public. Wheth-
er the killing resulted from a Jealous
quarrel over Seid Bing's attention %
the attractive Oi Sen, or whether the
motive for the crime lies in the dead
! ~ fucd between the rival tongs. with
Oi Sen used merely as a bait to lure
the victim to his death, can only be
con e-tured.
The facts as known are that Seid
Bing was hutoherc1 in Oi Sens apart.
ments on December % last and his
dismembercd body shipped to Seat.
tie. where II was found several day.
later In an unclaimed trunk II was
evident that there had been no haste
n placing the body in the trunk II
had been cut into pieces by one ac.
custOmed TO surgery or dressing
meat Salt had been applied 20 hir.
der decay and check bleeding The
body must have been placed in tn,
trunk soon after Seid was killed
rhe victim had been dressed in tho
height OF American fashion. with q
soft brown hat, gray suit OF good
. quality and fashionable cut and a
light brown cravat. His underwear
was Of silk and he wore silk socks
In dismembei inr the body none o
the clothing had been removed OK.
cept the trousers In a pocket OF m,
coat were found several letters writ.
ten 10 Seid by American women and
girls In different cities.
Oi Sens beauty. which had prob.
ably led 10 the Shaving Of Seid Ring
was likewise responsible for her cap
ture after the crime ImmeriatelN
after the killing the young woman
fled the city. Friends OF the slain
man and his family among the loca
Chinese furnished ample funds 10 b,
employed in a search for the fugit.
ives The beauty OF Oi Sen made be-
a marked woman and IL was hat a
question OF a short time before sh,
was located and arrested at Billings
Mont. She was returned to Portland
TO be- held as an accessory IN the
murder. Upon her arrival here she
is said TO have made full confession
TO the police. As result OF what sh,
told, Len Soon and Wong 81 San
we're Immediately locked mp ana q
charge OF having murdered Seid Rims
was made against them. Eminent
counsel has been engaged TO dcfent
the accused and IL is evident that q
hard fight will be made TO prevent