The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-09
Why Did the HatChetman,
Ching Cow, xiii Long Kong?
And Why Did Ching Hang?

naAu why ~
Long Kong Is dead.
Ching Cows aim was true.
Ching Cow is dead. by his
own hand. And dead men
tell no tales.
But the walls have ears
in Chinatown.
Tong war yarns make good
reading SO DO Black-hand
tales. Police reporters like TO
write 'em. But II was not in
a war OF the tongs that Long
Kong died. IL was not for
fear OF tong hatred that Ching
Cow knotted a rope under his
lief, car and lifted his feet from
the floor.
China Dan is IN jail. He
gave himself up. The police
have nothing "on" China Dan.
In 1922 congress passed an
act excluding all ooolle labor
from tho United states Tho
act does not operate against
merchants, na,Ive-borr orien-
tails and students.
The Chinese honestly regard
the exclusion act a. immoral
and unfair They have no cor
sclentlous seruples against
evsding H. They look upon tho
smuoaler a. their friend. by
the same token shey regard
Chinese who Informs against
tho .rnuaoiers az traitor 10
his feilo~-eountrymen.
Everybody knows who 10 "a
rlilar with tho operation OF the
immigration service that many
of the admissions Of Chinese
Into this port arc fraudulent.
Ore man who 10 In a position
20 make an accurate guess
says that In nine cases out OF
ten the Chinese admitted here
have no right 10 enter under
the law.
Long Kong appeared an a witness
FOR the government at tho prclimin.
AIRY hearing IN the case % Frank
Tape. formerly an Interpreter IN tho
employ OF tho immigration service.
charged with aiding tho smuggling
o. Chinese
Tape himself Is said 20 be par,
Chinese. n. ia credited with being
clever. resourceful and saEacious
II IL claimed be has pail" both
here and IN WASHINGTON.
Long Kong testified that he gave
tho cook at tho immiKrRtlon dctsn.
ton station $500 for Tape for tho
admission % a Chinaman.
A federal grand jury IL now IN.
vnstlgating alleged irregularities In
volyinr Tape. and Long Kong was
10 have been n Witness against him
at tho forthcoming trial.
Long Kong. furtive. scared. had
left tho Wa Chung building. Tisis
King st.. on tho afternoon uf Satur.
day. September 20. and was stand
lng by th. curb, scarcely knowing.
Il seemed. (which way 20 turn.
Ching Cow approached. Ching
Cow was a Ratchet man from Port,
land. He wna looking for Long Kong
10 kin him. "A the sidewalk was
throngcf. tho victim did no, acc the
slayer until tho tao stood face 20
face.
Long Kong had no more than time
TO throw a protecting arm across
bis face.
Ching Cow fired two bullets into
Jong KonE's stomach. and fed into
tho Wa Chung building. on tho tor
floor OF which IL the ciubroom OF
the Hip Sing tong.
AZ tho city hospital Long Rong
told Y. q. Distric, Attorney Henry
NJ. Whit. and First Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Martin,
Ching Gov did it,
Long Kong died nsrt day.
Chinatown has no love for IN.
formers. But this Is no tong affair.
Note the fac, that u was at 2:45
In the afternoon thu, Long Kong
was murdered.
on that day Hsrsla Norman. for.
rneriy deputy sheriff. approached
a number OF persons In an effort 20
secure the names OF the witnesses
against Tape. u will be testified.
when tho time comes. THAT NOR.
MAN SAID HE MUST HAVE THE
NAMES BEFORE 1880. He gave no
reason why the names must be ses
cured before that time.
AT 2:45 CHINO COW FIRED
INTO THE STOMACH or LONG
KONG.
Norman was arrested last sstur. !
day, and charged with having OF. |
fered a bride Of 81 900 10 Deputy
U. s. Marshal n. v. n. Anderson n |
he would disclose tho names OF the
witnesses against Tape.
Tho authorities say Norman has
confessed that he has been working
for Tape.
Meanwhile tho police and the 80.
cret service were looking for Ching |
Cow.
Ching Cow was thoroughly |
Americanlzed ChlnamBn. lie spoke |
English without an accent. and
wrote II with n copybook perfection.
Ching Cow was in hiding In |
room In the Alki hotel. 2O4tb Fifth |