The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-13

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 13-After
killing his partner, Ong Ten, in a knife
battle in Greenfield laundry, Baw
Young, alias Ng fIok Leung, of that town
came to this city Sunday morning and
shot to death WI Shee Chang, part pro-
prietor of the Pekin restaurant, 10 Hamp-
den street, and Ne Hong, son of the pro-
prietor of the Canton restaurant, 81
Worthington street.
He was overpowered and arrested while
attempting to shoot Patrolman Michael
IT, Kennedy after leaving the Canton res
tauant.
Later in the afternoon Young con-
fessed to the triple murder and said that
he killed the men, all them his cousins,
because they refused to assist him in his
defense in an immigration trial.
There was a number of witnesses to
each shooting, but the murder of Ong Ten,
the Greenfield laundryman, was unknown
until after the Springfield ARRAY took
place.
Two sharp reports from the direction
| of the Pekin restaurant We're the first in
| timations of trouble. \ number of per
| sons gathered IN time to see a man, revol-
Yer in hand, run out of the front door
across the road and disappear through an
larcaway. Several chased him and saw him
Ihead toward Fort street.
! Once in that street, the man hurried
across postoiIite place, eluded would-bc
Icaptors IN Worthington street by threats
and entered the Canton restaurant. Three
more shots were heard before the China
imam appeared again. The crowds were ap-
preaching from Main street so he turned
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Patrolman Kennedy blocked his way
Leaping half way into a doorway he
lleveled his revolver at the officer. The
trigger snapped but the cartridge failed tc
leNplode and in another second the police
imam pounced on his prisoner, The revol
Yer was knocked from his hand and hand
cuffs snapped ON his wrists before he hac
an opportunity to break away
The work OF the Chinaman was quicl
and deadly. Wu Shee Chang fell on the
floor of the Pekin restaurant, dying al
most instantly, and Ng Hong was taker
to Mercy hospital where he died shortly
after arrival Bullets through the hear
were fatal in both cases.
In the face of almost certain injury anC
probable death, Patrolman Kennel,
charged the enraged murderer. That kin,
Iof bravery has always characterized Pa
lJfOIHldn hcnneuN, VINO mas been a mem
Der of the force since July Is, 1900
Young's case and that of another Green
: field man, See Dong, came up before Unit
ed States Commissioner Rice Friday 70
disposition. Dong was discharged bu
decision in the case of Young, entered OF
the court records as Leung, was dcferre,
until today.
The expense of the case would amour
to about $500, Young told the detectives
and he was unable to meet them. II
asked his cousins to help him and the
refused They wrote letters about him t
Commissioner Rice, he said, and eve
threatened to kill him. Young acknow
edged that he came to Springfield inten
ON killing Chang and Hong after h
stabbed his laundry partner.
When he entered the restaurant h
asked his victims if it was true they il
tended to kill him. He received an Affirm
ativo reply in both places, he said; the
fred to kill He frequently exclaimec
I'm happy now!"