The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-07-09
ROBBERY MOTIVE
OF DAISY CRIME
WONG FOOK NYN, MURDERED
AND BROTHER WONG FOOK
TYE. BEATEN BY ROBBERS
Attack Believed By Sheriff's Office
To Have Been Carefully Planned
--Clews May Lead to Capture

What is thought by the County
Sheriff's office to be one of the
most carefully planned robberies
and murders in this part of the
county in recent years took place at
China camp near Daisy, Mon
day evening Wong Fook Nyn was
murdered ard his brother Wong
Fook Tye cared and beaten by three
men.
Nyn nnd I've, as the two China
men are known, have been residents
around Daisy for the past thirty
two years. During the time they
made Daisy their home, the two
celestial have alwavs stood high in
the respect Of their neighbors. When
the news Of Nyn's murder and heat
ing of Tye became l-Ho~7 lynching
was threatened if the culprits were
caught.
Nyn, who was a chinese doctor by
profession conducted a little store
where garden truck and Chinese lily
bulbs was sold. The two men also
did placer mining on the side. 1t
was from their placer mining that
the story spread around the coun-
try that they had considerable
money stored away in their home.
The robbery and murder is be-
lieved to have taken place between
the hours of $50 and 9:30 p. m.
Monday. Whether the murderers
attacked Nyn in his cabin first and
then met his brother Tye, who had
gone about a mile from the cabin
to get planks to fix a bridge near
his camp is not known. The pre-
sumption is that Tye was attacked
first and his brother murdered after
ward.
Earlier in the day piece of paper
was found by the two celestials in
front of their home, bearing the
words "Last warning China now
leave" The paper was brought into
the house by Tye where it was
later picked up by Deputy Sheriff
C. A. Ledgerwood. 1t is now being
held by the sheriff's office as evil
dence.
Neither the news of the murder
or of the attack was not given by
Tye until close to 9 o'clock the next
morning, due to the fac t that he
thought his brother was probably
unconscious. From the meager de-
tails that the sheriff has been able
to get from Tye, the celestial after
being gagged and beaten by his as
sailants freed himself and made for
his cabin. Nearing the camp he
called to his brother and getting no
answer went closer, where he found
him with two bullet holes in his
body, one through his chest and the
other through his lungs. At the
coronor's inquest, it was found that
Nyn had been shot four times.
Instead of calling the officers, Tye
administered first aid hoping that ne
could revive his brother. When he
saw that he did not regain con-
seriousness on Tuesday morning, Tye
went to Daisy and gave the alarm
That Nyn, a frail man between
the ages of IS and 80, was no
match for the murderers, who in
all probability overpowered him
from behind is evidenced by the fact
that the gun and knife which he has
always carried was found by Dep
uty Sheriff Ledgerwood to be in
their accustomed places in his belt.
An examination afterward of the
gun proved that it had not been
fired.
Two clews which may greatly help
in finding the men who committed
the crime have been established by
the sheriff's office. Shortly before
Tye was bound and gagged, farm
er of Daisy was out looking for his
COW. Nearing the deserted camp
where Tye went to get the planks
he noticed two men arguing with
the Chinaman over the boards. Ac-
cording to the reports received by
Sheriff Ledgerwood, the men report
ed that they were officers and that
they had bought the camp and were
trying to prevent Tye from taking
the lumber, which they claimed be-
longed to them. Thinking nothing
of the matter, the farmer went on,
after which it is thought Tye was
gagged, bound, beaten and left for
dead.
The other clew which has con-
siderable bearing is the finding OF