Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
POLICE INTIMATE
IMPORTANT ARREST
IN DRUG Staying
Countrywide Search Being
Conducted for Harry Lee
and Lee Gwen.
LEE Is IDENTIFIED
AS MAN WHO HIRED CAR
Murdered Man Made Utterances
Pointing to Gwen as Firer Of
Shot, Police Say.

Police today intimated an important
arrest was imminent in connection with
the fatal shooting of Lee King. alias
Ching, Chinese narcotic informer, whose
body was found on the sidewalk on
Eleventh street between L and M streets
early Wednesday morning with bullet
wounds in the neck and abdomen. A
countrywide search is being conducted
for two Chinese known to police as
Harry Lee and Lee Gwen, believed to
have been the two men seen In an au-
tomobile with King shortly before the
shooting King was shot to death. police
said. for testimony which he gave re-
Gently in the Federal Court at Norfolk,
Va, which resulted in the conviction of
several Chinese on charges of violating
the narcotic laws.
Hold Harry Lees Wife.
Lew All Ngook. 81 years old. who adj
nlitted, police said, she was the wife Of
Harry Lee, Is still being held by police
on charge of Investigation" The
woman was arrested Wednesday night
by members of the Detective Bureau
homicide squad while sitting In Lincoln
Park, on East Capitol street, with her
two children.
Moy Ping Ding, 80 years old, and
Hume Dosing, %, both of 1l0l Four
tenth street, arrested for questioning
shortly after the shooting. we're re-
leased late yesterday after police were
satisfied the men could throw no light
on the affair.
Utterances Point to Geen.
Police disclosed today that shortly be-
fore his death at Emergency Hospital
King made utterances which pointed to
Gwen as the man who fired the fatal
shots. Lee, police said, has been identi-
fled as the man who hired the rent-a-
car in which King was taken for his
death ride"
A search is also being made by police
for the local Chinese who are said to
have contributed to the fund of $4,000
paid the men to silence Kings lips for
ever. King has been used as an in
former by Federal and local narcotic
men since his arrest more than a year
ago on dope charges.
Inspector william S. Shelby, chief Of
detectives, today broadcast the following
lookout for the two Chinese wanted in
connection with the killing of King:
Lookout for and cause the arrest Of
the following two Chinese:
mo is James Lee. alias Lee Soon,
"boo bCE oaCy, dlldo DcC IOOs OU yCdIc
old, 5. feet inches tall. black hair,
swarthy complexion, smooth face, sharp
features; when last seen. wore q blue
serge suit and light gray cap He lived
with wife and children at 1914 d street
northeast and conducted a laundry at
1905 X street. q,
He is drug addict. Photo at De-
tective Bureau.
mo. 2 is Frank Lee, alias Lee Dow.
alias Lee 500, alias Lee Gwen, 38-40
years old, feet 6 inches, 100 pounds,
swarthy complexion, sometimes wears
glasses; when last seen wore a blue
serge suit and gray soft hat; formerly
had a. room at 318 Pennsylvania avenue
and Sometimes stopped at 1923 Eleventh
street.
rs an advanced drug addict. Wanted
by Detective Bureau, Metropolitan
Police Department, Washington D. c.,
for murder committed in this city June
IL. 1929"