Chinese Murderer Lynched

PORTLAND, Oregon, January 8.—The Oregonian's Cheney, W.T., special says: Saturday morning, about 10 o'clock, a notorious Chinese character named Chung Sow was found lying in her bed, literally hacked to pieces. She was still alive, but soon breathed her last. The weapon with which the deed was done was a common ax, which was found in the room. It is supposed that Lee Gow, who, until a few days ago, was pantryman at one of the hotels here, was the murderer, and as he had left on the west-bound train Saturday morning, a telegram was sent to Conductor Flynn, who arrested him at Ritzville. The woman’s jewelry was found on his person, and bloody garments and other incidents point to his guilt. He was immediately brought here and lodged in jail.

At 10 o'clock last night a mob of eighty men went to the jail, broke the lock, and in ten minutes Gow was swinging to the limb of a neighboring bull pine. The guard who had been placed in the jail made no resistance, and there was no noise or excitement. The murderer and his victim now lie side by side; an inquest will be held over both to-morrow.