Killed by Arrant Cowards

KILLED BY ARRANT COWARDS

Peaceful Chinaman Shot Down by Montana Thugs.

Missoula, Mont., June 1.—Between 12 and 1 o’clock this morning at Quigly some unknown parties murdered a Chinaman named Wong Ying, more commonly known in western Montana as ‘Yank,’ on account of his Americanized language. The indications are that the murderers tried to burn his house, and when he came out shot and killed him. The murdered Chinaman is the same one which a mob of men tried to run out of camp a few weeks ago. It was frustrated by Ed Moore at the point of a Winchester. Labor men have threatened him since the American Federation of Labor tried to purchase all his effects, provided he would leave camp. He would not sell. Later he was threatened again by individuals. A week ago he was served with the last notice to go. His death is believed to be at the hands of men who wanted to rid the camp of him and other Chinamen coming later.

‘Yank’ had lived in German and Henderson in early days, and later in Philipsburg, conducting a laundry and restaurant. He moved to Quigly two months ago. Sheriff Johnson of Johnson of Granite county was in the camp at the time of the murder.

The coroner’s inquest, before Acting Coroner E. L. Probsting developed nothing toward detection of the guilty parties. Missoula Chinamen are not surprised at the murder, claiming repeated threats were made against ‘Yank’ by Quigly white men because he stayed there They wanted ‘Yank’ to sell out. He claimed if they could make money he could. He was a resident of Montana for 26 years.