in Astoria, The story was that she had run away and made her way to
Bozeman where she had met and married Tom Sing. Her owner had spent
a large amount of money to learn her whereabouts and he then. hired
Lu Sing to go to Bozeman and kill both the woman and her husband,
Lu Sing had been unable to get the two of them together and he had
killed Lom Sing in the restaurant, planning to take care of the wo=
man later, He was hanged in the county. jail yard at Bozeman at
11:10 PM before 150 witnesses on April 20, 1906, In his last words,
he denied that he had ever killed anyone,
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HELENA INDEPENDENT, Helena, Montana, April 21, 1906
85- PACIFIC 521
MISSOULIAN, Missoula, Montana, 1-21-1906
in Astoria, The story was that she had run away and made her way to
Bozeman where she had met and married Tom Sing, Her owner had spent
a large amount of money to learn her whereabouts and he then hired
Lu Sing to go to Bozeman and kill both the woman and her husband,
Lu Sing had been unable to get the two of them together and he had
killed Lom Sing in the restaurant, planning to take care of the wo=
man later. He was hanged in the county. jail yard at Bozeman at
11:10 PM before 150 witnesses on April 20, 1906. In his last words,
he denied that he had ever killed anyone.
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HELENA INDEPENDENT, Helena, Montana, April 21, 1906
85- PACIFIC 521
MISSOULIAN, Missoula, Montana, 1-21-1906
in Astoria, The story was that she had run away and made her way to
Bozeman where she had met and married Tom Sing, Her owner had spent
a large amount of money to learn her whereabouts and he then, hired
In Sing to go to Bozeman and kill both the woman and her husband,
Lu Sing had been unable to get the two of them together and he had
killed Zom Sing in the restaurant, planning to take care of the wo-
man later, He was hanged in the county jail yard at Bozeman at
11:10 PM before 150 witnesses on April 20, 1906, In his last words,
he denied that he had ever killed anyone,
HELENA INDEPENDENT, Helena, Montana, April 21, 1906
85- PACIFIC 521.
(ISSOULIAN, Missoula, Montana, 1-21-1906
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LU SING
Lu Sing was a Chinaman about whose background nothing definite is
knowne He arrived in Bozeman, Montana, from Astoria, Ore,, a few
days prior to Oct. 3, 1905, and stayed exclusively among the mem-
bers of his own nationality, On the morning of Oct, 3, 1905, he
entered the kitchen of a Chinese restumrant located in a frame
building on the corner of Main and Bozeman Streets, and after m aking
small talk for several minutes with his fellow countrymen, he worked
his away behind a meat block where Tom Sing (no relation) was eating
and with no warning picked up a meat cleaver and struck Tom Sing
over the head and neck six times, decapitating him. Arrested ale
most immediately, he would make not statement other than to say:
"If me no kill, me no good, If me kill, me all right," Chis re-
mark, which he repeated several times, was ultimately used against
him at his trial to show premeditation and formed the basis of an
unsuccessful appeal of the conviction to the Supreme Court of Mon-
tana, Because of the reticence of the Orientals in Bozeman, no mo-
tive was immediately ascertained and it could hot be shown that the
two men had ever had any dispute, Authorities ultimately heard ru-
mors which were accepted as fact to the effect that Tom Sing's wife
had, at one time, been the concubine or slave of a wealthy Chinaman
LU SING.
Lu Sing was a Chinaman about whose background nothing definite is
knowne He arrived in Bozeman, Montana, from Astoria, Ore,, a few
days prior to Oct. 3, 1905, and stayed exclusively among the men-
bers of his own nationality, On the morning of Oct. 3, 1905, he
entered the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant located in a frame
building on the corner of Main and Bozeman Streets, and after m aking
small talk for several minutes with his fellow countrymen, he worked
his away behind a meat block where Tom Sing (no relation) was eating
and with no warning picked up a meat cleaver and struck Tom Sing
over the head and neck six times, decapitating him. Arrested al-
most immediately, he would make not statement other than to say:
"If me no kill, me no good, If me kill, me all right." This re-
mark, which he repeated several times, was ultimately used against
him at his trial to show premeditation and formed the basis of an
unsuccessful appeal of the conviction to the Supreme Court of Mon-
tana, Because of the reticence of the Orientals in Bozeman, no mo-
tive was immediately ascertained and it could hot be shown that the
two men had ever had any dispute, Authorities ultimately heard ru-
mors which were accepted as fact to the effect that Tom eee wife
had, at one time, been the concubine or slave of a wealthy Chinaman
1U SING
Iu Sing was a Chinaman about whose background nothing definite is
known, He arrived in Bozeman, Montana, from Astoria, Ore,, a few
days prior to Oct. 3, 1905, and stayed exclusively among the men-
bers of his own nationality, On the morning of Oct. 3, ice, he
entered the kitchen of a Chinese resturant locat: "ame
building on the corner of Main and Bozeman Streets, and ee aking|
small talk for several minutes with his fellow countrymen, he worked
his away behind a mest, block where Ton Sing (no relation) ‘vas Cet
and with no warning picked up a meat cleaver and struck Tom
over the head and neck six times, decapitating him. Arrested al-
"If me no kill, me no good, If me kill, me all right." This re-
mark, which he repeated several times, was ultimately used against
him at his trial to show premeditation and formed the basis
unsuccessful appeal of the conviction to the Suprene Court of ee
tana, Because of the reticence of the Orientals in Bozeman, no mo-
tive was immediately ascertained and it could hot be shown that the
two men had ever had any dispute, Authorities ultimately heard ru-
mors which were accepted as fact to the effect that Tom Sing's wife
had, at one’ time, been the concubine or slave of a wealthy chinanan
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