CHINAMAN MURDERED.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1568, 26 September 1905, Page 2

CHINAMAN MURDERED.

MAN NAMED TERRY GIVES HIMSELF UP,

“YELLOW PERIL MANIA..”

'(Peri Pjkss Association.) Wellington, yesterday, A Chinaman was murdered last night under wliat at present appears to bo very wanton circumstances. An old fellow natnod Joe Kum Yung, living in Haining street, had gone to another house for some peanuts. On his way back some man fired two shots at him. Yung was found with a bullet in the back of his head, and though medical aid was procured he died in the hospital at 10 o’clock. There were few persons in the street, and apparently only two saw the assailant. One was a Chinaman who from the other side of the street saw the shots fired, whom he describes as a [tail man, wearing a three-quarter drab-colored coat, till he lost him m the main thoroughfare. The other was a European, who was in Taranaki street, and saw a man |hurrymg away. The man is supposed to be a European. The police know of no cause of animosity against deceased. Xurig was nearly 70, and had been in the colony 25 to 30 years, but m Welling ton only six months. He was a semiinvalid, having a broken leg and suffered other injuries whilst mining in Westland. His fellow-countrymen were subscribing to send him back to China. He was practically penniless, and is not known to have had cause of quarrel with anyone. . . A man, who gave the name of Lionel Terry, gave himself up at the police station at 9.30 this morning as the murderer of the Chinaman, Joe kum Yung. Terry is a ptranger to. the ! colony, and said he held strong views on the subject of aliens. Terry, the murderer of the Ohinaman, has been a wide traveller, and during his stay in Wellington impressed all he met with his wide acquaintance with men and things. His opinions on aliens were very strong, and he recently issued a pamohlet of protest on the Yellow Peril, in which he was particularly vehement. Nothing unusual was noted about Terry last night or this morning at the Club' hotel, where he was staying. After breakfast this morning he wrote letters, went out, and handed himself over to the police, giving them -a revolver with two chambers discharged, and also a copy of his pamphlet, which he said would explain ‘ things. He is a man of superior education, about 36 years ot age, of splendid physique, and was on a walking tour through the colony. He was brought before the Police Court this morning and remanded.. Terry, the murderer of the Chinaman, was in the Horse Guards, but sold out and joined the Bulawayo Police. He afterwarda went through the Matebele war, and spent some time in America and Canada. He lived some time doing literary and artistic work. His pamphlet, ‘ 1 The Shadow,” is a violent appeal to the Empire to rise and throw off the yellow evil and aliens generally, and also contains an appeal to the King to save the Empire. Ho first came to the colony about two years ago. He is quite unconcerned at the crime, and is said to have written to Lord Plunket prior to giving himself up. The letter received by the Govenor, purporting to have been written by Terry, is, in effect, as follows: That injorder to make a protest against alien immigration he, the writer, deemed it “ desirable to put to death, a Chinaman in Haining street this evening.” It is believed the letter was written after the act. ■ [Terry is the man who . recently walked from Auckland to Wellington, circulating en route a publication, entitled “ The Shadow.” which dealt with the danger of alien invasion.]

DESCRIPTION OF MURDER.

INTERESTING DETAILS. A STRIKING FIGURE PHYSICALLY (Per Press Association.) . , ■ Wellington, last night.

Terry’s first visit to Wellington was in July, 1903. He is a native of K°nt, is well oonnected, and has seen some stirring times. He wont through an educational coarse at Eton and Oxford, and after a short eervioe in the Garrison Artillery was drafted into the Royal Horse Guards (Blues), one of the household, regiments that do duty at Whitehall. Two and a half years’ service with the Guards was sufficient, and then he purchased his free-, dom from the army. : VARIED EXPERIENCES.

Au experience in London as an artist was followed by mounted police work in Bulawayo, in whioh district Terry was located at the time of the historio Jameson raid. The Matabele war furnished fresh experiences of life, and he oame into per. sonal contact with Cecil Rhodes and Kruger during his life io South Afrioa. Subsequently Canada and North America, were visited, Terry beiDg seoretary 6f a' labor anion when in Canada.

ASCENTiOF MONT PELEE AND OTHER ADVENTURES.

Amongst bis other exploits wa3 an ascent of Mont Peiee, the Martinique volcano. Baok again in London after New World and European travels, Torry pursued art, and literature for a period, and then started upon the latest stage of travels which brought him to New Zealand via Australia. Terry was latterly engaged on survey work in the Mongonui district, whenoo be started an overland walk whioh he recontly concluded in Wellington.

A PERFECT PICTURE. “He looked a perfect picture," said a member of the police who happened to see Terry walk into Wellington from the Lower Hutt on tho last stage of his transisland walk via the Hot Lakes.

"As fine a man as ever I saw ; boll upright, and with as freo an action as you’d ever sec on an athlete." LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR.

A letter purported to have been written by Terry to tho Governor was in effect as follows: 11 That in order to make a protest against alien immigration he (the writer) deemed it desirable to put to death a Chinaman in Haiuing Street this evening." It is believed that tbe letter was written after tho murder. A FRIEND OF TERRY.

Mr F. W. Flanagan, ohief draughtsman in tho Lands and Survey Department, spent yesterday afternoon in a walk lio Kilbirnio and back with Terry, with whom he was on familiar terms. They returned to the Club Hotel for tea at 6.20 o’clock. After tea Terry went out alone and returned about 9.15 p.m. POLITICIANS BREAKING THE

BABBATH. Terry partook of supper with a party which included several members of Parliament. During a disoußsion he mentioned that he had just come past the Parliament buildioga, which were lighted up. In strong terms be declared that members should keep out of tbe building on Sundays aQd gat away into the country. FUSION OF RACES,

| JAfter supper Terry was with a party of gentlemen in the smoking-room of the hotel, when the subject disoussed was the fusion of the Maori and European raooß. Terry took partin the disousßion, but did not make any reference to his favorite topic, the need for tho purity of the AngloSaxon race, - - ri

A CALM APPEARANCE. Thoro was no sign in Terry’s conduofi of his having taken port in a tragody. •• THREE DAYS TOO LATE." Ha was at breakfast this morning when Mr Flanagan went down. On opening the morning paper, and seeing the acoount of tho shooting of tho Ohinotnan in HainiDg stroot, Mr Flanagan, who had been invitod by Terry to visit tho Cbineso quarters ono night last week and had deelincd, j observed to his companion at tho table, “ Hollo you’vo been threo days lsto in goiDg to sen tho Cbiocso. I bob by the paper that a Chinaman was shot in Haioing stroot last night." Terry mado no remark and acted in a perfectly composed manner SANE EXCEPT ON TWO SUBJECTS Mr Flanagan’s experience of Terry was that the Isttor waß sane on all points exj oepting so frr ns Jews and Chinese wore concerned. This mania might have been developed by his lonely life as a surveyor at Mongonui. Before going to tbo latter port of tho colony lorry spont some time bush-folliog in the Taihnpe district with a view to becoming a Crown settler.’ MONGOLIAN TAINT. | It is norrated that Torrv would not ’ I touch frail or vegetables in Wellington for fear of tho Mongolian toiot. A BACHELOR, As far os can bo ascertained, bo is a i I single man without relatives in the colony

INFORMATION ABOUT THE

VICTIM.

(Per Press Association.) ' ! Greymoutb, last night. Joe Kum Lung, or Gang, the victim of the Wellington murder, was well known amongst Chinese in this district. He was a native of Canton, and left China forty years ago. He spent four years in Victoria and then came to the -"West Coast, where ho followed mining at Maori Creeks and Ahaura. Ho was on the [Coast for ' thirty-threo years, and it was while work- ■ ing on his claim at Ahaura that bis leg war broken by a tree falliag on it. He was six months in tho tho Groymouth hospital, and sufficient money was subscribed by | Chinese of this district to enable him to return to China. He left hero about ten months ago, and tho local Chinese express some astonisbrnont that he remained so long in Wellington.

TERRY’S LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR.

In a letter to the Governor the selfaccused man throws light upon tho motive of bis crime. The loiter is as fallows: September 24tb. To the Governor of New Zealand. Sir, —HaviDg speDt several years in various portions of the British Empire inquiring into the subject of results arising from alien immigration, and being convinced of the evil consequences arising therefrom, I have decided to bring the matter before the public oye in a manner which will compel the attention it demands. 1 will not under any consideration; whatever allow my rights and those of my brother Britons to be jeoparised by alien invaders, and to make this deoision perfectly plaia I have this evening put a Chinaman to death in the Chinese quarter of this city known as Haining strest.—l remain, Lionel Terry, British subject.”