Chinese Aid in Pursuing the Murderer
"It is but common fairness to acknowledge that the Chinese have aided the pursuit of the murderer with energy. The moment he made his confession at Cloverdale, a Chinaman was dispatched to this city to give information. The President of the Ning Yung Company was swift to impart the news to the Consul, and he lost no time in acquainting the police. Every assistance was given by the officers of the Consulate and of the Six Companies to search Chinatown. When it was found that he had escaped, the Chinese merchants promptly subscribed $1,000 to defray the expense of telegrams to Japan, and of an officer to extradite him. Nothing was left undone that could have been done to prove the anxiety of the Chinese that the law should be vindicated and the guilty punished. In common justice to the Chinese, and for our own credit, it is right that these facts should be remembered."