New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-07
NEARLY 4 RIor ~ MORT STREET,

OFFICERS ATTACKED BY THE CHINESE.
A CHINESE FEAST ISrrHErrrrp BY D:Scogp At
TEMPTING 10 RESCUE HER CUUNTEYMHN-
KNIVES DmtwN ASp CLUBS Used.
The Chinese in MOtt-St. celebrated Holt
doy Yesterday hut the celebration Wa not altogether
praccac The Celestial resident, Of that quarter have
recently OF ganizcd club at 40. II Mottst. which las
a membership Of 100. The entire hu.ldng * occupied
by the club There seemed to he difference ~ opinion
Yesterday among The members ~ to the feast they
were kccpn.. Some said thew vrr' celebrating the
r.,,ulor anniversary OF Chm:se Ftecmasons. while
others asserted that they were doing honor To the
birthday uf an ancient Emperor OF tho Kin@-
DOM Several hundreds Of th'm gathered In
the club house Saturday nlg.t. and kept up
the feast all day yesterday. lac tmuc,c nag Heated
from fla. roof and Two trursparrncc7 were hung ia
froit Of the bnliing. GA the h:h"-t i'or throne
vos erected to the departed Imp ror, which was
decorated with Chinese Il rr's aud a'n;ng7 In front
OF the throne a small table held c@ars aud liquors. aud
some choice specimens Of Chinese cookinG TINS room
WAS crowded al day. On the floor below there WAS Il
number OF tables at which the mrmbrrs sa and took
their meals. The lowest floor which is few steps
hollow the Sidewalk, is devoted to gambling. II s
divided into two rooms IN one OF "lhch OPIUM Is
smoked.
disputc occurred between several OF rhc Inomhcrs
carly last cncning, which ended III general fight IN
which about 100 Cinnamon joined. The trouble BEGAN
I'm club and tie men luSiitU lGHHg INTO NE
strcct Knives and pistols drawn but before they
were used two officers of the Fourteenth Precinct
rived. When the Cinnamon the officers they seat
tered IN all directions The principal contestants
into the Chinese store at No II MOttst and closed
the door, Oniccr Kelly in also and found the
beating each other IN small back About fifty
others were fin the place looking at the fight aud urging
II on When the officer attempted 10 sCratHic The night
crs the spectators flew az him In rage Tor interfering.
Bv the vigorous OF his club the officer cleared tue
room and dragged the two principals into the street
Then the rcal trouble h' gan.
Several hundred PERSONS had gathered there. and the
two officers met with much opposition. Ttc thIn men
tried release the prisoners ana lrlcc Et the men
sued an the street between thC officers ana thcr nssn
ants Many passcrSby and some nrcmcn went to the
rrscup of tile pD ccmrn. one ChnamIn threw u stone
which struck officer Woods The left eye, ana then
I'D II was ruinOrcd at time that one 81 the officers
had been dangerously cut with kuI, but is WAS not
true. When the crowd had been su6durd tho policemen
took four prisoners to the Fourteenth Precinct SaI0n
house They were John Lee, age iWcnly-s ,, aundry
man: sam Gee, age thirty, another aundfyman, who
nyos I'm roukyu IIcc Sing thirty five. boarding.
hnusr keeper at No JS3 Warr-st. AMI joe Gee age
twcutytwo n waiter, living at No. II MOtti. An OIL
Ger of the Fourth Precinct arrested All Too. OF No
~ Wntts VIM vas running through Cnathaa-st viii
revolver in his hand. There were i've chambers IA ID,
revolver, but none were cmtty. wan Lee, OI NO. II
Mott-st, the complainant.
The Cinnamon in tie ncighbOrhOOd Of the club wtrt
very rcceut about the trouble last night They frankly
Rad that they did to give any Information fO
fear that they might get INTO trouble. IL was learnodhOW
ever. that Joe Gee and Wu Lee had tho dispute, anC
I that the former the assailant. The natur
| OF the dispute was not found out. The Italian
from MulDerry-at and hundreds VI Irish and German