New-York tribune., 1900-08-13
MURDER IN CHINATOWN.
ONE LAUNDRYAIAN KILLS ANOTHER N
A FIERCE FIGHT N PELL-sT.

The large tenement house at No Psu-st Va.
the scene OF fierce fight in which several
! Cinnamon were involved and in which one lie
was lost last night The police believe that the
night was the result Of one OF the factionaI feuds
which enter 50 largely into the life OF the China
men and which every now and then come. 10 the
surface
As result OF the trouble Loanr Kin
laundryman OF No. 1431 Au1sterdan-ave. was
taken 70 the Hudson Street Hospital. where he
died He had a large pistol shot wound IN the
left side Of his abdomen It had been caused
by Goo Wing Chung also a Iaundryman OF
No. 149 East Twenty-second-st The murderer
was arrested by Detectives Finley Touwsrna
and MenChsn. Of the Eliza beth-st police sta
ton
Later, I've other Cinnamon who had been
found in the hallway surrounding the victim
OF the feud. were also taken 70 the station All
were armed
In the possession Of Mock Wing Ting was
found bIudgeon made OF solid iron and weigh
ing four pounds. It is eighteen inches long
He also had revolver OF IS calibre OF the bull
dog type. Sin Que. another prisoner, had two
revolvers. one Colts Al caIibre and the other
a -3S cahbre bulldog. In addition TO this small
arsenal he had a vicious dirk Charles Lee
was the possessor of one dagger II is ten
inches in length and as keen edged as razor
He had no firearms. but 20 make Up for this
lack he carried a bIudgeon exactly Ike the one
IN Mock Wing Ttng's possession. He had also
set Of brass knuckles- Goo Wing Chung
charged with murder had Al calibre Colt's
revolver He had also a two pound blackjack
pear shaped The police say the weapon ts the
Uguest OF the kind they ever saw
When and how the fight began the police don't
know yet Shortly after o'clock Thomas Her
Hhy. Of No 3 Peck Slip. heard the sounds Of
fierce suffering and Mongolian voices raised in
angry conflict in the hallway OF No. Q Per-sr
On pushing in the door and entering the hall he
saw number Of Cinnamon at the rail one OF
them lying on the floor. Another came rushing
toward the street with smoking revolver in his
hand As HerIihy entered the hall he heard TWO
shots fred
The Chinaman with the revolver was Goo
Wing Chung Passing Herlihy he gained the
street. crossed II and ran into the hallway OF
No. Pell-st- John Phillips, a colored man, who
lives in that house, saw the fugitive crossing
the street. the smoking weapon in hand Phillips
suspected that murder had been done. He ran
downstairs 70 head of Goo Wing Chung
But Goo Wing Chung knew his business He
knocked Phillips over with smash IN the face
With the revolver. which ne used threateningly,
he reached the second floor Phillips followed in
close pursuit Just as ne gained the landing
slammed the door in his pursuer's face
The Chinaman believed himself 70 be safe
The apartment was let 10 q friend Of his,
other Chinau1an- Phillips. after vairIy endeav-
oring 10 open the door, ran downstairs and up
the street He found paSrolman and told him
what had taken place
The policeman sent news or the battle 70 the
Eliza beth-st. station Detectives were sent from
there 70 arrest the man suspected OF the nur-
der. 4 squad OF policemen was sent 20 sur
round the house where the shooting was done
The detectives found the Chiuanan in the apart
rnent Indicated by Phillips
Goo Wing Chung was arrested forthwith A
search was then made for his weapon This
could not be found on him. After threatening 70
arrest the friend who occupies the apartment
the latter pointed TO a lounge and beneath this
the revolver vas found. n the mean time A
large crowd had collected in PeIl-st- There were
cries OF Boxers" and anarchists and Lynch
the Chinks."
The squad from the police station, however.
scattered the crowd and then entered the hall
way where the five Cinnamon arrested were
found.
The witnesses. Herlfhy and Phillips positively
identified Goo Wing Chung as the murderer
They were taken 70 the House OF Detention as
witnesses. The Cinnamon we're held on charge
lSr homicide