The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-07
chinese Societies
IN PITCHED BATTLI
TWO KILLED IN CHINESE THEd
TER IN DOYER STREET,
NEW YORK.

Third nnd Probably a Fourth Fatal 8
Wounded and Many Others Injured
Police Make Enough Arrests to 81.
all the Police stations in the Vicinlt
and Deliberately Select the Theats
Hip Sing TOngs start the Tronhl;
MS the Most Favorable Scene 10.
Operations House Crowded and Pie s
In Progress When Fight Breaks Out.
New York, Aug. 6.-As a result Of a
battle between two Of the big Chimes
societies in. the Chinese theater on Doy3
Ter street tonight, two Cinnamon were
killed, a third and probably fourthl
fatally wounded and many others m
|jured. When the police succeeded "a
quelIing the, riot they had arrested nnorf
than enough inhabitants of the Chi
nese district to fill the Elizabeth street
and other police stations in the vicinz
ity.
According to a report made by the
police, the Hip Sing Tong started the
trouble and deliberately selected the
Chinese theater, which is seldom visited
by the police, as the most Favorable
scene for operations.
The theater seats about 400 people.
and. Sunday nights, when the quar-
ter is crowded with visiting Celestiols
from all over the metropolitan districl
lit is always filled.
At 10 o'clock, when the battle began
not a seat was to be had any nafx
were standing. Among the latter, ID
| the back of the theater, were several o8
the Hip Sing Tong members with bid
.44-calibre revolvers concealed beneath
their flowing garments.
Suddenly as the actors on the STAGE
reached a climax in the play there was
a terrific explosion, quickly followed 81
several others, in the front of the thea
ter, near the stage. The actors fed ia
terror and the packed audience st1rgelI
las far as it could towards the rear.
where several of the Hip Sing Tongs
began an indiscriminate fusillade into
the throng It developed later that tha
first explosions were made BY huge fire.
crackers.
Finally, in desperation, the audience
charged on the men with the revolver
land, bearing them down, got to the ons
lexit which was open There the
fought desperately to reach the stree
/ The first explosions had Sided IN,
quarter, and as the theater poured HI
frantic crowd into Doyer street tl3l
packed tenement houses, filled for til.
nost part with Chinese, but with
lsprinkling Of white men and worrlef.
chiefly the latter, added their crowds
and for the next hour Chinatown VA
1.-The scene of the widest excitement.
When the five policemen managed Il
force their way into the theater tises
found four men lying In pools Of blood
land a score or more hiding uflde1
benches, the backs OF which were spin.
/ tered with bullets.
In a short time the reserves frofz
i Elizabeth street and other stations al.
rived. Two ambulances were called
and the most most dangerously hurt
four of thernwere hurried to The. HOS
pital. Three of them died soon afteI
PREACHING the hospital.
A squad Of police hastened to til.
headquarters Of the Hip Sing Tong
(which is attl BoWery, where they a1s
Erested three men in the building ans
found four others hiding on the roof.
i A little later Mock Duck, alleged Ii
Ibe the leader Of the Hip Sing Tong
Twas arrested.
According to statements made b
Il iChinamen to the police he instigatss
1.-THE affray and remained outside 81 Til
ltheater, having sent into it the rlleI
lwho did the shooting, with orders t
lWait in the back of the house untn I
tconfederate in front set off the bil
lcracker. when they were to pick of
Icertain designated victims.
I This, the police say, is exactly wi,a
Itook place. After the arrest Of Til
lmen found In the headquarters Of th
Hip Sing Tong in the Bowery, the de
Electives continued to make arrests 8
IChinamen, until more than thirty werI
LIN custody. Two Of the men arrested i
lthe Hip Sing Tong headquarters weFE
taken to the hospital, and, it is said
were identified by the wounded as hay
ling done the shooting.