The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
COPS SWARMED TOM LEE
NO ONE WADE Sf,OO0 ~ KILLING
MN on CHINESE HOLIDiI.
t1ott streets Suk ROBBED Ncw Years CALI
crs Meandercd AtnOnE Slcuihs Just to
Catch tircs. says kear-O en House In
All the TOngne-Odd Favored FeasIs


be a proud aud happy Chnaman, even II
the Hip Sing hghhinders arc trying to
pmoture his csophagus with "A calibrt
bullets. It isn't every Chinanan who can
he watched over all day by twelve ordinary
policemen. five Ceatrul Office detectives
two rrecinct detectives. six newspaper
photographers, four bolyguarls and han
the reporters in Greater New York. That
was the rctinue Of Tom Lee all day yester-
day. which was the beginning OF the Chinese
now year And all because Lee Moy. Tom s
private secretary. told the court that Tom q
as aSsination was set for Ne,7 Years Day
There's price on Tom Ices head all
right Since the late ameate1 death OF
Huie Fong, Hip Sing man. which was
brought OF last Tuesday morning, the
Hip Sing worms have turned. regardless
81 their connection with the Parkhurst
society They have put prices on the
heads OF Tom Lee. who Is the most promi-
nent man In the On Leong faction, and
Of two Of his mates But Tom Lee is the
biggest plum So he IS rated at thousand
dollars in cool cash, with enough clea.
testimony thrown in to clear the murderer.
Lee Aloy dropped that Information in
tho Tombs court on Wednesday during the
preliminary examination Of zee Lee, who
was the only man caught in the neighbor-
hood after HUE Fong's murder. Lee Moy
added that the hilling was likely TO come
of on Chinese New Years Day. That
struck Chinese experts as little strange.
seeing that New Years among the Chinese
is supposed to be kind Of Truce Of God,
when all wars are called of
At any rate when the dawn pf yesterday
broke over Chinatown, three cops ranged
themselves in front Of Tom Lees door. at
10 Mott street A few minutes later, two
gentlenprw ith- police faces, but disguised
in awfuly poor clothes, disposed them
selves across the street close by the en-
trance at II. where HUE fong was killed.
Another gentleman of similar appearance
crossed Mott street. made a 81 gn to the
police, who ostentatiousy failed TO notice
him. and walked up to Tom Ices apart
mcnts. Then Tor. Lee was permitted TO
got up. dress himself in the long ceremonial
robes and the red buttoped cap Of Chinese
gentleman and prepare to receive calls
About that time Young men with cameras
and extra plates in suit cases arrived on
the scene ready 10 illustrate the details
of the slaughter for the O'Clock edition
which arrived in Mott street at 1880. As
Tom Lee did not appear, theyphotographed
the front OF his house and the police guard
and the dark alley where the murder might
occur and typical highlander in fur
cap who might commit the murder, and
would do as well as any other and the
headquarters Of the On Leong Tong. But
Tom Lee refused TO como ont and oe photo
graphed He isn't afraid Of Hip Sing
bullets. but he draws the line at cameras.
About o'clock the afternoon paper
photographers withdrew Tom Lee chose
that moment to make a move to the On
Leong headquarters next door. and pay
his respects to the ancient and honora bic
JOSS OF the Tong. He did his religious
duty got back long before the morning
paper photographers arrived and spent
the rest OF the day in secluson.
Chinatown was covered by cops at every
point. Merchants. Iaundryrnen and coolies,
going back and forth on the round of New
Year calls. threaded through mazs OF
cops At about O'Clock in the aftern Don
an Italian woman on the third floor Of a
tenement on .Iott street cleaned neckties
with gasolene. and with the usual result.
The fire was put out with a bucket of water
but il made some smoke. Five cops rushed
upstairs to find whether an alarm should
be turned in, while four others attended
to the crowd on the streets.
Protection for Tom LeeY" said Capt,
Rear of the Elizabeth street station, on
no The men are IN Chinatown watching
for fires that Is all.
The Tom Lee incident did not stop the
peaceful course of the Chinese New Years
day. Every little shop had its altar. with
punk sticks burning before il, and Chinese
lilies carefully nurturcd all the year that
thew might bloom at the season Of cele-
monial standing at either side.
In front Of these little shrines. friends
were passing all day 10 make obeisance
to the joss and TO the master Of the house,
TO leave a nine inch, red paper calling card.
and 10 drink cup Of ceremonial rice brandy
or tea. Tho Chinese women, who stay in
uoor- all the vest Of the wear were out
NJ then New Year hnery. 10 we're the chill
drnn Little, golden skinned bundles of silks
and Jade. they were the delight Of the white
women visitors who dropped into China
town summing
Chinese fashions for men and women
are "a fixed as the stars; but for the children
they vary each year, especially in the item
oil BAH caps The baby cap of 1905 is Of
pins or blue satin. fitting close 10 The head
Above each ear "a n knot of ribbon from
VIII ich hang tassois Of silk cord, and above
the forehead are half dozen pompons
oil EuFls1 'OiOic. llt ItSL OF the DaDy =
costume is n long, mandarin coat much
ike his fathers, Of bright but soft Chinese
color. The edges have elaborate border
ings.
- he grown mp Chinese men wore the
long coat. kept for ceremonial occasions
u Is a kind % smock. reaching nearly to
the ankles, with g. jacket Of contrasting
color In those clothes. the plain store
keeper looks like . yiceroy. The wives
q nd maids were IN tire plain black silk which
MARKS the street dress OF a modest woman
IN the Chinese code. Their only orna-
uleuts We're the great, jewe.led pins which
held the knots of their pomaded hair at
The mare of the neck. Some Of the other
women Of Chinatowh were dressed in gaudy
clothes Ike the children. They were seen
but little on the streets.
One little Chinese qrl with a skin Ike
a tea rose and wearing Jacket and trou-
~afs Of soft green got lost at Mott street
& nd the Bowery early in the afternoon,
crowd Of tourists and Italian women
r uroupded her az once, The Italians
insisted on feeling the pontpons on her cap,
and tho American women picked her up
nod N.sld her. She had been trying not
t@cyy up.to that point. but at this she broke
down and walled until a crowd OF long
robed Cinnamon swept down and rescued
her With cons.d rahle roughnCss.
All the tOnr5 kept open house. Before
tho ariEes were hig plates Of sweetmeats.
cakes. preserved nuts bottles Of rice.
brandy Z O. Il boxes II cigars Every visitor