The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-22
TONG WAR WORRIES EGGERS.
rHINATOWN'S GEAR GIVES HIS
MEN SOME PLAIN TALK.
Tho sunday Night Shooting Gave the
Elizabeth Street Police Their Chance
Tom su Held In the Hope That Some
Ono May Yet Tell . Straight story,

Tom Su Held In the Hope That SOmo
Ono May Yet Tell . Straight story,
Acting Captain Egeers. the boss OF
Chinatown, was hot under tho collar yester-
day. He called into his Office at Police
Headquarters the men OF his Chinatown
souad and asked them point blank why
the regular Sunday night gun fights between
the on Leong Tong and Hep Sing Tong
couldn't DO stopped Then he told them
that u they weren't careful they would
hear something drop.
Chinatown's boss was particularly sore
because the shooting at IS Pell street Sun
day night took place under the noses OF
his roundsman, Costigan. and Seaman
and Murray. the two plain clothes men. and
Il gave Acting Captain Tracy OF the ELIZA
beth street station chance to laugh at him.
Chinatown is in Tracy's precinct
Eezers heard about the neat trick worked
Sunday night by old Tom Lees Ratchet
men when a detail shot of pistols and
made all the racket possible on the roof
~ rs Mott street, drawing the police there,
thus giving another bunch plenty Of time to
break in upon the twelve cousins OF HUE
Chung Yok at 10 Pell.
II didn't make Eggers any happier when
he learned that Capt. Tracy's men beat his
own sleuths on the job and were In among
the wounded Cinnamon before Costigan
and the two plain clothes men found out
where the shooting was.
When Commissioner McAdoo went away
on his vacation he made Acting Captain
Fpeers Car of Chinatown and gave him
Instructions to hold the lid down tight.
The Elizabeth street station cops were told
that they we're out Of the game and that
Epeers was the real thing. Since the Com
missioners departure three Cinnamon
have been shot to death and at least five
wounded and the tong war Is worse than
ever.
Tom su, the crosseyed laundryman OF
$50 Washington street, who was arrested
on Sunday night, was arraigned In the
Tombs court yesterday morning charged
with shooting HUE Chong Yu and HUE
Wong.
HUE Chong Yu, who may die from his
hurts, Is in the Hudson street hospital. and
HUE Wong is In Bellevue. They have
identified Tom gu as one Of the men who
broke in on their peaceful tea party on the
third floor Of IS Pell street. Lee 10y.
secretary Of the On Leong Tong, gravey
told Magistrate Finn that the shooting was
the work Of the wicked Hep Sings. and
that the cousins of HUE were friendly to
Tom Lees men. From the seven Huies
that we're arrested Sunday night mighty
little could be got.
The Rev. HUE Kim, however, spoke
I'D in court. HUE Kim is head OF the Chi
nese Presbyterian mission and came pretty
nearly being added to the On Leong Tong
game bag last spring. A bullet whizzed
by his head as he passed through Mott
street and few minutes later big China
man was at him with knife. The police
saved HUE Kim, but he cherished revenge
He told Magistrate Finn that the Pell
street eunplay was the work Of the On
Leong Tong. Tom Lee, said he, wished
to scotch HUE Chung Yok, his brother
and man above all evil. Therefore the
On Leong Tong Ratchet men first drew
the police off g nd then shot all they could.
HUE Chung yok is treasurer OF the Hep
Sing Tong.
Ma pistrate Finn decided to hold Tom
su in $1,000 bail, hoping that the tangled
ale would be strs ghtened out somehow.
Mock Duck, by all odds the smoothest
and the best looking Chinaman in Greater
New York, and on whose head a price OF
5000 is set by the On Leong Tong, was
very busy at IL Bowery yesterday AFTER
noon. The dark, dirty building, every
Is the headquarters Of the Hep Sing Tong,
the good friends of DR.. Parkhurst: Mock
was on the third floor in the temple room
and grinning god looked out upon some,
thing very like conference. Mock smiled
and withdrew to the hall. Jim wang came
with him.
Mock. who speaks English perfectly,
Sunday nights bloodletting. The cousins
OF HUE Chung Yok, said Mock, do not be-
long to Hep Sing. but they are friendly H.
themselves with Tom Lee. Also. said Mock.
they know enough about the doings OF On
Leong Tong hatchetmen TO hang q few
u they spoke out. So the On Leong planned
70 dll them and to put the Hep Sing men in
hole at the same Tune.
They planned the thing beautifully. said
Nook. They wanted to draw the police.
then hll every soul in HUE Chung Yok's
room and get away. Aiterward, when tho
police were there and there weren't any
live Huies to tell tales. they planned to come
back. claim the Huies Is their own friends
The scheme failed, said Mock Duck, be.
cause they didn't kill. Jim Wang nodded
earnestly at every word Mock said.
Aren't you afraid the On Leong Tong
WI get you sooner or hterf MOCK was
Not on your lMe,' said Mock with .
laugh. Look He screwed his pleasant
face into q horrible grimaoe. They're
cowards,' said Mock. They're afraid Of
me. After the fight in the Chinese Theater.
when the police took me to the Elizabeth
street station, looked out on a roomful
OF Tom Lees dried shrimps. made face
At them, and every man turned his back
or sided to the rear room.
Old Tom Lee is sick with the grip at ~
Mott street and Gin Gum does what talking
there is to do for On Leong Tong-and there
Il dunno said Gin Gum. .on Leong
Tong no shoot fom loot is Mott or IS Pell.
HUE Chung Yok hend Of Tom Lee. Mebbe
Hep Sing mebbe not. dunno.
Capt. 1racy's men believe that there will
De another battle next Sunday night and
that the Hep Sing folks are planning to
get even for the shooting Of the Huiee as
well az the butchering Of little Hip Lee In
East Eleventh street a week ago. The score
Tor the past two weeks Is: On Leong, three
dead, two wounded Hep Sing, one dead.
Tour wounded. The big bulletin board at
fell and Doyers streets has signih-
can't row Of hentracks, which freely trans
lated is:
Members Of the Hep Sing Tong on whose
heads price Of 81 600 is set are warned to
'emain of the streets this week. =,
The Chinese Government is disturbed