The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-01
CROWD CHASED CHINAMAN.
CHU SING BADLY BEATEN BY
TENTH AVENUE mon.
Seine One Raised the Cry That He'd In'
suited white Girl. but His Only Crime
Wa wanting to Marry Tessie Lee. who's
Half Chincse-Frecd in Police Court.

wa waning to Marty Too00 Loo WuOe
Half Chinese-Freed in Pelice Court.
Chu Sing, q wizened little yellow man;
who With nineteen partners deals In pre-
served ginger and other deliosoies ct 81
Pell street, shufaed along West Fofty-hfth
street yesterday afternoon just a. the In
habitants Of the wood alcohol district were
taking their siesta. Gnu Sing was dressed
In his best. q new silk blouse, new wide
pantaloons and felt sandals.
Cinnamon arc not popular In that dis
trict Of Manhattan. LAundrymen have
strong front doors and invariably heavy
wire screen across their window. The
police OF the West Forty-seventh street
station understand this popularity Of the
district and usually keep an eye on any
Chinsman who has business In those parts
Yesterday afternoon a. Gnu Sing walked
along there was none about, or Chu Sing
might not have got into such trouble.
The streets were pretty full when Chu
Sing passed and he was q temptation to
sport they couldn't resist The little
Chinaman paid no attention. He wanted
to see Jessie Lee, for Chu Sing was in love.
Tessis is part Chinese and part Irish
and Is In her teens. He mother was once
q belle Of Chinatown and was Tessie Dean
before she met the late Sing Lee. Whom
Sing died Tessies mother married Tom
Walsh and went to live at AL West'Forty-
fifth street. Mr.. Walsh's permanent
address Ia Ossiping, N. Y. Teasie has a
OF Of friends in Chinatown and 60 90 there
occasionally. In one Of her visits recently
she met Chu Sing and Chu straightway
fell In love. He wanted Tessie right away,
but the girl wouldn't have anything to do
with him. Yesterday Chu Sing thought
he would 60 to her homo and lay his hand
and his preserved ginger store at her feet.
Tessie was leaving the house a. Gnu
Sing came along and she turned her back
to him and wouldn' listen when he. started
TO talk TO her. The crowd noticed II and
began TO pay more attention. Teesis
walked on TO Tenth avenue and Gnu Sing
caught up with her In front Of bakery
go away she said, 4 don't want nothin
to Do With you. Better not let my mother
Chu grinned amiably and placed a hand
ON the girls arm. She screamed. That
was the cue for tho people In tho street to
get into the game.
A young man who could get q Job a.
e PHI SSe.P d. mug Of my !ae ohinl that lay:
Q finger on . lady he shouted. sCome
on fefiers, let's do the ohink.'
Chu Sing turned pale. He started to
run but tho young man caught him and
swung on bis jaw. Chu Sing went down
out on his cheek and the blood was stream
twinkling Of an eye and Tenth avenue was
black With people right there who wanted
nothing % much as to pound the life out Of
tho Chinaman, One or two who didn't
stomach when he was down looked around
for Q policeman. There wasn't one to
be seen. Then somebody ran to the West
Forty-seventh street station and told what
was going on.
Chn Sing Struggled to his feet snd md
bin. He ran down Tenth avenue. his
ak blouse huttering behind. Men joined
in the chase until there must have been
four hundred running after the frightened
Chinaman.
Around the corner no darted into
face and III a deep cut. Chu Sing
didn't let out a yelp. Quong Wah keeps q
laundry near Ninth avenue and Forty
fourth street and Chu headed for It. The
out Of gun, slAmming the door and boiling
It Just 20 the mob charged up.
0uong Wah was alone but be had nerve.
He grabbed two hatirons and prepared to
use them II The crowd smashed the door.
Chu orawIed under . table: His spirit was
With . crash and the young hoodMm who
frst hit Chu wss starting to Kick In the door
when the police got there. There were three
plain clothes men and two or three patrol
men, and they made short work Of the
mob.
We amt doin. 1othin. they said. "A
Chipaman insulted 2 white girl. You
Tho police got Chu Sing between them
and walked him to the station house, ready
10 club any Of the gang that started trouble.
Chu Sing was hurt and he whimpered with
pain His One now blouse was In rags: his
trousers were torn and dirty and his QUO
looked like It had been run through q
sausage machine; Ais iace was 20 covered
toll whether he was Chinaman or .
Canuok.
He was locked up because. Mrs. Walsh,
Tessie's mother, preferred charge against
him. None Of the gang that hurt him
was arrested. Maybe the police couldn't
tell Just who was TO blame. and nobody
would tell on anybody else.
court, where the Magistrate heard the
story. He didn't know what to make Of
IT, Tessie said that Chu Sing had been
following her for some time and that she
was afraid Of him. Finally Mrs. Walsh
withdrew the charge and Gnu Sing prom
ised never TO bother the girl again. They
turned him loose and ho got back to Pell
=.-ee. - quickly - he could,
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