The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-29
COPS ASTRAY IN CHINATOWN.
Jaw "HIGHBINDERSo on EVERY
SIDE-MORE ARRESTS.

EgGersG Men Pursue q BOdyguArd OF the
On LeOngs' BCss-RAld the C1EAT
store Gin Gum and Heat 10 Ing POn0
and Mon Mnn-TWO Held for Trial
I Lee Chun Dung, president Of the On
Eeong Tong, had some business 10 tran.
sact In Chinatown last Thursday night
These are troublesome times, and Lee, In
common with the other leaders Of the en-.
battled factions, travels with a body
guard. Wherever he goes at night two
armed and chainarmored men follow him
1t a distance Of a few PAGES.
-Four Of the youthful sleuths whom Capt
Eggers has assigned TO watch Chinatown
under Hip Sing auspices were lurking in
&c quarter, waiting their chance TO make a
record. They marked the two Chinese
following In the tracks Of the respectable
looking old merchant. Some Hip Sing
whispered:
"Highbinders.
The Eggers slsuths haven't been in
Chinatown long enough to know the differ
enoe between a man hunt and bodyguard
They were on their toes at once, following
Lee, Chun Dung and his attendants The
Chinese saw them coming and vanished
through dark passages and secret panels
and we're lost.
After that the jealous young sleuths saw
highbinders everywhere. II was a quiet
night in the quarter. for McAdoo's new
regulation had shut OF the tourists and
the Chinese are keeping away from gam
bling houses and like places.
But here and there a coolie scurried down
the street or laundryman on love chase
fingered under a window. On these the
detectives bounced, feeling them all over
their padded clothes for guns. The word
that trouble was loose began TO run through
the quarter. In FIVE minutes shutters were
Rlamming and ths streets were as vacant as
. cemetery at midnight.
Gin Gum, factotum for Tom Lee and gen
eral adjuster for the On Leong Tong, keeps
n cigar store at Is Mott street, Just under
the lodgings Of Tom Lee. At about O'Clock
yesterday morning, he was sitting in his
back room talking il over with half dozen
of his tong brothers. Suddenly two white
men broke into the place. They were De-
tectives Hamilton and Murray Of Eggers 5
Utaif but they didn't show any badges.
What do you wantl" asked Gin.
we want 20 search this place, said
E1e detectives. uncut luTIneT duO tneN
began 10 pull down cigar boxes and over
turn furniture. Looking for guns" they
Raid.
where's your search warrant yelled
Din, who understands both English and
aaw.
about warranted" said the officers Of the law
~ they overturned a box Of chewing to-
bacco and smashed jar Of Chinese ginger.
The Cinnamon crowded around protesting.
IOudest Of all in his objections was Ing Pong.
He showed himself before the detectives
and began 70 pour out pidgin English.
Forthwith he was soaked over the head
with a black jack and went down uncon-
Dcious, with his scalp split.
Mon Man was night behind him. One Of
the Detectives reached over and cracked
him also, Mon faded out, and the rest Of
the Cinnamon fell back and stood for the
search. Guns were found on Gnu Chong and
Rong Gong. Chu Is the Chinese whom one
81 Mock Ducks imported Frisco highbinders
tried TO shoot about two months ago, ac-
cording % the tale which the On Leongs told
District Attorney Jerome.
The detectives considerably rang for
IN ambulance TO carry on the injured
Mon had revived and was able to walk to the
wagon, but Ing was still dead to the world
when the surgeons picked him up. Chu
and Wong were walked down TO the Eliza
beth street station.
All this time Gin Gum was working up
. fine case Of Chinese indignation. He fol-
bwed the procession to the station house,
quoting low and protesting. Before tho
desk they arrested him also. charged
with interfering with officers Of the law.
Gin says that his interference consisted
IN throwing himself across the body Of
ing Pong to keep the officers from hitting
him again.
The cases were up in the Tombs police
court yesterday morning. Proceedings had
30 be stopped for three hours while Ing
was patched up at the hospital for street
appearance. He showed up with his head
wrapped in bandages, and looking weak
and sick. Mon Man also showed marks
Of a beating Chu and Wong were held
In $500 bail for carrying concealed weapons.
The othcrs were discharged.
d. Frank Lloyd, attorney for the On
Leong Tong who appeared for the pris-
pners, said to the Magist rate.
This Ia one Of the most unwarranted
and unprovoked assaults | ever heard Of.
TO make a record, two officers OF the law
have entered private property without
warrant and haven beaten two inoiep,ive
citizens, | intend TO bring a charge Of
felonious assault against these men. !
have Ave white witnesses who say that il
u the most uncalled for outrage they have
ever seen in Chinatown"
The policemen gave as their excuse that
they had seen the two 'highbinders- sneak
int lis Mott street slso that Gin Gum
%. made threatening gestures.
When the bail bonds Of Chu and Wong
we're made out, Joe Price. a professional
bondsman, who does a great deal Of China
bown business. appeared a. bondsman.
Assistant District Attorney Miner returned
the bonds at once, marked ~. g."
Two years ago Price went into involun-
tary bankruptcy said Miner, 'and the
piece OF property marked as security in
this bond went with the rest II there's
another attempt to bail any one on that
security some one will go behind the bars"
Chu and Wong went TO the Tombs while
the On IIeonEs hunted n S an 9ondsm AN
Tombs court. For that day are get the
trials Of most Of the prisoners held as a
result OF Eggers's Sunday night raid OF
Tom Lee, charged with keeping a gambling
house and with grating, and Of Gnu and
Wong. Il Is expected that all Chinatown
will move up 10 Centre st reet.