The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-10


brains of the Hep SINGS and Mock |
Duck the fighter. Wang was gradu-
lted from the Northwestern uniyer |
sty and took a degree of bachelor of
arts. He studied for the clergy
One day nearly ten years ago while
a member of, the All Foon Company.
one of the On Leong concerns, was on
his way downtown, he was shot and
killed by one of the Hep Sing men.
Tragedies Due TO Feuds.
A few months after this another On
Leong was hacked to pieces by Hep
Sing in Newark The murderer es-
capped 10 California. but the rivals fol
lowed him there ana he was killed
few months later. A third tragedy oc
cured in front of 23 Pell street All
Fee, an On Leong, mad trouble with
the Chinese Freemasons. He was shot
and killed by she Sing. who pleaded
guilty aud is now serving a life sen
tence fer the crime
The fourth killing occurred about
five years ago. and was the most spec
tacular one in the history of China
Gown. Mock Duck, who is called the
bulldog of the Helps. was walking on
Pell street. near Doyers, when he sud.
denly came face to face with five On
Leongs Beth groups instantly pulled
guns. Mock Duck, singie-handeL adj
yanced toward the five. firing slowly
and deliberately AS the others near
ed Doyers street four Of them, who
had hurriedly empiied their ravolyers,
fled. The fifth continued firing until
his gun was out of commission, and
then ran up Doyecs street Meek
Duck ran TO the corner of Doyers
street and fired at the running man.
killing nim instantly Mock Duck was
put on trial three times. but the jury
disagreed.
Formed Other Societies.
From that time until the present
day there were few outbreaks. On
Easter Sunday, while the gamblers
we're having a great fling at IT, the
police sweoped down upon them and
carried off scores OF prisoners. The
men were all turned out when their
cases were taken to court but the
raids started disaffection in the ranks
OF the On Leongs. number Of mem
hers broke away and formed the Chin
family or company In few weeks
there was another split, and the Lee
company was Termed These Two
societies did not affiliate with the Hep
Sing Tong, but they made it manifest
that they were deadly enemies Of the
parent body.
Three weeks ago--on Sunday
lnight--theHep Sings and the Lees
end the Chins and the On Leongs
gathered in the Chinese theatre
Heretofore this had been sort Of
sacred ground; no matter how desper
ate the battles became on the streets
and In the houses, the troubles were
not carried into the theatre. Whils
| he performance was on suddenly tht
Hep Sings jumped to their feet ana
began firing Everyone in the play
house took part in the shooting an,
when the smoke faded away and TIL
police had cleared the place three Oh
Leongs and enc Hep Sing lay fatal
II wounded on the floor. Scores 0
lothers were hurt
One week ago Sunday rivals of tn
lold mayors men opened fire from TIL
roof tops in Mott street and in Pei
street and from The pavements 81
both streets. Four men were sho
down.
No one knows from what source tn
next outbreak will come.
I'm afraid they will begin to us
dynamite" said one of the detectives
"ard when they do it viii be pre-
ty serious game"
Old Tom Lee has wife of Germa
extraction and two sons. One Of tn
boys. Frank, who is l9 years old, is
lawyer. The other, Tom, Jr. Is 2
years. Of age He II married an
lives in Harlem He is manager Of
realty company. The old man wa
born in Canton, China. Every man i
Chinatown comes from the Canto
district
Come Here When a Boy.
He came to this country when DO
and landed in San Francisco. Frol
there he went to Portland, Ore. A
that time big railroad was bein
run through Tennessee and the who
country was being searched for l
F, borers, Tom Lee got together AZ
, coolies ami took them down for wor
on the railroad afterwards he q
gagged great number Of laborers IL
Louisiana When his contract was L
! he worked for a while on plantation
!, there and then went to st. Louis ar
e started tea store on Fourth stree