New-York tribune., 1905-08-30
HIP SING MEN GUILTY.
IN TONES FOR MURDER.
Mock Duck Held for Grand Jury in
50 900 Bail.

coroner Scholer's Investigation Of the shoot
ing at the Chinese theatre on August G, which
resulted In the deaths of four Cinnamon ended
yesterday with a verdict that the murders were
Committed by ing Quong Don Kim. Lee Dock
ana 10y Fook, all members of the Hip Sing
Iohg and that Mock Duck. leader of the Hip
sing Tong. instigated the murders
The four Cinnamon accused Of the murders
were sent to the Tombs without bail to await
Indictment. while Mock Duck was held in S., 900
oali Tor the grand jury. Four other Cinnamon,
VINO mad been arrested suspicion. were held
IN 5000 bail each as witnesses
MOCK Duck was not prisoner when he was
called to the witness chair at the inquest yes
terday He denied that he was in the theatre
Oh the night Of the shooting He explained
his appearance at the police station later
by saying he had been called to hottest
oy telephone message informing him that
there had been shooting and that ne was wanted
10 get bail for his friends He denied that he
Went with other Cinnamon to a gun store in
broadway on the Friday before the shooting
and bought a box of cartridges to fit Colt re-
volyers
wan Ju, janitor OF the Chinese theatre, testi-
fed that Mock Duck was in the theatre early
on the evening of the shooting went out about
. O'Clock and returned with seven or eight of
ms followers Mock Duck distributed fire
crackers to the others, the janitor said. and the
shooting began Immediately following the dis
charge of the frecrackers
Wah Ju identified all of the prisoners before
the coroner's jury Lee Wong. of No. Is Mott
St. corroborated the janitor 4 reporter testi-
ned that he saw Mock Duck in the Broadway
store on the Friday before the shooting, and that
Mock Duck bought box of cartridges there and
looked at a Colts revolver. J
Two Central Office detectives testified that Ii
Gin. who died later in the hospital picked out
ing Quong the who shot him, and also
pointed out Don Kim as the one who shot Ii
fook dead. Dong Wah. a Westchester laundry
man, swOre that he saw Don Kim shoot Ii Yook
in the theatre. Lee Chung said he saw Don Kim
shoot, but did not see who was shot. Before the
shooting. he said. he noticed several Cinnamon
walking up and down the aisle and peering into
the faces of men in the seats
Ii Ho, of No Doyers- st. identified Lee Dock
a the who shot and killed ing Using in
the theatre, Sam Sing. of No. All Grove-st tes-
titled that he ING Quong shoot Wah Kim.
He also identified Lee Dock and 10y Fook as
men who fired shots in the theatre. although he
did not who hit.
Coroner Scholer told the jury that there was
10 evidence that Mock Duck had fired any shots
but there vas evidence that the Hip Sing Tong
leader In the theatre at the time of the
shooting, and that he had purchased cartridges
in spite of his denials. Accordingly Mock Duck
was held as the promoter of the truOble AS
sistant District Attorney KerDoChan wanted
Mock Duck held without bail. but Coroner
Scholer decided to hold him in $1,000 bail.
Tom Lee. the leader OF the opposition society
in Chinatown the on Leong Tong, was at the
District Attorneys office while the inquest
going on It said that he gave information
by which several Of The men held for the mur-
ders were arrested.