The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
NEW TERROR IN CHINATOWN.
mock DUCK rs BACK AGAIN.
HIGHBINDERS THERE, roo.

The SHOT AZ Nhu Gung That Sleuth
stopped Sets Man Hunt All AWry.
Mock Duck is back in Chinatown. That's
mild, matter Of act statement to the
American population, but IN Pell street it
moan, new prospects Of assault murder
and sudden death. Mock has been 10 San
Francisco and the On Leor e. say he has
brought back with him four guaranteed
Hin Sing hikhbinders who know their
business These, they say, are not like
the uupuctis ID highlander Of the Atlpntio
Coast. who is jealous though unsdlful,
but the practi5ad highlander Of San Fran
cisco, who kills for living and carries a
gun with many notches.
Mock Duck got back in the middle Of
the week. As soon as he deposited his
trunk the On LCong Tong began a game
Of hide and seek with death. Shadows
have hoated everywhere in Chinatown.
Merchants and gamblers have fitted nom
chalantly but rapidly through alleys and
dark doorways and secret passa ges, and
behind them have strolled other Cinnamon
moving just as nonchalantly, but keep
ing fn the shadows.
The programme as Chinatown under
stands il has gone slightly awry, and now
two # Mock Ducks retinue are in jail.
They call themselves Lou Gui and Lun
Cow and they were caught with the guns
on them, just about to perform a capital
operation, the police insist, on Chu Gung,
gentleman whose life the Hip Sings want
very very badly
Tho On Leougs, however, say that Lun
Cow. real name is Ng Loi. There was a
Ng Ioi who operated in San Francisco for
the Hip Sings not so very long ago At
tina, time all you had to do to make San
Francisco Chiraman jump six feet was to
creep up behind him and whisper suddenly
IN his ear "Ng Loi!"
Thi. is the tale Of Mock Ducks hsgirn
a. tod partly in the police records and
partly ~ Gin Gum, who acts as secretary
for the On Longs and moves about with
price Of $1,000 on his head. As the On
Ieorg- talk very freely about the incident
any one acquainted With the Chinese will
know just how nearly true their story
must be-
Mock Duck is the sleek, oily, cuelass
Chinese who has long acted as tho chief
informant for the PaTkhurst Society in its
raids on Chinese gambling houses. Frank
Moss thinks that he adopted this measure
solely through virtue and desire to make
Chinatown clean and happy. Chinatown
believes that ho did it as q means toward
making the On Leongs Yet the Hip Sings in
on the gambling graft
Mock Duck was caught on Nov. 3 and
shot in the stomach and back. IG' Sing,
an On Leong man was arrested al held
for the shooting Mock Dock had Il close
call but he pulled through. When Lee
Sings case came up and the detectives
tried to SUBPOENA Mock, he was gone. The
Chinese said that his baggage had been
checked for Canton, China; and in fact, it was
discovered that he had taken train for the
West. Lee Sing was tried, nevertheless.
One Chu Gung was produced in court 10
swear that Mock Duck was shot by one
Lou Jow in fight over woman, and that
Lee Sing was only an innocent bystander
As Mock Duck wasn't here - swear other
wise, Lee Sing was acquitted. In this
medley 81 queer Chinese names II Is neces-
sary to l'ep ones eye on Chu Gung. He
comes in later in this tale and is likely TO
come into some future tale as the subject
Of a highly artistic killing.
All this time as the Hip Sings knew, Mock
Ducks mail had been going - Dupont street.
San Francisco. lie, was there with his
brothers Of the Hip Sing Tong, who have
the Pacific Coast record for a fighting
organization. As soon as he got the news
he started back Four other Cinnamon
were with him. Among them was a six
foot fellow. cueless, but dressed in Chinese
clothes whom the On LeOngs call Ng LOi
just at that time tho treasurer Of the
Hip Sing Tong published a list as follows
lOn lee, Mayor OF AllEdlOWut tGsbU.
Gin Gum, secretary OF the On Lcongs,
Lee shun Quun. president OF the on Leongs,
Wong ouun. vlce-president. 81 900,
Lee Sing.
Gnu Gung.
1nat was ALL but every Chinaman I'M
derstood The prices quoted were for the
lives II these gentlemen. No formal price
was set on the lives Of Lee and Chu. That,
the On Leongs say, was to he left to the
- IL
stood that Mock wanted Chu with an special
yeaming
On top Of that, Mock Duck arrived. He
was incaut ious about showing himself in
the midst Of his retinue, and the four Ratchet
men were picked.
1t was on Wednesday that tho game Of
hide and seek began. Tom Lee secured
Q body guard and hung close to his house
az Is Mott street or the Tong headquarters
next door. Wednesday evening Gin Gum
noticed Ng Loi on his trail. He lodged
into pa doorway. went through room, crawled
down fire escape, and got away Twice
on Thursday that same big, sinewy China
man with the cropped lead and the little
round hat doomed up before him. Both
times the spot was unfavorable, and Gin
Gum eFCapod.
Friday under heavy bodyguard Tom
lee and Gin Gum went 70 the Elizabeth
street station and told Capt. kear about
It, All the plain clothes men Of the precinct
were thrown on the case. Then, with the
superb passive courage which belongs TO
the Chinese. tho six marked men went
shout their affairs.
Chu Gung sauntered down Pell street
At twilight. He passed a dozen dark door
ways from which the shot might come;
he drew even with the basement doorway
at II Pell street and three Of the shadows
Crept out and stepped behind him.
One Of the three glanced about and
saw only one white man in sight, and he
stranger who was not looking. The police
are POSITIVE that this was Mock Duck.
He lifted his hand they say, and out OF
the doorway rose little Chinaman and
big, cropped headed fellow. All thus had
happened in three strides Of Chu Gung.
The big fellow glided forward, the little
man close lehind him. Their hands went
INTO their blOuses, and the white man,
coming across the street, unperceived by
the three shadows, saw Ng lOi pull gun
and level it, Before Ng could fire the
White man had struck up his arm and
u1wne1 him.
The white man happened TO be Detective
On s>man. He has gone on the plain
clothes squad since Mock Ducks egira,
aud was not recognized as a detective.
1t was the worst slip Of MoCk's life.
GrD ssnan's yells brought Detective