The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-01
SUEY
PARTY IN
FATAL ROW

New York. Jan. 1.-Two men dying and
five under arrest was the result OF chop
suey party early this morning.
Charles Murphy. 2s years old, lie
layer OF 2l7 East Eighty-ninth street; Max
Blumberg, a waiter. OF S2s East Ninety
third street. and John Maier, conduc-
tor, OF as East one Hundred and Forty
ninth street, all got their New Years
pay Saturday night and started IN &c cele-
brate.
The three wandered about from one
place TO another until about i:50 Sunday
morning when they brought up opposite
the Capital Restaurant, at III East
Eighty-sixth street kept by John lrg
Tung, a Chinaman.
"Chinks," said Murphy. "Chop suey."
said Blunberg. only a few shekels
left" thirstily smircked Maier.
There was council of war, and chop
suey carried the day. The three crossed
over and entered Tung'- restaurant. Tne
men went to a rear table near the kitchen
and called for chop suey.
Besides Tung there we're three waters
in the place, Lam Gang, Wong Luck and
Moi Y. The little place had been dong
a rushing business all night, and had been
filed with rough and ready crowd con-
seauently the four Cinnamon were all
more or less ready for trouble.
The chop suey was served. When II
came time TO pay Maier's few shekels
were not sufficient TO meet the bill, and
nm argument followed Suddenly Tung
reached behind him. grabbed a long meat
cleaver. and brought IL down with full
swing on Murphy's head.
SAID CAR HIT HIM.
,,,scly aY,d {f1 lunches
after that. There was a scuffle, a scurry
of feet and Maier and Blumberg We're
lcft i'm the place, with Murphy lying ON
the floor. blood trickling from nasty
scalp wound.
The men picked Murphy up and be-
| tween them carried him around 10 the
| German hospital Murphy regained con-
! sciousncss there and told the doctors tha'
he had been hit by Lexington aVehue
| car at Eighty-sixth street
After an examination OF Murphy
| wounds the doctors told Blumberg and
! Maier that their friend was In critical
! condition and would probably die
This thoroughly frightened the othsI
! two and they hurried TO the East Elghty-
eighth street station house and told she
sergeant on the desk what had happened
In the restaurant Blumberg and Maier
were detained In the station house while
Policemen Smith and Mangin were scnt
around 10 interview Tung.
In tho middle OF the floor ManEln saw
n frightened Chinaman with q huge AZ
calibre revolver pointed straight at the
openinr in the door The Chinamaa was
| Tung. and he didn't give Mangin tine
| 10 take more than a look. when he opened
! nre Two shots splintered the door near
| M ngin's face.
you're under arrest shouted the po-
| rceman.
Bang" sang another bullet near Man
/ gin. Then Mangin whipped out his ie'
! volver and fired at the Chiranau TunG
! dropped in his tracks without word.
! An ambulance was summons rom The
| PresrS icrian hospital and Or. sqIires re
| s,,onded. He looked Tung over and found
| that Mangin's bullet had lodged Ia tht
! lar side OF the breast. kIe was hurried
! TO the hospital, where It IS said that
| he will die.
The three Cinnamon caught upstairs
were brought down, allowed to dress anu
were then taken TO the station house
| where they were held under arrest as wit
| nesses None OF the men under arrcs'
would make any statement as TO just how
| the trouble started. but later In the day
| Murphy made an ante-mortem statement
| 10 Coroner Scholer.
The prisoners were arraigned before
| Magistrate Mayo In the Harlem Police
| court and held without ball TO answer
| on Jan. 2.