The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-15
ROBBED Us, SAY THE HIP SINGS
MONEY AND JEWELRY GONE
WHEN POLICE RAID WAS OVER.



Police Broke In without n warrant
Ceremonial Double Dagger Seized
With Some Other Household Goods.
Following the -frisking" raid upon China
town Saturday night, when 700 Celestials
were searched by Inspector McCafYerty and
half a hundred Of his Central Office detec-
tives for concealed weapons, a protest went
up from the Hip Sing longs yesterday
morning in the Tombs police court. They
allege that their headquarters was robbed
OF several thousand dollars in money
and jewelry worth twice that much that
can never be replaced. The police broke
into the place without a warrant. Ex-
Assemblyman Frederick A. Ware, counsel
for the Tong, says that the society Ia incor-
porated under the State laws and that the
police would have as much right to break
into the Union League Club.
Were going to make it hot for some
body said Ware yesterday. Commits
sioner Bingham will be appealed to as a
starter"
The six prisoners taken at tho head
quarters gave their names as Chin Sing.
Charley Yang, Charley Gong, Charley Hing.
HUE Bow and Howard Tom. The police
laid upon Magistrate Kernochan's desk
six big revolvers and several dsggers and
brass knuckles.
The only prisoner held was Bow. De-
tective Edmund Leigh declared that he had
seen Bow stalking along the Bowery and
followed him to the door Of ~ Bowery, the
headquarters Of the Hip Sing. Here the
police forced the lock upon the outer door
and went in. Bow vas found In his room
upstairs. and Leigh declares that he was
armed. He was also at home.
I While be was waiting in court for hail
Lawyer Ware said 70 Detective Ieigh:
What became Of the $500 and the jewelry
that was in the bureau ~upstairs2'
Leigh didn't know. Ware then asked il
the strong box containing II had not been
broken open. Leigh didn't know. Ware
persisted and asked about other missing
money and more missing jewels.
Il don't know" replied Leigh. Il ar
rested my prisoner and had my hands full
doing that. IL there was anything stolen
out Of that place while the police we're in il
| don't know it,"
"hJ AttcI diNA biubtF u DtSto
the Magistrate.
IL was explained that Commissioner
Bingham had read in a of the
kidnapping Of a Chinese girl and the shoot
ing Of two men who tried to recapture her
in Philadelphia. The story u up with
the new that as n result the rival tongs.
the Hip Sing and the On Leong. were going
to get busy here in New York. He ordered
Inspector McCafferty to disarm the resi-
dents of the quarter as q p~recaution.
THE blacklist feature OF the whole bust
ness" said Ware, was the way the place
was smashed up. Every door. every trunk,
every strong box even to the smallest was
pried into. Nothing was held sacred. Even
the bedclothes we're ripped. The only
thing that was left undistulbed was the
tiny oil lamp taper burning - the joss
altar. II that had been e~xtinRuished there
would undoubtedly have been a bloody
riot"
Magistrate Kernochan remarked that it
was strange an incorporated club should
be broken into without q search warrant.
Then came the problem Of what to do
with the arms gathered in. Lawyer Ware
demanded a huge double dagger. but said
that he didn't claim any of the rest. He
said that the only reason they wanted the
dagger was that it was used in the Hip Sing
ceremonials. 1t has two parallel blades
two feet long and abou an inch wide. One
of the blades can be reversed by a spring
30 that the weapon resembles a huge pocket
knife with both end blades open. The
blades bear many notches. whatever the
notohes may mean.
The six badges stamped in English,
Detective. Hip Sing Tong" Lawyer Ware
explained had been issued when the
Hip Sings were furnishing witnesses for
the Parkhurst Society. They were only
relics. he said. Finally the police decided
to store all the junk at Police Headquarters.
The Hip Sings say they are going TO
r~eplevin their double dagger.
This raid. in 30 far as il relates to the
Hip Sings. is most extraordinary said
Lawyer Ware yesterday afternoon. "In
the first place, Bow. who 10 being held for
trial and whom Leigh declares he saw
on the Bowery, was not out Of his room all
night. He wal not any more the nan Leigh
saw than ! was and was put Of the city.
Then violating any known law-even allow
ing that they had been provided with a
search warrant moderation would have
been required-these detectives smashed
their way into this place and smashed up
the place.
AS for the weapons produced In court
to-day about half OF them never saw China
town. In the first place Chinese never use
daggers. You never heard of a Chinese
stsbbing in your life. They are entirely
ignorant Of the use OF brass knuckles. The
modern Chinaman uses an up to date re-
volver. And I notice hat many OF the finest
ones the Hip Sings possessed were found
to be missing after the raid and were not
in the police court
The headquarters of the Hip Sings looked
yesterday as II a cyclone had struck it.
There was not a trunk In the building but
had It's lid torn OF. Every door lock had
been pried of. Clothes and personal be-
longings were piled knee deep upon the
floors in most OF the rooms. In anticipation
of trouble extra reserves were sent to the
Elizabeth street station yesterday.
Only six pistols. the double ended dagger
and two swords. apparently ornamental,
were exhibited at the Elizabeth street sta
ton on Saturday night as having come