Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-03
FIVE BOSTON CH|NAMEN
ARRESTED FOR
MURDER
Three Dead and Seven DYING
as Result of Fight in
Chinatown.
NEW YORK DENIzENS
MADE BOLD ATTACK
Trouble Was Anticipated During
Past Week and Victims are
Blamed for Falling to No
tify Police of Their
Danger.

Boston, Mass, August 3.-Of seven
Cinnamon taken into the hospital af-
ter last nights shooting in Chinatown
as a result of which three men are
already dead. several were reported
70 be in a serious condition today
Five Cinnamon have been charged
with murder in connection with the
shooting.
Afraid to Talk.
The Boston Cinnamon are so badly
frightened that it is only by the
greatest pressure that they will di-
vulge anything concerning the trou-
Bile, as they fear their enemies are
yet IN the city and may repeat the
attack tonight.
The information which leads the
police to believe they can convict the
hve men under arrest was gained by
sweating Cinnamon who were wound
ed and who expect death. They do
not fear any further violence as far
as they are concerned, because they
expect to die soon, hence they gave
few facts, telling the police the
names OF other Cinnamon who may
testify.
Attacked by Enemies.
Because their deadly enemies be-
longing to the rival on Leong Tong
society, band of New York China
men numbering a dozen or more, and
SAID to be members of the notorious
Hep Sing Tong organization, entered
a narrow alley in Chinatown last
night. and, drawing revolvers, OPEN
ed fire upon half a hundred China
men. killing three and injuring sew
en-. Al the first volley the Cinnamon
rushed for their quarters. The Hep
Sing Tong men chased their victims
into their own door and shot them
down as they rushed upstairs or into
side rooms. Then, casting aside their
guns, the strange visitors ran from
the Chinese quarters, the most of
them escaping the police.
Fifty Shots Fired
After the shooting one Of the Hep
Sing men from New York was cap
tured by policeman as he was run
ming away. The man gave the name
Of MIN Sing. He was dressed in
the South station took into custody
Hong Woon, aged thirty-four, of New
York, whose hands were powder
stained. Both prisoners are charged
with manslaughter.
The police placed under arrest on
suspicion three other Cinnamon who
are strangers in the local colony, The
shooting occurred in oxford place. in
the center of Chinatown, where about
hfty Cinnamon were smoking in thu
open air.
Fully fifty shots were fred. That
the visitors shot with careful accu-
racy was apparent from the fact that
each Of the three men killed was shot
through the heart.
Trouble Anticipated.
The trouble of last night had been
anticipated for more than a week.
About ten days ago nearly a dozen
Cinnamon who were strangers came
to Boston and rented rooms near
Chinatown. The police were notified
of the fact by Boston Cinnamon, who
feared trouble. Special details Of po-
lice were at once placed on duty in
the Chinese quarters and the strang-
ers suddenly disappeared.
The trouble is attributed by some
to the shooting which occurred in
Philadelphia recently for which the
Boston Cinnamon were partially
blamed. 1t Is thought the Cinnamon
who did the shooting came from
New York 10 punish the on Leoug
Tongs for the Philadelphia outbreak.