New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
WAR CLOUD IN PELL ST.
POLICE SCENT TROUBLE.
Hin Sings May 4penge Shooting 6y
On Leong Tongs in Philadelphia,

ing of three Cinnamon and the "ouii'i7
eaven others on Friday night III oAl'iO -,
the beart of Boston's Chinatown DopeS N
.,s Ind in Philadelphia, with two Chmese.
o. -. :; chinatown as voiced by hlo
,,,i-, ..ardav WAS the outcrop of a klliihs
-, ~ toe+o, the night before. Al that 'ii"0
- e ..to+chntmen' presumably III the p"S
g ~ III, Sing Tong sent three members VI
the on Ieong Tong to JON 'leii
seven other sons Of the chrome hueu 'ii -,
CONSIGNED to the cots of hospitals SuPp'
..ei, d.vi1s''. and the Boston affair came ="
tho beo1s of an equally interesting kiiii''5
1,ti,7o1bia when A company of supposed 'u
Ieong Tong members slaughtered
Hip Sing Tong men, lhciu"i"S
mented ''Dopey Gus. ,-u
So the war has gone on, ana no" ,, -.
vi. ,o1ice think this town will be the next
battlefield obviously 1t is up u ''
Ieongs 70 retaliate. and last mehI '"P'1,''
Doolev of the Elizabeth street stdtloI' ~
nearest police citadel to the centre OF 'ne
Peril in the city, put ten men out on -,
,aga" as Chinatown is called, ana S'''lo"'N
Patrolrnan William Ahearn at the ChireSe
49,. - T,,,ers street to "frisk every patron 1or
guns or knives. With policemen on every ooi
ner and with plainclothes men, red laceu anu
,,oa,, nc to boots, Chinatown was last msh'
,i,o q ,,ouder magazine filed with c'sare'Io
sr,o,,ers and agents for fire extIngu1sierS II
v-ae q case Of Which is better on Ms '"H
job?" .. e tho
The Boston murder as a matter oI lay, " -,
xer,, latest battle of the tong wars ~,
he remembered that the On LeonSs anu '-l p
sings became so boodthirsty TWO SedIS oe
.hot . reace conference was arranged anu
last winter the treaty was signed uIIuel ~
tutelage of DR.. Fong Fu wing. III. f0nS' I'll
the vay was the representative mere Vi -
Ann Fnpress Dowager and Daughter oI VI
leaders
r ,,ou1d not be good boys were promise"
that they would be in receipt OF mesSase ~
mecca a,esD telling of the torture anu -
- +1cir relatives in the realm of Isl Ann ~
course DR. Fong. who was educator III
-. denied this but the police pel4eNeu -,
Ar1hoyv. the treaty signed ana the IlNd, ,
tonps promised cut out the Harry 'i'"'''
game. ...1o- Tho aver
ae IN the cause OF the tong battles tIe " 80
- Tito man can guess nothing, unless II 50
80 .,a. he * familiar with the brass COIN anu
tho headless chicken. The police eAp1dlleu -
the fights were due TO a connect over ehIlD---, I
house privileges The reasIs NelI tSoo
NJ, of the Hop Sings carried the pocket pr.
IT,, O, r.eongs said they had no right 70 t'iS
symbol . ,,,,.o 1,ent the
letter of their promise, but as ioi ~ t-ht
Tho nolice and coroners of other cl'le' ii'e-''
] ti+ of evidence that is competent
| r,rrao ,,eeks ago "Dopey Gus went 70 ma
7I,,t,f, ,cirh Il party of ten Chinese al mem
hcrs Of the Hip Sing Tong bopey Gus a.
atrTs.era5 Antonio Banero. lie was ooli "
Ct.s.a,,, where he learned the lingo or the
| erto,e of Canton and the southern prov 'I'tl .
rrl,us he became interpreter seldo'h t go
| as Il guide for white men WISHING ~ "Ct,t,a-
| - nc IN the plrIieus OF Philadelphlas |i1
| II va. - &C" and his yellow friends were
| rosetnp the line OF Race and Vine streets -"
| tha .,hatchetrnen" opened fire. Gus "c"' ;" ~
| SiciIian forefathers, along Win Nv" - ~
| ,-,a,i.s This was supposed TO be an instance
|
! 20 80 tIrne Of tn. truce the Hop Sings were
! ahead in tho tally OF dead - =
! ,o,,rd Hc,y York's Chinatown the news @. o.
| this killing caused speculation. NHen 80
| trn hin Sings get revenge? About ten &C. ""S :
| ae, a dozen Chinese hired two rooms on .n'
! onts.irts Of Bostcn's Celestial colony. -" Fi-
! dav night while crowd or hIiE 'I'i.I''o I'i.Ii,
| t,.t,,, alonP the curb smoking their IdiiCIu'
| .,aai, .oacco In oxford Place. a dozen ChiI'eSe
| s-,.oored down on them and fired with st'IIHe M :
now. "a calibre reviewers into the croMu'
Boston police managed to arrest MN us 7Iile ,
| Hong Weong The quarters OF the oh'feSt WIZ
! moved in ten days ago We're fouhd ueSel ''N' :,
| --ta r}oston police telcphoned to Inspector NC
! ,,affertv and asked that all incoming Chnese 'e
| arrested Lieutenant Jimmy Dunn ga @
+be instructions. and when the ran I'IFeI -, -,
| boat warped into her pier yesterday t"o -. -
nese were plucked from the throhs anu anu 80 -
| +o Headquarters. one Of them was slAtS .lIi ~ g
| wears old and the other was youth ~ ei5'Ct,
| When Lieutenant Dunn telephohed /"
~
Chief Pearce replied: Don't holu en- "o ~
derers were middle aged to
Tatectiva owens. of the Elizabeth street s'H
| ,ion discovered nothing yesterday l'"l' - :,
smiling non -committal natives OF tIle N''i'ee
! Tribune reporter set out to find Huey Co.
| troo oe,,rer Of the Hip Sing Tong. At the tohE
| haadouarters No. L. Bowery. a ringing OF inc
| beu and rounding on the green door brought no
| results At No. II Pell street, the shop WheIe
| Cow does business, the reporter met d CiI'ii''
| man with a Harvard accent lie grauuh'eDI "
| from the Cambridge (Mass.) intelligence I<|'oI ,
| three wears ago. he said. and he pleaded thd'
| his name should not be used He said. simply
| o,ouob that he feared steel lead in Internal
| anrIfcatfons Nevertheless. he took the reporter
| around to the Hip Sing headquarters Ihere
| ra r,r,ed twice on the door and yelled: MO-
| hi go: So in-see!" That is the password, eNl-
| IDENTITY for the door opened at once lhree
| members looked over the reporter and hlack
| balleG him in short oroef- MI W." "
/ at ''Lrockaway. a.,
| Mock Duck who used to be secretary OF the
| Hin Sing Tong and who has ducked charges oi
| homicide as well having got away with ms
| admission that he was a detective Tor the ar a
hurst society, now lives at No. 10 Doyers street
| o,,ar u cigar and fried fish store he has a tiny
anartment Mrs. Mock Duck, in pajamas and a
| puiIe1ess smile accentuated by bit or REQ
| courtplaster answered the door. Mock Duck
she said with a lisp. ''he sick in bed No have
to do Hip Sing for much time. lie quiet goou
man Murder not business
Ton, T ee the gray. wise old head of the or
Jeonc Tong could not be found at the place he
might call his town house, No. II Mott street
| The aged merchant with the gray chin whiskers
was in hiding. suIen Chlnese' VINO was
knocked down flight of stairs before ne coulC
recollect that he knew English, finally admitted
that Mr. ZEE. with his German wife, had gone
| to Jersey-town not known
| But kid" Blink. one of the best guides IL