The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
CLASH OF
TONGS BLOODLESS
Three Highbinders Are Captured
by Police After Factions
Exchange Shots
Present Trouble in Chinatown Is
Said TO Have Been Caused
by Slave Girl

Battle No. in the Chinese tong war
that is on between the Suey On tong
and the On Yick tong was fought
bloodlessly last night around the Ste
Fenson monument in Portsmouth
square One of the bullets from an
On Kiek gun grazed the words of the
monument inscription-tTo be honest,
TO be kind"
The first fight occurred Wednesday
night at Clay and Stockton streets,
when 20 shots were fired without eff
feet. At that time the police predicted
that the quarter was on the verge Of
one of the bloodiest tong wars in the
history OF the city. On one side of the
fray is the Suey On and on the other
the On Yicks, with the Hop Sings and
the Hip Sings aiding them.
A little after O'Clock last night a
war party of the Suey Ons crossing the
park was set upon by a detachment
Of On Yicks. The Suey Ons drew their
revolvers and fired; the On Yicks re-
turned the fire.
POLICE RUSH TO SCENE
Detective Sergeant George Mcmahon.
who had been detailed on special duty
in Chinatown since the present trouble
started; Sergeant Arthur Layne and
three policemen, hearing the shoot
ing, ran to the scene of the trouble.
The Chinese scattered, one of them,
All Quong, jumping on Kearny street
car. where he was captured by Nc
Mahon. Layne and one of the police
men caught All Loui and Hong Quong.
With An Quong, they were taken to
the police station, where they were
placed on the detinue book. All the
men captured were heavily armed.
Wednesday night 20 one was wound
ed, but All Chin. a gun fighter of the
On Yicks. was arrested while running
away from the fight, and All Pow, Hong
Gung and All Sing, gunner of the Suey
Ons. We're arrested later. They We're
all armed. Their names were registered
on the detinue book at the city prison
The police say that the shooting in
Oakland Wednesday night over a fan
tan game was merely a preteXt for the
commencement of hostilities here. the
real cause being a slave girl in a house
in Spofford alley About week ago
Suey On men went to her and demanded
$500 which she had promised to give
the tong, but she asked for time. The
Suey Ons were mad and nearly wrecked
the place. The keeper of the house is
a member of the On Yick and Hop Sing
tongs and these tongs promptly de-
manded an apology from the Suey Ons,
which was given to the Hop Sings but
not to the On Yicks.
HOPES FOR AGREEMENT
Attorney Grant Carpenter who rep
resents both sides of She warning toDgs,
is making a strong effort with the six
companies to bring the heads of the
warning tongs together and get them
TO agree to bring the war to a conclu
sion before blood is shed and hopes that
he Will be successful
About q year ago, when the last war
between tOngs occurred. Chief Biggy
succeeded in getting the heads of the
at or
the six companies. when an agreement
was signed stopping hostilities. 1t is
hoped that a similar agreement will be
reached at this time.
Extra men will be detailed in China
town meantime, with instructions to ar
rest all suspicious Chinese and make a
search for weapons of all others seen
lurking about