New-York tribune., 1909-09-13
GUN PLAY In MOTT ST.
POLICE FEAR FEUD VAR.
Chnaman hounds AnOther- Both
Indicted an B01c Kam Murder.

Chinatown was excited yesterday afternoon over
the shooting of a lsundryman named Gun Kee.
thirty-nine years old OF No. % Pell street who Is
supposed 10 belong to the Four Brotners COM
pany by Lee Wah. of No. 50 Mott street. who is
member the police say, of the powerful On Leong
Tong
The shooting. which took place in front OF No. Il
Mott street at 40 p. m. is said by Police In
spector DAILY to be the direct result of the recent
Indictment OF the two Chinamen who. IT is alleged.
had some part in the death OF the Chinese slave
girl Bow Kun. who was found murdered on Sun
day. August 10, in her the top floor OF No
II Mott street
For several days Mott Pell and Doyers streets
have been patrolled by special squads OF policemen
in anticipation of fresh trouble arising out of the
indictment of the two Cinnamon. Patrolman Henry
Jacobs standing in front Of No. Is Mott street
, when he Lung Wah point to Gun Kee. who was
standing In front of No II, evidently calling the
attention of Lee Wah the other. Gun Kee, If
by preaTrangement, was Immediately surrounded by
Cinnamon, and before Jacobs and another police
man could interfere Lee Wah drew a revolver and
shot Gun Kee in the back at close range The bull
let entered just below the right shoulder blade and
took a downward course, as shown later at the
Hudson Street Hospital where he was taken.
The wounded dropped to the sidewalk and
Lee Wah ran. Jacobs chased him into the head
quarters of the On Leong Tong where he was
found hiding. He dragged out and taken to
the Elizabeth street station He refused to say
why he shot Gun Kee, but from other witnesses
inspector DAILY said It learned that the shoot
ing was result Of the fear that Gun Kee would
diVulge what he heard at meeting of the Four
Brothers Society held at their headquarters last
Friday night
AT the Hudson Street Hospital Dr. Denton said
that Gun KEGS would was only superficial BEFORE
ne was taken TO the hospital the wounded man
was ldentlfied by Gin Gun. a merchant of No 175
worth street, as tho man who threatened to shoot
nm on Saturday while he and a number OF other
ChlhaInen were being examined by the grand Jury
III connection with the Bow Kun murder
len arrests were made at the time OF the T2o,v
Kun murder. including six white women uvins, in
feli ana Mott streets The woman was found
stabbed to death in the little room on the too
moor OF No. II Mott street. A double edged dagger
was lying by her body. She came here from San
francisco early this wear as the reputed wife or
I'm Len or No. p Mott street who was arrested
ana heId Tor her murder, bloody trail having been
found from her room to his Len said that a
Chinaman named Sing Ling had killed the girl
ACCORDING TO the police. bitter feeling has arisen
betWeen the -Four Brothers Society and the On
Leong Tong over the murder of Bow Kun After
the murder the husband OF the dead girl who is
an on Leons. made request on the Four Brothers
Society for $500 10 reimburse him for her loss
The society declared that It in no way respon-
sible. and declined TO pay.
Several days ago. the police declare, two cases
of derringers received by the on Ieone
Tong, and the police have been looking for them
ever since. without success similar number are
reported 10 have been received by the HIP Sing
Tong. with which the Four Brothers is allied their
grievance being the and indictment Of the
two members Of their society and the demand made
them for money.
The police guard In Chinatown was gain doubled
last night and there vas a patrolman or a lie
tective every ten feet IN Pel. Doyers and Mott
streets. under command OF Inspector DAILY and
Acting Captain Horrigan. II there are any more
narr udFWu
precincts Inspector Daily says. and Chinatown
will literally be tammed with police.