Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-11
TWO H|NAMEN DEAD
IN TONG WAR
)nientaIS Cary Deadly Feud
Into Philadelphia Chinese
Quarter and Police Start
Great Roundup.
by Morning Journal sneela, r.a.sa wirei

By Morning journal snecin; LEASED wirel
Philadelphia, April 10.-Twe Chin
amen were murdered late tonight and
third was fatally wounded, in the
| Chinese quarter. Both of the dead
| Cinnamon were members of the Hip
Sing tong. one of the dead is Chu
Nong, aged g.. Il storekecper. The
other has not been Identified. The
nan fatally injured is q. Jong Sing.
The story Of the murder of Nong
was told By his son. Together with
Tong Sing, young N9ng was in his
| fathers store tonight, when two Chin
amen entered. .
one was recognized MS a resident
of Chinatown, but the other visitor,
Nong states, came from New York.
Both, Nong said, are members of the
-Four Brothers society.
When the Cinnamon entered the
Nong store, the New Yorker passed
a note to the elder Nong and then
drew a revolver and began shooting.
The first shot killed the senior Nong
and the murderer turned the weapon
upon Sing. shooting him in the stom-
ach. Sing staggered into the street
and fell to the pavement where he
was found by the police.
Young Nong dashed from the store
and hurried to the police station. a
short distance from the scene of the
murder. and reported the shooting.
About the same hour that Nong
was murdered a second Chinaman
was killed on the floor Of a building
that was formerly the Headquarters
Of the Hip Sing tong
NO n seems to have seen this
murder. A shot was heard and when
the occupants below reached the third
floor the Chinaman was living in a
pool Of blood.
As soon as the shooting became
known the police officials ropcd off
Race street between Ninth and
Tenth streets and started in 10 round
mp all suspects not known in the
locality.
Forty-two were caught in the drag
net. But it is not yet known whether |
the murderer OF Nong is among the
number.
Sing was shot in the stomach ana
physicians say he cannot recover.
Chinatown is completely surround
ed by policemen tonight n il the
criminals have not already got he
yond the police lines. they stand it,
chance of escaping.
bloody Work ia New York.
New York, April 10-Chinatova
two murders today: another att
that miscarried through faulty
shooting. and one ahortive hold up.
chung Feek was shot while stand
Ing on a street corner and died hr-
Tore he could be carried TO a hospital
Ing Moon. a laundryman. was found
lead in a store in Dyer street. He
been shot Nobody has been ar
'csted IN this case
Cho Moy Yen. "a wealthy and heh-
violent merchant who was formeri !
'hineise agent in New York for IA,
Northern Pacific railroad. was shot
hrec times in both lungs by an as
who escaped. He win recover
No arrests have been made in "a.
ase. .
'ho wears American clothes. Is the :
ather OF five children and has lived !
or Years I'm Chinatown since hc came
'erc 10 the west.
since Bow Hum. a Chinese girl. was
murdered last tail In her rooms by ns-
assins. who have been discovered .
Though arrests were made and a
rial held, there has pcen "a slumber-
ng Tong war between the Ong Leons q
ons and the Four brothers. Tn. y
utorenk. Ions expected. came today
Fcck. is "a member OF the oug
cong tons Cho Mcy Yen was "a
member 1T the -Four BROTHERS. bar
many friends among the onE q
.toug tong. y
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