New-York tribune., 1910-08-17
CH|NAMAN CROSSES
DEAD LIN" AND DIES
Tonq Feud Responsible for Four
Shots That Entered Chu
Him'S Skull.
SEVENTH VICTIM THIS YEAR
Police Make Two Arrests and
Have Two Witnesses Who
Swear Prisoners Did
the Shooting.

When Chu Him, of No. ii Doyers
street. a member of the Four Brothers
Society. was shot to death last night, In
front of his home by alleged members
of the On Leong Tong. he was the
seventh Chinaman to fall a victim IN
the tong war in Chinatown this year
Chu Him has been marked man
for many months-and he knew 1t; thal
is why he kept to the little cubby-hoie
in the wall at No II Doyers street.
where he ran a restaurant and made MS
home. This restau is No , in an
arcade which runs from Doyers street
to No 20 Mott street The arcade is
dinolv lighted in the daytime by what
ravs of the sun can edge. their way there'
and at night not at all
The arcade is about seventy-hve feer
in length and about Twenty-Five III
width It starts from No II Doyers
street and runs straight for about three
quarters of its length. then turns s1ght-
w to the north and ends at No 70 Mot'
street At the turn there are four steps
the Mott street end being lower than the
other. These steps mark the boundary
line between the Four Brothers society
and the On Leongs territory. and rev
men venture beyond that spot. known
as the dead line
Shortly before o'clock last nlght
Chu Him appeared al the door OF NO II
Dovers street and glanced keenly up ana
down the length of the darkened alley
Having satisfied himself that no enemy
Ilrked within the shelter OF the arCdue
he shuffled toward Mott street
Chu Him had gone seventy feet or
more. and no sound broke the sullhess
until he reached the top step ana WAS
preparing to descend to the next. "heh
there was a binding fash and dea1eh-
ing roar So fast were the shots hred'
FIVE in all. that they sounded almost IKE
ono continuous report Chu Him leaped
into the air and fell crashing to the
ground with four bullets In the pase oI
his skull.
Following the shooting there was
scampering of slippered feet through the
a1lev. and then all was still Standing at
Mott street and the Bowery were SER
seant Stevenson and Patrolman Young
of the Elizabeth street station, and as
soon as thev heard the report of the re-
volvers they ran to the arcaoe' ana
found the body of Chu Him lying half
wav down the steps.
The noise of the shooting and the
gathering of excited Cinnamon on the
scene had caused a panic among slght-
seers in the district, and they poured OUT
into the streets from nearby restaurants
adding to the excitement and confusion
Sergeant, stevenson sent in call for an
ambulance. and while waiting for its
arrival started to investigate
AS he was trying to find witnesses 10
the murder of Chu Him, he telt some
body plucking at his sleeve. and turned
around 10 find Lau Wing, OF NO IS Peii
street Wing said he was member OF
the Four Brothers. and had been an eye
witness of the shooting He told the
ro,,ce that he could identify the mur-
darers If he were given protection. His
offer being accepted. he led the police
down Mott street until he came TO No.
ii where he pointed out two men from
among a group at the doorway.
The men were arrested and gave their
names as Tom Yuen and Lee Fat No
reyolvers were found on either prisoner.
hut a charge of homicide was made
against them and Lau Wing was held
as a material witness
The police obtained another witness
tn the shooting in the person of Chu
y,en. of No. ~ Pell street, who said
he was a cousin of the dead man and
a waiter In his restaurant He said
that when he heard the shots he ran
ont of the restaurant and saw two men
shooting at his cousin. He was taken
10 Police Headquarters. where he posi-
lively Identified both prisoners as the
men who had done the shooting.