The evening world., 1910-12-05
TONG ASSASS|NS
ELUDE POLICE IN
CHINATOWN HUNT
Two Victims of Feud DYING
From Nine Bullet Wounds
Inflicted by Pair.
MURDER LURkED IN AIR.
Shots Fired While Extra Guard
Watched Near, but Roundup
Yields Only One Suspect.
MURDER LURkED IN AIR.

T. -hinatown's basket OF death"-the
wealthy and powerful on Leong Tong
against the murderous Four Brothers.
Twill soon be filled. The two Fong
rothers, riddled with bullets in their
little grocery on Peli street last night,
probably will die and will be added to
the dozens already in the basket. When
the basket Is full, the Chinese feuds.
which have kept Capt. Hodsins so wor-
ried that he has lost eighty Ave pounds.
will be ended.
The police say that a wholesale as
sasstnation Of Four Brothers tong men
was averted last night. The old China
town policemen felt the approach OF
. the storm and dozens OF extra police
men swarmed through the district, drlv-
Ing the Sinking inhabitants indoors.
Chinatown Awaited a kilIina.
For days the ominous calm which
precedes an upheaval had huNcd the
district. Few Cinnamon ventu.ed on
the streets afternoons. The joss houses
were deserted and mont OF the bloused
merchants stood In front OF their doors
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When night fell during the last few
days the Indoor vigil became acute.
Doors were bolted and barred. Guns
were placed handy in folds OF blouscs
and shirts. More marked was the wait
ing for the certain hail of bullets that
would come with Sunday. Few were on
the streets last night. except the po-
licemen, when two cork-sole shod as
sassins slipped itno the half-closed door
OF Quong Fong and his brother. Dong,
at No. 81 IL Pell street. just after dar,s.
The two grocerymen sat on their
stools, revolvers by their sides. smoking
ana chatting. The !ntruders were
strangers. Both wore American clothes.
They greeted the brothers pleasantly
and asked for some fresh Chinese let
tuce. The brothers suspicious were
disarmed and they got UP to attend to
their customers.
As Quong Fong arose two automatic
ievo!vers pumped n rain OF bullets into
his body. He dropped without uttering
a word. Pong tried to fly, bu, a voliey
quickly laid him low.
None OF the detectives and police out
: side heard the shooting. Nine OF the
twelve bullets In the two guns had
ploughed holes into the two merchants.
The mission of the on Lcongs assassiHs
done. they threw their weapons AZ the
feet of the dying victims. skunk ont
through the front door and sauntcred
carelessly around the corner into Mott
street. passing the dead line" and dis
appearing.
Victims Found by Customer.
Five minutes later "A Chinaman en-
tered the grocery and found the two
proprietoB gasping on the floor. Thcn
came the ambulance, the squad of pc.
licemen, the securing OF the quarter and
the crowds In the streets. Chinatown
breathed easier. for death had been
done.
In the police roundup. Charles Wonc
or No. Is Pell street was arrested. Two
loaded revolvers were found N his
clothes. He gave his name and lapse1
INTO the impenetrahle silence character
istic OF the gunman,
Capt. Hodg!ns and his detectives
searched Chinatown again to-day. NJ
one knows who shot the brothers, said
all the merchants. Every Cinnamon
could say that the victims were -Four
Brothers, but "allec samee. me no say
who killee" came from each.
II was In the house OF the victims tina
Chu Pan, one OF the sunmen w!l iigurtd
In the battle of Sunday. June %. was
arrested. The police believe that they
paid the penalty for harborinG Chu Par
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