New-York tribune., 1910-04-11
KILLED IN TONG WAR


/ The victim died a quarter Of an hour
/ later in the Hudson Street Hospital. ~
the Oak street station IL was found that
Chu Hen had evidently prepared for his
work. He was swathed In sashes which
covered most of his torso one Of steel.
three of leather and a few outer cover
ings of S3k comprised his armor.
The outbreak in Chinatown during the
afternoon has probably driven away
what chance of peace there had been up
To yesterday. Ever since the treaty Of
peace between the various tOngs was
put through. largely by the efforts Of
Judge Warren W. Foster. OF the Court
of General Sessions. il has taken a con-
tinual effort by the judge and others in
terested in peace in Chinatown 10 pre-
serve that state Of affairs.
During the. peace period Tong dinners
have been given. at which the guests in
cluded the chiefs Of rival TOngs and So
.cieties. but last summer a murder trial
in Boston brought on the old conditions
again. and II was only a question Of
time before blood was shed: In the
Boston case the -Four Brothers men were
convicted largely by the testimony Of on
Leong Witnesses the Four Brothers men
said yesterday and a little more than
month ago. when young japanese was
shot In DOyers street. the on LeOng
Tong men declared that the japanese
was mistaken for one Of their members
and shot by Four Brothers representa-
tive as a measure Of retaliation for the
Boston case.
The first shooting yesterday afternoon
was set down by the police as the retort
courteous by the On LeOng Tong % the
Four Brothers for the activity Of the
latter organization In the matter Of the
japanese shooting case. and the second
affair OF the afternoon was judged BY
the police To be the immediate answer
of the our Brothers Society to the chaI-
Ieage Of the on Leong Tong in the Chu
Moy Yen affair at l o'clock.
Leader Of Four Brothers.
Sam Lock, of San Francisco the head
of the Four Brothers Society, who came
To New York from California OstensibIy
on a mission of peace. declared yester-
day that the on LeOng Tong had been
the barrier to an effectual peace. The
Four Brothers. said Sam Lock. stood
ready to sign and to keep the peace
agreement. and. in fact. shortly after
the trial Of the Bow Kun murder case.
an agreement had been signed by the
Four Brothers. the Six Companies and
the On Leong Tong. These notices were
pasted up throughout Chinatown. said
Sam Lock, but the on LeOngs failed 20
keep the agreement.
Charley Boston. right hand man of
Tom Lee. the Mayor of Chinatown" and
the local head of the On Leong Tong.
had another story to tell. however His
argument was that the on LeOngs were
simply solid for peace. but that the -Four
Brothers didn't seem 10 want il.
Charley agreed with Lock that a peace
treaty had been signed. but differed with
him on the point as To who had broken
the treaty To prove his assertions
Charley Boston declared that Sam Lock
had been arrested for carrying re-
voiver within "A week, and sam Lock.
admitting Charleys accusation, ex-
planned that il was a plant"
He had come here. said Sam Lock
looking for peace. and then. having been
warned that the On LeOng Tong would
'do for him." he bought revolver, and
W. arrested a few hours after he
bought H.
Sam declared that the whole affair
was planned-the warning to him so
that he would buy the gun, then the tip
ping off of the police sO that he might
be arrested, discredited as an advocate
of peace and possibly sent out Of town
on account of il all.
McManus Defends Lock.
Terence j. McManus who has been at
various times an attorney for the Four
Brothers Society, said last night that
Sam Lock had acted with the best in
tention and in perfect good faith toward
a peace agreement, but had been
thwarted by the rival on Leong Tong.
Some four months ago. believe"
said Mr.. McManus. Judge Foster sent
an envoy TO the heads of both organiza-
| tions with a request that they send 20
him terms upon which they would agree
| 20 peace. Sam Lock. for the Four
Brothers. drew up his terms. and sent
them. with an added clause saying that
the Four Brothers would be glad To
entertain any. proposals from the on
LeCng Tong. The judge. | think sent
the Four Brothers message 10 the on
LeOng Tong. and from that day 10 this
not word has been heard from them"
Chinatown last night was in a fer
ment, and police reserves from all the
adjoining stations We're on hand The
Chinese theatre in Doyers street was
. heavily guarded. al the request of Chung
Yen Sing, the orchestra leader. who.
being a -Four Brothers man. had con-
scientious scruples against allowing his
prominent position in front Of the foot
lights 20 give any advantage 10 the gun
men of the ON Leong Tong enemy