New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
Shooting Suddenly Begins.

Everything was quiet and orderly until
h.5O o'clock in the evening, when the
sound of three muffled shots was heard
IN PeIl street. Detectives Michael Foley,
Mathew Nelson and John Mangln were
istanding at Pell and Doyers street at
The time, and rushing across the street
IN No 90 Pell. whence the sound OF the
srIns seemed TO issue, hastily climbed
The fight Of stairs to the first floor
where Chu Tong a Chinese cigarmaker,
has a stand
Five other men besides Chu were in
The room. three behind the counter and
three at one end Of the room, and lying
on the floor, with revolver at his SIDE
was the body Of a man with three bullet
holes in his right breast.
Other plainclothes men in the district
hurried to the scene, but by the time
they arrived the three detectives had
the Cinnamon in custody, but not with
out lively scuffie with two Of the num-
ber during which one Of them succeeded
in sinking his teeth deeply into tho
knuckles Of Detective Foley's left hand.
At the Elizabeth street station the
prisoners designated themselves as Lee
Chu, Chu Pong, Tum Foon, Tuan Hal
and Chu Ju. All were conceded TO be
members Of the Four Brothers, though
which Of them did the shooting the po-
lice were unable to ascertain.
When the detectives bent over the
wounded man it was found that he still
retained a spark Of life. and a call for an
ambulance was sent in. DIR. Savage, of
st. Gregory's Hospital, responded, the
man still being alive when he arrived.
He was carried to the ambulance, but
died shortly after.
A search Of his clothes revealed no
Weapons, and IN envelope addressed to
Hang Lun Chung, at No. Doyers street.
was the only resemblance to clew as TO
his identity that was found about him.
That later proved to be ineffective, when
it was learned that the name and ad-
dress were those Of a Chinese novelty
dealer, and at the store no one could be
found who could identify the dead man
or who had even heard Of him.
Janitor Gives a Clew.
The revolver with which the shooting
vas done was a .3S-calibre Colt, and
had three empty chambers, correspond
ing to the number OF shots heard by the
detectives. Harry Hoffman, who Is jan
itor Of the building in which the -Four
Brothers have their headquarters, at NO
y Pell street said he saw man in
gray overcoat leave the building mo-
ment after the shooting, and as a result
Inspector Kibride had a close search
made for him, but all efforts to find him
were unavailing.
Cinnamon who were in the vicinity
were extremely reticent about offering
Information or speculation as to th'
nature Of the affair but the interpreta'
iion generally accepted was that tho
dead man was spy Of the On Leone
Tong who was seeking to learn some
thing Of the relations thought to exist
between the Four Brothers and the Hi
sings In the current feud.
IN the restaurant at No. "a Pell street
known as the Chinese Delmonico's. the
New Years dinner Of the -Four Brothers
was In progress. 1t is understood tha
While that tong is apparently on peace
iol terms with the other two disturbint
factions in Chinatown. they are secretly
allied with the Hip Sings and have rem
aered them aid In several recent in
stances. II Is said that 81 was with th'
idea Of posing as one of them and there
ny gaining admittance to the dinner
where matters OF Importance would II
az probability be discussed, that the un.
Ahcwn Chinaman made his way 10 th'
headquarters OF the organization. intend
Ng TO first establish a false identity
ne letter IN his pocket was addressed
70 member of that tong. The polio,
Sssert that ii IS possible that he learnec
something Of value before he was discov
efed as an impostor and lest he shoulc
escape with the information his enemies
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