New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
COLD QU|ETS TONG WAR
On Leongs and Hip Sings Oo"
serve Chinatown Borders.
ALLEGED SLAYERS ARE HELD
Public Are on Guard and Expect
More Trouble Any Minute
After To- morrow,

Chinatown was quiet yesterday after tne
onslaught of the on Leongs on the MP
SINGS Of Friday night. II was quiet h"'
bv choice but by necessity. There was
the cold for one thing. The Canton cooie
docs not love the cold. and only le"
frozen faced cinnamon ventured into 'he
streets. and they observed the tong oor"eIS
carefully. The Hip sings from Pel street
did not loiter near the corner Of Mott stree"
nor did the Mott street on Lcongs venture
close to Pell street. while Doyers street
and the arcade were avoided by both.
Then there was the danger Of more shoot
ing The on Leongs expect and fear the
renrisal Of the Hip Sings and the latter leai
another tactical stroke from their enemies.
That was the occasion Of the shooting OF
Friday night II was the strategy al the
On Ieongs. six weeks ago two Hip Sings
went from here TO Cleveland and killed an
on Ieong. Within a fortnight the on Leongs
wounded a Hip Sing in Chicago and klIIeo
another in Pittsburgh. Hence the ON
Ieongs here, 10 get the start Of their enc
mics took advantage Of Friday nights con-
ditions 10 put out of the way the presl-
dent and the vice president OF the ZIP
Sings
Now the police EXPECT quiet in Chinatown
for the next forty-eight hours. The Hip
SINGS must have time TO choose new leaders
and plan their campaign. Also they must
anrear 10 take their medicine calmly ana
so luu the on Leongs 10 the rest of fanclea
safety.
But the police. nevertheless, are on their
guard. There was an extra force OF uni
formed and plainClothes men in Chinatown
last night. but II was only the usual IN
crease Of the patrol for saturday night
when the out-of-town Chinese come here
for visiting gambling and other purposes
About Tomorrow, If the tOngs follow thelr
usual custom. the time will begin Wheh
trouble NAV he expected at any minute
Either the on Leongs will follow up theF
ADVANTAGE and again slay few HID SihEs
or the word will come that the on Leongs
have lost some of the powers in their sian'
Neck Sin and Eng Man, the on Leonss
who were arrested Friday night on lhe
charge of killing Lung Nu and shooting
chong Pom SING. the viCe-presdent ana
president If the Hip Sings. were arralGneo
in the Tomhs court Yesterday before 'hleI
MAGISTRATE NcAdoo and remanded TO the
custody. of the Coroner without examination
At the same time Mock Duck, the Hip sing
gambling chief, in whose place, the Gnu
Ink club at o. q Fell street. the shoot
ing took place. was arraisned before Mag
,,trs,e NcAdoo and held in s 600 bail on
two charges The first charge was main
tanning a gambling house and the second
was having chinese lottery slips in his
possession.
Chin Fons. who ran 30 tho Elizabeth street
police station 70 warn the police OF the
.nootins. and OnC scum, one Of those VINO
Identified Meek Sin and Eng Man as 'he
essaiIan's. were held In 500 ban oach as
material witnesses. The other Chinese VINO
were arrested in Mock Ducks place as ma
,cr,aI witness we're paroled in custody Of
their counsel Charles Gould, Of No. .
Poeknan street. tho attorney for the Hip
Sing, gave bail for Ong Scum. Robert
lrooro arneared for the other witnesses.