New-York tribune., 1912-01-22
KILL BROOKLYN CH|NAMAN
long War Crosses Bridge al
Last, the Police Say.
BOSTON HIP SING SUSPECTED
Victim Expected Death, His
Cousin Says - Laundry
Helper Disappears.

Members Of the Boston and New York
Chinese tongs carried their war to Brook
lYn early on Sunday morning, and Leon
Nj. well-to-do Chinaman. was found
murdered later in the day in his bunk in
little room back Of his laundry. at No.
81 Park avenue, brooklyn The back Of
his head was crushed in and a bullet hole
was In his right temple. when his cousin
and partner, Leon Turkin. found the body
Ki had lived I'm Boston many years and
stood high in the ranks Of the on Leong
tongs there. Two years ago he came TO
Brooklyn and set up his little laundry on
Park avenue. He had grown to affect
American WAYS. and was always a swell
dresser" according to the ideas of China
men here, wearing American clothes and
arectlng the brightest of colors.
Six months ago Leon Ki went to Boston
10 visit his old associates. When he re-
turned he seemed depressed. His partner
asked him as TO his troubles and was told
by ki that he feared the Hip Sing tongs
had decided TO kill him.
Three weeks ago a strange Chinamah
went 10 Ki's laundry and asked for work.
Turkin did not like his looks and did not
want 10 hire him. hut the man seemed 70
he competent worker and III made light
Of his partners fears and took him into
the shop The newcomer slept in n bunk
in the little back room of the laundry
where the cousins spent their nights
Turkin grew 10 distrust the strange
Chinanan more and more. and one day
when he saw .3s-calihre revolver among
his effects was sure he had come TO kill
his partner He told Ki. but again the
latter made light OF his fears. Turkn re-.
solved not 10 leave the men alone and
for two weeks the newcomer vas not out
Of his sight Saturday night he received
word that relation who lived In Pell
street Manhattan, was III, and after warn
ing Ki 10 beware of the stranger went TO
visit his sick cousin. lie spent the night
in Manhattan and returned home about
10 o'clock yesterday.
AS he entered the door Of the little laun-
dry he saw the entire place was in con-
fusion. Bundles Of clean clothes were
scattered all over the floor, furniture was
overturned and everything was spattered
with blood. The shop gave evidence Of an
awful death struggle.
Wildly calling the name Of his cousin.
Turkin rushed into the bunk room at the
rear. That room. too. was in fearful dis
order, and in his bunk lay the dead HI
The strange Chinaman was nowhere in
sight. and all his belongings were gone.
Detectives working on the case said they
knew the name of tho murderer, and that
he was member Of the Boston Hip Sing
Tong, sent here 10 get" III.
Members Of the on Leong Tong invaded
the gambling house Of Mock Duck, at No.
q Pell street. Mania ttan. on December ..
and shot up the place. killing Lung Nu. the
vice president of the Hip Sing Tong, and
so severely wounding Ching Pong Sing. the
president. that he died. For the life OF
their officers the Hip Sing Tongs swore to
take the lives Of twenty On Leong Tongs.
the police heard. Detectives all over the
city, had been Watching for an outbreak but
II was not suspected that the Hip Sing
Tongs would carry the war into Brooklyn
and attack individual members OF the rival
tong.