New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
DICTACRAPH new
TONG WAR WEAPON
Used Freely by Hip Sings
in Effort to Save Chinese
from Death Chair.
FIND "CONSPIRACY'
BY THE ON LEONGS
Girls Drilled to Testify Against
Eng Hing and Lee Dock IS
Charged in Affidavit.

With the fling Of afidavIts and notice
of motion for a new trial for Eng Hing
and Lee Dock. the Hip Sing gunner
now in the death house AT Sing Sing II
developed Yesterday that the Hip Sing
Tong had spent thousands OF dollars In
an attempt 10 prove that the CONVICTION
Of their brothers was a result Of con
spiracy by the on L-ong Tong
Under the direction Of Terence ]. Nc
Nauus. OF the law firm OF Olcott. Gruber
Bonynge 4 McManus. and Charles W.
Gould. counsel for Eng Hing and Lee
Dock. dictagraphs. stcnorrarhers. investi-
gators and private detectives were set 10
work. After months Of worl, Nj. Nc
Manus Yesterday served on lsdor Was
servogel acting District Attorney.
bulky volume OF afiidavts. which read
like yellow-hacked novel
The gossip Of lobbygows that Frank
Tregalia. known as Rubber" special
deputy sheriff who is friendly q" th" on
I.eong TONG. had drilled Oracle Mack
and Flossi" Wong in the story which
sent Eng Hing and Lee Dock 10 the death
house was tine clue that was discussed
Edward NJ Carrette, a former police
man. was said to be the only man in New
York 10 whom Rubber" might unhOsom
himself Carrctte was engaged. Rub
Der" was installed In fat on West l3ith
street and an opium layout WAS provided
Rubber" was told that stunning party
wanted 10 see hop Joint and ~ was
10 supply the local color Carrctte then
hired an automobile and took ;wo young
women who were In the secret TO see the
hop Joint
A dictagraph transmitted the conversa-
ton Of Rubber" the two young women
and Carrette 10 TWO stcnosraphcrs
rubber" was introduced as Detective
Rubber. the famous Chinatown detective
who sent two Cinnamon 10 the death
house" The party proceeded to pump
him.
Rubber told Of the devious ways in
which the Chinese prepared their murder
cases. The Chinatown girls, he said We're
! always used as witnesses.
| "Thev testify 10 everything" he said.
Them girls has been witnesses in every
case in which they could be. None Of
/ them gets any money; they gets prom
| ises."
! In the case Of Eng Hing and Lee Dock
| he said the girls had actually been on
| the scene at the time Of the shooting.
| In Springfield. Mass, the Hip Sings dug
M former Chinatown girl who had been
friendly with Oracle Mack and Flossie
Wong. They sent her 10 Philadelphia 10
| tell FIossie that Rubber" had shot off
his mouth" and tie fat was IN the fire. \
stcnographer took down the conversation.
Flossie's only comment was.
''Wen. you know these two Chnks are
not dead yet, and / will have to be care
ful. II Rubber don't stop talking he will
put us all in jail
Gracies remarks. as caught by a dicta-
graph at no. Il Mott street, were:
Gee! / wish we hadn't let Rubber in
the room that day; | knew he couldn't
keep his mouth shut Gee! II they found
that out they will easily find out that I
was in the pictures-are liable to get into
trouble"
The motion for a new trial will be ar
eued December S. Nj. Wasservogel. who
will oppose Mr.. McManus. pointed out
Yesterday that the conversation attribu-
ted 10 Rubber" was admittedly that OF a
man who was smoking opium and who
had taken liquor and cocaine for tooth
ache. His assc- ;Ons Mr.. Wasservogel
said, were general I'm character, and he
seldom referred TO the case Of Eng Hing
and Lee Dock
Eng Hing and Lee Dock were convicted
last March Of the murder Of Lee Kay, a
member OF the ON I.eong Tong. Lee Kay
| was shot on Mott street I'm October, 1872.