The Washington times., 1915-02-25
TONG WAR COMING,
TWO MEN MARKED
Two Members Of the On Leongs
to Die by the Law Of New
York's Chinatown.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25-There are two
Haen in New York's Chinatown VINO are
marked for death. who they are IL ilos
known. who their murderers will be is
not known. When they will be killed
is not known. But they are marked
for death lust as surely as the sun will
rise tomorrow. 1t may come tomorrow:
1t may come next week. or 1t may come
next summer-no one knows. Inspector
Wakefield. of the police department.
wishes he did. But he can only wait:
Ever since the electrocution of Eng
Hing and Ice Dock. two Hip Sing
hatchet men, at Sing Sing. several
weeks ago. another tong war has been
smoldering in Chinatown. And 1t will
forth in the flame that will mean death
to two members of the on I4eongs. 1t
is the law of Chinatown. and as irre-
Eng Hing and Lee DOCK had eveneu
up the score between the Hip Sings
and the On Leongs. They killed Leo
nay, and On Leong, almost two years
ago. They had been in prison ever
evened. When thev died 1t became un-
even again. 1t must be balanced.
Regarded As Martyrs.
The smoldering almost broke out at
the funeral of the two men. 1t was
one of the most gorgeous Chinatown
has ever seen. They were heroes in the
eyes of their brethren. martyrs-not
murderers they stood In the eyes OF
white men, Inspector Wakefield knows
Chinatown of old. lie was personally IN
charge of the funeral, and hundred
OF his men were scattered throughout
the narrow streets. He was taking no
chances.
Lee kung, the venerable priest Of the
Chinese Temple. had on his most gor.
lit hr{Oht
silken threads and the great gold
dragons. He was going to send two Of
Chinatown's heroes to their God In
state.
The aged priest stood between the two
dead men in the dim flickering light Of
the chapel. In the mouth of each was
q coin which was to pay the grizzled
boatkeeper for their passage over the
was. tightly corked bottle. In each
bottle was slip Of paper on which
was written the mans name. II tho
boatman should become careless on tho
slip overheard. then the bottles would
wash ashore and their friends would
know.
Lee Kung began to address the two
ney. He told them Of the mysteries Of
the life that was to be theirs. Around
him huddled the comrades Of the mon.
"Lee Dock and Eng Hing died By
the law Of the white men for doins
their duty as Chinamen as they saw
it." he said. They avenged their
dead brothers"
There was an ominous muttering
from the blue -bloused gathering.
From the back Of the dim little room,
stopped.
Inspector Wakefield stood in the
doorway. He shook his head at the
Lee Kung chose his words carefully
after that. At last he finished.
Weird Shrieking Heard.
Then the gong was beaten. tho
weird shrieking OF the flute sounded
and sixteen Hip Sings lifted the cof-
march to the cemetery began. 1t did
not lead through Chinatown. inspect
or Wakefield was taking no chances.
Behind the hearse were scattered bite
led sentences were written on them
Thus, II evil spirits were following the
dead men to their graves. they would
stop to read what was on the bits of pa
Ahead Of the hearse went carriage
which held the feast. Roast pigs. chick
ems. nuts. rice. eggs. cakes, ginger
everything was there that the men
Journey. Behind the hearse came the
floral carriages. and behind them car.
riages bearing their friends
At the grave Lee Kung bade the NOR
farewell. The women walled, tho flute
srrieked and the dirt was thrown or
the coffins. Then the feast was laid
atop the graves and the cortege wend.
ed its way back to Chinatown.
There was an unde Of activ.
ity that night. but the presence OF the
white guardians forestalled any oper
outbreak
So Chinatown smolders and the po.
lice department waits in dread Of when
the smoldering will break out in the
flame that probably will necessitate
sending another Hip Sing to :he electric
chair