The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
Z ARE SLAIN IN
TONG WAR IN
CHICAGO
Police Double Guard in China.
toWn-Renegade Is
Blamed
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phonic death warning of the tongs.
The other attacks occurred in
different parts Of Chicago almost
simultaneously.
Two Chinese gunner entered the
laundry Of Moy Tong Home, and
opened fire on the proprietor and
his cousin, Moy Tong Ton, Home
was wounded in the back and arm,
and Ton was struck in four places.
II is believed he win die.
A few minutes later, three Chinese
riding in ali automobile attempted
TO assassinate Charlie Hung in. his
laundry and Joe Lee in his chop
suey parlor. The shots went wild
Lee, warned that the gunner were
in town, had prepared for the attack
by arrning his walters with knives
meat cleaners and guns. When
The gunner entered, the Chinese
yelled for police and their cries
frightened the attackers away.
While Willie Lee was working.
lin his laundry 4 bullet from the
gun Of one of two Chinese outside
shattered the window and embedded
itself in q wall near his head. His
.assasilants fled.
When the first outbreak was re-
ported, emergency squads of police
were sent into the terror stricken
Chinese districts but the gunner
were moving about so rapidly that
i was virtually impossible to stop
their attacks before dawn.
Various Explanations.
+ Chinese questioned concerning the
latest flare-up gave various reasons
as its cause. Some said It resulted
from family trouble. Others said
feud between the Hip Sings and On
Leongs brought on by the Hip
Sings endeavor to wrest some large
gambling concessions from the On
Leongs was responsible.
From Frank Moy, former mayor"
OF Chinatown, however, police re-
ceived the version to which they
give the greatest credence. It is
Moy's opinion that Chin Jack Lam,
renegade On Lseong, is at the bot
tom OF the trouble.
Lam was expelled from the On
Leong tong some S1me ago. Moy
said. and following this he gathered
about him a band Of about 800
disconnected Chinese, mostly gun
men and gamblers. These outlaws
recently extorted about $50 900 from
Leongs by threats and then forced
them to cancel about $4,000 IN
mortgages by KIDNAPPING Wong Sing
head OF the Chinese Merchants As
socitaion in Cleveland ana holding
him prisoner for some time.
Mrs. Lena Soane, white wife of
Hs1snV $50 - p~S g.,
his restaurant enterprise. however,
told police she was certain Kai
was killed by an On Leong Tong
man.
Husband Hip Sing Man.
my husband is Hip Sing man. :"
she told police at the restaurant,
"and I believe Kai was murdered in
mistake for him. On Leongs are
jealous because the largest gam.
bling houses are owned by the Hip
Sings. Kai was not a member OF
the Hip Sings. My husband also
had some trouble with the On
Leongs some months ago when he
elected a member of their organiza.
ton from his restaurant where the
man was making himself objection
able. Recently my husband was
told by a friendly member Of the
On Leong tong that he had been
marked for DEATH"
The Moys were inclined to place
the blame on Lam or enemies of
the. Moy family. They denied they
were members OF any tong.
More. than q score OF suspects
| were In custody today as q result
Of police orders to pick up ell sus-
picious characters in the Chinese
| quarter. Detectives were stationed
at all railroad stations to question
any Chinese entering or leaving the
city.