The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-07
Cinnamon Say They Were in
Packing Boxes on Ship Forty
six Days Without Food.
VG WAR RECRUITS?
TONG
Captain Of Ship Claims Story lmpos-
slble 40 No Packing Cases Were
Carried doctors Say Men
Were Starving.


tale Of how they had journeyed' half
way around the world in packing
boxes and unfed forty-six days. seven
Chinese were seized by police and sent
to Bellevue Hospital, victims Of star
walton. One died a few hours later
The survivors are charged with VIC
lating the immigration laws.
In the pockets of the unwelcome
immigrants, police charge. they found
cards of membership ir the Hip Sing
Tong. avowed enemies of the On
Leongs, now waging warfare with
them. The men were being imported
into the country, the police hold. so
they might fight for the Hip Sings
and then steal out OF the United
States very much in the same manner
as they would have made theri en-
trance had 1t not been for the police
vigil in Chinatown.
A vigorous denial came from Capt.
Frederick Marshall Of the Gaelic
Prince. which was moored at Pier 4.
Brooklyn, and on which the Chinese
told the police they had come from
the Orient.
I'VE have been out of Singapore
forty-six Gays" Capt. Marshall said.
I'VE did not have a packing case
aboard that was larger than by 2.
and how on earth could man live
in one OF those things forty-six days
without food?"
May Be Of His Crew
THE tale that the police came here
and told me is absolutely ridiculous"
he continued. I'VE had thirty-nine
Chinese who were members of the
crew that was recruited here In New
York before we started on our voy-
age around the world last April and
in all probability thess men are mem
bers of the crew. They all left here.
after they were examined by officials
of the Customs Service"
The ca1tain further argued against
the tale told by the Chinese to- the
police that they had put into Boston
Tuesday, and said that If there were
stowaways on board they doubtlessly
would. have been put of at that port.
Medical authorities and the police
are not as skeptical Of the story as
Capt Marshall. A aoctor in charge
at Bellevue Hospital, who examined
the men. said it was possible that the
men had made the voyage as they
described it to the police. He said
their physical condition Indicated
plainly they had little food in many
days.
An autopsy was made on the body
Of Lung Now, who died in Bellevue,
and from that the Bellevue authorities
say they will be able to tell more
about the Chinese. This man, they be-
lieve. died Of pneumonia. His brother,
Lung Cow, is in serious condition.
A taxicab drawn up at Pell and
Mott streets attracted Detectives
Powell and Gleason of the Special
Service Division who saw several Chi.
nese carrying others on their backs
into No. Pell street. Shots from
police pistols sent them scampering.
They were caught and all ASSENT led
in front u the No. 81.
An ambulance /. was called from
Beekman Street Hospital and patrol
wagon from Police Headquarters. By
this time uniformed policemen. at.
tracted by the shots. had come run.
ming from all sides.
Seven of the prisoners were in a
serious condition and were taken to
Bellevue. At the hospital they gave
their names as Fuk Ling. thirty-six:
Yen Chung. nineteen; So Jung, six
teen; Chin Jon. thirty-eight; Ling
Now. twenty-five; Lung MEOW. twen-
ty-two, and Lung Cow. thirty. All
said they were seamen and had no