Eureka Reporter | 1905-08-11 | Page 2 | A Bloody Battle in Chinatown

A BLOODY BATTLE IN CHINATOWN new york As a result of a battle between members of the big chinese societies in the chinese theatre in doyer street sunday night three were killed two others probably fatally wounded and many others injured when the police sue ceedee in breaking up the riot they had arrested more than enough innab stants of the chinese district to fill the elizabeth street and other police sta alons in the vicinity according to a report made by the police the hip I 1 sing tong started the trouble and de selected the chinese theatre which Is seldom bilsted vilsted by the police as the most favorable scene for oper athons the theatre holds about people and on sunday night when the quarter Is crowded with visiting celes bials from all over the metropolitan district it Is always packed when the battle began not a seat was to be had and many were standing among the later in the back of the theatre were several of the hip sing tong members with big 14 caliber revolvers I 1 concealed beneath their flowing gar ments they suddenly began firing causing a panic in the audience the fire was returned by their opponents with the above result