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Show A BLOODY BATTLE IN CHINATOWN Now York. As n result of a battlo between members of tho big Chlncso societies In tho Chlncso thoatro In Doyer street Sundny night threo Chinamen wero killed, two others probably fatally wounded and many others Injured. When tho pollco succeeded suc-ceeded In breaking up tho riot thoy had arrested more than enough Inhabitants Inhab-itants of tho Chlncso district to fill tho Elizabeth streot and other pollco stations sta-tions In tho vicinity. According to a roport mado by tho pollco, tho Hip Sing Tong started tho troublo and deliberately de-liberately selected tho Chlncso thcatro, which Is seldom vllstcd by tho pollco, as tho most favorablo scono for operations. oper-ations. Tho thcatro holds nbout 400 peoplo and on Sundny night when tho quarter Is crowded with visiting celestials celes-tials from nil over tho metropolitan district it Is always packed. When tho battlo began not a seat was to bo had and mnny wero Btnndlng. Among tho later In tho back of tho thcatro wero several of tho Hip Sing Tong members with big .44 caliber rovolvors concealed beneath their flowing garments. gar-ments. Thoy suddenly began firing, causing a panic In tho nudlcnco. Tho flro was roturncd by their opponents with tho abovo result. |