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One Chinatown historian describes Mock Duck in 1904 as "strutting around on Pell Street, covered in diamonds," adding that, at that time, "Mock Duck is firmly in control of the Hip Sing, his sinister image bolstered by his long, lethal-looking fingernails, which signal he is too grand to do the dirty
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and gambling houses on Pell and Doyers Streets. However, Mock Duck held back the addresses of the more lucrative Mott Street operations for leverage against Lee. The warring Tongs signed a truce in 1906, but the Hip Sings and the On Leongs were again at war the following year.
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vest. He was named by the press the "Clay Pigeon of Chinatown" and the "Mayor of Chinatown". During several attempts on his life, Mock Duck reportedly squatted down in the street and fired at his attackers with two handguns with his eyes closed.
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against the On Leongs. Hip Sing men set one of Lee's boarding houses on fire, resulting in the deaths of two men. In another incident, two Hip Sing
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In 1932, Mock Duck agreed to an arrangement with the US and Chinese governments to declare a peace among the Tongs of Chinatown, and he retired to
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In 1900, Mock Duck demanded half of Lee's revenue from illegal gambling operations. When Lee refused, within 48 hours, Mock Duck declared a
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After Lee put a bounty on Mock Duck and the rest of the Hip Sings, Mock Duck formed an alliance with the rival
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in March 1906, wife of Sai Wing Mock, leader of Hip Sing Tong organization in Chinatown, New York City
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Mock Duck survived repeated attempts on his life, including in February 1932 at his establishment in
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Chinese arrested after Mock Duck and Tom Lee factions' shooting in Chinatown on January 24, 1906
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Organizing Crime in Chinatown: Race and Racketeering in New York City, 1890-1910
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Being top New York City Chinese Tong gang leader from late 19th-mid 20th century
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Mock Duck arrived in the United States during the late 1890s, settling in
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Brooklyn Death Index: "Mock Sai 62 y July 23, 1941 15191 Kings County
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decapitated an On Leong man, and open warfare began in Chinatown.
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The Crooked Ladder: Gangsters, Ethnicity and the American Dream
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of Chinese criminal Tong leader Mock Duck, before going to
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