William
McAdoo (1853-1930). New York City Commissioner of
Police, 1904-1906 and later chief of the city’s magistrate
courts. Determined to crack down on police extortion.
Considered Chinatown “an ulcer spot on the face of the
city.”
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Theodore
Roosevelt (1858-1919).
New York City Commissioner of Police, 1895-1897, who
dismissed a veiled threat from the Hip Sing Tong.
Responsible for many reforms and appointed a hard-nosed
captain to oversee Chinatown.
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Warren
W. Foster (1859-1943).
Court of General Sessions Judge who was prevailed upon to
mediate the disputes between the tongs in 1906, 1910 and
1913 and was feted as the “great White Father of Chinatown”
for restoring peace.
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