The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-11
TEN CENTS WORTH OF OPIUM.
RevivinG Cinnamon who were Arrested for
Selling Unstnnped tignrs.

Selling Unstamped Cigars.
Four Cinnamon sat I'm the United States
Marshals room yesterday tho pictures Of
Indebtedness and despair. Their names wcro
John Akomb. alias John Anderson. All Foo.
All Soon and All Sin. They were arrested by
Special Agent l.. $. Stinson for selling un-
stamped cigars. and spent the night in n station
house. All Of thom wcro bodied and
sunkcn- checked. with black unkcmpt hair.
and dull black eyes nearly closed Three Of
the four wcre suffering for the want ~ their ac-
customed opium. " which thcir imprisonment
had deprived them. As they crouchcd in a
corner Of the office their detection attracted the
pity " many who happened in. and not fow
expressed wonder that the Government could
hnd no creator frauds to occupy tho attention II
it's officers than these poor wrctchcs who had
been guilty " selling handful Of their miser-
able penny cigars without the requisite revenue
stamps.
John Akomh WIS the spokesman OF the party.
for the others spoke little English. He said
that ho WAS l6 years Of age. and had been away
from China thirty years. lie had been in Eng
land. Germany and France. aud at one time
served on the United States gunboat Massachu-
sctts, Capt. Hudson. and was also on the Red
River expedition in the capacity OF cook. He
said That he had n wife named Kitty an English
woman ~ " cherry street. and had three chill
dren that died
lie referred 20 piteously to his suNcrings and
TINT " his companions for their habiiual opium
that n sympathetic hystander volunteered To-
get him some Of his iavorite drug. But said
Akniuh with piteous wall.
We got no monee"
How much will it costl"
Ten ccntce."
Ten cents for thrce7'
No; ten cent for ono"
Where do you get II 2"
Al IL Baxter street-Of All Que"
How snail W. get IL from him y
show him this"
Then Akomb produced from the folds NJ his
worn vest bearlmed thimblc, the metal of
which could not be distinguished from the
black coating TINT envcloped il.
show him that-he knows that" anil the
connding Akonb surrendered his pony" TO
thp cns my, of his sympathIing gucstioner,
prevailing upon Marshal Strahan to detain
the prisoners until his return the opium mis-
sionnry wendell his way 10 Baxter street. The
front building Is a huge tenement house. AMI
IN tie rear Is court surrounded hya pile ui
thlckly inhabited tunements in which varied
nationalities were represented. The promises
OF the opium vcnder were found without M
Guilty. Thoy consisted of three rooms or rather
one room made into three, The larger room IL
about ten feet square and contains little Ill
apdated furniture. dirty and forbidding.
table covered with mating stood against the
wall with shelf attached To the wall This il
the couch OF the opium smokers. and IN The
centre Of the table is tray ~ utensils for opium
smoking, sleek cat lay drowsily cured up
rs II under the influence Of the drug. The
other two rooms are about the size ~ small
stateroom each, and in each We're two hunks
'.NtI'u WIFI muUlNE. ana Win ~it f-Nnll
Accommodate from two To- four persons ca il,
The only ventilation Is through small window
The occupants q the room Yesterday were
cadayerous old Mongolian who looked as II
q nun of air would blow him away. ana u.s.,
cmacint"d opium smokers-nn" boz en- "a rnniu
Thon there WIS a stout and almost comedy IRISH
woman ot about % not M dressed WHO wi
IDENTITY was On good terms with Thorn ll
On" ot the smokers proved 10 Doc Al Que flc
opium rruprieter. He was reclining ou Oi.nf
fH mi .IHH HaHs q
Iiprs. Taking % lot If the murky iH-ia be-
dipped % long rod in Il and He'd up 4 hlll q
plunged in q burning taper and then rubbed IL
IN the bowl ~ IA" pipe. % singular reod -lrur-
turc. Then he took a few ,ieorsu- wiir- ro-
Ginning IN hrs side AMI onloylug the rNhnnrA-
ton ui tlc drug as IFS fumes spread through
tho room and went ont of ~" li''ie window.
Tn" other Chiuamnu in thrhuuk was ovid Mt
Is ~ dun -tupur from tie cen. t-of TIE opium
ana looked tr'umiy and lui. -ulNlv az tine now
connrs. Even the woman was aiparuut.y sr,
pen % and LACED ar though -lo f.n. had Iur-
taken of the narcotic AMI answered tllr ,iur--
tions pui I" her ar though she was iu wall, ING
thatiiiry know nothin. of tAr men who had l.,tn
arrested. They shook their leNd- and olnt-
could ng Got cut oi them. But tilc production of
John Ahomh's thinhle opened their mouths.
pot q b. him long g. rompreli"ni ihai It was t.
b hlod. His lri 70 agreed with tAat ~ AA,mb
a.ss,2, ten cents ior tAg thmheful
corner. amt covered the thmlN" no.ty with "a
pl".'n oi foil. Then he st % curious Ii.tl. luN
snl NA'd that with tle uu-t. i'' ..Nii.r tNa.
tWuan"n. took his thirty cents. aui rclal.-.i
into a -t'ld enjoyment ui his cigar
Al o. i~ evidently tAe rallt4..sf - tls Chic
ne7e COLON 90 tnr opium uui" uut h- diuey
apartments tha fakNrItH resort of tir Dunn
SIN kef-. I'll" old Chnunuu - the n.m~y
anatomy remained 9uspirlN u- all toe time hIit
d" iutIIE iiNfii - dissent VIA 20 flIr woman sad.
lNu know Johnny Akumh' - k.lty -.
~; she Ntr Cherry street.
10 tell hrr Jnhnny Akomb is iu prison"
VS. me- -"ui word"
Then tho opium missionaries found their
/ appearance Wa- the signal Tor a beam %
] joy 70 tighten the faces Il the Door
watches who in their absence hHi boon
doing Ia their chairs Even the one who doe.
not rs" opium looked happy as hc saw the
smiling faces ~ hs fellow prs lpcrs when they
/ 'lI'i tAclr xlou- prize. Johnny AhOulh
clutrhed his th'mbie engerlv. tore of III.
tluiVu covering, ana licked With avidity
the piece Of foil before b." threw II
away. Thon he tore IN the whole cover
and ravenously thrust the top of his tongue
into tn" opium, rolling the sweet morsel
IN lis mouth with an air almost rascnous. An
soon was only too eager To- help him. and
brought him a glass Of water. Ah Stu likewise
partook OF his share un"ercmouious DIPPING
liile ~ X into II and -mHcking hi- lils. They
paid no attention L. the little Knot 4 curious
spectators Who watched them. hut seemed only
eager - have their gnawiNg hunger for the
drug appen-od.
Whcn N. Marshal called them soon aror %
20 t. Ludlow street Jail. to which Commissioner
Shields had committed tipm. thcy shli,lei III
1uhmi~sl N"ly yet with an H.rut tuu'eltl-ut ia
81. ~ contrast with their previous ullcurancc.