The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-06
YELLOW RASCALS.
RoBBERIRs BY WHOLESALE
Oriental Robbers Unearthed- Three
Business Houses Piundered-We
Are Being Ruined by Chin
csc Thieving.

once proceeded with his accustomed
vigilance. to prospect" round about
the neighborhood. Days and weeks
rolled by without any developments be-
ing made which would give him n clue
-uficient TO warrant steps toward max
ing any arrests.
A few days ago, however, Mr.. Cur
ran made discoveries which led him to
believe that the Hrm above named was
being robbed by a Chinaman named
Hong Sue, who has for nearly a year
past been employed to perform drudg-
cry about the establishment. Every
thing being ripe for u descent Mr.. Cur
ran yesterday procured q search war
rant and, accompanied by Officer Talbot,
proceeded to Tua Wah's washee house
IN Themes street, near Seventeenth,
where Hong Sue boarded. and com-
menced the search. In a few moments
his eye fell upon 4 mysterious looking
dry goods box, which upon being opened
revealed to his gaze a large quantity of
new goods such as boots, shoes, ready
made clothing, gentlemen's underwear,
etc. There was also found a quantity
of liquors, and 1900 choice cigars.
Leaving Talbot to watch the Chinese
quarters he carried some Of the goods
to Marks & Myers store, where they
were at once recognized by the propri-
etors as their property. The liquors
and cigars were found to belong to Col.
Murrin, which had been stealthily car
ried away by u Chinaman in his en-
ploy and deposited with Hong Sue.
These discoveries developed the fact
that Smith & Harrington's clothing es-
adjustment In the Carey block had also
suffered by Chinese invasion. Some Of
the goods were recognized by Mr.. Har-
rington as belonging to his Hrm. In
the meantime Hong Sue, who was out
in the city at the time the descent was
made upon his place, was appraised of
his peril and jumped the town, leaving
alfhis effects behind, and Is supposed
to have gone east on a freight train.
Officers Curran, Talbot and Thomson
then proceeded to a thorough search
among all the Chinese houses in the
city. Tua Wah and two other China
men living where the goods were found
were placed under arrest and lodged Id
Jail, as were also four others, two OF
whom were captured at Sing Wung's
on Fifteenth street, n at Smith &
Harrington's store, and the other at
the Metropolitan hotel.
The developments made yesterday
prove that Hong Sue, the Chinaman
who escaped, was the ring leader in the
robberies, while Tua Wah's place on
Themes street was made the common
depository for the goods until they
could be quietly and safely shipped to
Chinese confederates at Evanston,
Green River and Rawlins, in this terri
tory, and to a den Of thieves In Black
Hawk, Colorado. The Cinnamon at
Col. Murrin's and Smith & Harring-
toms have been systematically robbing
their employers for months past, and
turning their i'll gotten gain over to
Hong Sue who shipped the stolen goods
to other points as above stated, and
which will be described more fully here
after in this account. As far back as
Nov. 10, 1873, Hong Sue began to pave
the way for ''store keeping" OIL a grand
scale. On that day he consulted a
Cheyenne lawyer on the rights accord
ed to Cinnamon In America. The law
yer very innocently gave him the de-
sired information, IS will be seen by
the following letter found yesterday
among Hong Sues effects:
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 10. 1873.
Hong Sue. Cheyenne:
You have the same right to open q
store and keep goods for sale as any
other person, and upon the same terms
that Americans do. II you want to
sell liquors or tobacco, you will have to
get licenses from the United States,
from the county and city. but other
wise you have to pay no license for car
rying on the business.
E. p. JOHNSON.
A faint idea Of the robberies COM
mitted by Hong Sue and his accom-
plices was obtained from express re-
ceipts found among his effects after his
flight yesterday. On March 90 he sent
a box Of merchandise, valued at $50,
to Ah Say, at Evanston; March "a, a
box Of merchandise, valued ut s25, to
Sam wah, at Black Hawk, Colorado;
April 16, a box Of goods to Hang Lee,
at Green River; April 81, another box,
valued at s75 to Sam wah, at Black
Hawk, and May LIST, another box,
valued at $50, to Sam wah.
On February IA he deposited $50 In
Stebbins, Post C Co.'s bank, which
amount we learn now stands to his
credit on the books of hat institution.
II will be seen by these receipts that
business has been remarkably good
among the pes~tilentiar Orientals-es-
pecially since they paid less attention
to the interests Of their employers and
engaged in merchandising on their own
hook.
The extent of the losses to Marks &
Myers, Col. L. Murrin and Smith &
Harrington cannot at present be esti-
mated. Those gentlemen can form no
definite ideas now. 1t is evident, how
ever, that the goods stolen from the