Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
HITTING THE PIPE.
An Opium Den Raided Sunday night and q
Dozen Frequenters Nailed.

An Opium Den Raided sunday night and q
Dozen Frequenters Nailed.
1t has long been known by the Off
GERS that resort for opium smokers
was being conducted in this city. but
until Sunday night the locality of the
opium den was only guessed. At
about midnight officers Russell and
Frank Westervelt by chance dropped
upon the exact location of one Of these
dens, and watching their opportunity
the officers gained an entrance to an
apartment of All Sans laundry on
Bridge street near Sixth and the cur
tain rose upon q crowded house. As
the officers appeared upon the scene
two of the Cinnamon made run and
escaped, the others, utterly dumb
remained, apparently too
much surprised to attempt escape.
Four of the visitors to the den were
lying upon the wooden hunks engaged
In the perinicious occupation Of shit.
ting the pipe a lick" and six others
were bucking Chinese game, the
proprietor, All Sam, attending to the
frequenters of his house. No trouble
was encountered in effecting the ar
rest of the ientire delegation; they
were herded by officers Russell and
Westervelt and driven like sheep to
the county Jail, where they were
taken care of for the remainder of the
night. Yesterday afternoon the pris-
oners were arraigned, and the probate
court room was crowded by the heath
en- and few of their swarthy friends.
Charlie Chung, the celestial gambler,
was secured by the court to act as an
interpreter, and the names of the Of
Tenders were thus obtained. They
are All Sam, the keeper of the den,
Ah Yoht. All Song, Ah Guong
Ah Guing. All Young, and
All Chong, Gee Bob, Jim
Shaw, Jim Twoy and Hop Gee. The
first seven named could not furnish
the bail of 800, ,.sndlwere after arraign
ment returned to the care of the
turnkey. Gee Bob, q boss laundry
man OF Bridge street, was released up
on personal recognizance; Jim Shaw
and Twoy, employed by Macqeen a
the post were bailed by Louis King
and Hop Fee, who is a big chic
among the Cinnamon and proprietor
of an oriental store at Bozemen, wa
released upon collateral security which
was deposited in the Sherifi's safe th'
night before. The Cinnamon were
provided with an attorney, Judg'
J. w. StreveDl, and the case will b
commenced this morning at ter
O'Clock, before Probate Judge Stable
There Is one chinaman yet at larg'
who was In the den at the time Of th'
raid, the other, Chong, being captured
by Russell yesterday and arraigned
and Jim Chung, q COOK working o
Annie Turner's place, for whom sh'
went good but who will be tried alonl
with the others to-day. A lot o
opium, pipes and ct ceteras found In
all well regulated opium dens wa
captured and also q small quantity o
money for which the gamblers were
playing. Hop Gee had upon his per
son when arrested about $500 In money
and iewelry, he was running th'
bank at the den against which tn,
games were bucking. The officer
were somewhat disappointed in th,
countenances Of the prisoner n It wa
thought when the raid was made tha
prob ably there would have been com,
dsvotss of the pipe who had claims 4
Q whittier skin. Tomorrow Charli,
Chung and Topmy Tong win act 1,
interpreksn and the trial will b
quite 'intsrssting. especially To thoel