Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-19
Two Deeshs From YelIew Fever.
A CAWRLING HELL.

Nineteen ChInamen Enjoying Them
 selves Quietly Sunday Night By
 Gambling Are Surprised and Taken
 Prisoners By she Police.
 It is hard matter to conjecture exactly what the gambling contingent of the Chi nese of this city thought of the "Melican" man last night.
 Nineteen of them were taken prisoners. They had free ride in the police wagon, which they all enjoyed, because never be- fore had they had a free ride. For some time past an air of mystery has snshrouded the little one story shaury at 49 Grown street, next to Joe Elly's. It was occu- pied by Chinaman named Up Foon, but he wasn't up soon enough to hide his little game from the police. Up Foon has run 8 laun- dry there, but not lately. To sum it up, he turned his place into nothing more or less thrn a gambling hell. It was more profitable business than laun- drying.
 Sergeant Drisooll has had his eye on this place and knowing it's reputation decided to \ act. About 9 o'clock last night, accompanied by Roundsman Mcbride and Officers Picker | ing, Tripp, Selleck and Hyde, he visited the | place.
 While awaiting chance to make the raid | several Chinamen came and others left, as \ they do all the time. Sunday night is Foon's \ greatest one for making cash, as there is a | large attendance.
 Probably a more surprised set of men have \ seldom been seen than these Chinamen when, hearing loud smashing voice, they were | suddenly confronted by the police. They were awe-stricken. They huddled together like so many rats.
 The building has two rooms, and in both \ gambling was going On at two round tables. The playing was done with dominos. There were ivory chips and Chinese money on these \ tables.
 The officers had burst in the front door | Officer Tripp went around to the back follow ed by Officer Pickering. Those in front en- | tered the front room first, and the Chinamsr there hardly stirred. They were seemingly rivited to the chairs, so great was there sur prise.
 But in the back room the alarm was sound
 ed. One jumped up, followed by severa ! others, and made bolt for the back door Officer Tripp was just climbing the fence ! They showed fight, but it was all over in { minute, for Officer Pickering had scaled tho
 fence. In the tussle the officer broke of on. of his finger nails.
 While the officers were making the whole, sale arrests three others entered, but on see. ing the blue-coated officers of tho law ran pei nell down the street. When surprised twt l were lying peacefully and contentediy in-t
 bed in the back room smoking pipes ant
 watching the gambling.
 There were in all twenty-one in the place ' put bWO OSCbpoNs
 The police patrol wagon was sent for ant
 the first load was made up of nine prisoners
 the next consisted of eight, while two had t, walk.
 The affair created considerable excitement
 ment and a large crowd gathered, many fol lowing to the police office.
 Shortly afterward council of war wa
 held by those who were not caught in tn Chinese laundry further up the street. The, , finally came out in 8 line and each made hi
 way alone up Grown street to Church. A each passed along he was laughed at by peo , pie who knew the circumstances of the raid but they all returned the laugh good natured | | 1y and said with evident satisfaction tha ssMeliean man didn't catchee me" They gave their names as Lee Ham, Gu l Lee, An Lung, Jim Kee, Lee U; An Kleu f Lee Bing. An Skey, Lo Doe, Ah Sing. Le = Sing, Ah Lee, An Gun, Lee San, Lee Jung ? Tam Jung, Charlie Lee, An Fay and Fon ? Wing.
 Il All were locked up at the police office, bu l they succeeded in getting bonds of $25 eacl - their bondsman being Charles E. Toon, th
 Ntsa merchant of Congress avenue.