The sun., 1889-12-08
TERROR IN pELL AND DoYER STREETS.
Six opIuu, Joints Raided and Four Women
and n ChinAman Arrested and Let 60.

Six opIur, Joints Raided and Four Women
and - ChinAmRn Arrested and Let go.
Chinatown was turned upside down and
inside out by the police last night series OF
raids by officers Of the Society for the Proven
tion Of Cruelty to Children. Central ONCE and
ward detectives kept tho inhabitants OF Pel
and Doyer streets In terror all the evening.
The raids we're the result OF many COM
plants which have come TO tho society
from people who have seen young white girls
ireuuenting Chinese joints In the neighbor-
hood. Hundreds OF Cinnamon live in the tene-
ments around tho corner OF Poll and Doyer
streets and scores OF white women live or visit
there. No doubt opium smoking IL the prjnci-
mi attraction which draws both men and
women there Assistant Superintendent
Stockton Of the Chlldren's Society arranged
for sudden descent upon half dozen ofthese
places Forty policemen in three squads made
the raid at about o'clock. The places visited
were o. H. and 10 Pell street and o, IL, and II
Dover street.
At and II Pell street wore found about 100
white and Chinese inmates in small, sdualid
rooms Of the vilest description. In almost ev-
cry room an opium lamp was burning and in
several tho inmates we're In the act OF hit
ting the ppo" when the police entered In two
or three rooms were women who claimed to be
tie wives Of their Chinese companions. They
were moro than 20 years old and they were
not interfered with. Two girls in room
with ono ChlnamRn wero taken to the
station house. The most distressing case Of
opium slavery discovered was that OF n woman
OF 25, evidently in the last stages OF the fatal
effects OF tho vice. Emaciated ha2gard. and
hollow-eyeh she raised horselt upon the bed
where she had been yng win tss pSe d ~ hsp 1Ss
police. Hers was hopeless case ana she was
let nlone.
quite luxurious pretontions. The occupants
were ChinRmen and white woman, most OF
them young, There was no evidence there OF
other vice than opium smoking, although in
several cases men and women lay upon the
same hunk smQkina from the common iamp
ht0 Doyer street two white girls about IS
years old and one. Chinaman were arrested.
ike ali The others in the house was Of the most
poverty-stricken description. The atmosphere
bs a. all o the epS@ ,sr sinS Wing
was taken 10 the station house made a great
ado ovei his arrest, He whmperod and begged
want GO, Takee him" he entreated, pointing
out another Chinamau. who he declared was
the proprietor Of the Joint He vas hustled
that uStOnished him.
At ~ Pell street. the POLICE found ten white
very well dressed and decidedly pretty. They
gave all sorts OF excuses for being in an opium
and they could not be held. When they were
released at the street door they fled in all d.
rections,
Al the Elizabeth street station the four girls
aud the Chinaman who had been arrested re-
Ceiyed a sharp lecture from young Capt.
McCuilagh. He told them that il he ever
caught them again living with Cinnamon.
whether under pretenco Of marriage or not he
would sec that they We're seut for three
months to tho island. Then tho five were re-
leased.
The raid demonstrated that there WAS no
truth in many complaints made to the society
to the effect that girls OF IA aud Is years are
kept in these places by Cinnamon Tor immoral
purpOSeS.