The morning call., 1890-08-12
Two Keepers Arrested for Aiding
the Escape of Chinese.
HOW THE TRICK WAS EXPOSED.
Five MonsoIians Who Were to Have
Been Deported TO China Substi-
tuted by Others Who Want to
Go-The Game Suspected and
All the Parties Arrested.
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IL, ii. W OOtSY, ODt6l UailSl Wv
media County Jail, and John I. Morrison.
IDENTITY Jailer have been arrested for per-
hitting the escape Of Cinnamon from the
-iaiI and substituting others for them.
The names of those who escaped are Lee
Yick. Al Tong, All Chez, All Wing and An
Goev. They have been recaptured, and the
man who engineered their escape, one All
Gin. has also been arrested.
The capture is one of the cleverest pieces
.of work performed in this section of the
. country. and is another signal Illustration
OF the sagacity of Collector of the Port
PHELPS and of the officials lie has under
him.
A few weeks ago some Cinnamon were
sent ND from the southern district Of Cali
fornia, and confined in the Alameda Coun-
~ Jail TO await the departure Of a steamer
for China. These coolies were caught
while coming over the border from Mexico,
and had been remanded to China, as the
country from whence they came, and when
the steamer left the proper number of re-
mands was counted off out of the jail and
placed on the steamer.
Collector Phelps congratulated himself
that they had been safely deported without
hitch or mshap; but few days later some
strange stories reached him through one Of
the many avenues he has for gathering In
formation, ana they caused his brow to
wrinkle with YeXatlOn and cnagrlr.
ELEVEN HAD BEEN CHANGED.
The story was that eleven of the re-
manded Chinese had been changed in the
iail for eleven others who wished to 60
back to China and that the eleven released
were then at large in Uncle Sans do
mains. Not only that, but he also heard
that certain of the officials in the jail were
implicated in the transfer and had received
brides to make the change, the story being
that $50 apiece had been paid for six of
the Chinese and 500 apiece for the other
five.
stirred, as Rider Haggard says, but when
an emergency arises some men sink beneath
II, Others rise to meet the onslaught OF tate
Collector Phelps is one Of the men who
rise. He at once set about the work OF
capturing the guilty parties and cast about
him for some man to undertake the work.
His mind at once reverted TO the man who
had done such splendid services IN the cap
tuTe of the Chinese down in Ariz0na-the
mysterious \ emo" whose exploits have
been narrated in connection with that af-
fair. As events proved, Collector Phelps
chose the right man for the work.
Last week word was received here that
twenty-thTee Chinese were on the way to
this port from Los Angeles. They had been
remanded to China by the United States
Commissioners at Los Angeles and San
Diego, and were to be placed i'll charge Of
Collector Phelps until the sailing Of the
steamer. Here was an opportunity to set a
trap for the guilty, and preparations were
at once begun.
WATCHING THE GUILTY.
The twenty-three Chinese arrived last
FRIDAY morning in charge of Deputy United
States Marshal A. W. Marsh and Inspector
of Chinese Goodrich, both Of the Sc--4heIn
district Of California. Whe" .uey were
Trar1 far Cd
Stai in OaI[oI Memo" was there and
tnoL n careful survey OF the coolies without
Ieitirs any one suspect his mission. The
Cinnamon were escorted TO the Alameda
County Jail and locked up. Then began
thr clever work of Collector Phelps men.
Diagonally across from the Jail aid at
81 Washington street, and also next door
10 the corner Of Fifth, is an old, three
story house. Early on Friday morning
there called at that house man, who said
that ne wanted to rent a room. He gave
his name as FLAMES Adams; but he was
none other than the mysterious Memo"
The man looked through the house, but was
not satisfied with any OF the rooms except
one up in the gable, which had a window
commanding view Of the jail and its sur
Toundings.
The room was a little, dirty hole with
slauting roof and rickety bed; floor that
creaks and gives with every step upon it.
as though about to break through, and its
walls were begrimed with dirt, but still it
seemed to suit Adams" exactly, and be
hired it for week, paying 81 80 for it.
a short time after adams" took posses
sion and was Joined by a companion. Very
soon another man came up the stairs and
he was followed in q little while by an
other, and soon five men were huddled
together in the little room talking in whis-
pers. They were five secret service agents
OF the Treasury Department
PLANS SOON FORMULATED.
Adams soon formulated his plans. just
in front of the single window of the room
was the roof of a small house next door. 1t
came half way up the window, so that IL
order to see the approaches to the jail any
one looking from the window had to look
out from its top.
In the room was an old rickety table and
q chair. The window was lowered from
the top and the old table was placed at the
back of the room. the chair on the table and
man sat upon that From his elevated
position the spy could see alIthe approaches
10 the jail through the open window with
out himself being seen.
Two men were detailed to stay in the
room and occupy this elevated perch, one
to relieve the other. From Friday morning
until yesterday morning not moment
passed but pair of sharp eyes was look
ing from that window at the Jail. When
night came the men could leave their un-
comfortable perch and approach the win
dow, but day and night the watch was
kept uD.
Again, on the corner Of Washington and
Fifth streets is a woodward, where another
man was detailed to make friends with the
proprietor of this yard and be there as
much as possible, keeping sharp watch.
o. At the lumbeT-yard at the corner of
Washington and Fourth streets still an
tther man was detailed with orders to ngra-
tate himself with the people there and
talk lumber. In an old covered wagon at
the corner of Washington and Fifth two
outside men lay and still watched the jail
COVERING THE APPROACHES.
memo" or Adams" having stationed
his men, assigned himself OF looking alter
all the other approaches TO the Jail not
otherwise covered. All that the men could
now do "a to wait, and wait they did with
ali the patience OF the tiger waiting for his
prey. Friday passed and Friday night with
out anything unusual occurring. Saturday
came ana wen, and still nothing 10 reward
their search
Sunday was a long day. The men were
VEN Out by their long vigil and sick with
tie nervous strain Of incessant watchful-
ness but The day passed at last, and so did
the night Still nothing wrong was dis
covered at the Jail
Yesterday morning opened dull and
foggy, and it found the watchers still vigi-
liant but utterly worn out with their long
siege. They tad lost hope. Il seemed as
Though nothing was to be done. Perhaps,
alter all, they were on false SCENT or else
for them and the exchange had been made
in s, me way without their discovering it.
b. O'clock they had come to think that
they were to have their long vigil for moth
ing, when an event happened which set
them ali on the alert. Out of the morning
fog doomed the form of a Chinaman. He
was coming from the west, and he saun-
tered back again, closely scrutinizing the
Jail. He was closely watched by Memo"
who recognized him as An Gin. China
man that was suspected of being in the
coolie business.
WATCHING FOR A SIGNAL.
He seemed to be watching for some signal
from the Jail, but as none was given he
he moved away. He was followed by Ne
NO." and short distance from the Jail he
Was Joined by two other Mongolians. Soon
three more appeared, and then they came
up by twos and threes until twenty had
collected. All Gin. who seemed to have
charge of the party, conducted them TO an
old shed in the Free market on Washington
street. near the Jail.
Then An Gin saunfered back before the jail
again; but as lie still saw no signal he evidently
coucIuded that the keeping Of twenty Cinnamon
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