Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-06
OVER The BORDER.
Chinamen Struggled In by a
New Route.
ASSISTED BY MANY AGENTS
Four Celestials Arrested at Huron
Mich, and Sent Back to Canada
In Short Order.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
DETROIT, Mich, March 5.-A special
to the Free Press from Port Huron
Mich, gives the particulars of regular
underground route for importing China
men into the United States. Last Thurs
day the arrest of several Cinnamon was
reported there. 1t is now learned that
the arrests we're made by Detective Day
of the Treasury Department. On We'd
nesday last Day received information
that an invoice of opium or raw China
men might be expected to cross there
that night. Detective Day, in company
with Local Inspector Green, placed him
self on the watch, and their vigil was
rewarded by finding four Cinnamon just
brought over from Sarnia. The quartette
headed for Tick Chung's place, local
Chinese laundry. After seeing them
safely in, the officers broke open the
door and arrested the proprietor and a
stranger, one Wa Sing. AS no trace Of
the others was found, the officers re-
turned the following day and made a
thorough Investigation, which resulted
in finding the missing Cinnamon under
bed. On their persons and among the
belongings of the captured pig-ta;ls were
found twenty-six letters, addressed to
different firms in Canada aud the United
States. All had cards showing where
they were to go, this los being
addressed to Quong Wah, 226 Bunker
I'll olao 4
a complete opium joint outfit.
1t appears from information gained
that Tick Chung had contracted to pass
200 of his fellow countrymen, for which
service he received 500 per capita. On
Sunday, February Sd, five passed the
border and went TO Detroit. On Tuesday
two others followed, and on Wedne sday
the officers caught four. 1t is quite evi-
dent, from the methods employed and
from the documents secured from Wah
Sing. that well organized gang is en-.
gagged at this Chinese importation, and
no doubt closely connected with, or part
Of, the opium smuggling gang which had
such hard luck at this point last year.
From Wa Sing was taken a list of
agents, starting at Hong Kong. China,
and including Victoria, B. c., Ottawa,
Toronto, London, Sarnia and the follow
ing American cities: Detroit, St. Clair,
Monroe, Mich; indianapolis, Seattle,
Washington, Marysville, Cal. San Fran
cisco, Carthage, No; st. Paul, Mimi. !;
Sable, Mich. New York, Los Angeles, |
Cal. ; Springfield, o. ;sBuffalo, N. "; st. |
Louis Rochester, Manistee. Mich. ;
nnismphis, Tenn. Fenton, Mich. Port
land, Or; Lapeer, Mich; Columbus.
Ind. Galssburg, ILL.,; Toledo, Ohio;
Dss Moines, Iowa; Columbus, Ohio;
Cleveland, Hamilton. Ohio; Loulsylile,
Ky; Nashville, Tenn; Asniano, 49, ~..,.
Chicago, Cincinnati, Saginaw and other
points.
A number of parties named are known
to the government. On Saturday the
four Cinnamon were arraigned before
U United States Commissioner Harris on
the charge of illegally entering the
United S'ates. Their attorneys pleaded
guilty for them, and, on the order of
Commissioner Harris, they were re-
manded to tie United States Deputy
Marshal, with instructions to return,
then, 10 Canada, and they were placed
Oh board the first train going east.