Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-02
GAMBLING DENS.
WILL THE times AND THE Po-
LICE AID?
They Ought to be Put Down with tho
High Hand of the Law-But Will
They Be?

They Be?
The HERALD few days ago intimated
that there was little gambling going
on that was not becoming to city
named Angelic. The Times replied that
if there is any gambling going on, it will
join the HERALD in All earnest effort to
suppress it. The Times also speaks for
the police force and promises the hearty
cooperation Of the department in this
effort. Here goes to do the HERALD's
part OF the work so far as the beginning
goes. Let Chinese gambling be first
broken up. There are four boss China
men in Chinatown who own, con-
troll and run, daily and nightly,
no less than fifteen gaming places where
all sorts OF Chinese lottery games, fan
tan and other barbaric games of chance
are in full blast. These men are Char
lie Fuch, Ching Wing, All Now and
Wong Ark. The places where the
games are carried on are as follows:
On Marchessault street, below Alameda,
and across the latter street from where.
the City Water company's Office is, are
five dens close together where these
Illicit games are played with absolute
impunity. On the same street directly
opposite to the city water Office are
three similar dens where the same thing
is going on at all hours of the day and
night, or very nearly so. On Ala
media street, just above Marchessault,
is game. On Los Angeles street, fac
New Niger alley, running from Alame-
da street to the plaza, are two games.
At the Haymaiket is one game. On
Sanchez street, just back of the Pico
house, the Chinese may be seen con-
stantly buying lottery tickets in a man
ner so open that they manifest a sense
of security begotten from practice car
ried on with impunity.
illegal business. Can you get into the
At each door stands guard, well
armed, if you search him. He will call
halt on anyone who tries to pass him.
The doors are locked, barred and bolted,
and every precaution taken to keep in
truders out.. That siust what gives the
snap away. Why SO much trouble to
legitimate business? If you listen at
tentively you will often hear the sound
Of voices from within calling out in
Chinese the equivalent of the rouge!
noir! par! impair! and other voca-
burg and still at Monte Carlo.
There is not policeman on the
force who does not know these are
gambling dens. The men on these
beats know to a dead certainty where
each one of these dens is. An officer,
it may be high private, it may be a
sergeant, possibly the captain or the
chief himself, passes and repasses these
places. The cry of the better who is
risking his nickles on the game may be
heard. There stands the guard at the
locked and bolted door. But the wearer
OF the star is as oblivious to sound and
sight as If he were both deaf and blind.
Now there is the work to be done. For
an age not game has been pulled.
They are running against; the
law. 1t is the duty of the police to put
a stop to these games. It is the pur+
pose of the HERALD to follow this up,
and it will be glad OF all the moral and
other aid it can get from it's contempo-
raries-and especially of all the ssother
aid" it can get from the police, or can
make that department contribute. The
work can be done, but will call for earn
est effort and nerve. Here is the way
the San Francisco police treat Chinese
dens of crime:
''The highbinders must 90 ~ This is
the edict issued by Chief of Police Crow
lev, in consequence of the pitched battle
among the mongolians on Jackson street
on Thursday noon, which resulted in the
wounding of Wong All Dick, and the
numerous Chinese murders that have
taken place in the last few years. His
officers have already begun to carry
out his orders by raiding the high
binders headquarters, where they
hold meetings and plot dew
ilment. Last evening Sergeant Price
and Officers Coleman, Dawes and Star
bird and Detective Cox raided half
dozen places with axes, and Chinatown
labored under great excitement for a
couple of hours. The first place visited
was the Ping Kong Tong .tong means
society inthe Chinese language). on the
southwest corner of Waverly place and
Washington street. The three rooms
were turned upside down in short order.
Society rules and regulations and pic
lures were stripped from the walls,
furniture smashed, and even the joss
and idols fell with a crash to the floor
amid the general wreck. The dozen
Chinese highbinders who were in the
rooms jabbered angrily, but offered no
resistance. The next place was tie
headquarters Of the Jog Luln Sam Tong
at S31 Clay street, where the
performance was repeated. Across
the way, at S26 Clay street,
the Ep Yeng Tong establishment fell a
victim to the raiders. By this time word
was passed around Chinatown, and the
Chinese began to move their effects from
their tong headquarters. The other
places raided and despoiled were the
Quong Dow Tong at 824 Washington
street. Ong Yeck Tong at 7261a Pacific
street, and places at Waverly place
and Clay, Waverly and Washington,
jackson and Dupont, and Dupont and
Bartlett alley. In several of these places
boxes of-cartridges were found, but the
weapons had been removed. At each
place the sergeant warned the Mon
golian outlaws not to.repair to the places
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