Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-13
ANoraKR cnlNKsE RAM


"Charfie," = Cefestihi. Csptures,, Who MAY
Prove TO Ne . Murderer
The police madc another raid on In, Chinese
last night, the second raid male On the eeles.
tials within twenty-four hours, ard the usual
number Of Chinese sports and opium smokers
we're arrested. Tho officers have haS con-
siderable trouble with the Cinnamon, ss COM
plants are rnade about them from time to
time, and through tho efforts Of Detective Block
and Lieut.. Kely's officers several raids have
been made in the Chinese quarter in the vicin-
ity Of pennsylrania avenue and 4:< street
and In almost every instance the party
accused was convicted and sentenced.
Every time conviction is made the
Cinnamon promise to QUIT the business, which
they do by making q bill Of sale for their
place and transferring il to come other
OF their number. In that way the Same
one seldom ccrues in for Q sentence
q second time. What they fear most is Jail
and let that part Of !: hang over the Cinnamon
In case OF repetition Of the ofense.
Az XILnoED orIoM JOINT.
Last nights raid WA made ON premises 10l
~ street, where the officers learned there
were three tenants. The third floor, a room
about ten by twelve. is an alleged opium joint.
for which, IT is charged, Lee Hing was Pro-
prietor, while on the second Aoor
a Chinese eating house lie conducted and in the
cellar or basement the ueual fan-tsn room was
situated. This room, ii is charged, was under
the supervision OF Chinaman, who SAYS his
name Is ''Chsrlie," but whose alias is given as
Charlie Ling. while Ii il also suspected that his
real name is Lum ley.
Detective Block and Sergeant Byrnes led the
joint III full blast. In the little room were
more than two dozen Cinnamon and n white
man, WHO was Uniting the pine" As we'll as
were the alniond-eyed ceiestials.
In the fan-tan room were six or eight inno-
cenf-looEing Chiramen sitting about the room,
bling table wac there with all the fsr-tau
paraphernalia.
TEE EATING House AL RIaHr.
In the eating house everything was a clean
az a new pin and . number OF Cinnamon were
enjoying midnight meal. On the liable was a
tempting spread of fried and roast chickens
and dncke, as well as rice, tea and o generous
assortment Of Chinese dehcscies.
The proprietor ot this apartment. had moth
ing TO 90 with either The opium joint or the
down stairs room, and he was therefore not
Inc man most wanted wa. the Chiaamar,
Lum ley.
CHARLIE HELD IN $1,000.
When the cases were taken to the Police
Court this morning be was charged with keep
ing a gambling house, whi.s Lee Hing was
charged With keeping d;sorderiy house.
Lawyer shillington was present as counse,
for the alleged proprietor OF the gan,oliis
room, aud NJ. Mullowney, tie prosecuting
officer, stated that he desired to have the case
go over until Thursday and iisis ed upon a
bond o. $1,000. Bond in the other case was
fixed at 500.
rossIsLx MURDERER.
The expected development mentioned in
cludes a charge Of murder The prisoner,
Charlie, as already stated, is suspected Of Be ng
Lum ley, and &c is thought that he is wanted
In Portland. Arlington county. Ore. for the
murder of .wo Cinnamon, shoe Son and
another gambler, four years ago. This infor-
nation was received from q Ihinaman, who
claims that ne knows The circumstances A
dispatch will be sent to the authorities al Port
land, and until -eponse is receiv ed no iur ther
action will be taken. In the gambling room
the officers secured a dagger, which is Us sharp
as the average shaving razor ana this is held, as
the officers think il possible that it may figure
in the murder case should the prisoner prove
10 he the man suspected.
Afte- court IVES over and before the China
man was sent to Jail he sent . note to ore of his
AZ stree. neighbcrs- The rote was written in
Chinese and Tas turned over to Dete ctive
Block. Another Chinan,an, who intel preted
the note, said it read:
"If the police ask you what my name is don't
tell them that IL is Moy Lung Tai, but tell them
that my name is Shoe Shon Foon" This note
was kept By the officer until the case is cleared
up.
The prisoner when questioned by STAR re-
porter pretended that he could not understand
English, although he denied that he WAS ever
in Portland. He said that he lived in Chicago
before he came here, aud that the only name
be had was Charlie