Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-14


police commission had been and was re-
ceivinR $50 per month from the Doodle
raised TO protect Chinese gamblers. But
Mr.. Burns said that the mayor would moi
listen to him, and had said that it wal
all lie, and he (Burns) had gone away
Ex- Officer Dorsey's testimony was quite
refreshing.
THEY ARE THICK AS FLEAs.
Officer L. r. Harris swore that there
were eight or nine fan-tan games and
about eighteen lottery games running
nearly all the time, when he first went
on that beat in July. He told what the
evidences were to indicate that games
were running.
The question was asked Officer Harris
If the Cinnamon had ever told him that
they had bribed officers? This question
was objected to by the chief and by the
mayor. The chief said that he would
not believe a Chinaman under oath.
After considerable discussion the ques-
| tion was admitted.
Officer Harris then swore that Chin
aman, named Lang Sang, had offered
him 500 per month to pass his game
l,by and not to pull it. A Chinaman,
named 500, told him that he had been
paying the officers $500 at stated inter-
walls to let his game alone.
AS OPEN AS DAY.
The officer swore that the lottery
drawings took place at different times
during the day. Any one could see the
drawings. He himself had watched
them make the drawings at various
times. The doors were always open at
lottery drawings. The witness ex-
planned how the drawings were made.
1t took two or three men to make the
drawing and it consumed an hours
time. He had been told that it was use
less to arrest lottery games, as they
could not be convicted in the police
courts.
The witness said that he heard police
men cay that they had been told by the
officers on the Chinatown beat to keep
out of there. that their presence there
was not desired. The witness gave it as
his opinion that when gambling furni-
ture was broken up it had a tendency to
put stop to gambling, and in his
opinion it was the only way that it could
be stopped.
COULD BRIBE WITH DIPUNITY.
Ex.officer J. d. Todd was next sworn.
He used to be stationed in Chinatown.
Cinnamon had offered him money to
permit games to run and he had reported
the fact to the chief. Once 50 so had
been put in his pocket and he had re-
asked the chief if there was no way the
Nh svo ha for ot
tempting to bribe an officer and the
So had Justice Austin and the district
attorney.
INFORMED THAT He WAS FOOLISH.
The witness said that Detective Bos-
qui had told him that he was "a id
fool; let them fill your pockets" The
officer swore that he was removed from
Chinatown and sent to Washington
gardens.
Officer John Stevenson was called,
and swore that he was on the Alameda
street beat. The policeman on the beat
had told him to keep away. The officer
was Lanford Bevan. The witness swore
that it was easy to tell when game was
running in Chinatown. There were
always signals out.
Officer j. r. Purvis was next sworn.
His testimony was Of negative charac-
ter.
TOLD TO KEEP OUT OF CHINATOWN.
Officer Q. NJ. Whaling was next
sworn. He testified that he was famil-
lar with the methods of the Chinese
gamblers. He had been offered money
to let their games run. Officer Bevan
had told him that his beat did not ex-
tend beyond Also street, nor in China
town.
OFFICER INNS OPINION.
Officer 1. III. Inns was the next wit
ness. When he was on the Chinatown
beat, gambling was going on. While he
was there he had never asked anybody
to keep away from his beat. He had
been offered presents to let the games
run. For four months the witness had
ceiving money from the Chinese gam
blers. Later, though, he had changed
his mind.
HE THOUGHT 1T LOOKED BAD.
One day he had unexpectedly ap-
peared in Chinatown, and found fam
tan game running, with an officer stand
ing right in front of the door. He then
asked the chief to relieve him 1.-THE wit
neesl from the Chinatown beat. The
chief, at his request, had done so. This
was the only time he ever had reason to
believe that any police officer was easy
on the games.
Officer J. 7. Collins, who is on the
Chinatown beat, testified that he is
familiar with Chinese gambling. He
never had known of anything that
would tend to make him believe that
any one was being bribed to permit
gambling to run.
OFFICER RoHN's TESTIMONY.
Officer O. Rohn swore that he had
been on the police force three years and
on the Chinatown beat two years of
that time. The Cinnamon, he swore,
would stoop to any trick to get the
Chinatown police let the games alone.
1t was easy for an officer to tell when
gambling was going on, by the look-outs
posted along the street. An officer on
that beat, the witness swore. would be
importuned time and again to let the
games run undisturbed. The China
men would offer money and presents of
various kinds. No Chinaman ever Of
fered him stated sum of money to per-
NIT game to run.
Officer Rohn swore that the games
could be broken up by keeping up con-
stant war on them. During the two