The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1892-01-15
THEIR GAME RuSTED.
United States Officers Make a Raid on
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THEIR GAME BUSTED.
United States Officers Make a Raid on
Chinese Lottery.
Dsadwoci Times, Jan. ).
AT q late hour last night, an owl
eyed reporter of the TINES observed
singula. movements Of U. S. Postal
Inspector u. G. Clement, US. Marshal
Fry, Deputy Mathiessen, Sheriff
Mcdonald, Deputy Sweet and other
officers, pacing back and forth on lower
Main street. Now these gentlemen
were there for q specific purpose, and
we determined to fathom it, and APP
preaching the throng were invited 10
accompany them. Tho way vas led
thro' a dnk alley and up a flight Of
tumblcddown stairs into a small, dark
room. over iillce's store, Chinatown,
where apparently preparations were
being made for a prize drawing or
Chinese lottery. In the center of the
largest apartmentwas a table surround
ed by tho Acknowledged Mongolians,
with face as expres>ionless as a bare
wall. In another, lying to all mtents
and purposes. lifeless, were others
Sucking solace from tho dire opium
through long stems, and in still
another were two who held the sucker
sack and also the key to the situation.
The oolns were dark, only a few
scattered candles making a Pickering
and DIM light, by which faces were
scarcely ~discernable. Aside from ii
few remarks by officers there was
hardly . sound
Finally, ate, an hour had passed,
the Chinese not noticing their intruders
a big greasy fellow, with a face, eyes.
nose mouth, chin and brow all run
together and bearing strong resem-
bIance to q pumpkin; arose in the
cashiers cage and opened the enter
%tainment with a song, something after
fashion of the snores of a dreaming
hog. Forty small pieces of paper,
each bearing an hieroglyphic which
represented winning numbers. Then
followed a gathering and chattering
like SO many monkeys, and rapid
calculation among those at the table
they We're determining their winnings.
Deputy Marshal Matthiesscn inter-
cepted the cashier as he was about to
cash checks, with an order for their
arrest announcing he had warrants for
them. and instructed them to make
haste and go With him. Tie changes
of expression upon their faces was
comical. and would battle even a photo.
graphtr's camera. bat they peacefully
oheyed and soon We're marching up the
street by twos, hundcuffed together
and taken to the Office OF U. S. Com.
missioner Burns. There a few Mo.
ment's delay occurred in procuring
attorneys and parties who would fur
nish bail. Com. Burns continued the
case until 10 o'clock this morning
placing each one under $500 bonds fol
appearance, which were furnished
Only nine were arrested last night
though more arrests will follow Those
nine are: Wing Tsue, Iii Kse, Dor
Kim, Wong You, Chin Hang, PING
Hay, Ching Gin, Ma Chung and Bon
Tang. w. II. Parker and G. G. Ben.
net are retained as counsel for them.
U. S. Postal Inspector c. G. Clement
and Deputy Marshal Chris Matthisser
have been Engaged a week working NJ
a case against these offenders, hav.
been inaefatisable in their efforts, ant
, have procured positive evidence tina
literature pertaining to the lottery ha;
been sent and received through til,
mails, an offfense for which the Law
provides a punishment $500 fine aut
j, onn years imprisonment. Thoy de
serve great credit for this cleve
piece of work. MIR. Clement has serve,
eleven years in his line Of work, and ha
been instrumental in bringing man
v~iolators among the Chinese to justice
He can speak the language ora AM
understand conversation very we'll.
Tins is the first case of The characte
ever brought to such a point, east o
the Rocky mountains, and will b
watched with universal interest.
; An American Monte Carlo.