The morning call., 1893-03-01
EVADING THE LAW.
Crusade Against Chinese
Gamblers.
THEIR SIGNS TORN DOWN.
A Crowd of Excited Mongolians Watch
the Operations of the China
town Squad.

There are eight cases pending in the
United States Circuit Court against Chief
OF Police Crowley at the instanceOf Chinese
whose establishments the police raided as
gambling houses. Iu each case damages
are laid at S5000
Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Gilien and
squad, assisted by Detectives Cox and,
Giennon, visited each of the establishments
and tore down the wooden signs over the
gam blng-rooms and the paper signs on the
walls, so as to afford ample proof that they
are what the police claim them to be.
Before commencing the visits Sergeant
Gilleu took the preeRution to station man
at each place till the signs were taken down,
so that the willy Chinese could not get to
work and remove them before the squad
made its appearance.
The places visited were those of the Chan
Tong, 602 Jackson street; Poon Yuand Lee
You. S04 Jackson street; Y zee Yook Chung
and Yee Ying, 927 Dupont street; the Book
Tong, 733 jackson street; Chun JeOng, S24
Washington street; Low Sing, southeast
corner of Ross alley and Jackson street;
Quan Fung. Ross alley, and Yet Sing, 27
Washington alley.
1t was in front Of Chun Jeong's gambling
house, S24 Washington street, that a Lum
fired thTee shots at FoRg Chong on the
night of the 14th Of last month, fatally
90 MOunding him, and If was owing to the
iron door of this house being slammed in
the officers faces that All Lum's capture
was prevented.
All these places have had the reputation
for years OF being gambling-resorts for the
Chinese.
The signs have all been marked and
labeled with the number Of the street and
name of the game carried on. g..
An excited crowd of.-Chinese followed
the officers from place to place and crowded
the sidewalks, but no threatening demon
stration was made.
The police are determined, If possible, to
stamp out these gambling and lottery re-
sorts, but they have undertaken stupen-
dOus Job.
other springs into life in an unexpected
place.
Since the police have commenced their
present active crusade the Chinese have
been driven to uss restaurants, dsreputable
houses and other places.
The approaches to any place where gam
bling or lottery drawiag is carried ON are
carefully guarded against surprise, senti-
nels being posted at every point of vantage.
To show the extremities to which the
Chinese gamblers and lottery agents are
driven, Officers McMaaus and Holmes about
three weeks ago broke up lottery game in
fUH swing al the rear of st. Louis alley.
The game was being carried on in the
open air but sentnels were on the lookout
for the appearance o: the police.
McManus and HORies by clever maneu-
Vering and ..by climbing over the roofs of
= houses, succeeded in getting into the midst
OF the gamblers before they were aware Of
their presence.
g twenty-five Chinese, who were arrested
. Oh Sunday night for dice throwing, were
each fined So by Judge Campbell in Police
Court yesterday, and the fines were all
paid.
The.yiew was taken that as better for
the city 10 get S. out of each OF them than
e to be at The expense Of keeping them in jail.
.. Meantime. they go on breaking. the law
with impunity, ana smile at the efforts of
. The Chinatown SQUAD 10 snppress them.