The morning call., 1893-03-30
PAGAN LOTTERIES.
Sellee Heap Ticket Now
Alice Time.
RUNNING AT FULL BLAST.
The Heather Are More Secretive
Than Formerly but Just as
Fun of Business.
RUNNING AT FULL BLAST.

fnil swing.
10 spite Of the persistent efforts of the
Chinatown police force and the frequent
raids they made but short time since, the
willy Celestials are at It again and Taking in
the shekels with an unholy glee.
Every meatshop and corner grocery, all
the cigar-stores and most of the taiIor-sh0ps
carry on most extensive business IN the
lottery line.
1t would seem that highlander tongs, with
all their shontings and Standings and peace
destroying characteristics, are not the only
Chinese institutions that make Chinatown
burden on the community and center OF
resistance TO the police.
II was about eight months ago that gen.
eral attention was attracted to the imperti-
nent way in which the Monaghan gamblers
defed the law and ran their business openly
in spite Of the police. Public sentimentwas
aroused and a crusade was organized and
war declared on the offenders.
1nfoImsrs and Chinese interpreters were
employed who aided the police materially
In making their raids. IL was the custom
OF the merchants who dealt in lotteries To
signify the fact to the population Of China
town by displaying cards in their shop
windows letteTed in the oriental characters
telling at what time the official drawings
would take place. There cards were the
only TeilaUi6 BfIutICb llhL COulu Dc uSbu
against the gamblers in trial, and formerly
there had been 10 oRe on the police force
who could read them or make head or tail
OF them. As 1t was, however, a we'll known
Interpreter volunteered his services aad
with his guidance the officers had no diff
Guilty in making arrests and convictions
wholesale. Individuals caught with tickets
in their possession were Summarily Jailed.
Every day patches Of Cinnamon appeared
before the Police Judges charged with aid
ing and abetting lotteries.
These measures proved finally successful
and after few score of places had been
raided and their proprietOrs heavily fined
the gambling business came to q standstilL
Then Chief Crowley declared Chinese lot
terry playing at an end and Chinatown free
from gambling dens Tan games aud the
kindred undesirable institutions had, it
seemed, been completely stamped out. So
they were at the time, but the devil that
turks in the heart of the gambling Celestial
was still there. Chinese gambling remained
in innOcuous desuetude for just about a
week-time enough to relax the vigilance
OF the police and give public Indignation
chance to cool down-and then the willy
heathens commenced opening their doors
and went on again doing business at their
old stand. All was very quietly done at
first. for caution had been taught by the
recent lesson.
Tickets were sold only TO the most-to-bs-
trusted of the Old-time patrons and draw
ings occurred not oftener than twice or
| three times a week.
Then came wars and disturbance among
| the highblnders and the time and efforts Of
the police we're diverted in another dlrec-
| ton. They had not sufficient numerical
| force TO attend to both at once and the
gamblers were not slow at improving their
! opportunities.
They got quantities of new tickets printed
| and business once more assumed lis old
! lime prOpnrt tons. One or two Sa feguards
are still adhered TO by the cautions. 1t is
! impossible for a white man to buy tickets
| anywhere within the limits OF Chin atown
proper. RE can get them from stores on
the outskirts or he can he supplied 10y
| agents of the various firms.
This agent idea IS something of an limo
vat and one of the latest products of the
fertile Celestial brain. The white trade
| was too good thing to let 20, and 10 order
! to still keep it and yet run no chances Of
! police discovery the keepers of the principal
| dens employ one or more 'canyassers," who
! sally forth every morning about o'clock
and sell tickets to the unintiated. They
| are careful in their choice of subjects and
| tell nothing that would lead TO discovery
| of their headquarters or Il police raid.
| Thirty or forty of these gentry are SO
| employed.
They do their circuits so early In the
| morning as to avoid being noticed by the
| police. That tbs white custom Is extensive
and lucrative is evinced by the fact that the
| gamblers can afford to employ so many of
| these canyasSers.
| Another safeguard against interfereI ce
| is the posting OF lookOuts or sentineis at the
entrance to each OF the stores where lottery
! is going on, and 1t is noticed that nearly
/ every ole of the old places has a lookout
posted, showing plainly that the business is
| hOurishing within.
! Another injury worked 10 the trade Of
| the gamblers by the recent trouble resulted
! in the necessity for having but one drawing
| day, and that very auiet and undemou-
| stratve one. Before the big raids there
| were always two or more drawings every
| day in he week.
| A Chinaman who does not sympathze In
! any measure with the evil doings OF his
| compatriots was seen by CALL reporter
! yesterday and confirmed in every detail the
state Of facts mentioned above. He said:
There is not small store in Chinatown
that doesn't do lottery business, and all
| the Cinnamon know it.
| II could point out no end of places right
now where tickets can be bought. But It
would be a different matter 10 attempt ar
! resting any of the proprietors. They would
| Know OF the approach of policeman and
| inform every other dealer ia the neighbor-
| hood before the officer lad a chance to enter.
| Its not hard Ia nave the apparatus of
| Chinese lottery. and they move theiT head
! quarters from one place to another about
once a day.
When a policeman gets into the store
! the tickets that are being used are torn I'D
and thrown onto the floor and the board
used to paste the lucky numbers on during
the drawing is pulled down. That is all the
evidence prOcurable against them and it is
| very hard TO secure a Police Court convic-
! tioB on such very bare grounds. II is we'll
| known fact that these men are defyiBg the
! laws, but it is in their case not very risky
! proceeding"
Sergeant Burke and his men are vi2ilant,
! but they have great odds to contend against.
! Twice lately raids have been made on sus-
! pected establishments. but evidence enough
was lacking to insure conviction and in
! consequence no arrests were made.