The morning call., 1893-05-12

signed TO court is simply this: As Judge
Conan had been attorney for that class of
women l naturally thought he would not
like the cases In his court, and gave Ser
geant Whitman orders TO assign them to
court 3. There was not the slightest de-
sire to reflect upon the Judge, and 1 ex-
planned to him afterward what | have Just
now told you.
Chinatown has always been the most
fruitful source of income to blue coats who
could be tempted by the glitter OF gold
when IL Glanced that strong yet frail
guardians of the peace drifted that way,
and great deal of interest was aroused by
THE CALLS showing yesterday morning
OF the recent prosperity of gambling there
and the general feeling of security among
the Chinatown gamblers.
What good does it do you people to
keep fighting the Chinese gamblers and
lottery men," said Moy Jim Nun wrath
fully yesterday afternoon. Just as soon
as everything is fixed. and going along
quiet, then you fellows stir up muss and
thu places are closed up, and when the
gambling dens and lotteries and bouses of
ill-fame are closed, then nobody Goes any
business. Nobody buys nothing. What
you want to fight Chinese all the time for?
They gamble their own money"
what do you mean by as soon as
everything is fixed ?" the reporter asked
in answer to Moy Jim Nuns outburst
II want you 10 understand that have
nothing to do with the gambling places,
and never pay any policemen anything"
was MoY's answer, and all the answer he
would make to the question.
Moy's statement explains the situation
in Chinatown exactly. The Chinese are
more than willing to pay the police to be
allowed to violate the law, and will not
testify against the officers.
Notwithstanding The Tact that THE CALL
on yesterday morning gave the number of
houses where tan was being played and
lottery tickets openly sold, all that was
done by the police during the day yester-
day was TO tear down one or two lottery
signs and warn other agencies to be more
careful. OF the heterogeneous mentioned
in THE CALL yesterday morning at least
eight places were running as usual yester-
day afternoon, for a reporter visited them
aud bought tickets.
Last night the tan games were also run
ming in full blast along Ross alley, and
a Chinese guide, to whom the reporter rep
resented himself as an Eastern man and
anxious TO see a game being played, said,
You follow me to the fruit stand on the
corner OF Ross alley and Jackson street
and see the man there. he will let
you in"
But how about,the police? Won't they
raid the place with all this fuss in the
newspapers?"
NO. Don't you be afraid. Cinnamon
know all the time about raid, except high
binder men and nobody cares abuu.
them"
The invitation to visit the tan games was
accepted, but on the way the reporter un-
fortunately ra against one Of the white
guides" that live off Chinatown and
who knew him. The result was that the
supposed Eastern man was solemnly
assured that every gambling game in
Chinatown was closed and that the Chinese
were afraid Of their lives on account of the
watehfulness of the police.
What an immaculate liar the Chinese
was was easily proven for making a de-
tour and going back to some of the places
he had visited in Ross alley on Wednesday
night the tan was being run quite as openly
as before. The only reason that Numbers
not given is because there are nc numbers
on the houses. but the games are there.
and if the police don't know it they must
be well nign deaf and blind.
Some changes were made by the lottery
men yesterday by moving their layouts
from one room TO another or into the
adjoining house, connected with the old
quarters by a passageway. The police
could have found lottery-place where
the drawing is done as we'll as tickets sold
if they had visited yesterday 100 Waverly
place, just opposite the Chinatown police
station. The man who runs the place
owns the company and is in "the pool"
Yesterday morning thereporter followed
for more than hour young Chinese and
saw him delivering lottery tickets to Gus
toners on Clay and Kearny streets. When
the reporter ran across a policeman whom
he knew TO be outside Of 1.-THE pool" he
told him of the sights he had witnessed
and pointed out the boy. The Chinese was
arrested on the street. All his money
pockets were full Of coin and beyond the
fact that he carried the cards of On Chung
& Co., merchants at 70j Commercial street,
lie could not be Identified.
He had been talking good English in the
hearing of the reporter for an hour, but
could neither speak nor understand word
except mo sabe" when arrested. How lie
and a score of others, who have regular
beats and regular customers to whom they
deliver lottery tickets daily. can have been
overlooked BY the police is a mystery, es-
pecially when this man piled his unlawful
trade so openly that the reporter was able
TO follow him from place to place and see
him consummate his trades.
new and very expensive gambling
house Is being fitted up on Dupont street,
and the proprietor showed the reporter
through 1t, in company with a Chinese
who YOU he'd for him. and expressed no
little satisfaction over tho arrangements
be was making. He was putting up the
usual barricade-doors with heavy bolts.
and when it was suggested that it would
be rather costly if the police should raid
his place and break in his doors he smiled
piufully at the reporters evident ignorance
of his pull" and consequent protection.
mo highlander come to my house" he
said. "Plice no want bother me. They
heap look for highlander. Him all gone
now. Piice no more come"
Once more the old routine Of questioning
was gone through with as to how he got
his protection, but the only answers were
enigmatical smiles and the production of q
police whistle from one of his capacious
pockets, which he said would bling plice
to help him, not flight him." The Chinese
accompanying the reporter was then sent
to talk to countryman about starting
lottery. His report is as follows:
HE tod me not very good time now.
Come see him again soon. He would tell
ME who to go 20. l could pay him money
and save 50 so each week. If went TO
Little Pete, Big jim, Ju Man Sing, Chin
Jong or Lee Yeong. the go-betweens,
would have TO pay 81 so a week, as they
charged 50 so commission, but he could tell
me somebody TO 90 to to whom | would
have 10 pay but So"
The present feeling among the gamblers
in Chinatown is certainly one of security
Late yesterday the lottery signs that were
torn down from the outside of houses
earlier in the day were replaced by signs
inside the stores written somewhat d fer
emily, but translated were really invita-