The morning call., 1893-03-16
CHINATOWN FUN.
Clubbing the Highbinder
Goes Gayly On.
FLAGPoLEs CHOPPED vi
Merchants Belonging to Highbinder
Societies Warned to Give Up
Their Membership.

All was quiet again in Chinatown yester-
day, but the streets were more crowded
than on Tuesday.
There was a large influx of the young
hoodlum element from different parts of
the city who were spelling for riot in the
hope of being able to secure some plunder
during the excitement.
Bills were posted up at different street
corners by the Chinese Six Companies
notifying all Chinese storekeepers who are
members of any of the highbinder societies
that unless they give up their membership
within thirty days they will be elassed as
highbinders and treated as such by the
police.
In few days an influential meeting of all
the reputable Chinese will be held. at
which an organization will be formed with
the object of using all possible means to
crush out the hghbiuder element and to
give the police every assistance in their
efforts TO that end.
The Police Court Judges and clerks are
living up to the agreement TO exact the
highest ball and to accept no bonds unless
they are approved by the Chinese Consul.
Judge JOachimsen yesterday sentenced
sing Bock Sing, who was arrested for
carrying a concealed weapon, to pay fiue
OF $3.50 OF go to Jail for 80 days.
Sings attorney argued that, as the testi-
mOny Of witnesses had shown that he WAS a
Chinese of some cOnsequence-being a boss
with the Pacific Whaling Company-and
having dealings with white people. he
should be discharged. He mad to travel be-
tween here and Alaska and carried the pis-
tul for protection on his travels.
The court said he had been here several
weeks bef re his arrest and there was moth
ing in the claim that he was carrying the
pistol for protection while travelling.
- lhpsR cinnamon ~ said he ssoftap
play dual roles. They may have important
business during tile day with white people,
but at night they are prominent as high
binders.
1T is very important that at the present
1uncture these hghbinders should be Sc
verely dealt with, but in the present case
owing TO the representations of his wit
nesses, | will inilict the lowest penalty
under the ordinance. $3.50, or one day in
jail for each dollar"
Seven of the Chinese arrested for vagrancy
and for visiting house of i'll repute were
also before Judge Joachimsen, but their
cases we're continued until Saturday, a At
torney j. F. Coffey is TO argue demurrer
to the complaint OF visiting house Of Ill
repute.
There were also several Chinese cases on
Judge COnlan's list yesterday, but they were
continued till to. day.
Attorney Van Schaick, who represented
the defendants, stated that his clients
visiting a house Of i'll repute on condition
that the charge OF Yagrancy was withdrawn.
Judge Campbell had Sing Fook before
him for carrying a concealed weapon and
found him guilty, sentence to be pronounced
to-day.
Sergeant Burke and his squad made their
presence felt among Tie highbinders again
Yesterday afternoon. Tine squad consisted
of 0hicers Cook, Withers. Barry and
Brophy.
Every highbinder they met was searched
and then treated to vigorous dose of kicks
and cuffs.
Nos. to 13 Waverly place is a nest of
highhlnders, and the way in which those
caught were sent flying down the stairs was
something that had 10 be seen to be appre-
ciated. They were helped in their flight by
resounding kicks from the officers heavy
boots.
Some who said they came from Oakland
were treated without mercy.
In a house on the corner of Stockton and
jackson streets Barry and Brophy found
seven hIghblnders, and the rate they trav-
eled down Jackson street would have made
a spTIHter green with envy.
Orders were given 10 destroy the flag
poles at the Suey Sing Tong and Hop Sing
Tong headquarters, ana Sergeant Burke,
accom- panied by Officers Cook and Withers,
who carried an ak each, first visited the cor
ner Of jackson and Dupont streets. They
made their way TO the roof, and In few
minutes the l0ug tiagpole was pulled down
aud Eewn into pieces. This was the head
quarters of the Suey Sing Tong.
The supersti,i0us hiEhbinder is said to
have a mortal terror OF a flagpole belonging
10 his society being chopped up by whites
and 1t is thought that this will have as much
effect as anything else in breaking up these
societies.
The sama programme was gone through
at the Hop Sing Tong headquarters on Pa
ciic street aud another meeting-place OF the
Suey Sing Tong on the southwest corner Of
Dupont and Pacific streets.
A crowd Of young hO0dlums followed the
officers around, but Chief Crowley happened
to be in Chinatown, and he instructed Ser
geant Burke to drive the heodlums away
and to arrest them If they refused to 60
This had the desired effect, but not until
Cook and Withers had made several rushes
upon them with their Clubs which they
used freely.
The same vigorous campaign will be car
ried on daily by the police, and the effect
already has been most beneficial.
Chinatown had been flooded with high
binders from Oakland, Alameda, Sacra-
mento and other points, but now they are
getting back to their old haunt5 as fast as
they can.
Chief Crowley's orders are: "Ba careful
not 10 club n reputable Chinese, but show
no mercy TO a highbnder."
And it can be truthfullY said that the
Chiefs instructions are being faithfully car
ried ont, more particularly as to clubbing
the high binders.