The evening world., 1894-07-18
RAID IN CHINATOWN.
Forty Policemen Swoop Down
Upon Celestial 0pium-Sellers.
Nine OF Them Arrested and Placed
Under $500 Bonds.
More than $1,000 Worth of the
Drug Was COnfiscatcd.

1t was John Chinaman's day in the
Essex Market Police Court to-day. The
courtroom was fairly packed with sons
of the Flowery Kingdom. They were
well dressed and healthy looking China
men, too.
Supt. Byrnes and Capt. Berghold. of
the Elizabeth street station, were to
blame for their appearance in court.
They came to ascertain what became OF
nine of their countrymen who were ar
rested last night for selling opium with
out a license. The nine Chinese prisoners
were very timid and frightened. They
sucked their thumbs like babies while
they answered the roll-call as follows:
All Kee, thirty-iive years old, of 10 Pell
street: Sam FoCk, thirty-eight years old,
of II Doyer street; Wing Wah Chung,
fifty years old, of - Pell street: Wing
Suck, forty-hve years old, of Is Pell
street; Wong Mong Gong, twenty-three
years old, of % Pell street; Chin Coon,
twenty-eight years old, of L. IL Pell
street; All Chuck, forty years old, of Is
Doyer street; Haze Wo, fifty years old. Of
10 Mott street and Wong Fong, thirty
four years old. of l6 Doyer street.
When Capt. Berghold was assigned to
the command of the Elizabeth street
station, soon after the death OF capt.
Warts, he at once made up his mind to
stop opium smoking. He consulted Supt.
Byrnes and Inspector Mclaughlin. and
they came to the conclusion that the way
to drive out opium smoking was to stop
dealers from selling II.
Accordingly Detective-Sergts. Jacobs,
Reap, McManus and Murphy were de-
tailed to obtain evidence against China
men who sell opium. The detectives
street; William Smith OF 276 East Third
street, and Nathan Rosen, of 107 Sheriff
street. to assist them in collecting the
evidence The detectives IT, sent the three
while they stood on the outside watch
After the detectives had secured
enough evidence to make an arrest they
reported the result to Capt. Berghold
who went before Justice Feitner with
his witnesses yesterday afternoon and
obtained a number Of warrants; ,,a,,
Capt. Berghold, with forty patrolmen
in citizens dress and the Central Office
detectives, swooped down on the opium
In each place. The police also cor, con
which was taken to the station-house.
The raid caused great excitement In
| corted to the station mouse by a large
crowd. which the police found difficult
| to drive away.
The Cinnamon arrested keep small
stores. All Kee, Wing Suck, Wong Mons
| Gong. Chin Cocn and Hoe Wo are
grocers. Sam Flick and Chuck carry or
! gel eral merchandise establishments and
| Wung Wah Chung and Wah Fong are
| talors They were only locked upforan
hour when friends appeared with bonds
men
ON being arraigned this morning be.
| fore Justice Feitner they each PLEADED
not guilty to the charge recorded
| against them, through All Fung. tn,
| Chinese interpreter. The Chinamer
We're represented by Lawyer Edmund r;
Price. John II. Hoyer and Robert II
| Racey.
The lawyers demanded an examination
| for their clients, and the hearing was
| set down for next Friday afternoon.
| Justice Feitner held the defendants ir
bail of $500 each pending the hearing
| and the bond in each case was promptly
furnished,