Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-12
CHINESE GAMBLERS.

the charge of gambling and keeping gam ing houses. Of this number sixteen claimed to reside in this city, one came from New Jersey, thirty-three from New York and fifteen from Providence. Thirty three of the fan tan players and opium smokers were captured ct 75 Union street and thirty-two at 78 Fair street.
 The raid was the most successful ever made, and reflects great credit upon the police department. It was about 7:30 o'clock that Sergeant Cook and Officers Cooper, Powers, Colwell and Williams made descent on Sam Lees grocery store and laundry at 75 Union street, and sim by Officers Grant, Wiser. ". G. Doherty. Werner, McQueeney and Collett made 8 raid upon the place at 76 Fair street, face tiously known as the "cosl mine," and oe- cupied by the Oelestisls as Masonic Tenn pie and club room, of which Charley Sing is the president and high exalted ruler.
 When Sergeant Cook and the officers with him arrived at 75 Union street Officer Powers was sent around to guard the rear door. The sergeant and the other officers opened the front door and passing through
 the grocery store and laundry found them selves in a large room in which about twenty-five men were seated around tables smoking cigarettes and playing fan tan and other games with cards. No money was found on the tables, but in lieu there of large quantity of chips were found. This place had been raided before, about two years ago, when fourteen arrests were made and between $9O and $1OO found on the tables. This was Q lesson to the celss- tsls and since that time they have been using chips instead of money. When the Av,k pa@ nr1ln ockx ~Ie.lk ~E the Chinamen called out, "We gottee no money here, see."
 When the officers entered the gambling room all the Chinamen made frantic rush for the back door, closely pursued by Sergeant Cook and the officers. As they were about to rush out the back door they were met by the herculean frame of Officer Powers, who drove them all back into the arms of the officers, and they were placed
 under arrest. After the men who had
 been gambling had been secured the off, cers discovered another room in which
 were several men engaged in smoking
 opium, or in the phrsseology of the set,
 Uniting the pipe" The proprietor of the
 place, Sam Lee, who was one of those
 under arrest, said that he could not open
 the door, as he had no key. and in conse-
 quence the officers broke open the door
 and placed four men who were in the room
 under arrest.
 The patrol wagon was hastily called and
 the men taken to the lookup. When the raid was apparently over and the officers were about to leave the place Sergeant Cook and Officer Williams began to poke around with an umbrella and soon un- earthed two more Celestials who were hid ing in 8 dark corner behind an old trunk. In this place was found a quantity of cards, dice, chips, dominoes, buttons, etc. All these effects were removed to police head quarters to be used as evidence against the men in the city court this morning.
 Meanwhile Sergeant Croeker and his squad were having 8 similar experience at
 7e Fair street. This is the place where the
 Chinese Masonic lodge meets and of which Charlie Sing of 490 State street is presi- dent. Here, too, the men when they were surprised made rush for tha back door, but found that guarded by Officer Doherty and their avenue of escape cut off. Here
 gambling and smoking, while there was Q
 large quantity of Chinese and American
 money on the tables In front of the play
 CTS. All the men were taken into GUS.
 tody and locked up. After their arrival at police headquarters Charlie Sing said that there was to have been g meeting of the society last evening but in consequence of the illness of one of the high members of the order the meeting had been post poned until Tuesday. It was to attend this meeting that the strangers from New York and Providence were present. When the raid was made Sergeant Crocker grabbed all the American money, while Of- fcers Wiser and Grant looked after the Chinese money and the gaming outfits Finally all were taken to police headquar- ters and locked up with their brethren from Union street.
 For some time the police have received complaints to the effect that this place was | nothing but a gambling resort, and 1t was | in consequence of those complaints that l the raids, which were SO successfully car ried out were determined upon. Sam Lee
 of the Union street place and Charlie Sing of Fair street are held charged with keep l ing gambling houses and ali the others are
 charged with gambling. Only one of the party was released on bonds, and the other sixty four were compelled to spend the night in the lookup.
 After the Celestials had been safely
 locked up behind the bars City Attorney Fox and Assistant City Attorney Matthew man were called to headquarters and were kept busy until long after midnight mak- ing out the warrants on which the men will be tried this morning.
 While on the way back with load of nine of the Ohinamen the patrol wagon broke down at the corner of Grown and State streets and the men were obliged to walk their prisoners to the lookup. The sixty-fve celestials gave their names and residences as follows:
 An Wing. Lee Yong, In Lee, Lou Dow, An Foe, Lee Shang, Yfng Lee, An Tom, An Mon, An Chea, Lee Wing and Loy Lee, of New Haven; An Sing, Ting Lee, Mox Sing, An Dow, An Lem, An Wong, Wsh Lee, Lay Min, Yew Lee, An Lute, An Low, Lay Lung, An Lee, Lee Lung, An Lowe, An Wing, Lee Sing, Lee Dew, Joe Lee, Lee Dew, Lem Nor, An Lem, An Lswey, Willy Lee, Lee Woe, Wing Lee,
 Chin Click, An Flung, An Foy, Tong Long,
 Shin Nook, Ying Gee. Lee Shing of New
 York, An Bick, Ah Gee, Hang Ling, An
 Lee, Ten Ack, An Loum, Lee Chung, Lee Jung, Lee Jim, Charlie Wah, An Goe, Leo
 Long, Sam See, Lee Sing and Charlie Sing
 of Providence, and An Gin from Hoboken, l N. J.
 Charles Sing, who keeps the place on
 Fair street, is the same man that Rem Wah,
 now in state prison, attempted to kill a few
 months ago.