The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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 Conf1scatcd.

II was John Chlnaman'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 license. The nine Chinese prisoners
we're very timid and frightened. They
sucked their thumbs like babies while
they answered the roll-call as follows:
All Kee. thirty-flve years old. OF 10 Pell
street; Sam Fock, thirty-eight years old.
of IA Doyers street; Wing Wah Chung
fifty years old, OF "a Pell street: Wing
Suck, forty-five years old. OF is Pell
street; Wong Mong Gong. twenty-three
years old, OF % Pell street: Chin Coon
twenty-eight years old. of IL IL Pell
street; All Chuck. forty years old, OF IL
Doyers street; Haze Wo. fifty years old.of
10 Mott street, and Wong Fong. thirty
four years old, of 16 Doyers 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 It.
Accordingly Detective-Sergts. Jacobs.
Reap, McManus and Murphy were de-
tailed to obtain evidence against China
men who sell opium. The detectives
used Hess Joseph, OF 1882 East Houston
street; william Smith,of ZIG East Third
street, and Nathan Rosen. of 1O7 Sheriff
street. to assist them in collecting the
evidence. The detectives sent the three
men into the places to purchase opium.
while they stood on the outside watch
ing the sale.
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 number OF warrants;
cs SHORTY Ryers as with G' forty sst sS,
in citizens dress and the Central Once
detectives. .swooped down on the opium
dealers and arrested the man in charge
fscated over 1900 worth of opium.
which was taken to the station-house.
The, raid caused great excitement In
Chinatown, and the prisoners were es-
corted to the station mouse by a large
crowd. which the police found difficult
TO drive away.
The Chinainen arrested keep small
stores. All Kee. Wing Suck. Wong Mong
Gong. Chin Coon and Haze Wo are
grocers. Sam Fock and Chuck carry or
general merchandise establishments and
Wung Wah Chung and Wah Fong are
tailors. They were only locked UP for al
horr when friends appeared with bonds
men.
on being arraignsd this morning be
fore Justice Feitner they each pleaded
not guilty to the charge recorded
against them, through All Flung. tn.
Chinese interpreter. The GhinamsII
were represented by Lawyers Edmund Il
Price. John II. Hoyer and Robert II
Racey.
The lawyers demanded an examination
for their clients. and the hearing wa
set down for next Friday afternoon.
Justice Feitner held the defendants II
bail of $500 each pending the hearing
and the bond In each case was prompt!
furnished