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 tnan 1000 Worth of the
q. Drug Confiscatcd.

1t was John Chinaman's dav in 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 Elizabe.h 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
we're very timid and frightened. They
sucked their thumbs like babies while
they answered the roll-call as follows:
All Kee, thirty-fve years old. Of 10 Pell
street; Sam Fock. thirty-eight years old.
of II Doyers street; Wing Wah Chung.
fifty years old. OF "a Pell street: Wing
Suck, forty-fve 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
IL 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 1t.
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 3s2 East Houston
street; William Smith, of 276 East Third
street, and Nathan Rosen. of 107 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
Capt Berghold. with forty patroimen
in citizens dress and the Central Office
dealers and arrested the man in charg.
in each place. The police also CON
iiscated over $1,000 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 large
crowd. which the police found difficult
to drive away.
The Cinnamon arrested keep small
stores. All Kee. Wing Suck. Wong Mons
Gong. Chin Coon and Hae Wo are
srocers Sam Nock and Chuck carry or
general merchandise e.. 3lishmsnts and
Wung Wah Chung and Wah Fong are
tailors. They were only locked up for an
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
were represented by Lawyers Edmund f.
Price, John II. Hoyer and Robert II
Racey.
The lawyers demanded an examina tior
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