The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-28
CINESE WERE PROTECTEDH.
NE GAMBLING DEN RAIDED AND OTHERS NOT MOLESrED.
Won Get. Before tho LcIow Committee, Tells of the Establishments That Flour fish In Mott street-Fifty Games Running in Chinatown.

New York, June 27.-The police in- vestigation was resumed to-day. The first witness was Samuel Garcher of IT, vington, N. J. He said he was news paper publisher at present but was for merly machinist. Two years ago, he said, he applied for m engineers H. cense certificate at police headquarters. He answered one question carelessly and failed to pass the examination. A man dressed like sanitary inspector offered to get him certificate for ego, but he did not think the certificate of sufficient importance to pay that for 1t.
 Major John Brannigan Searles was then called. The major said that he was in Philadelphia when the first sub p9na was served on him. The major could not remember the nature of the correspondence. MT. Goff intimated that the witness had received S100 for destroying it. This the witness indig- nantly denied. He denied he was sent to Philadelphia so as not to receive 0 subpoena. ,.
 lhC WIliic5so uCltlcu lHdL ilt w -bA around waving his subpoena and tell ing the officials that he woulf give certain things away. ....-
 Did you not receive st)o from s.r. Boyle. "No, sir, never received 500 or anything from MT. Boyle," said he. The witness said that he had kept a diary recording the events of his life since he laid down arms.
 Now, major," said MT. Golf, sudden ly Did you record in the diary your in dctment for horse stealing?" The major looked daggers at Mr.. Golf.
 "It's quite romance" said he ofter a pause. There were four ct US up all night, and suggested that We take a ride in an ice cream wagon. We did, and were arrested. When brought to court was ordered to get out The witness was then dismissed.
 The Chinese Christian, Wong Get, A Oliver street, testified that he lived formerly at AS Dover street.
 "Who is the mayor of Chtnatown?" 'Tom Lee is both mayor and captain of Chinatown.
 'How many Chinese live in China town?'' "About 400 or 500 on a week day or about 4,00O or 5000 on Sum day.n The witness said that China men came from surrounding places on Sunday to play fan tan, etc. There were 50 or 60 games running in China town.
 "Is there any game running in Tom Lees house?'' tsYes,- at IS Mott street, ! which is Tom Lees office, there is a game on the second floor"
 Are there houses of ill-fame in Chi natown?" "Yes, sir, I have heard there are some." VI,
 Are there white girls there?" " Yes, sir, plenty of them." ..y5 t' 7
 Are they bad girls?" Some of them good and some of them bad"
 Do the girls ask the Chinafien to come to their rooms?" "They do, sir"
 Are these girls looked upon as pros, titutes?" "I have heard them called MT. Moss to describe the famous game of fan tan, which he did at great length. Gt%
 He testified he himself played at IS Mott street, Tom Lees place, and at IA Mott street. He described raid made by Detective O'Rourke, at which he was present. O'Rourke, he said, kicked the tables and scattered the money and clubbed the gamesters.
 '1 said to him that he had no right to close one gambling house and leave the others open. He asked where any game was running, and I took him to Tom Lees. He came very slowly, and the gamblers got warned and cried Wong Get is bringing policeman. ID ,&
 The witness said that Lee Toy, a Chinaman, brutally assaulted him in the presence of O'Rourke and he would have been murdered but for the inter- vention of friends. The witness said he ran along the stret and fell in with another policeman, who kicked him to the station house. Lee Toy was discharged, while was held for trial" SE$
 Witness said that afterward q war rant had been issued for Lee Toy, but he had not been found. The police arr rested all his friends that night and charged them with attempting to mur- der man. They were all held for trial and are now under bonds.
 "All my friends were members of the Hop Tong society,"" said the witness, (which is opposed to Tom Lee, The case against Lee Toy was adjourned until September next, while my. friends were brought for trial the same day. ,
 The witness said that a police officer prevented his friend, Hine Kin, from talking to his attorney, who was in court. Lee Toy, he stated, ran game in Tom Lees office and belonged to a society for the protection of gambling houses. Witness had paid money to Tom Lee. He had a game at IS Dover street. Tom Lee demanded $16 a Week., He said he wanted $15 week tor him. self and $1 for the society. Witness paid the money four weeks, and Tom Lee collected the money. He was sometimes accompanied by an officer, who remained down stairs. Tom Lee told witness he had to pay some one else. T5Ss
 One day Detective Harrington came \ around and smashed up the game. Wit ness told Tom Lee what the officer had I done., Lee said he would fix up the game again. The common belief was that all the gambling houses in China town paid Tom Lee. The witness said that he was afraid of personal violence from the policemen and Chinamen. Mir. Moss promised that he would be pro tected.
 John Gunner testified that his father was police captain of the Fifth pre- cinct. He had heard that his father's successor had to pay $S,00o. Captain Sohmittberger succeeded his father. Carlos Capelita, a fruit dealer, testified that he had to pay $2D0 g year to Ward men Gallagher and Hickey. S