The Washington times., 1895-05-24
CAN'T MIKE GOOD CASES
Why Atty. MuIIOWney Does Not
Prosecute Chinese Gamblers.
OATHS DO NOT BIND THEN
Inspector Holnaberger Says That In
formants Seek TO Levy BlackmafI.
War Between Chinatown Factions.
Fook Long Lottery in Full Blast.
Officers Stand Ready TO Make Raids.

The revelations contained in The Times
expose of the gambling resorts in Washing
toms Chinatown, caused widespread as
tonishmeDt and comment throughout the
District
Residents were not aware that the
"heathen Chinee" had engaged so exten-
sively in the .blackleg's' occupation until
they read il 10 The Times.
a call was made upon Assistant District
Attorney Mullowney a the police court. He
had read The Times exposea saidhe was
anxious To break up the Chinese gambling
business here. aud would do it, could he but
secure prosecuting witnesses among the
Cinnamon. who would tell The truth when
they were put upon the witness stand.
Il have found" said Mr. Mullowney,
"that they will come into my office on the
quiet and tell me one thing, then after they
have been sworn in court, viii tell an en-
lirely different story"
The assistant District attorney said he
had also called upon attaches of the Chi
Dese legation TO talk with the Celestial
gamblers and then come into court and
testify as 10 their conversations. Even
these. Mr. Mullowney said, made garbled
and untrue statements on the witness
stand He also said he would commence
wholesale prosecutions against the almond
eyed gamblers just as soon as sufficient
proof against them can be procured.
HINTS AT BLACKMAIL.
Inspector HoIlinberger gave it as his
opinion that the infomants against the
Chinese gamblers Were highbinders and
blackmailers. who We're trying to levy trib-
ute on the gambling resorts. He said he
had information TO that effect in his pos
session.
Lieut.. John F. Kelly, in whose precinct,
the Sixth, Chinatown is located, informed
the reporter that there were two factions
OF Cinnamon in Washington, ard he feud
between them was bitter The lieutenant
has caused many raids TO be made on the
fan-tan and policy joints in the past, and
was morally certain that gambling had
been practiced there before the raids were
made, but owing to the efforts Of the
Chinese societies, the government witnesses
were corrupted and instead Of convicting
the parties Of maintaining gaming tables
and violating the lottery law, they were
only found guilty of keeping disorderly
houses, owing TO the work OF false wit
nesses.
Lieut.. Kelly is anxious TO keep his
precinct as clear as possible OF law break
ers OF all classes. creeds and colors, and
does so, and il will be strange if something
does not fall with a loud and resounding
bang in Chinatown before long. The
lieutenant has green printed Chinese lot
terry book in his desk, which was captured
in one Of the raids made by his men. 1t
is the same one sly Chinaman informed
him was the Chinese Bible.
One OF the proprietors Of the importing
house at No. 314 Pennsylvania avenue,
known as Charley" was seen in refer
ence TO the charges made against his prem
ises.
WANTED S14 PER WEEK.
He said two Of the infomants We're high
binders. That one of them was wanted
by the police for highway robbery, a
statement, by the way, which the in
formants strenuousIy deny. He also said
they had attempted to levy blackmail on
him to the tune OF Sl4 per week.
What for?" queried the reporter, "To
keep them from squealing on you?'
Yes. That's il, replied Charley, IN
consciously, giving away that there was
something going on 10 be squealed about
The Chinese reformers and informers. who
want the gambling practices in the Celestial
called upon The Times last night They
explained that the Fook Long lottery as
played with eighty numbers printed in
green on manila paper slips. Twenty OF
these numbers, they said. must come out
every drawing. The eighty numbers are
divided into four equal parts and after
having twenty numbers on the face of each
slip stamped with red device, resembling
In shape an oldfashioned thimble, each
slip is crumpled or wadded into ball, and
twenty OF the balls placed in each Of four
large bowls, numbered1, 2, and f. Then
a ball is drawn from each vessel and the
one holding a ticket with one or more of
the lucky numbers checked off draws an
amount in proportion to the sum he placed
upon the figures
For instance, ] cent On the five spot
will only win cents, or 81 on il viii win
81, but thoIe are an unusually large num-
Der of figure fives on the tickets. One
dollar on the SIX SPOT viii win $40; 81
on the seven spot is good for 500, and SO
on.
There are few seven spots, however, in
the drawings.
THE FAN-TAN GAME.
Fan-tan is played with Chinese brass
coins which are placed under cover in
piles The dealer has a pointed stick
twenty inches long, this being according
10 the Chinese Hoyle. Anunknown number
OF the brass coins, with square holes
through their CCnters, are piled upon a
board, numbered /, 2, 3, and on It's four
sides. Each player then bets on one of
those figures, and when the play begins has
four OF the coins showed 10 him by the
dealer, who deftly manipulates the stick
by catching the coins in the square holes and |
sliding them across the table.
After each player has received his al |
lotment. those remaining on the /, 2, 3, 4 |
board are counted. IL two coins remain /
the players who bet on that number win. /
or II there are three OF the brass pieces |
left. then those who staked their shekels |
On No. 3 come out winners. the same /
being the case with Nos. ! and f.
A Chinese iron coin is employed as a 10 4
cent chip. while queer white enamcled |
button represents 81 and a black one So
The fan tan tickets, one of which is
handed to the players when they purchase
chips, are inscribed with hieroglyphics and
queer devices of dragons, idols, etc.
lottery and fan-tan outfit from the
Washington Chinese gambling resorts is
fn possession OF The Times.
Something for the Orphans
The German Orphan Asylum gets 500
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