The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-26
WERE PLAYING FAN TAN
F0ETY-EIYE CHINAMEN ARRESTED
 BY THE LOCAL POLICE.

Two of the Celestial Players Were Smok- ing Opium-kaids at 75 Union Street and 27 Commerce Street-G Game in Progress in a Cellar--All Chinatown at Police Headquarters.
 The police station last evening for time resembled joss house in China town, and knights of the pigtail crowd ed every corner of the office There were thin-faced, opium-smoking China- men, fat, sleek chop sui eaters, tall, short and every other kind of China men. Forty-five were hustled into the strong box and a large crowd of friends of these hung about the corridors, dis cussing in their cattle-trap language the misfortunes of their fellow Celes- tials, between whom and liberty bar Yier in the shape of about S12 each loomed up.
 The aforesaid caged, oblique-eyed persons were captured at "a Union street and 27 Commerce street, and were charged with gambling.
 Five trips of the patrol wagon to the two joints were made in order to cor rall the gang, and as each load was brought into headquarters the members were hustled through the side door, across the office and on through behind the iron. An interested crowd of spec tators, consisting of large and little boys, all with an equally devouring cu- riosity, crowded the police office, or l., foa fhrn1 Oh "a windows. The crowd was allowed to sate it's desire of seeing until the noise of conversation became so loud as to disturb the usual quiet of the place, when those in the office were hustled out through the front door.
 After the entire crowd of Flowery Kingdomites had been gathered in the safe deposit vault at police headquar- ters they were brought out, one at a time, and measured, and their names were taken. Eleven of the Chinamen were captured at 75 Union street and thirty-four at 27 Commerce street, At each place games were in progress when the police swooped down upon them. At the Union street joint not only was gambling going on, but two men were found smoking opium and were SO uIu6I ILlG lIlluSuCC Ol lllC soothing drug that they were with diffi- culty loaded into the wagon The place at 75 Union street is composite es- tablishment, and, besides gambling joint, a Chinese grocery and laundry are conducted there.
 At 27 Commerce street the game was in progress in cellar under the re- gently erected building near the corner s.>fy 41,- ,tr -t} t}a thn oH road Y. M c. A. When the officers ar rived they were unable to gain an en- trance by the front door and, climbing fences, they made for the rear of the place. There they found wire screen door securely locked and guarded by g. Chinaman, who refused to open when ordered to do so. Sturdy police brawn. however, soon burst in the door, and, entering, the officers surprised a large crowd Of pigtail humanity intent on a fan-tan game, while in another part of the cellar other almond-eyed Mongo- Hans were interested in a game of dorn- inoes, being played according to some Chinese Hoyle, but the intricacies of which it would be useless for a white man to attempt to penetrate. As the officers entered the occupants of the
 
 found each one blocked by bluecoat. The entire gang was sent Into head quarters except sick Chinaman and one who was left to attend to him.
 The officers in the Union street raid were Sergeant Tighe and Officers Doughan, Seaman Smith, John Me Queeny, Leutenbach, Watrous, Wiser and John Moore. The place is a part oP tbo a1I E.1nrar,na ba nGi who raided the Commerce street place were Sergeant Dunn and Officers J. Donnelly, F. T. Hayes, Patrick Me- Queeny, P. Doherty, Dargan, B. Daly, T. Powers, Ahearn, Cain and Hoffman. The Chinamen captured were not all New Haven Celestials. Among the crowd were those who gave as their places of residence Bridgeport, Hart ford, New York and Pittsburg, Pa.
 The list of those Chinamen locked up includes Lees and Charles, with every conceivable Chinese variation for last names. The names of those arrested are as follows: Sam Lee, who kept the Union street place; Hen Rom, Lee Polk, Charlie See Lee Sing, Charlie Lee, Sing Toy, Lee Hing, Lee Lux, Lee Fom, Lee Ying, Moe Lue Lee Duck, Lee Hing, Hing Kong, Lee Wah, Ah Sing, Kee Gee. An Jim, Lou Kuhn, Sam Ling Lee, Lee Gou, Tip Ton, Ock Tan. Lee Tenn, Lee Fok, Lee Sing, Lee Wot, John Sing, Chim Flu, Lee Fon, Chin Wong, Jim Lee, Mock Hing, Lem Sing, Chin Lee and Chong Joe.
 1t Is probable that these washee- washees will pay their fines to-day and be at their laundries this afternoon attending to the work of their custom CTS.