The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04
CHINESE SCHEME FAILED.
"BorS" WHo WE'RE LOOK
W. POR "FATHERSn ARRESTED.

49, rama from Canada 20 Malone. where
rho, Gould Have Produced Fathers EasiiJ,
hut They Were Not Challenged IN That
Torn because the Game was Known.
r,oven Young Cinnamon In search OF their
,.,ho-s fictitious or otherwise, arrived at tho
nr.rd Central Station on the I:"O train yes
,.rd,v morning. As soon as they reached tho
s,.,tDrm they were arrested by Chinese Inspec-
~ Pennington, who has been on temporary
an,v at Malone, n. Y. for some time, and In
sn.c,or II, f.. Tippetts and Deputy Collector OF
cn.,oms T. F. Dryer OF Plattsburg. Tho China.
-, huddled together and kept up O gosticu.
,.,orv iabuer among themselves for q while.
Thcn ono OF them approached the officers.
"you make Cinnamon go sec Judgei' no in.
CURED.
>"That's about It." replied Inspector Penning.
ton.
IAN lite. Ali good Chinaman hore. All
,ood boy. Want to SEQ fathers. Go long
,uick.' said the spokesman, and thcn tho Of
sccrs and the good boys" went downtown to
the office of Assistant United states District
Attorney Kohler in the Federal building. There
The Cinnamon were questioned at length. All
hut one, who said he was born in this city,
claimed san Francisco as their BIRTHPLACE.
Tbev could not name any of tho streets there
nor did they know anything else about that
cl,y, but this they explained by saying that
their parents had taken them to China when
,h.v we're very young and left them there.
They had como back to this country to find
their fathers. They did not appear to have any
anxiety about their mothers. None Of them
Sai any papers emitting HIM TO admission into
""lro Won think you would know your father
n voI saw hint" each one was asked.
Sone OF them could say that he would. neither
had any one Of them ever seen u picture OF his
""Whcre is your motherl'
'On, she back Ia China
The examination lasted several hours and at
Ms Conclu ion the Cinnamon wero taken before
conlmissioner Alexander. who held them In
$500 bail each for pre;iminaPy S examination min tifal
raly In the United states.
They came across the Canadian border to
Na.one about three weeks ago. with the OK
pectation % being arrested. Then Cinnamon
would have been found It., to pose as fathers, and
10 their destination. hut the Treasury, De-
par,ment knows that game. and now China
mitted to proceed to their destinations, where
they are arrested and subjected to a thorough
Examination. All C%hinamen unable to pro,
for laborers, or evidence that they are iner-
chants in business In this country or laborers in
transit % 9. ether COUNTRIES ,pIaldS must be be-, arrested, >,
opcalled boy Cinnamon at Malone and other
places have their residence in this city. and
hearty all the boys who pass the examination
there come here. For this reason it is believed
that Identification of the Cinnamon and pre-
yention OF fraud will be easier here. Inspector
Pennington followed these Cinnamon from
Montreal and watched them during the three
weeks that they waited for arrest In Malone.
On Thursday. when they left for Plattsburg,
be was on the train with them. At Plattsburg
be was Joined by Inspector Tippett and Collec-
tor Dryer, and the three came to New York on
the train with the Cinnamon.
ANY Chinnman, no matter how old he Is,
can get into this country II he can find q father
satisfactory to the authorities said Inspector
Pennington yesterday. often the sons arc
older than their fathers. There's a follow over
there" nodding his head uward one Of the
eleven boys" Hes % II he's o day, and
maybe you'll be astonished when you see the
man who will claim him as his son. One Of the
Oldest Chinese sons l ever saw come to this
country was gray-haired. and he admitted to
me that he was AZ years DID,"
None Of the Cinnamon secured q bondsman
yesterday, and they were taken to Ludlow Street
jail.