The herald., 1897-06-24
FIRST VICTORY
Has Been Scored Against
Chinese Lotteries
All Lucy IS CONVICTED
THE JURY WAS OUT ONLY A FEW
MINUTES
Chinese Do Some Easy Swearing.
They Based Their Hopes on a
Hung Jury

The police department scored victory
against the Chinese lottery dealers yes
terday in securing the conviction of Ah
Lucy, the first Celestial recently ar
rested by Officers Fowler and Sparks
who has been tried on the offense. The
case was tried by jury and occupied
the whole day. The jury was out only
about five minutes before returning
verdict of guilty as charged. Justice
Morrison will pronounce sentence upon
the Chinaman next Monday.
Just two days altogether were con-
sumed in the trial, the first in getting
Jury and the second in hearing the evil
dence.
The prosecution was opened yesterday
morning by the testimony of Ofhcer
Bradley. He told the story of the pur-
chase of the tickets in detail. He said
that he had entered Luey's place and
purchased two lottery tickets in the 10
o'clock drawing, paying 10 cents apiece
for them. He handed the Chinaman
quarter and waited for his change. Off
Ger Fowler entered at this time. and,
going up to Lucy, grabbed for the
original tickets which Bradley had
marked. Lucy tried to destroy the
tickets and succeeded in tearing them in
two, but the pieces were secured. The
mutilated tickets were offered in evil
dence. Fowler stood outside the door
and witnessed the transaction and
corroborated Bradley's evidence.
All Lucy took the stand and was ques-
Ia ~ tho tickets
The Chinaman was very willy and care
full in his answers. He did not deny the
presence of the officers at his place of
business, but claimed that he knew
them and would not be so foolish as to
sell them tickets even though he were in
the business. He denied that he had
attempted to destroy the tickets in order
to prevent them from falling into the
hands of the officers.
A Chinaman by the name of Jim Lip,
who was present when the officers raided
the joint, testified in behalf of the de-
fendant. He testified with the utmost
freedom that the statements of the Off
GERS were utterly false and that nothing
of the kind described had occurred. He
said that when Bradley had asked to
purchase tickets he was refused and was
told by Lucy that he would not sell any
more, as he wanted to close the house.
The officer had produced two lottery
tickets from his pocket and showed them
to Lucy, but still the Chinaman had con-
tinued firm and would not accommodate
him. Lucy ordered the officer out of his
place and no money had passed between
them. Upon this he was arrested and
the tickets and apparatus seized
The witness was very sure that the
mutilated tickets were not lottery tick
cts at all, although the others which
were claimed to be mere copies he said
were genuine tickets. Other Cinnamon
were placed upon the stand who swore
with the freedom that only Chinaman
can.
There are fifteen or twenty more cases
to be tried, but now that conviction
has been secured in the first case, there
is little doubt that convictions can be
obtained in the rest of the cases, as the
evidence in all of them is very strong.
| Before the case was finished yesterday
afternoon Chinaman remarked: well
l believe that we can get hung jury
and if we do that it is as good as we
want" The trial of the other cases viii
go right along.