The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-20
A CHINESE JOINT INVADED
FAN TAN PLAYERS AND OPIUM
 SMOKERS SURPRISED.

Twenty-six Johns Locked Up at the Gem
 tral Police Station Last NiGht-oueer
 Looking Gambling Parapharpalia Cap
 tured-A Chinese Crook from New York
 An Almond Eyes Revenge.
 Twenty-six almond-eyed sons of the FloWery Kingdom bunked in the police station strong box last night as the re- suit of a raid made on Sam Lees Chi nese grocery and laundry at 75 Union street last evening by Captain Brewer, Sergeant Tighe and Officers Coonan, J. H. Moore, Lautenbach, P. J. Mcqueen ey, Hoffman, Lannigan, Allan and Me Dermott.
 In some way early in the evening the police got a tip that a fan-tan game was in progress at the Union street joint, and it was about 9 o'clock that the squad of officers rushed in upon the startled Celestials, who had received no warning of their approach As the po- lice entered the rear room, where the Chinamen were enjoying themselves, there was a scamper and pig-tails and blouses flew in every direction. Every hole, dark spot, or anything that seem- ed like possible hiding place, was the objective point of the flight of at least a half dozen yellow faces, who scram- bled over each other in their haste to escape the bluecoats. Some, like fright ened quails, hid their heads behind benches and thought they were securely hidden.
 There were some, however, who did not join in the scramble. They were enjoying the pipe and stretched out on the board shelves used for that pur- pose, were having opium-induced dreams. The fan-tan players and opium f1ends had been herded together ready for the arrival of the wagon and it was thought that every Chinaman in the place had been captured. Officer J. H. Moore, however, started to make final round of the place and in the rear Of the room discovered what looked like 8 sandal-shod pedal extremity protruding from a tea chest. The officer at once laid hold of the suspicious looking ob- ject, and, giving a yank, landed on the floor very much chagrined John, who had thought that he was about to es- cape the misfortunes of his friends.
 Three trips were made by the police wagon and one bunch of prisoners was walked to the station house before all were caged. Then began the fun for Sergeant Cook and Signal Officer Bee gan One of the delights of Sergeant Cooks life is to write long lists and de- scriptions of Chinese persons. It is recreation which helps him to bear the intervening hard work, while Bicey measure stick over two or three dozen of the loose-shirted pig-tail fraternity. An officer was stationed at the lookup door and Chinaman after Chinaman was taken out and hustled along the line to the sergeant's desk in much the same manner that pals of water are handed along the line by the bucket 1 brigades in country towns.
 There were short Chinamen and tall l Chinamen, lean ones and fat ones, good natured ones and surly ones; in fact, all varieties of the genus Chinee. One old fellow who said he came from -,ew York was searched, and from some where within the folds of his blouse a l Chinese pocket gambling outfit was pulled forth. It consisted of a queerly- 1 shaped box with curious dice inside, a number of pieces of pasteboard inscrib- | ed in Chinese character, and a scroll | written full of crosses and curls. prob- ably the book used In some Chinese l policy game. The police say that ire l quently Chinamen, who are experts | and sometimes crooks in their peculiar | gambling, come to New Haven and stay over Sunday and in that short | time clean up a big pile from their less sophisticated countrymen in this city. Among the gambling paraphernalia captured, together with the oblique- ] eyed individuals, by the police were three cigar boxes full of queer-looking i long dominoes, about twice as long as the American kind, made of some pecu- liar Chinese wood, something like rose wood, and marked in white and red spots. There were also several hand fuls of Chinese coins, most ten-yen | pieces. pastebOard slips inscribed with characters and probably used as chips
 wood pens for marking the scores and several brass instruments shaped some what like candlesticks, used in some way in their games.
 It was hinted that the tip on the place | raided was given to the police by one of the Chinamen who was locked up and that he gave it because he had lost money at the game. It was also hinted that he was locked up with the others so that they would not suspect | +l,o+ bn ha5 Uivan tbnr1 away