Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08

EXPOSED THE FACE OF THE CEINAMAN.
would not think him capable of. He has
had years of experience with Cinnamon
anu their cunning work to smuggle in
their fellow cOuntrymen in violation of
the law. He said hundreds of Cinnamon
are struggled into the United States across
the st. Lawrence river, and told the fol-
lowing interesting story of how they do it:
THE Cinnamon we catch come to Can
ada from China. The Canadian govern
ment has no law prohibiting them com.
Ing to that country. but makes them pay
$50 If they intend to remain there. They
have 80 days in which TO pay this sum.
Those who intend making the United
States their future home go 90 Canada and
are then struggled across the line and
shipped to some largo city by a company
OF Chinese which makes that illegal traffic
its business. This company takes them
across the st. Lawrence river mt night in
boat, landing them near some small
railroad town.
"Thcrc they have men on this side ready
TO meet them, and when the boat reaches
the shore they are put in wagon and
carried to the railroad station. Then they
are put on board the train and taken to
New York city by u white man, who acts
os their guide and delivers them at a des-
ignatcd address. Once they arrive in New
York city it is impossible TO catch them,
as their fellow countrymen hide them
from the officers of the law as long rs
there is any danger of their being caught.
"Onc of the Cinnamon took west tho
other daywas fellow 6 feet inches tall.
arrested by one OF our depuNs on the
train at Albany. Ho was disguised rs a
woman, having dress on over his clothes,
veil on his face, and in one hand he car
ried lady's hand bag. Being SO tall he
excited the suspicious of the trainmen.
and while looking at him one of the train
crew caught sight of his yellow neck, the
veil not coming down to the collar of the
waist he wore. The man misuusted some
thing was wrong and tclegraphed to AL
bany. When the train pulled into the de-
pot, Deputy Marshal Swing stepped
aboard, and walking up to the Canadian
who was seated alongside the Chinaman
asked him where he was going. He re-
piled that he and his wife were going to
New York. Swing then stepped forward,
pulled up the veil and exposed the face of
the Chinaman. Both were arrested, and
last month this man was sentenced to six
months in Jail and to pay fine of 500.
Before being sentenced the man said
that he lived in Canada, was a married
man, out of work, with q family to sup
port. One day an agent of the company
which l spoke of came to him and told
him that If he would take Chinaman to
New York he was to have all his expenses
paid both ways and receive $50 for his
three days work. upon his return, the
company agreeing to disguise the man as
woman and deliver him on board the
train.
ITO show you how cute these Cinnamon
are, will recite another instance which
is but one in hundred. a few years ago
deputy was taking four Cinnamon to
the coast for deportation The Chinamen's
friends learned of their condition, and
telegraphed to friends in Montana to Law
some trap to help those four fellows to skip
from the officers. While journeying
through Montana four Cinnamon got on
the train at certain town and sat in the
car where the deputy and his two guards
had their prisoners. The deputy paid no
attention to those four Cinnamon. After
they had been on the train for two hours,
Tour Cinnamon got up and got off at a
small town. No attention was paid to
these fellows, the deputy supposing they
were the four who got on further I'D the
road. After going about 100 miles the
other four got up and started to get of.
As the deputy stopped them they laughed
at him, and putting their hands into their
clothes pulled out their certificates. show
ing him that his men got off at the other
station. He could not hold them, as he
could not prove they had aided the origi.
nal four to escape, as they simply came
into the car and sat down. He spent sew
eral days hunting for his Cinnamon. but
never found them.
Last July the same kind of a game was
attempted Dame as went.tAyough with
some Cinnamon for deportation. When I
arrived 1t Buffalo certain man gave me
tip that some Cinnamon were going to
take my men from me by some means that
he old not know. I thanked him, and
said l would see that they did not. I at
once got two extra guards to accompany
me. When 1 got to the depot before train
time,'I noticed several Cinnamon stand.
ing around the depot. I took my China
men in the car and placed them in a seat
at the forward end Of the car and left one
guard, not known to the Cinnamon, sit
ting In the car with them, while went in
the car behind that one and watched de-
velopments. After awhile the Cinnamon
saw on the platform came into the car
where my Cinnamon were. Not seeing
me, the leader of the party took my China
men and placed them in seats at the other
end Of the car, while he put his in the scat
recently occupied by mine. The leader sat
In the middle Of the car, and finally got