The herald., 1898-01-12

1t was more than a year ago. He as
serted, however, that Lem held ii
cense for making liquor there and mad
| it.
II. w. Gerke, q saloon man who hat
been sent to LENS First street place o
business by the Count" testified tina
he had been unable to secure tickets
because Lem was suspicious of him. H,
told Lem that he had friend wh'
/ played there regularly, to which thu
| Chinaman replied that if he would gC
and get his friend he might buy ticket:
there.
Patrolmen Edwards, Baker, Haupt
Walker, Phillips, McLain, McGraw
Hubbard and Deputy Constable Quinn
were called in defense of Ritch. Theil
; statements were much the same and
| were to the effect that LENS place in
Chinatown had been the scene of raids
on fan tan games and that on numerous
occasions lottery tickets had been found
there. Some of the officers had repeat
| edly entered the place when Lem was
in his office and had secured tickets.
They had been told by different persons
that tickets We're to be sold there and
| were satisfied that Lem did transact a
lottery business but they were unable
to catch him at it. Except the pres
| ence of Lem there at the time the tickets
We're seized there was nothing to indi-
cate that he was a party to the sale of
them for none of the officers were able to
swear that Lem had ever sold tickets.
Patrolman McGraw gave important
evidence in Ritchs defense. He and
Patrolman Lenhausen had gone to
LENS place of business on First street
on the I'd inst, and while there McGraw
had found a recently marked lottery
ticket on a table. Lem was the only
Chinaman there. When asked by the
commissioners whether he had ever
seen the ticket which McGraw produced
Lem said that he had never heard of or
seen it. McGraw stated on the other
hand that he had showed it to Lem when
he found it. At this Lem intimated
that the officers had brought the ticket
there. He said he had been in the room
only few minutes before and that there
was then no ticket there. He was called
into the room and showed a ticket but
he asserted that he was not shown the
ticket which McGraw produced. The
evidence of McGraw was substantiated
ny llldl VI AtliiitiuSSl, NhO was
called by Mayor Snyder and asked as to
the finding of the ticket.
Ritch in his own defense told an en-
tirely different story from that of Lem.
He said that, in order to break up the
lottery business among the Chinese, he
had at times searched Chinese when he
knew them to have lottery tickets. He
was satisfied in his own mind that Lem
conducted a lottery business and had
gone to him and warned him to stop it.
Lem told him to catch him if he could,
and defied the police On the evening
that the alleged search of the store took
place Ritch went to LENS place and
found two men there. He accused Lem
of selling tickets and asked the two
men if they knew they were in lottery
joint. The men soon afterward left. and
then Ritch turned over some papers,
but did not disturb anything. He had
not abused Lem and did not desire to
persecute him. On the night that he
took Lem into custody he had met him
on the street and had accosted him with
the question of how many lottery tickets
he had, at the same time reaching for his
sleeve, where the Chinese usually carry
very abusive and talked so loudly and
profanely that Ritch told him that he
would "have to take him along" Lem
did not resist, but walked quietly along
until the corner of First and Main
streets was reached, when Ritch told
him that he had no desire to cause him
any trouble, and that if he would be-
have himself he would release him. Lem
and was released. Ritch told
Of a number of times that he had Sc
cured tickets from other Chinese in
LENS place, and also of a number of
other gambling houses he had compelled
to close.
Sergeant Smith told of a visit he had
made to LENS place on the night of the
alleged search with Officer Ritch, and
that officers statements.
While Sergeant Smith was on the stand
several questions were asked him as to
the manner in which the Chinese lotter-
les We're conducted, and he was asked to
give his opinion as to the best method
of breaking them up. A general dis
cussion of the subject followed, which
was participated in by Chief Glass, who
stated that the police here did not use
nearly so harsh measures against the
Celestials as do the San Francisco au-
thorities. He upheld the actions of the
officers in seizing lottery tickets. Ref
erence was made to a Chinese store at
1856 South Spring street as a tough lot
terry joint.
Lem was given an opportunity to cross
examine each of the witnesses, but in
stead of asking them questions, content
ed himself with either demanding a
statement of the time that certain mat
ters had taken place or making a gem
eral denial of what the witnesses had
sworn to. At the conclusion of the ex-
on motion of Commissioner
Preuss, the charges We're taken under
advisement until the next regular meet
ing Of the board.
OTHER BUSINESS
1876 South Spring street, and Mrs. Sher-
man filed charges against one Mcclure
The complainants stated that the man
that he was a police officer
when he entered the place and searched
through the stock, making himself gen
orally obnoxious. 1t was stated by the
chief that the man referred to could not
be officer John Mcclure, as that officer
was watching in another part of the city
At the time. The chief will investigate
the matter.
An effort was made to have the COM
mission reconsider its action of a week
ago, when the license of the saloon at
First and Los Angeles streets was re-