The times., 1899-06-05
Oriental Game Discovered and
the Players Arrested.
Preprietors of the Place Released
on $500 Bond.
4 Squad From the Sixth Precinct
r'inds 100 CeIestinIs Betting on
Numbers in IA Cellar.

ceedings which will be begun in the Police
Court this morning against Lee Wee and
Lee Chong, who are charged with promot-
ing a Chinese lottery. The men were ar
rested at 4:45 O'Clock at their store, 342
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest, by Detec-
tive Watson and a raiding party consisting
OF Sergednts ByTns and Kraemer and
Policemen Cox. Curry, Bateman, Newkirk,
and Turner. In addition to the proprietors
of the place gathered in by the police
were six other Celestials who gave their
names as Moy Len Moy Son, Moy Hoy,
All Chum, All Sing, and Lee Hop. They
will be used as witnesses in court this
morning. Each of them posted S. col
lateral for his appearance. Later Lee
Wee and Lee Choug were released on $500
bond each as a guarantee that they would
be present in court.
Considerable amusement and at the
same time trouble, was had at the station.
AS is usual on occasions when they are
brought up for a violation of the law, the
Celestials could not, or pretended that they
could not, speak English. They jabbered
away among themselves in their native
tongue. occasionally inteTspersing their
Chinese with Pigeon English, but refusing
TO understand any words addressed to them
in English by the station keeper, or the
policemen who arrested them. AS con-
sequence it was with great difficulty that
Station Keeper Sellers was able to get the
names and ages of the prisoners, and wit
nesses. When he had finally entered the
last name with the usual routine data con-
cerning the subject before him. he was bor-
dering on a state of mental collapse AS
Mr.. Sellers expressed it, the blotter look
ed like a laundry ticket"
rlans for the Raid.
The arrest of Lee Wee and Lee Chong
and the six witnesses against them is
the elimination of a well-planned raid
conceived by Policy Detective Watson. He
has been watching the establishment at
3i2 Pennsylvania Avenue for some time.
and has long been of the opinion that
gambling was being carried on there. His
suspicious have been recently verified by
reports made by Cinnamon who claimed
that the game was not fair and that they
we're being robbed. Watson investigated
the reports and became satisfied lhat 4
game was being conducted in violation of
the law. Accordingly after consultation
with Sergeant Byrns it was decided to raid
the place. A raiding squad was organized
and the policemen composing it were in
structed to be in readiness in citizens
clothes at the appointed time. When the
time arrived Detective Watson approached
the store. He made a careful survey and
then signaled that all was as he expected
TO find it. Sergeant Byrns then posted
Policemen Cox and Curry at the front
and side entrances of the place while he
and the remaining members of the party
invaded the premises. They marched
through the store and entered small
room at the rear. There they found an
open trap door which led to the base
ment.
Game in the basement.
The raiding party quietly descended a
small flight of stairs and found themselves
in well-lighted apartment. Gathered
there were about 100 Cinnamon. Some
were seated at tables, while others we're
standing All were talking in undertones,
and many were engaged in marking slips
which they had before them. Consterna-
tion reigned when the police entered, for
despite the fact that they were In citizens
clothes they were recognized at once. A
general scuffie ensued. but the gamblers
submitted to the inevitable. The police
announced the nature of their mission, and
then proceeded to appropriate the slips and
other gambling paraphernalia found there.
The proprietors were placed under arrest,
as were six of the most interested players.
The others were told to leave, and they
lost no time in doing so. In addition TO
the gambling outfit the police seized
quantity of rice wine and several empty
opium cans, which bore uncanceled reve-
nue. stamps. II is probable that the pro-
prietors of the place will have TO answer
to charges of violating the internal reye-
nue. law and selling liquor Oh Sunday.
The basement where the gambling was
conducted is a large one, extending the
full length of the building II is PARTITION
cd off at one end with wicket affair
similar to that in many banks. Behind
the wickets were the proprietors and their
assistants. All were busily engaged when
the police entered.
Chinese kc.o.
The Chinese keno game is similar in
some respects 10 keno" and in others TO
policy" 1t might be called a combina-
tion of both The players procure from
the game keepers slips like policy slips.
They bear Chinese figures forty in number
on either side of two ruled lines. Between
the lines is the admonition in Chinese
that the gamblers shall be careful and
mark all numbers distinctly. The slips
are printed in green ink and on Chinese
paper OF thin but durable texture. The
object OF each player is TO mark ten num-
bers on each OF two slips. When this has
been done the player writes his name on
one and folding il with 80 cents, the cost
of play, hands 1t in through the wicket
The other slip he keeps for reference. As
each slip is handed in, the game keeper
records the numbers marked thereon, by
taking from a large board on which are
pasted eighty numbers such numbers as
correspond with those marked on the
slips When the eighty numbers have
been drawn down all is in readiness for
the drawing and the play stops from the
outside. OF course several players fire.
quently select one or more numbers alike.
With the numbers all drawn down from
the board and placed in a bowl the play
slips are put In a second bowl while still
a third bowl is utilized to hold the slips
of winners. The drawing consists OF the
old and weli-known keno method OF call
ing the balls as they fall from the bottle.
As player hears a number called he con-
suits his duplicate slip. Twenty-Five num-
bers are called. and AT the finish those who
have been fortunate enough to have Sc
lected TWO or more of the numbers called
are entitled to q prize. They approach
the window and show their slips which
are compared with those handed in, and
bearing the name OF the player. If the slips
agree the prize is paid The prizes offered
range from 81 to $500. That is to say,
that two numbers drawn and previously
recorded entitle the holder of the dupl-
cate siip TO 81. three numbers means
dividend of 50, four numbers wins $50, six
numbers wins S1G0. seven numbers wins
$500. eight numbers wins $500. nine num-
bers wins $1,000, and If all ten numbers
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