Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
SA1UGGLERS CAUGHT.
Entry of Chinamen From Canada
 Checked.

PLATTSBURG, x. Y. Nov. 21.-Tht business of smuggling Chinamen across | the border from Canada into this state is believed to have received it's deathblow
 Late Saturday night two Chinamen were seen as they were being drawn through this village ill q covered two scatter drawn by two horses. They were traced to keesevlle, x. Y., to which point they had been driven from Hemmingford a distance of 45 miles, and there located in Chinese laundry. They were arrested 1 and brought to Plattsburg yesterday
 where they were given a hearing before United States Commissioner Woodward. They gave their names as Foong Lung. aged g, and Ham Chin Gee. aged 24. and they both stated through an interpre- ter that they were born in China and that they were from the province of kwangtung. They were committed to jail here and will be given their eXamina- tion this afternoon.
 The man who drove them from Hem mingford to KccseviIle escaped, but the customs officials think they know who he is. Sunday night about II o'clock four more Chinamen were captured at Malone by Chinese Inspector Ketcham and Dep uty Marshal Roby and Policemen Whip pie and Lahey in a raid on a Chinese iS5lduI ant " lllCA HAS recently D6eu Opeli- ed in Malone by Frank c. Parks, a Chi naman who came there a few days ago from St. Albans, Vt.
 These four Chinamen were driven from Athelstan Que, to Malone, \. Y. in q sleigh covered with robes and delivered to the Parks restaurant. Parks was also arrested. He is believed to be an old of fender and is also believed to be ill league with certain persons in New York. The driver of the team escaped. Parks, and possibly the four Chinamen arrested with him, will be brought to Plattsburg, as the Malone jail is full and running over with Chnamen, there being no less than or there. There are six or eight in jail here awaiting trial.
 The system of getting Chinamen into the United States from Canada seems to have been changed entirely within the past few weeks. Formerly the scheme was to bring them by train to Athelstan, Que, station on the Adirondack and St. Law renee, just over the line in Canada. From there they would walk to the boundary line. where they would of course be ar rested by the customs officials for at tempting to enter this country illegally, after which they would be brought before the United States commissioner for trial.
 Shrewd lawyers would take up the case, and either of two courses would be adopted-they would either swear that they were born in this country and had only been in China on a visit and therefore had right to come back or else they would swear they were mem bers of a firm of merchants in New York, usually on Mott or Pell street. Mem bers of the firm" would be brought on to swear to the story, and as Chinese merchants who have been in trade in this country one year or more may legally re- turn to this country after visit to Chi na many Chinamen who had no right to enter secured admittance this way.
 If they adopted the scheme of swear ing they were born in this country, a father" would be telegraphed for in New York, who would come on and cor. roborate the son's'' story. Many hun dreds have gained admittanee in this way who had no legal right to enter. Through the vigilance of the customs officials this father racket has been pretty well broken up, and recently in a peculiar manner the merchant" scheme has been upset as far as this state is concerned.