The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
John CLANCY Reopens It ana II
Pounoed Upon BY Police.
.cHlnAMAn CAUGHT ~ rHs NET.
~ Exhibited n Lottery Ticket In
the Presence OF the Police, and
II Promptly Arrested and Taken
to the station-Proprietors hid
Defiance to the Police, and say
they win Make = hitter Fight.

Chinese lottery opened In full blast In
p che Clancy gambling house last night, but
IN the midst of the drawing the police. true
10 the policy outlined several days ago.
when similar attempt 70 open a lottery
was made descended upon 1t, conflscated
the layout and arrested the proprietor, to-
gether with a Chinaman who was paying.
The Clancy brothers announced when
one of them was arrested wednesday night
that the fight had just begun, and that
they intended to conduct a Chinese lottery
Or know the reason why. Charles Clancy
y was to have been tried before Judge Cam
yesterday on the charge of conducting his
lottery, but the case was continued until
tuesday, at the request OF the city attor-
ney.
Clancy had no sooner gotten back to his
place Of business than the sale of tickets
Tor drawing scheduled for 1880 o'clock
last night began. Early in the evening the
Rambling house was also reopcned in the
same room where 1t was proposed to con-
duct the lottery.
Detective cudihee, followed by Detectives
Phillips and Powers, walked into the
room. Cudihee pushed hts way through
the crowd of Cinnamon and Waite men
whats this, Ed?', asked Charlie Clan
cy apparently undisturbed by the presence
OF the officer. Another pinch?"
81 guess so,'' replied Cudihee.
John Clancy, who was conducting the
drawing, did not stop when Cudihee forced
way r psd s ra Sa Sey saw NJ
police, did not come to the front and ex-
hlhit their tickets. A weather-beaten
Chtnarnan. with a scraggly gray mustacne
and goatee, however, apparently did not
realize that the majesty of the law was
present and he held UP his ticket for John
CLANCY to look at Instantly Cudihee
Ticket and appropriated the small piece Of
paper. The Chinaman started to protest,
but Cudibee called out to Powers:
Take this man." and the Chinaman
WHO'S running this placer demanded
Cudihee.
IT am" answered John Clancy, and the.
Charlie Clancy spoke up.
here Is s some games running Ing over
i want to be arrested for it,
Cudihee ignored this polite request, and
started down stairs, after first seizing q
big bunch OF lottery tickets, two mark
Ing pots and several cigar boxes included
among the appurtenances. of the lottery.
Like a small cavalcade the three detec-
lives, John Clancy and the unfortunate
and trembling Monaghan moved towards
sidewalk. When they reached the street
Clancy halted a moment.
out with" he requested, and cudihee stood
on the sidewalk while his prisoner went
into the saloon that forms part OF the
Clancy premises and secured q bunch Of
greenbacks. Then the procession moved
TO the police station, where Capt. Willard
ordered Clancy and the Chinaman booked.
How old are you?' asked the clerk of
Clancy
II hate to tell my age" replied Clancy
coquettishly, "but suppose I'll have to.
I'm &c."
The Chnaman gave his name as Foo
Chow.
He's my private secretary; I'll put up
bail for him. said Clancy. Glow much is
it?"
zone hundred dollars for you and $25
for him. said Capt. willard and Clancy
threw down the money. Its cheap at
that" he remarked.
Then he and his "private secretary left
the station and went back to the Tender
loin, where the raid was the all-absorbing
topic of conversation Clancy will be ar
raigned before Judge Cam today