Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-16
WEAPONS SEIZED.
Boston Police Make Raid
| In Chinese District.
Ca pture Repeating Rifles, Re-
YoIvers and Ammunition.
Action Believed to Have Prevented
Action Believed to Have Prevented
More Blood Shed.

! that by a timely raid yesterday noon
! on the top floor OF 80 Harrison avenue,
| in which were seized Il repeating rifles.
II large revolvers and 1000 rounds Of
ammunition, they prevented an extern
sive slaughter of Cinnamon planned for
! last night.
i figure in a continuation of the war of
| the Tongs. which cost the lives of five
| Cinnamon about a month ago.
The descent on Chinatown was made
shortly after noon by Chief Watts and
Inspectors Hart Conway and Pierce,
who since the last outbreak have been
doing S!euth dut" in the district day
and night. trying to get information or
anv plans for further trouble between
the warning factions.
A few days ago Chief Watts heard
that plans were on foot to lay in a
stock of firearms in Chinatown. He
| learned that a Chinaman by the name
| of Chin Chez was the agent for the
! men who were making the purchases,
and he found also the store where the
| purchases were to be made. The chief
and several of his men were in China
| town nearly all Friday night and
| lcaTneu CTdC llle UTedIllS were " We
brought there yesterday. The chief de-
tailed an officer to cover the store where
the ammunition had been bought. with
instructions to follow the goods when
they should be transported.
4 little before noon the rifles, re-
volvers and cartridges encasea in thu &c
boxes. We're loaded into a wagon and
the officer followed the wagon to 90
Harrison avenue.
Learning in a general way TO which
part of the building the ammunition
had been taken the officer reported to
/ he chief Shortly after noon the chief,
with three inspectors. raided the place.
After considerable search they found
the three boxes, took them to headquar-
ters and took along these four China
men: BUN Sing, who says he lives in
Salem: Guin Quen of 20 oxford street,
Lynn: Guen Lee Of 40 Lucas street. Ha-
verhill, and Gong Quer of % Duncan
street Lawrence.
Chief Watts examined the Cinnamon in
his private office and they said they had
procured the weapons and ammunition to-
send to their cnuntrymen in trouble in
Vancouver No possibility had ever eX-
listed. they maintained, OF the weapons
being used here.
After nearly two hours of questioning
Chief Watts allowed the men to go, but
he knows where he can find them when
he wishes to. Until he is certain that
the weapons and ammunition were bought
to go West, they will remain in his Of
flee.
The raid caused a stir in Chinatown.
The questionings Of reporters after the
raid brought out the fact that individual
residents of the place have been laying in
a stock of arms lately. One man who
lives at the same address where the police
made their raid bought five weapons Fri
day.
The police expect there will he Il fur
Their outbreak among the Cinnamon and
hloodshed if extra precautions are not
taken. Chief Watts, it is said. bad re-
ceived reliable information that trouble
had been planned for last night.
Extra officers in plain clothes and in
snectors We're detailed in Chinatown last
night. Harrison avenue, Oxford street
and oxford place We're carefully patrollcd
until morning. suspicious looking charac-
tiers We're watched and no gatherings Of
Cinnamon allowed.
The worst shooting affair in Chinatown
in recent wears occurred about The first
Of August, when five members OF the Hep
Sing Tong were killed and several 9TH
ers wounded. IT is claimed that men,
bers of the rival On Leong Tong were
responsible for the crimes. Several Chi
namen are now awaiting trial for the
murders.