Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-01
STRONG HAND OF THE LAW
 CRASPS MEN
immigration Officials Get Into Action With Deadly Result To Those Who Eyade the Law

FL PASo. March 31.-Like a great hand that closed in on several men who have been under surveillance by the immigrat on authorities for the past few months, was the concerted action Of the federal authorities in this city, Alamogordo and Chicago.
 Armed with warrant from the United States commission, Deputy United States Marshal Hillebrand ar rested Robert w. Stephenson at the corner of Campbell street and Myr- tie avenue on the charge of conspir- acy to smuggle alien On nese into this country. Stephenson was taken toI the county jail under a $5000 bond which he could not furnish. He was therefore locked up.
 An hour later Marshal Hillebrand walked into the American Kitchen and arrested Bob" whose real name Is Yee Lung, on the same charge. He gave bond and was released.
 At Alamogordo a deputy United States marshal in company with se- cret service operative, arrested W. Fl. Clark and placed him fin the county jail on the same charge.
 At the immigration bureau at the Santa Fe street bridge Jose Para and Carlos Sayedra. who have been' held there since last November on charge Of smuggling. were brought into the case on the same charge by Inspector Harris.
 Tn Chicago two Chinese were ar rested by federal officers as being ,OnDected with the same band of con spirators.
 Somewhere in the district another man is being hunted for by the off cers and his arrest is expected at any moment.
 The extent of the operat ons of this alleged band of smuggiers is re- vealed in the fact that the indictment under which they were arrested was l handed down by the grand jury of the district court of the northern dis | trict of the eastern division of Illi- l nois and bears the signature of the now famous "s29. 100000 judge Ken esaw M Landis, who imposed the fa- nous fine on the Standard Oil com pany
 For months the local officers of the | immigration bureau have been work ing to break up the organized snug cling of alien Chinese through this ! port.
 1 Stephenson is a railroad man whC came to this city from railroad woTE in Colorado and secured the position of brakeman with the Southwestern Fe belonged to a prominent club il the city.
 Clark. the man who was arrested at AlamogoFdo, wes also a Southwest ern brakeman.
 The bond of s50OO occasioned som' 1 surprise among the officers here fo It is about five tines as high as il , usually required in such cases. Thii
 is taken to indicate that the charg,
 may prove more serious than the or
 dinary case of smuggling. Some on,
 remarked that as Judge LaDdis hat
 become used to dealing in large fig
 ures he had probably considered thC
 bond as being very low.
 The punishment for the offeDse h fine and two years imprisoDment.
 If the case of the government hold;
 good there Is every indication tha the officers have unearthed a snug gling scheme which reaches iron JuaTez to Chicago.
 The case will come up before Com missioner Oliver for examination. Il the commiss oner orders them held land they give bond to appear in Chi Icago for trial the matter will be taken
 from this district. If they cannot give bond. the arrival of Judge MaXey one week hence win be awaited and he will give an order to have them taken to Chicago. Under bond. the men will have to pay the'r own fare whereas if they do not make bond the government will be compelled to transport them.