The Washington times., 1909-07-03
HINANEN
MUM AS OYSTERS
Gamblers Up Before
United States Commits
Sioner Arson S. Taylor.

Half dozen Chinese, arrested in a
raid on a number of alleged gambling
Joints in Chinatown last night, were
taken before United States Commits
sioner Arson S. Taylor this morning.
Warrants charging all OF the CelestiaIs
with unlawful use Of the mails were
fled with the commissioner, and the
case continued until next week. when
the prisoners will be arTaigned for a
preliminary hearing.
All of the Celesttals furnished a $500
real estate bond for their appearance
in Judge Taylor's office next Tuesday
for the hearing.
NO understand Mclean" was the
answer given by the yellow men TO sew
eral questions. They positively refused
to discuss their arrest, and stood before
Judge Taylor's bench with blank ex-
presstons on their faces, while pOstoffice
inspectors. Central Office detectives, ard
a squad of bluecoats were sorting out
the wagon load II evidence carried
away from the Yalious esta blishments.
Plans Carefully Laid.
The raid was the largest and is re-
garded by the Pcstoffce inspectors as
the most important in re history Of
Washington's Chinatown. Preparations
had been carefully e and plans laid
so that 1t was almost an impossibility
for any Of the Chinese suspected OF US
ing the mails uniawfClh' to escape the
dragnet which extended from end to
end OF the little colony lower Penn
sylvania avenue.
Those arrested were Lee King, Lee
Lam, and Lai YueD, all os 325 PeEnsyl-
vania avenue; High Yueis of $40: Wah
Cong of 346, and Lee Sam
PCstoffice Inspectors Keene and Bar
clay had been investigating for some
time a report that Chinese lottery draw
ings were made in Washington, and
that tickets were being sold through the
mails. Central Office detectives had al
SO been endeavoring to get some evil
dence against d number of alleged gam
t flHg Sb {}3jats visited RsTe Rg majority Of
tie gambling game, was being played.
having obtained sufficient evidence to
warrant making a raid, the postoffice
inspectors and the police got together,
that would gather in all under suspicion.
Bluecoats Hit Chinatown.
Headed by Captain Byrne and Lieu
tenant Harrison. the reserves q the
Sixth precinct were told to be ready
with the patrol wagon at o'clock last
night Nonchalantly smoking cigars,
the two postoffice inspectors wandered
through Chinatown, and finally stopped
=
HeVed was the lottery hoadqua Fters.
In the meantime Central Office Detec-
tives Burlingame, Weldon, Cox, and
Bornan were making their way down
Pennsylvania avenue. II had been pre-
ViOusly arranged where the plain clothes
mon would take up their posts, and
when everything was in readiness, word
was sent to the soationhouse for the
patrol.
As the wagon came dashine through
TIE Avenue the gong of the patrol pre-
cipitated a small panic among the c.
Iestials. who were sitting on the pave
ment in front of their establishments
When the wagon pulled up IN front of
one of the places and the bluecoats piled
out, there was scattering of yellow
men resembling the getaway Of a Mara
thOn with several hundred entrants.
The Chinese sought shelter in every
available doorway. The raid had come
as a complete surprise. and II IS not
thought that a single Chinaman sus-
pected the police were about to close
IN on them.
Door Battered Down.
Inspectors Keene and Barclay and
Detectives Burlingame. Cox and Pre-
oinct Detective Cox entered the estab-
Iishment at 325 Pennsylvania avenue.
Several 5luecoats followed a sup
posed gaming room IN the rear was
sought by the officers. but the pro-
prietors. Lee Ian and Lai Yuen. in
sisted that they would not open the
door One OF the detectives placed his
shoulder against the panel, and then
me a crash. Inside were found
boards, pans, tickets. and other para
pherualia which. IL Is alleged. were
used for gambling purposes.
The most handsomely equipped room
was discovered in the basement OF the
building at 346- Detective Berman head