Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-04
GRAND JURY FINISHES lABORS
SIX CHINAMEE AMONG THOSE
WHO ARE INDICTED
Sequel to Raid by Post Office In.
spectors in Local Chinatown
Last July.

Six Cinnamon were indicted by the
grand jury today for gambling. AS the
result of a raid by post office inspectors
In the local Chinatown, Lee Kim, Lee
You. Lee Hong. Lee Yuen. Lee Sam and
Lee Hing were taken into custody last
July on a charge of violating postal laws,
1t being alleged that they sent through
the mails circulars advertising a lottery
scheme.
When the matter was investigated by
the celestials under section SOB of the
code. which forbids the conduct OF policy
lottery or policy shops. The postal law
violation was dropped.
The indictments charge that the accused
kept. set up and promoted a lottery at
divers times between June II and July 3
OF the current year. The second counts
charge that they were agents in manag-
ing the alleged lottery.
Two additional indictments, one charg-
ing embezzlement and the other false pre-
lenses and embeZZlement. were returned
against John c. Davis. a member of the
local bar. who is awaiting trial in the
District jail on several similar charges.
Davis is said TO have secured as much as
SoOO.GOO from investors in this city and
Alexandra.
Alleged M1uluS FRAUD.
Merton w. Hef1ien was indicted for false
pretenses and embezzlement 1t is al
legged that Helm secured 81 800 from Hen
riett3 Whitehead at different times to be
Invested n mining stocks. 1t is charged
that Hef1in told the investor that a mine
in Mexico, owned by the Santiago Mining
Company. was being operated and many
tons of ore removed. 1t is charged his
representations were not borne out on
investigation.
The thirteenth attempt at housebreak-
ing is said to have proved disastrous
to James Heating. alias John O'Don-
nell, who came from Camden. n. j.,
during the summer. The grand jury
thirteen counts against Heating, it be-
ing alleged that he was responsible for
series of robberies in East Washing
ton in the early part of September.
Indictment for Arson.
An Indictment for arson was returned
a gainst John P. Nieson. who is charged
with setting fire to premises 931 New
York avenue northwest, owned by
George I. bearing. Nieson made d
claim for insurance on the loss of furs
and jewelry, which led to an investi-
cation by the police. II is charged that
no traces of such articles We're found
after the blaze was extinguished. Fire
Marshal Nicholson and other members
of the department testified before the
grand jury. NieSOn is charged in one
count of the indictment with attempt
ing to defraud the German-American
Insurance Company of New York
Other Indictments.
Other indictments reported include the
following: John +. Mckay, false pretenses.
forgery and embezzlement; Robert Whis-
tier, embezzlement: John H. Butler rob-
berry; James T. Borland, embezzlement
William Jenifer, assault to rape: Richard
Berry. houseb-eaking: John Montgomery,
depreciation on private property: Leonard
Cumberland, robbery; Samuel p. Beach,
robbery; Grant Mason, assault with dan
gerous weapon; Edward Dickinson, receiv-
ing stolen property: Jacob Owens. house
breaking: Albert Curry and William Har-
ris. grand larceny, and George Miller,
alias George Snyder, and Frank Smith,
alias Frank Seymore. housebreaking and
larceny.
This report completed the labors of the
present grand jury, which has been in ses-
sion since April 1. New grand jurors will
be selected tomorrow.