The Washington herald., 1909-07-03
CHINATOWN
IN LOTTERY RAID
Officers Arrest Six and Carry
Off ParapheFnalia.
PRECIPITATE A SMALL RIOT
POst-offiee inspectors Believe wash
iREton Is Headquarters for out
iawed Business. and Effort VIII
DC Made TO Put an End 10 the Op-
erRtions-Refuse Information.

A squad OF policemen. detail OF de-
tectives, and two post-ofice Inspectors
raided three houses IN Washington's 5
Chinatown last night and arrested six
Celestials who are believed 70 be i'm
p-ieated n the Iarsest lottery operations
ever uncovered in the United States
The raid was the elimination Of an IN
vestisatIon by post-oflce inspectors for
a period Of several months. At the mo-
ment the police were running through
houses in Pennsylvania avenue. another
raid was being made in Baltimore. II IS
expected that evidence obtained in the
raids viii convict scores OF Cinnamon Of
Illegal use Of the mails.
At O'Clock the raid began. Il had
been planned in detail several days ago.
and each man knew the part he had 10
play. Chinese merchants and their en-
ployes were l0unging comfortably about
the shops, while long rows Of chairs on
the sidewalks were occupied by the vel
low men.
Inspectors Pass Shops.
Post-ofHce Inspectors Keene and Barclay
stroIed leisurely past the open sbops
Both were smoking cigars and dressed
in citizens clothes. Apparently tbev
were not at all Interested in Cinnamon
Detectives Cox, Berman, Burlingame. and
Weldon soon appeared in groups OF two
and took their posts in the Avenue.
At given signal a patrol wagon. .occu-
pied by Capt. Byrnes, Of the Sixth pra-
cinct; Lieut.. Harrison. Sergt. Currv. and
Policemen Armstrong. Beauregard. Sears
Kelly. and Mccarthy. was driven into
The Avenue. the occupants aiighting and
running toward the spotted" housas
while the horse was on a gallon.
The appearance OF the bluecoars Drecip-
itared small riot. and a babble arose
on each side OF the street. Chinsmen
dived out Of sight through doors OF the
shops. giving the alarm in frightened
sQueals as they disappeared.
But a second before the Cinnamon real
lied what was happening. two detectives
ran through the front door Of a store ar
S25 Pennsylvania avenue. two others
chose a store AT $40 PENNSYLVANIA avenus
and the pcst-Office inspectors threw the
occupants Of shop at 34s PENNSYLVANIA.
avenue into pandemonium by their sud
den appearance.
Break Down Doors.
Close on the heels OF detectives and
Inspectors followed the policeman. and
from each Of the three stores there came
an Uproar seldom equaled in the history
.of that quarter The men did not stop
on the main floors Of the building bur
ran up rickety steps 10 the second. third
and fourth floors. breaking open doors
Of secret rooms. tearing aside curtain
hangings. and hurriedIy searching every
apartment until they reached the room
wherein was gathered the evidence for
which the raid was made
Once IN The room where the ausga6
lottery paraphernalia was Kept. the no.
hcemen gathered nearly everything In
sight not knowing what might be val
liable evidence and what might be lam
dry tickees. Large cardbOards PASTED
with iunumerable slips Of paper Of n1vs-
terious import bundles OF paper slips
scrawled over in Chinese characters. ne
culiar devices OF wood and ivory. a pair
Of opium scales pipes, Chinese sweet
meats. little ivory faced gods. odd bits Of
ivory and glass glued 70 thin pieces Of
mahogany large tin basins with teak
wood covers, rare pieces Of china, and
odds and ends Of every description were
gathered and carried down the tortuous
steps TO the waiting patrol wagon.
II seemed Tor a While as though the
police intended removing Chinatown to
the small confines of the Sixth precinct
staten. but the apparently Unsuitable ap-
petite Of the cops" was finally aDpeased
and a consultation was held among the
men in charge Of the raid. orders were
issued and policemen disappeared on Sc
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