Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03

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! porcelain beads and narrow strips of
/ cardboard having been found there last
evening.
In order to reach the two rooms the
raiding party found 1t necessary to pass
through a dark passageway, an unusually
thick and heavy door serving to keep out
those who had no business there. Last
evening, however, the man on guard had
become lax and the door was not boiteo,
although another and lighter door was
fastened. Behind the door all was quiet.
the Chinese conducting their games with
out clatter. What the occupants OF the
rooms were doing the inspectors. detec-
tives and police could not tell. but they
would not open the door, and it became
necessary to break il down. The China
men, when the raiders entered the rooms,
were seated quietly in the rooms dis
playing no signs of fear.
"This Is Library One Says.
This is library" one of the celestials
ventured I'VE reading China papers"
he added. pointing 20 an alleged lottery
ticket as a newspaper.
Read it for me- detective suggested.
Cant read" was the Chinaman's re-
Spouse.
In the two rooms were found immense
quantities of alleged lottery tickets and
gambling paraphernalia, stacks of letters
that had been received from all parts of
the United States and China. many of
them bearing Baltimore addresses. There
were also dozens of bundles of alleged
drawings and tickets found in the place.
China bowls used as receptacles for num-
oers when the drawings are made, slips
of paper on which the numbers are
written. and the ink and brushes were
also found. The paraphernalia was bum
died up and put in the patrol wagon with
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were arrested. One of the trio made an
effort to conceal himself. but Capt
Byrnes saw him and followed him to the
third floor, where he was found IN
closet. He evidently appreciated the
amusing side of his capture and smiled as
lie was led to the lower floor and out to
: the patrol wagon. More than twenty
/ Cinnamon were in and about the store at
made an effort to enter the alleged gam
bling rooms until the departure of the
raiding party.
Raid on a Subcellar.
At 346 Pennsylvania avenue, where a
general merchandise business is conduct
ed under the name of Wah Chung. the
detectives found that the alleged lottery
business was being conducted in a sub
cellar, IL being necessary for the raiding
party to pass through a dark room and
down two short flights of stairs in order
to reach it. Inspector Barclay led the
raid. Detective Berman and Policemen
Kelly and Mccarthy accompanying him.
In the store they found the usual no
understand English" Cinnamon on guard,
and they refused to show the officers
the way to the underground rooms. The
demoishing of one floor was all that was
necessary to effect entrance. Lee Kim was
placed in arrest. Another Chinaman who
was wanted by the detectives was absent,
his friends explaining that he had gone
T.
ness.
In this raid the officers took charge of
large quantities of tickets and supposed
lottery paraphernalia, including a board
on which a number of small pieces Of
paper bearing Chinese characters were
pasted. One of the Cinnamon explained
that the pieces of paper contained num-
bers, but he would not admit that they
chance. Lee Kim accompanied the Off
GERS to the patrol wagon and took the
ride to the sixth precinct police station
with the others who were arrested.
Third Party Acts.
While two sets of officers were conduct
ing the raids mentioned a third set was
paying attention to what was going on at
80 PENNSYLVANIA avenue, where Lee You
and Lee Hong were arrested for being
responsible for gambling there They
were found in a room on the first floor.
There was the same surprise exhibited
there that was shown at the other places,
and those in the store We're just as I'M
willing TO discuss the situation as were
those at the other places. Alleged lottery
tickets and board with numbers pasted
on II were taken and held as evidence.
II was after . o'clock when the raids
were ended. The six defendants were de-
tanned IN the squad room at the sixth pre-
ctnct until they could be questioned, and
then they were made comfortable TN
rooms on the upper floor for the night.
several friends of the prisoners, among
them Chung Lee. one of the older resi-
dents of Chinatown, discussed the ques-
ZION of giving bond for their appearance,
but surety was not furnished.
Sending Lottery Tickets by Mail
Post Office Inspectors Keene and Bar
clay arranged the raids because COM
plant was made that the Cinnamon had
been sending lottery tickets through the
mails. 1t is said the first information
was obtained from Baltimore where S
W. Tang, a Chinese interpreter resides
He is in the employ OF the Department
bf Commerce and Labor and will proba-
bly, act as interpreter for the government
at the hearings.
Detective Sears, who is stationed at
the Union station, participated in the
raid. IL is said. because he had seen sew
eraI local Ihlndnen passing through the
station carrying alleged lottery tickets
II is also charged that some of those
engaged i'm the lottery business have been
mailing the tickets to different parts of
the United States by using one-cent
stamp. not even taking the precaution of
putting them in envelopes.
The property taken from the three
places was sealed in mail bags last
night and taken 10 the Post Office De-
partment to be examined an6 held as evil
dence.