Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03
RAIDS IN CHINATOWN
Post Office inspectors and
Policemen Take Action.
LOTTERY LAW VIOLATION
Three Parties Advance Quietly on
Local Establishment.
ARRESTS ALSO IN BALTIMORE
Six Defendants Here Enter Pleas of
Not Guilty-Hearing to Be
Held Later

Lee Hing. ffty-two years. 325 Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Lee Sam, forty-eight years. 325 Pennsyl-
vaDia avenue.
Lee Yuen. forty-five years, Sc5 Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Lee Hong. forty-seven years. $40 Penn
syfvania avenue.
Lee You, forty-fi years. $40 Pennsyl-
vanfa avenue.
Lee Kim. thirty-eight years, 346 Penn
sylvania avenue.
The six members of the Lee family
named appeared before United States
Commissioner Taylor today to answer
charges of violations of section of the
revised statutes of the United States by
sending lottery tickets through the mails.
They were arrested last night at their
places of business in Chinatown. thirteen
of their friends having been arrested In
Baltimore about the same time. The ofn-
GERS who made the raids took possession
Of considerable paraphernalia, but found
only S5.44 in cash on the six defendants,
and a small sum in the places raided.
There was misunderstanding about the
place where the Cinnamon were TO be
arraigned today and the defendants were
driven about the city in van, finally
returning to the sixth precinct police sta
ZION about noon, there being called on
TO plead to the warrants
Enter Pleas Of Not Guilty.
Attorney John f. Laskey appeared for
the defendants. They were arraigned. and
through Chung Lee, who acted as in
terpreter, entered pleas of not guilty.
each defendant, and the cases were set
for trial next Thursday.
Capt Byrnes and several officers of the
sixth precinct were in conference with As
sistant United States Attorney Ralph
Given today. The details of the lottery
raids in Chinatown were discussed. The
conference was to determine II II would
be proper to charge the six men arrested
with violating the lottery laws here.
1t was stated that Mr.. Given desired to
knowexactfy WHAT Information the post
Office inspectors have and the character
of the slips taken from the three Chinese
establishments last night
In Baltimore the raids resulted in the
arrest Of Cinnamon giving their names
and addresses as follows
Shang Hal Low Restaurant, Ala East
F'ayette street: Charley Lee. Jung Chang.
Merchandise store on first floor of LA
Park avenue, Ching Foo, Ching Kwong.
Restaurant. on second floor of ia Park
avenue, Chang ku, Chu Wuing
Private house at go Park avenue, Wing
Ying Ling.
Merchandise store and restaurant at 320
Druid Hill avenue, Louis Wong.
Chinese resort at AIS Pearl street.
Charley Hop. Der Quei, OFT Lee. Charley
Sing, You Dock.
"Bok Cop Pu" the Game.
BOX Cop Pu" was. it Is charged, the
game played in two OF the local places
1t may be played either by mail or by
the bettor being present. Eighty numbers
promoters OF the game, the drawings be-
ing made from four bowls in which the
slips are placed. twenty of them being
winners. The twenty characters selected
are the lucky ones and the previously
marked tickets are then compared with
the lucky numbers to ascertain the result
OF the gamble. II player succeeds in
marking on his ticket less than five of
the lucky numbers. he loses. Five of the
lucky numbers entitle the player to three
times the amount Staked by him; six
lucky numbers is 20 TO ! shot: seven
numbers. 200 to 1: eight numbers. 1000
TO i: nine numbers. 1000 to l. and ten
numbers, 1000 to 1.
Raiding Party Works Quietly.
So quietly did the raiding party go
about its work and 50 completely were
the Cinnamon surprised that half dozen
ceiestials were under arrest before they
the arrival of the patrol wagon was any
thing out of the ordinary apparent Then
nearly a thousand curious persons, men,
women and children. moved from one side
of Pennsylvania avenue to the other, as
:sembied in front Of the Chinese business
establishments and asked questions. A
score or more Cinnamon sat in front OF
the stores apparently unconcerned regard
ing what was going on inside. They chat
ted quietly II nothing unusual had hap
pened, although II was impossible for
their American friends 10 understand
what was being said. Even those most
affected by the raids did not display any
excitement. their countenances suggesting
surprise, and the few questions they asked
indicating that they were at q loss tC
understand what IL all meant.
What's the matter?' one of the men
under arrest asked a Star reporter
4 policeman explained that the arres,
was for gambling. ''Is that alp" was the
comment.
Al the police station the six Cinnamon
lad little to say. although the police
clair one of them admitted that a piece
Of paper shown him was lottery ticke,
and that he had once mailed one of them
10 friend in Baltimore Post Office In.
spectors Carter keene ano +. r. Barclay
We're In charge Of the raiding party. hay-
ing made the investigation which prompt.
ed the action With them were Detectives
Weldon, Burlingame. Berman Cox, Arm
strong and Sears, and Capt. Byrnes
Sergt Curry and Policemen Mccarthy
Kelly and Beauregard. II was arranged
that three raids should be made stimuli.
taneously, in order that the arrest OF one
party would not be communicated to the
others and give them an opportunity te
escape.
Regarded as Important.
What the inspectors and detectives re.
gard as being the most important capture
was made at 3oJ Pennsylvania avenue
where sign on the window imparts I,
the public the information that Kim La
Yuen Company carries on a general Chi
nese merchandise business There wa,
subceliar or hidden apartments II
this building, business having been con
Quoted on the first floor in rooms in TN,
extreme rear. There are two room,
which, the police claim. have been use,
for gambling purposes. the one neares
the rear alley heng the one in which tn,
lottery business is alleged to have bee,
conducted. while in the other small room
was a large table with mating for GOV
ering.
II is the charge OF the police that fan
tan and other gambling games are playee
on the table. a number OF white and blacl
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