The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-27
CHINATOWN GRAFT
IS 100000 YEAR
Gun Fights and Other Crimes At
tributed To Evil-Gamblers
Are Protected.


each week than the government pays
the president OF the United States.
says the World
II is known just what gamblers and
operators of lotteries pay this money
and the amount each one pays each
week.
IL Is known what Cinnamon collect
this money from the gamblers, keep
ers OF opium dens and disorderly
houses.
IL is known who represents certain
officials and receives for them this
money from the Cinnamon. and in re-
turn guarantees protection.
Ii is known when and where this
y money is paid.
But despite this the city Is power
less to do anything because under the
Penal Code no statute can be found
by the provisions OF which the per-
sons engaged in this nefarlous prac-
tice could be Prosecuted.
Eleven Cinnamon are either await
ing trial on murder charges or are
awaiting the action OF the grand jury
as the results of gun fights in China
town within the last six months.
The elder and wiser OF the yellow
men in that crime and vice infested
district, the mission worker there
and the old members OF the tongs say
that II gambling was stopped there
would be no gun fighting.
III there was some statute by which
the collectors of graft could be ar
rested and prosecuted and IL some
way couiu be found TO make the
Cinnamon who know testify, there
would be no gambling
The denizens of Mott-st, Pell-st.
and Doyer-st. give up $2.355 each
week and, so the workers in China
town claim, II this money was not
forthcoming the police would sudden
ly find that they were able to clean
out Chinatown as they cleaned on
the Five Points or the Bowery several
years ago.
Calvin, a Victim Of "PuIl."
The late Capt Michael Calvin while
he was In charge of the Elizabeth-st.
rolice station, made the most strenu-
Gus effort on record to make China
town morally hygienic. For time
there was no gambling in Chinatown,
but finally Capt. Calvin had to give
ND So great was the fight made
against him and so strong was the
pull OF the Monaghan criminals with
politicians and police that Calvin lett
the Elizabeth-st police station phy-
steal wreck He died in command OF
the Coney Island precinct not from
overwork but from broken heart, IL
is alleged. The pull OF certain fell
lows in Chinatown had been too much
Tor even his intrepidity.
This pull will not be stopped until
the grating is stopped Is the general
opinion. So imbued with this idea are
some OF the older men in the tongs
that they are willing to furnish the
notice with the Information necessary
} prosecute the grafters. But, as the
price of this information, they claim
immunity for the men who are paying
the money and exemption from hav-
ing 10 testify, on the ground that II
they stopped paying the weekly tri-
bute or II they should testify they
would be subjected to persecution By
the police and ward leaders, who are
said TO be working hand and glove.
a reporter for The World received
Incarnation that on last Tuesday
night $50 would be paid TO white
man who lives In South Brooklyn, but
wbo Ia seen once a week in China
town This man is known simply as
"Uilly" and he is said to be the re-
ceiyer of the money which the Chin
ese collectors gather for protection.
What he does with it is not known.
n ia known, however, that for stip-
ulated sum, to be paid to willy,
gambling may take place with no IN.
reference. The money Is paid and
gambling does take place ond none OF
the gambling houses or disorderiy
places are molested.
In order that proof OF the informa-
ton might be had the informant ex-
acted a promise that the address be
kent a secret. There was planned
coun whereby the white collector
might be caught. Fifty dollars, In
marked bills, was 10 be substituted
for the money in possession or the
Chinese collector.
Bills arked for willy"
The reporter for The World took
$40 In bills to the office of Acting Com
missioner Of Accounts Rice and tod
him what was to be done with IL. ne
commissioner approved OF the plan
and registered the bills and detailed
his men to watch the collection OF the
graft money and arrest willy with
the registered money In his posses
sion. Just as the detectives were 10
he summoned and instructed the re-
porter and Acting Commissioner Rice
took ND the discussion OF the charge
ON which willy" could lie held.
Attorneys were called In and Tor
tbree hours three men poured over
the Penal Code and had several con-
farences with assistant district-attor-
news. and II was found that there was
no charge on which he could be ar
rested Now lawyers in the employ oil
the CITY are making their plans to get
the next legislature to go AFTER the
penal Code that an action SO obvious
lyagainst public morals may be dealt
with.
The Cinnamon who give up the
money each week do not attempt 10
conceal their tribute paying. On the
other hand, the talk about 1t openly
within the bounds of Chinatown, be-
ljeving that their boasts Will add 10
the protection for which they are pay
ing. A..
In chinatown each operator or lot-