The Detroit times., 1910-12-28
CHINATOWN CRAFT
IS 100000 YEAR
Gun Fights and Other Crimes At
tributed To Evil--Gamblers
Are Protected.

the president OF the United States.
says the World.
Ii is known just what gamblers ana
operators of lotteries pay his money
and the amount each one pays each
week.
Ii 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 III re-
turn guarantees protection.
II is known when and where this
money is paid.
But despite this the city~is power
less 10 do anything because under the
Penal Code no statute can be found
by the provisions OF which the per
sons engaged in this uefarlous prac-
tice could be Prosecuted.
Eleven Cinnamon are either await
ing trial oh murder charges or are
awaiting the action of the grand jury
as the results of gun fights IN China
own 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 if gambling was stopped there
would be no gun fighting
If there was some statute by which
the collectors of graft could be ar
rested and prosecuted and II some
way could be found TO make the
Cinnamon who know testify, there
would be no gambling.
The denizens Of hottest, Pell-st.
and Doyerst. give up $2,355 each
week and. so the workers in China
town claim, If this money was not
forthcoming the police would sudden
" 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 "Pull."
The late Capt. Michael Calvin while
he was in charge of the EliZabeth'st
police station. made the most strenu-
Gus effort on record TO make emma
town morally hygienic. For time
there was no gambling in Chinatown,
but finally Capt Calvin had to give
up. 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 oil
the Coney Island precinct not from
overwork but from a broken heart, IL
is alleged The pull OF certain TEL
lows in Chinatown had been too much
for 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 tonSs
that they are willing TO furnish the
nolice with the information necessary
10 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 to testify, on the ground that II
they stopped paying the weekly trl-
into or If they should testify they
would be subjected to persecution b.
he police and ward leaders. who are
said TO be working hand and glove.
renorter for The World received
incarnation that on last Tuesday
night $50 would be paid to white
who is seen once week III China
town. This man is known Simply us
willy" and he is said to be the re-
ceiver of the money Whlch me INN
csc collectors gather for protection
What he does with il is not known.
II is known. however, that Tor sup
ulated sum, to be paid to WHY
gambling may take place with no IN
reference. The money Is pald anu
gambling does take place ond none Oh
the gambling houses or disorderly
places are molested.
In order that proof OF the lnlorrla-
ton might be had the informant eX-
acted a promise that the address De
ken, n secret. There was planned II
coup whereby the white collector
might be caught. Fifty dollars, IN
marked bills, was TO be substituted
for the money in possession OF the
Chinese collector
Bills arked for willy
The reporter for The World took
$50 i'm bills to the Office of Acting COM
missioner OF Accounts Rice and told
him what was TO be done with IT, The
commissioner approved OF .le plan
and registered the bills and detailed
his men TO watch the collection OF the
craft money and arrest willy with
the registered money in his posses
sion lust as the detectives were 10
no summoned and instructed the re
uortcr and Acting Commissioner hlce
took up the discussion OF the charse
nm which Willy" could lie held.
Attorneys were called in and Tor
three hours three men poured over
tho Penal Code and had several con
ferances with assistant districtattor-
navs and il was found that there was
M charge on which he could be ar
rested Now lawyers in the employ oil
tho itv are making their plans to get
the next Legislature to 20 after the
penal code that an action so obvious
Ivagainst public morals may be dealt
with.
The Cinnamon who give up the
money each week do not attempt To
conceal their tribute paying. ON the
other hand. the talk about il openly
within the bounds of Chinatown, be
ueyine that their boasts will add to
no protection for which they are pay
ing.
No secret is made of the fact that
., chinatown each operator of lot
terv pays s25 week, and that the
nroprietors of gambling houses pay