The San Francisco call., 1910-07-16
Chinese GAMBLERS
LOSE LEGAL Fight
Judge Trout DissOlves Four Re-
straining Orders Against
Police Raiders
Sergeant Matheson, in Court,
Tells of Several Visits to
Ross Alley "CIub'

Judge Trout yesterday lifted four
injunctions he had granted last month
restraining the police from interfer-
ing with the members of Chinatown
gambling houses. He dissolved the in
functions of his own volition, having
come to the conclusion that they had
already been in force too long.
The establishments in question, and
the date on which the fnjunctions were
signed are: Sam Kee & Co., 739 Grant
avenue. June Is; Shanghai company,
667 Jackson street, June 81; Foo Y1ck
& Co., Ill Waverly place, June 70; Ho
Lee Yum club, 81 Ross alley, June 2s-
.I do not wish to be put in the posi-
ton of staying the hands OF the pollce
in the execution of their lawful duty,
said Judge Trout in dissolving the In
functions. when | signed these tenn
porary restraining orders j had no
idea they would be kept in force as
long as they have been.
SAFE TILL. THURSDAY
Under a stipulation between the dis
| trict attorney and the lawyer for the
| plaintiffs there will be no raids on
| Sam Kee & Co. before Thursday next
| at o'clock. There is no agreement or
| injunction, however, that will prevent
| the police raiding the other three, ex-
| cept that the Ho Lee Yum club may De
entered only twice daily.
| In the case of Foo Yick & Co. petit
| ton for an order against the police to
| show cause why a permanent fnJunc-
! tion should not issue was heard by
/ Judge Trout in the afternoon. Carroli
| Cook A. S. Newburgh and Elliot M
| Epsteen, attorneys for the gamonns
| house. exhibited much chagrin because
| % Init of fhp nrpltmtnarV
| Injunction Cook and Newburgh made
| use of every possible teehnicality to
| keep out the testimony of Sergeant
/ Matheson, head of the Chinatown
| squad, who was called as witness by
/ Assistant District Attorney Aylett II.
| Cotton Their efforts were unaVaflinS.
DEEMS EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT
/ Sufficient discriminating evidence,
remarked Judge Trout, has been pro-
duced to make it plain to me that L
should not hold the hands of the po-
| lice"
| Further hearing of the case went
| over to Thursday at 2 o'clock.
In an afffdavit filed with the county
| clerk yesterday Sergeant Matheson
/ told why he smashed the doors of the
/ Iai Lung society at 1920 Ross alley
the night of July 13. The day before
1t had been agreed in Judge Conley' S
/ court between the attorney for the
| club and District Attorney Fickert that
twice in every "a hours the police
/ would be given peaceable admission TO
the club premises. In pursuance OF
this agreement Matheson and his men
presented themselves at the doors OF
the club on the 18th. but were refused
| admission and therefore broke in, find
ing nrmer gambling layouts, lot
terry tickets and S1,100 that was being
used in the games.
Chief of Police Martin filed an affi-
davit yesterday denying that he was
responsible for the damage to It's prem
ises complained of by the Fong Lee
club in the complaint upon which the
club obtained a temporary Injunction.
Gamblers Plead Guilty
/ When the cases of Robert Magee
Frank Starke, John Herbert, Herbert
j. Bernard and Louis Wagner, keepers
of games at Patsy Wolfe's Lion club
1885 O'Farrell street. were called in
Police Judge Conlan's court yesterday
for trial their attorney announced thai
they would plead guilty. Assistant
District Attorney T. S. Berry said he
was willing that they should plead
guilty on condition that a fine of moi
less than $3.50 was imposed, as the
district attorney was determined tc
1 stamp out gambling. He asked thai
the case of Louis Wagner be dismissed
The Judge ordered the dismissal anC
said he would uphold the district at
torney in his campaign against gam
bling