The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-24
UNEARTHED BIG
SMUGGLING PLOT
Have Been Working Chinese
Across the Border From
Canada

| Chicago, Nov. +24.-One of the lare.
est Chinese smuggling plots unearthed
oy federa! officials In years was re-
Neaied today when "crappy" Nelson
was, was arraigned before United States
commissioner Foote charged with
bringing Cinnamon into this country
from Canada.
Twenty men charged with being i'm.
pltcated In the plot are under arrest
In Chicago, New York and Detroit
| where the band made it's headouar.
ters. according to Special Agent Will
liam Danneberg Of the department of
justice who has been working on the
case for two months.
Those under arrest in Chicago are
"Crappy" Nelson. Lorne Stoneberg,
Albert Arthur "Bimmie' Ouelette,
Gordon Ferris. Moy Sing. wealthy
Chinese merchant, Moy Chung Hau
and Moy Foo.
Those under arrest in New York are
Back Sun. Ming Hong Jon, Moy Sal
Tighe. wealthy Chinese merchants;
Dos Sin. Ling Hung Seung, Ming
Chung Lam, Ling Kwong. Fook Ming
Inn. Ching Quong, Ming Jung.
Frank Walsh is under arrest in De-
troit.
Special Agent Danneberg was assist
ed In trailing the alleged smugglers by
his wife. a bride OF few months He
says that the band brought most of
the Cinnamon to this country by way
Of Windsor and Toronto. Canada, by
breaking the governments seal on
freight carsa few miles from the bor-
der. putting the men in the cars and
then sealing the doors again in such
q manner that dsfection was avoided
According tn speil.! Agent Dame
berg members o1sthe band received
1,500 for delivering Chinaman from
China to either Chicago or New York
and that $500 was the amount charged
for bringing Chinaman from Canada
to this country.
The Cinnamon, it is said. arrived at
Vancouver, B. c.. where they are put
to work until they have earned their
passage.
Later the immigrants were taken to
either Windsor or Toronto by repe-
sentatives of the alleged slnugglers
and brought into this country in
freight cars.
According to Special Agent Dame
berg. Ferris and Neson locked two
Cinnamon in a freight car seven miles
outside of Windsor. Canada, which was
shipped to Gibson, Indiana.
Danneberg followed the car to it's
destination where he opened 1t and
brought the two Cinnamon to Chicago.
He delivered the immigrants to Moy
Sing in South Clark street where he
found room with accommodations
for 100 dodgers in the rear Of a store.
Danneberg obtained receipt for
the two men and then arrested Moy
Sing and the immigrants.
October IA. according to Danneberg.
five Cinnamon were locked in a freight
car at Toronto by Stoneberg and Ou-
lette, who took the ferry at Sarnia to
Port Huron. where they saw the car
pass the customs officers. The cars
destination was South Bend. Ind.
where they were met by agents of the
alleged smugglers. One of the men
was taken to Chicago and four to New
York. According to Information OBJ
tanned by Danneberg two men are said
to have been delivered to Ling Kwong
Fook and Ming Inn at Is and II Mott
street. while one was delivered to Moy
Sal Tighe at IS Mott street. The
fourth man was taken to Dos Shin at
"a Mott street.
A fight followed raid made by
Danneberg on the premises at ~ Mott
street and after number of arrests
had been made the federal officer says
he was offered a bribe Of $3.50 to re-
lease his prisoners.
Oulette and Stoneberg are being
held under bonds Of $4,000. Other ar
rests are expected before the federal
officers complete their Investigation.