New-York tribune., 1911-01-31
AIIeged Head of Opium Smug-
uIerS Lands in Tombs After
Long Hide.
REVOLVERS DRAWN ON HIM
Dapper Mongolian Submits So
Quickly to Show of Force
That Arrest Goes
UnnotiCed.

authorities. Charley Boston wiz be re-
rombered for being the Chinamen who
was caught long after what caused him
n be sought is forgotten. Furthermore.
n vas caught in Chinatown. i'm the
,hrobhinE heart Of the on Leong Tong
chop suey and gambling district
To he specific Charley Boston was
standing last night in front cf No. IA
Mott street He had como out for little
air lie has been wanted by the govern
rcut authorities ever since two alleged
orium Joints were. raided in Seventh
avenue on Wednosday
Charley Boston's reputation for ros-
sessinc a lot OF expert information about
Tho smuggling of opium into various
large cities Of America is second to none.
The government authorizes have been
led 10 believe that lie Quon Jung for
thai IS Charley Boston's real name is
fne little smugsler.
Marshal Henkel and Deputy Henry
Cunningham have been hoping TO meet
him for five days. When they met him
last night he was not wearing his over
coat and he did not want to go with
them without It. Also. he wanted 20
ssy roodby to Tom Lee, head of the On
Ieorg Tongs. and to some Of his Chi
a friends.
Dn the principle that one specially
sought Chinaman within the Tombs Is
better than that he should be one Of
thousand without. these requests were
6sried. and Boston was told 10 step
lively. So that he would not lose inter-
g., m tho proceedings. the muzzles OF
two Colts rcvolvers played gentle
tattoo on his ribs. and he fairly pranced
on his way TO the Tombs. whore he was
locked VI. charged with smuggling on
warrant issued by John 4. Shields
United states Commissioner.
Friends Unaware OF Arrest
50 sudden was his capture that even
his friends i'm the headquarters Of the
ON Ieorg Tong. Just few doors away
o. %o Is Mott street, were unaware
that no was I'm custody Of federal officers
as ,hov saw him samter away with the
two men.
Upon the showing Of Charley Bos-
toms alleged connection with the opium
ring the government detectives straight
a0.sv bent every effort TO nab the much
talked of Chinaman But he showed his
chinese training and kept out Of sight.
DESPITE tho fact that Secret Service
-ren and customs inspectors hunted hiGh
and lov and crisscross through China
town and numerous Tonderloin resorts
hero no was wont 10 visit. not the
slightest trace Of him was obtained for
? time. Marshal Honkol got line on
him. however. carly on sunday morning,
and from that moment he and his depu-
tics did not relax their vigilance, with
tho result of last night
Word reached Marsha Henkei that
number of chinese high up in the on
LeoDc Tong who arc suspected of haV-
ing hal an interest u: the opium traffic
vcro communicating with Charley Bos-
ton b. trailing these Chinese the dap
rc- Norgolian's whereabouts were
FOUND Deputies FROM Henkel's staff dis
covered that he was occupying a small
ioyrkr room on The top floor of No. "a
Mott street. but every time an attempt
nae made 10 trap him a signal was
flashed. and when the marshal and his
mrn got into tho room their canary had
Gouu
Honkol received information last night
m Charley Boston's whereabouts that
lcd him and Cunningham 10 make them
selves as nnoticeable as possible in the
hallway Of a tenement house diagonally
opposite Their quarry emerged about
N.l5 o'clock from 40. If. and after
glauring furtively up and down the
street. started for No. IS. where Tom
Lee and q number Of members Of the
on Lcong Tong were in session. Gun
bingham stepped out from his hidlnE
place and seized Charley b. before n
had gone ten feet
Tres in Vain to Get Away.
The polite little Chinaman, stylishly
sttrcd but wearing soft cap with the
peak drawn well down over his eyes.
pw up struggle and did his utmost
10 d0-entangle himself from Cunning
hams grasp. but Marshal Henkel fol-
lowed close on his dcputy's heels and
ounscucG Charley Bcantown not to be
ls-r
lt wasn't until they had him landed
safely in the Tombs that Marshal Hen
Bel explained to him the charge on
which he was wanted and read the war
rant issued by Commissioner Shields, at
the instigation Of the marshal and AS
sistant District Attorney Pitkin. charg-
ms him with smuggling opium into the
United Statos
According 10 Henkel Boston admitted
that he was partner in the two Sew
cuth avenue places raided on Wedhes-
Gay night by the customs inspectors but
other than that admission he MANIFEST
ID the rcticence characteristic OF the
Orentals. and would say nothing about
the opium traffic in this or any other
city.
Charley Boston will be arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Shleius
this morning at 10 o'clock
Secret Service men are unanimously OF
tho opinion that he has been the ring
leader Of Il gang that for years has beeh
smuggling opium into the United states
by way Of San Francisco. Seattle, port
land. Orc and the Canadian border'
Letters and heaps OF data that were
conhscated in the raids on the SeVehth
avenue places. convinced the federal OH
GERS they said, that the Chinamsn ""S
The brains Of the smugglers. ana 'ldt nc