New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-27
INSURANCE AGENTS BALKI GIFTS SCREEN FOR OPIUM
Chinaman Hints Officers Don't
See Through "Embroidery.'
SAYS DRUG IS MUCH USED
Mott Street Is Amply Supplied
Four Men Taken in Raid
Held for Examination.

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90 Wah, Kay Chong, Fong Kee and Lai
Bake. who were arrested on Wednesday IN
the raids on two alleged opium supp!
stores in Seventh avenue, between So'"
ana 40th streets. were arraigned yes'er-
df~- afternoon before United states Con"-
missioner Shields by Marshal Henkei Inc
prisoners furnished 81 500 bail each TOT
examination. set for to-day at p IN
Louis Aterisi. OF No II Chatham square
was accepted as surety for the Chinamen'
4 Chinaman of wealth and influence sa'd
yesterday.
In Mott street there u.s. think. S3O'oo'
worth OF opium. If the government oiiicei
is smart he can find out. I think one thou-
sand people smoke in Mott street the OPIUM
every night. Some people smoke 81 -
dav. Before that he only smoke % cents
Opiun. he velly much not so cheap as
him were before the government pass the
opiun, law. Before can 90 opium cost
So %: now $40
There are two quality opium The stun
smugeled from Canada. him cost ABOUT
s25-s20 a can. one come direct from emma
him mOre-$i0.
PLENTY opium Joint in Chinatown Ihey
do the business after o'clock in the
morning The police ought to give at'en-
ton about that. It's a regular poison
Opium traffic him growing larger All III
the United States. You know no" tne
opium get in Vancouver. Canada. Inc
Chinese sailors carry him in the BOAT
see? So the Chinese Interpreter unueF
English authorities. he can 20 ABOARD inc
boat any time. see" So he can oring II H.
Il all the police officer and the government
officer combine lac can clean IT up IN
week. But he don't do, see? Why don
the government him go TO work himself
Instead. he wait for somebody ailee tiile
to complain.
IT think the custom officer in New lork
not 80 smart as San Francisco. the Gus
tom officer here is really dumb. see But
Loeb him is all right. Loeb Is smart
Rut the officer under him he ought 10 go
10 work"
The Chinaman added that Boston Charley
was smart man. a member OF the On
Leong Tong. and that ne was "allee time
running opium joint here, Atlantic CitY'
Chicago. Boston" Boston Charley knows
the value Of silk embroidery as well as any
I '11namdQ awe. dtNblullp ~ '''N
her OF his race who talked TO The Tribune
reporter Yesterday.
Boston Charley him bribery public ON
Ger alice time with embroidery" he added.
''FIim tell public officer embroidery came
from China. brought from China by Bos-
ton Charley for public officer Boston
Charley buy embroidery in Mott street
where him keeps opium joint. Police off-
Ger alice time make q raid; Chinaman not
convicted. Why? Embroidery. Police OH
Ger say 10 policeman: Did you see him
sell him the opium? NO say policeman.
Did YOU see him give him the money?
no say policeman. The policeman know
he raid bad Cinnamon; alice same China
man 60 free"
The complaints against the four China
men are alike in their wording, and charge
that ION January q, 1911, in the Southern
District Of New York, the defendants un-
lawfully and knowingly offered for sale
and sold a package containing smoking
opium, which had Heretofore been i'm
ported into the United States, contrary TO
a.. oDi,,r,, exclusion act of February. 1909.