The evening world., 1911-01-26
Cinnamon CAUGHT
IN BIG OPIUM RAID
ARE MERE DUMMIES
Examination of Prisoners Is
Postponed, but Search for
Leader Goes On.
NET V E COUNTRY.
Federal Officials Expect to
Show Widespread Plot 70
Smuggle Drug.
NET COVERS COUNTRY.

The four Cinnamon arrested ycster-
day In the secret service reds on No.
&c 10 and No. 4e6 Seventh avenue were
srraigned to-day before United States
Commissions Shields In the Federal
Building. The prisoners are regarded
By the Government officials as mere
clerks aad tools OF ar enormous con
spiracy 20 carry on the forbidden trade
IN opium all over the United States.
The Secret Service men are securing
the Atlantic seabosrd for Charlie
Boston. a leader Of the On Leong Tong
IN Chinatown. heir apparent to the
power Of Tom Lee and a large holder OF
New York real estate.
Important Papers Seized.
From papers found at No. is6 Seventh
avenue they believe that he controlled
the place. Letters were found there
Indicating business relations with
opium importing firms in n Francisco
and branches In all the large cities OF
the country. There were letters from
the Chief OF Police and other officials
OF Pittsburg thanking Charlie Boston
for gifts and recommending him to the
police Of Chicago as a good fellow"
Yesterdays raid was the first action
taken by the Treasury Department
after countrywide INVESTIGATION
which has been going on secretly for
many weeks. The two places raided
found TO do not only n wholesale
but q retail business. and through its
retail activities agent of the depart
were abie TO get evidence which
warranted the raids and made II pos
sible to seize the papers which were
needed for ~uncovering the Great
Chinese secret oryanlzau ons OF the
trade.
The Lac under which these Cinnamon
are to be prosecuted was passed In Feb
ruary. 1909. at the urgent request OF
President left. It II one OF the most
rigid laws on the statute books. with no
apparent loophole In II through which
any one smuggling opium. or selling or
buying II. or having II in his posse sslon
can escape Its penalties. ranging from
for two years Is another penalty. Illicit
drugs are forfeited and destroyed.
Asks for Lower Ball.
Nathan Burkan appeared In Com
missioner Sh!elds's Court to-day as
counsel for Lai Bake. who Is charged
with having sold a pin" OF smoking
opium 20 Customs Inspector Roberts.
The lawyer sought a reduction Of bali
Samuel ]. Siegel appeared in behalf OF
the other prisoners.
United States Distrfct-Attorney Henry
A. Wise. returning from Washington
had taken q cab at the Pennsylvania
station and was driving through Sew,
snth avenue when the excitement OF ths
raid vas at Its height. an3 he declared
to-day that this was all he knew abou.
ths matter.
The hearing In both cases was Sc
down for Tomorrow. subject to post
ponement by arrangement OF counsel.
Assistant Distrlct-Attorneys Dorr an,
Pltkin are hare at work en- the papers
letters and other evidence seized In tht
raids In preparation for the prosecution
An four Cinnamon were admitted t.
bail IN 1880 each by COMMISSIONS
Shields. Louis Al.erisi OF No. II Chat
ham square became pondsman for al
OF them.
The Cinnamon had not gone more thar
two or three steps from the Commits
stoner's ONCE when a deputy inspecto
led them into Mr.. Pitkln's Office TO b
questioned in an effort to find GU
whether they came into the country re
fore or after the passage OF the Chimes
Exclusion act.
They all gave satisfactory answer
and were allowed to go.