Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-27
Federal OFFICERS
RAID PRESCOTT
OPIUM JOINT
Laundry Sign Proves Home
of Chinese Carrying on Ex-
tensive Trade in Dope; Two
Are Arrested.

Prescott, Feb 27.-One OF the most |
sensational opium raids that has ever |
taken place IN the southwest. was
successfully carried out yesterday
TuofDing- IN laresc0tt M eiSuut xs-e.cloclg
and the largest amount OF the crude
article ever known 10 have been re-
covered IN one joint Is now IN pos
session OF the government
The place raldad was so-calied
Chinese laundry on South Granite
street. between Gurloy and Goodwin,
which IS located on the west side Of
the street. and borders close To the
banks or Granite creek The officers
who effected the capture with neat
ness ana dispatch" were II. 81.
Creighton Of the customs service OF
Nogaies: II. H. Love and G.. A. Demo,
OF the internal revenue service Of Den-
yer. and r. Il. Crandall. internal rev.
enue collector OF Phoenix.
The amount OF opium conhscated
Is valued at several hundreds Of doll
lara, and Il Is estimated % be about
fifteen gallons, enough, IN short 20
supply thousands OF invoterate con-
sumers. Six kits 81 smoking utilities
we're also taken. while the vessels that
nelu the uNNt IoHNNH ifRH ~ 't WI
10 daintily made little receptacle.
The trick WAS performed By the above
quartette OF yiellant officers az such
an unseemly hour that Il startled the
unusually willy Chinese, who wal
caught IN tho act OF manufacturing
his article, chat there remained M
doubt Of the guilt OF the two orlentais
a. three OF the largest cans were
mNf slHitf nl1
Destroyer and Ia a few minutes more
the nnal process OK canning In tn
little tubes for Shipment would hav'
been perfected.
rs give the scene high local color
white girl 8as found az that earl
hour LAUNDERING ia one of the Ounk'
and Il IS believed she had been init
ting the pipe" TO her hearts conionl
from tho doop alumher la dreamlan
In which she was found.
The name OF this young woman
who D. said 10 90 not over twont
years oId, war withheld from put
lloltv, but az her Il 81 said she
from California and rs az respeeiabl
parontafe. AZ any rate that she IS
fand. Is believed, and owing 20 the az
rests made On her presence, she wa
detained aq q witness
ghc connscntcd opium and The pai
aphernaua were taken 70 the coni
house and presented an array thi
clearly Indicated that the Joint ia be
l,eved 81 tho above officers 90 has
been nothing more than an establish
"a oplam mandatory ana froi
which place 10 Is probable the entii
state was supplied with the genuif
article. A red hot Gre was blazin
ln DE stove. and the large cans wei
steaminr hot with the dope goif
through lts last stages or preparatlo
Tor consumption.
The names of the two chlnnms
arrested are said 20 be- Gee iin an
rom Zee. the latter ono OF tho be-
known chinese residents ln this cit
when tnken before United Sinp
commissioner Moore both waived q
ANIMATION and werc hound over
tho federal court Ia bai Of fib'
each. which they were unable % fn
nlah when they were taken 20 q
county jail
In View 81 the wholesale amount
onium that has been received 10 p
ernt months nt different towns
Arizona. and iho strict urveliian
fhat has boon exerciacd 90 ferret ~
source of the supply Prescott was