Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-12
PEDDLER R Of
DOPE HAS
$1,000
Chinaman Arrested This
Morning Had Fortune
in Possession.
GRIP CONTAINED
$500 HOP LOAD

Gee Sing, said to be one Of
the craftiest, Weathiest and
most desperate of Chinese
opium smugglers in the coun-
try, was arrested this noon
when about to take the train
for New Haven, at the railroad
station, by Detective George
Washburn.
He was carrying an innocent
looking grip, which, when OPEN
ed by Captain Detective E. 0.
Cronan, at police headquarters,
was found to contain $4,000
worth of pure opium and $500
in money.
| Three pipes, two of them new, and
a lot of implements for the rolling
and cooking of the deadly drug, with
| a lot of Chinese literature were also
in the grip.
From information which the police
| possess Gee Sing made the establish
ment at Waller court headquarters
for his activities in the New England
states. When the bland Oriental was
| locked up Lieutenant Dooley and De- :
| tective Washburn went to the place
| with the intention of raiding it. Upon
arriving it was discovered the occu-
| pants had moved out early today and
| that Gee Sing was the last to leave.
Detective Washburn's capture is
considered one of the most important
in this branch of crime accomplished
in number of years. 1t is the result
| of months of trailing and quiet in
vestigation on the part of the officer.
| When it is considered that Gee Sing
has been arrested by the federal au-
thorities on a couple of occasions in
New York, without getting anything
on him, the work of Washburn can
be appreciated.
Examined by Captain Cronan, Gee
Sing admitted he originally came
from San Francisco, and has success
fully evaded capture by the federal.
state, county and city authorities from
| the Pacific to the Atlantic coast and
from the northern parts of Canada to
|
mitting, after much sweating" that
he had large sums of money deposited
in banks all over the country, and
that he made about $4,000 week out
G. the sale of opium.
Tolice officials tried to get infor
nation as to how the opium was
smuggled into the United States, but
at this point of the cross -examina-
ton he refused to talk.
The opium seized today is done up
in tins, labelled profusely with Chi
nese wrappers. Alexander McPher-
son, pharmacist, and DR.. ]. F. Kee-
gan. pronounced it opium after they
had examined the contents of a can
which had been opened. 1t is said
| to be worth more than $3.50 can and
when sold in small lots runs up to
about $3.50 a can.
Gee Sings associates in the opium
peddling trade are known to the po-
lice. and it will be only matter of
a day or so before they are rounded
up. 1t is not known at present what
action will be taken by the federal
authorities but it is thought they
will take a strong hand in dealing
with the gang.
There have been many rumors
about opium peddling going on in
the vicinity of the military canton
ments, and it is more than likely
that Gee Sing and his confederates
will be implicated in many known
cases of supplying opium to the keep
ers of dives near military and naval
bases.
When searched for, weapons Gee
Sing was found to have a pint bot
tie of a mysterious brown mixture,
which he seemed to be more than
careful with The police officials
!; handled the pint bottle in a gingerly
fashion until reassured by Alexander
Mcpherson, that it contained nothing
more injurious than a mixture of cof-
fee and whiskey.