The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-29
OFFICERS MAKE BIG
HAUL OF NARCOTICS

watching. officers Brady, Pinson. Mel
son and Hickam made a raid on
Chinatown Thursday night and their
efforts we're rewarded in the seizure
Of four cans of opium, nineteen pack
ages Of cocaine. four packages of NOR
phine and large quantity of yen
shee; also layout of opium pipes, a
kit of tools for repairing these pipes
and lot of miscellaneous junk sup
posedly used by the hop heads" of
which there has been large number
in Winnemucca.
After these officers had been in con-
sultation on many different occasions,
il was finally decided to send someone
to buy some hop" which they did.
giving him some marked money with
which to make the purchase. The
buyer returned with his purchase and
Immediately after search warrant
was procured, and the place was
raided shortly before midnight. Per-
haps because Of an oversight on the
part of the suspected Chinaman, the
front door was found open, thus max
ing the place more accessible. Brady
and Nelson entered through this door
while Pinson and Hickam guarded
the two side doors. After entering, a
light was seen in an inner room and
the door being locked 1t was neces-
sary for Brady to break 1t in with
his shoulder.
When thus surprised the Chinaman
was found sitting on the edge of his
bed in the act of cooking a pill" of
opium. In the room also was local
white woman, and although she ex-
planned that she had just borrowed
money TO pay for some coal, 1t was
very evident she was there for an
other purpose. The officers having
no charge asainst her, she was per-
mitted to make her escape.
After Nelson took charge of the
Chinaman, called Lem Lee, the other
doors were smashed in, the officers
believing other suspects might be
found. In this way they made a
pretty mess of the place, but no one
else was discovered. The opium. yen
shee and pipes were found right at
the beginning of the raid, but the
search for morphine and cocaine was
kept up until two o'clock in the morn
ing, when it was finally unearthed in
a couple OF old tin cans.
This dope has not been sold direct,
but through middle man, and this
middle man, though not found Thurs
day night. was arrested last night at
his cabin on the northeast edge of
town. When arrested he asked no
questions and so far has offered no
Information. nor divulged his name.
Sheriff Brady states he desires to
give credit to Night officer Hickam
for good work performed on this case.
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will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
AT the trial this afternoon in justice
court Lem Lee gave his real name as
Lee On and entered a plea Of guilty
his possession. the charge of selling
narcotics being dismissed. penalty
of sixty days in Jail and fine of 500
was given the prisoner.
VIM. Bonnifeld was attorney for
he defendant and threw little light
upon the character of this Chinaman,
who not more than four years ago,
with his brother owned laundry at
Lovelock. The brother was killed by
an unknown person and since that
time, Bonnifield said. Lem Lee has
gone to pieces. Bonnifield also said
that he had known the defendant for
many years and prior to the loss of
his brother there was not better
worker in the county than Lem, and
expressed the view that il considera-
tion were used for the prisoner and a
little help given him that he might
again be brought back to his former
self.
This prompts the question: "Who
ever heard of "Old Bill" being with
out clever idea?
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