Show BLACKMAIL CHINAMEN Chicago Police Held Up Keepers of Opium Joints Chicago Jan25The committee from the v state senate investigating the charges against the police force heard testimony today tending to show that a regular police system of blackmail on thej Chinese and white opium joints exists Several Chinese appeared before be-fore tine committee but with but one or two instances were afraid to testify Sing Tin proprietor of an opium joint said that If Governor Tanner or Mayor HarrisoJji would guarantee him protection protec-tion he would tell all he knew He said that within the past ten days the police hsid visited all the opium joints and warned the keepers against giving tcstimonj before the senate committee Sing Tin created somewhat of a sensation sensa-tion by seating he and Sam May had once been Imprisoned for 13 days on the north ride for talking too much and that S4em May had been compelled to leave tbje city Moy Tin aid that most opiunV joint proprietors paid 10 a week for police protection He however how-ever paid bit 3 a week The collector according tcj > Moy Tin said that Alderman Alder-man Cough in was the beneficiary |