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Show Chinese Gambling. On Monday night the police made a descent upon a Chinese gambling den, arrested the proprietor of the house, and captured eome money i which was spread upon a table, evidently evi-dently being used in the gamo in ; progress when the police entered the (room. There were present some forty Celestials who, upou the appearance i of the officers, immediately scattered. I Yesterday, Ah Tie, tho proprietor of (the den, had an examination at the , police court before Justice Pyper,Zera Snow appearing for the prosecution jand Judge Hagau for the defense. , The evidence was not very direct as to the charge of gambling, but the justice thought enough had been ad-j ad-j duced to sustain one of tho counts of the complaint, viz: Of keeping a house resorted to for the purpose of gambling, and fined Mr. Ah Tie $100, , j and in default of payment to work j the amount out on the streets. Ah Oil 11, LUC UO-ii Oi UIU OlUliL'SU 111 ll!S city, went security I t the fine until this morning, to give the defendant time to consider whether ho will pay or appeal. When the justice gave his decision, Ah Tie seemed to be singularly atlecled. He first muttered something in Chinese, then laid his head upon the bar of the court room, tu rnul up his eyes in a laughable manner, as much aa to say, "now, Gabriel, blow your horn! I'm fleeced! my washee ruonie allee gone!" |