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Show Mayor of Ogden s Chinatown, III and Rejected, Goes to Poor house UIj FLO'S I) . I l MM HERMAN DBOKKN In 1.. iltii md In spirit. - Lged in i penniless .md an outcast among those of his race, Charlie Sloen, Chinaman, one- known as "mayor of Chinatown" and a character who for niiny years has acted as a sort of diplomatic: agent between the ogden ( hin.se and it Officials and the police po-lice yesterday went to the poor-house- t'hnrlle. with 65 years on hut bent hOUlders, 10 Of which were .spent ir. gden in the "go-between" service. I near the end of hi rope Paralysed completely ..n one ild and able to move his limbs only with extreme evrllon. Charlie was yc.st.T-day yc.st.T-day releasod from an pd. n hospital. A police department car met him at the hospital door and took him to : the Chinese quarter of town, where 'the poll; e believed his fellow countrymen, country-men, his friends for years, would wet-como wet-como him with open arms, would shelter and care for him In his declining de-clining years But no. Charlie was not welcomed. ; n the oiher hand he w as U...k-iI upon j with hate and contempt as he was (taken from house to house and fttOrsj to store In search for n home. The police were unable to under- stand the sudde n change. Heretofore the Chinese of Ogden had held him OS their friend, had leaned upon him land trusted him to clear up their trou-I trou-I bles which they did not understand, i They had practically kept him In luxury lux-ury through their toes when he went upon their missions and did his diplomatic- work well. Put at last the police got an inkling Of the- supposed trouble n I an inkling ink-ling However, for when it comes to giving out scandal tne Chinese ha- 0 (Continued on Page Two.) MAYCR OF OGDEN'S CHINA TOWN IS ILL (Continued from Pngr .) reputation of talking readily but saying say-ing little. As far as the police could determine Charlie, in a way, must be a marked man. As he was presented from door lO door his former friends shook their heads vigorously and made apparent that Charlie was far from a welcome What's the matter with Charlie?' asked the police officer of Chlnt i 1 that appear" d .it one of the doors W when tht Celestial threw up his hands g and appeared frightened when he Charlie. "I no want Chollls here He get lt ol.nl In m '. rwl 1 cr.,t t.l-..n Tr. I I 11 him go away," came the answer, BcV j The police then started to Investl- Kt gate, but they were able to get but lit- Bf? tie information It Is rumored, how- H ever that Charlie Is an outcast be- KH,' cause of the murder n few days ago Mj jof 1a-o Tong. one of the propiietoi- l of the Vienna cafe, by Laurlne Grlf BS fin. a negress. and a former alleged sweetheart of Charlie Sloen. BB Why Charlie should be an outcast 'on account of the murder is a mystery. lit Is rumored, however, that not long BBj before Tong was killed Tong and the HJ negress were In the room of Charlie's and that quite an argument took place LB between the woman and Tong Charlie was 111 In twd at the time, according to the rumors, and became so excited that he rolled out of his bed to th' I I floor. What result this or gum n H might hav.- had, if nny. Is a matter IsH not known. BH Ills not si.Kl I PER OfM-rui nionwi ago i n.iriic a . -i pj : rem.-d with the no;rv .- nurden-r on . v Hj vagrancy charge when thi ,i- fB '.' d to ha'.e been found in a ho- BB tel. It was said at that time that they had been friendly for years uid the woman acted as a sort of house- keeper for Charlie C 1 esterday, after Charlie was refused mfm a homo by his former friends, he w., BB taken back to the police station air, n broken-hearted. His strength gave H way as he entered a room and at- BjH tempted to reach a chair and he fell H to the floor in a heap. Ho presented PBi a pitiable i h. ia ;.. i .,, Lara hi- feet by police officers His para!-yell para!-yell returned and his left arm and lec hung limp. I 'art of his face was aI-,o paralyzed and his head hung on his BB shoulder. His eyes contained a vacant Bf star.- and the expression was that or BJ a man w ho had lost all hope HJ Mis IN DEJE4 TION Charlie sut dejectedly h, chair In BB the quiet courtroom In the police stn- BH on ror a , :omn it - Hj ired and ahortl cfter HJ " ' lot ... , imo- IS bile by police officers and started hi. v HJ i Journey to the county lnflmury " I Sloen WSS probably known to eveiy LbwJ city official and nvmber of the polle,. HH force In I tgden for the last B He made many friends and perhans BjVJ his ueriualntanees were as great amorg HJ the prominent men of Ogden as 1 BB Chinatown. BJBJ Before coming to Ogden Charll LBvJ was a Juggler with Itlngllng Brothei f H During the holidays Just past Char- HsB lie acted as host to city and county of-flclals of-flclals and many prominont men of the city at nn elaborate dinner at the i-nna i-nna cafe. Tho dinner. including mny expensive Chinese dish..-, wmm said to have been or f ths moji elaborate ever served In Ogden BBfl |