Sing Lee’s hop joint was pulled by Officers…
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

Sing Lee’s hop joint was pulled by Officers Watts and Hubber last Tuesday night. They arrested the Messrs. Sing Lee, Fuller and Mc- Lain, and four women. The defense wisely con- cluded that in connection, with a plea of guilty, it was necessary to have a first class attorney, and accordingly the learned barrister, the Hon. Barney Cox was engaged, and while apologizing that he had not time to prepare his papers in the case, his pleadings were eloquent, terse, and to the point, so much so indeed, that Justice Barton fined Mr. Sing Lee $25 and costs. The prevailing sentiment now is drive the hop joint from the immediate vicinity of the school house and then out of town.