United States v. Chin On

MORTON, District Judge.

These are motions to quash the indictments. Many grounds are set out, but those relied on are that the indictments were procured by the submission to the grand jury of evidence illegally obtained.

The facts are as follows:

The building, No. 24 Diberty street, Springfield, contains a shop on the street front; over the shop is a sort of club room frequented by Chinese; and over that a half attic where there are lodging rooms. Touching its rear end is another building, facing the alley or yard and occupied throughout as a lodging house. On the testimony before me there is no…