The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-25
Hawaiian Gazette Supplement- April 18th, 1883.

were produced at the Police Station by the defend
ants. kvom Kwai was arrested and while at the
Police Station the defendant Akana, returned to
the store Of the rm, and is alleged 10 have recey
ed 500 from All Lin, as " hush money The va
r1o1s sums 70 make up the amount included a
draft for $50 on II. Hackfeld Co This draft
was paid by Messrs Hackfeld to AkiOna. whose
endorsement appears upon the back The prose
cution then produced All Lin as their first witness
Al Lin being sworn, testified that he was
partner with KUN hWai in the firm of Lin No
doing business Hotel street. Remembered
when hnm kwai was arrested three police oficers
came to my office at the time, Akana, a white man
and native AkAnA asked for the firm Of Wing
No; said my firm is Lin Wo not Wing Wo. He
desired TO SEE the seal Of the fra. showed il b
HIM and be took 1t and asked my partner Rum
hVai 10 go with him. Seal identifed) / went
with Akana to the police station When l was in
the police station white woman came IN and
nd was not the man As soon as she said that
Akana went out nj once 70 get my partner. Kun
hWai. he returned with HIM. Ny partner Was
then locked up and Akana told me TO 90 back as
he was going 10 search my store. Akana followed
the IN the store. There WAS then present one of
the shopmen, and the two defendants. All of Us.
except the shopman, went up stairs. They then
search the room Of hum hwai. AkHnn sud they
had found some opium. He said there we're 40
TINS be used threatening Language TO me- and
demanded money or else nv store would b. put
up at auction and l would be put in Jail he
would screen me If gave him money. He spoke
IN Chinese. Akioua and the white officer were
present de at 1t asked $500 hut finally came
70 terms so. On the same cav j paid him S5U
IN gold CON aud so IN paper On Moudav fol
loving | paid him $50 more. 80 his tAkaul'sr
house, thus SO bank bill. so In silver and a
draft for $50. his IS the draft. This part Of
the statement Is directly at variance with the tes-
unony given by the witness IN the Police Court.
he stated there that the payments were all made
at one time, At the time of first payment no one
present but The defendant and myself He asked
Tor SO; told him / had but $50. de said If
l did not give him the full amount there would
not be enough 10 divide He took the money from
the table. The $50 which paid came from the
sale IN the store at tn. time Of payment Awong,
my shoE.man was present lie saw NE take II out
put did not know how much. / told him to charge
II 10 hum hwal's account; To put down $40 gold
coins 50 silver $40, Hawaiian certificates $40 aud
sbJ "a draft. The whole account aas put IN tho
oooh On Monday eve. ing. mol I'll then. Al the
time took the money from the safe did not make
up ihe full amount. The entry was made on two
occAsions. This statement - contradictory 10
that made in the Police Court. told Awong to
make the entries, and went up stairs and gave
the money 10 Akana. As soon as Akana took the
money Aklona began 10 put the opium in a basket,
40 tins he said / did not count them. Azana
wanted something to cover the opium with, told
Awong get some lychee and he gave II to
Akana. can't say Who covered the basket. The
basket Of opium was taken away by AkiOna. /
complained TO Chm Lu- Goo Kim and Eo YOok.
who are officers Of the Chinese Club. Akana Is a
member and one of the trustees.
The witness WAS cross examined at length by
Mr. Russell, Referring TO the payment Of the
money he said that he had paid Akana the money
on The Monday following the date Of his partners
arrest. This testimony Yves contrary To that
given bs him ia th- Police Court he there stating
that the amounts were I8-;d TO AIalul ON the dgy
OF the arrest Tie witness tiled % bridge t'IIs
cl--culty By stating that his memory had proved
troacleruuS. and thought be had made a mistake
in his previous testimony The witness stated
thgt De did mo-. EnOW much about ''liugss writing.
Awong-svoru, testified that h. was shoe
maker by profession, was in tn Employ Of Lin
Mo Co., at time Of arrest of Kun kwai. On the
day OF his arrest, made entries Shown in book.
Saw Lau Ain take money from the safe. Don't
know whether draft was paid that day but | made
entry Of one in the book on Monday evening.
Don't know whether books are regularly kept /
only made this one entry in the books while in
Lin Wo's service. At the time made the entry
Kun kwai in the store Ain asked Kun
hwai TO write il but be refused TO do 50. II was
after this that made the entry rs he said he did
not know of tine PAYMENT Don't know how many
tins Of opium were in the b1sket it was full.
On cross-eGamination the witness was troubled
with bad memory not being able 20 tell the date
Of Kun hwai's arrest nor thu dates connected
with the Monday which he mlde the entry.
Ain took the book and opened it IL ceTtliu date
and told me 10 write there This witness also
contradicted his testimony az given in the Police
Court.
Kun Kvai the remaining witness testified that
when he gave his testimony il the Police Court he
was quite confused. His memory WIS better to-
day and be displayed it by contradictory testi-
mony.
At this point Attorney General Preston and
Messrs Castle and Hartwell the counsel for the
prosecution concluded that m view Of the marked
variance between the evidence given to-day, from
before, it was hopeless TO expect a verdict Of
guilty, and the two defendants agreeing that they
would not bring action for damages for malicious
prosecution the Court was informed that the
Crown would consent 10 verdict Of acquittal.
verdict was 50 directed and rendered and the
defendants acquitted and thus ends another chap
ter ON Chinese duplicity.
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