The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-18
Island Notes.
The Murder and Suicide en- Kauai-A
Burglary at Spreckelsville-Raid on a
Gambling Den on Maui-The Seizure OF
the Gang.
THE MURDER ON KArAI.

- Lie wang.
THE MURDER ON KAUAI.
A Chinamau named All Sui who kept a coffee
shop at Lihue on Kauai had two men in his en-
ploy; at four O'Clock one morning Akai one of
these men attacked All Sui and another CHINA
man with a knife cutting them seriously. The
deputy sheriff hurried from Koloi as did Doe
tors Smith ami Walters, the man All Sui how
ever died the same night but there are hopes
that the other sufferer my recover. Akai had
been arrested and identified by the two wound
ed men: h. also admitted the cutting and was
locked up tor the night At Koloa. Next morn
ing h WAS found dead in his cell having made a
rope OF his clothing aud hung himSelft 10 the iron
grating of his prison window. The reason given
by Akai for the cutting was that his master made
him do all the work, but many people think that
it arose from II gambling quarrel.
LARCENY AND BURGLARY on MAUI.
Huakini a native was charged with the larceny
ola box and It half of giant powder and, pleading
guilty, was committed to the December term of
the Circuit Court at Lahaina; in the meantime
he was sent TO Honolulu for safe keeping. ka-
lava and Kahai who were also supposed to be
implicated in the matter were discharged as there
was no evidence against them.
Il. bOIAlASO u pdLlt1l AAo DCVh
for trial at the next Lthaina Circuit Court tenn
on a charge of burglariously entering the house
of a Portuguese laborer at Spreckelsville and
breaking open a trunk, stealing 1886 in silver
and gold. The evidence was almost entirely cir
cumstantial but there is very little doubt as to
his being the guilty man.
A RAID ON A GAMBLING HE'LL.
On Saturday night. 4th August a raid was
II l.. II .
resulting in a clean sweep of all the gamblers,
seventeen in number, with their cards, dice and
dominoes. Eleven OF the prisoners forfeited
their bail of $40 each; three were fOnnd guilty
ane fined the same amount and sentenced each
to ten days Imprisonment and the remaining three
subsequently, forfeited their bail. The honse in
which the raid was made was Situated at the back
of a Chimes store, but the gamblers always had
men on the watch aud it was difficult to surprise
them. Deputy. Sheriff Chillingsworth managed,
however, to inspect the premises and locality
and accordingly arranged his plans. He an
nounced that he was going to Kula on that night
SO john accordingly invited n select party to a
little poker game with an occasional shake. The
invaders attacked the house at the rear through
some cane fields much to the surprise of the in
nocents. At first there was every appearance of
a grand row as some of the invading party had
missed each other as there were only four po-
lice in the room against the seventeen gamblers;
they kept, however, near the door to prevent the
escape of the prisoners and sounded their whis-
ties Justify until their coltin goat force arrive d
prisoners were then securely coupled to-
gether with ropes and marched to the lookup,
but on the way a large body of their countrymen
who had come as a resouing party. were met,
but they thought discretion the better part of
valor and remained neutral. The proprietor
of the house was not at home at the time but on
he following M1n iIy h. wtictug nt in his il Duse
sitting as if he had never done anything wrong
in his life and enjoying IA Whit of opium. He
was also run in and pleaded guilty to the double
charge of keeping II gambling house and of hav-
ing opium in his possession. The addition to
the revenue of the country by this successful
raid was about $500.
wAIALUA.
The attention of the Road Supervisor is cor
daily invited to the state Ui the br idge near
Whitney's. If he will come down and poke his
finger through some of the beams of that bridge,
he will at once see the truth and beauty of this
remark.
This is an age of enterprise, and Hawaii is by
no means behind in the general scramble for
fortune and fame. Last May seven citizens of
this district embarked III the salt-making bust
ness, and the season is now about over, the aver
age haul having been about II barrel and three
fourths per man. The mark ct price of salt per
barrel is about one dollar SO that, never mind
the enterprise, let US admire their perseverance.
Waialua is talking of building another church.
Some inidel scoffer suggests that they sell some
of the existing ediices and buy some religion
but 1 don't indorse this.
HAMA, MAUI.
Deputy Sheriff C~hillingworth made a raid
near Wailuku, and caught a lot of Chinese
gamblers and opium smokers.
The Reciprocity Sugar Company's plantation
at Hama is progressing finely under the success
full management of Mr.. William Cummings.
The mill and machinery are expected next week.
The cane is in fine order and is looking beauti-
full. Considering the difficulties under which
Mr.. Cummings has been laboring from the COM
of this enterprise, the present con-
dition of the place does him great credit.
HAMAKUA, HAWAII.
An inquest was held in Honokaa on Tuesday
last on the body of a Portuguese boy, who was
by the blow of a stone which had been
thrown by a native at a mule, but it accidentally
hit the boy On the head. The injury was 80
serious that Inflammation of the brain set in, re-
sulting in the boys death.
On last Monday a serious accident occurred at
Kukuihaele plan 5ation. A Portuguese laborer
was driving a mule cart, when the mules ran
away, capsizing the cart and almost instantly
killing the man, who was literally dashed to
death.
The weather for the past few weeks has been
very favorable in fact. planters assert that this
has been the most favorable season we have had
for the last four years, and good results are
everywhere expected.