The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-10
OPIUM IN POSSESSION /!
Soper's Last Raid !

PENDANTS were tried separately. Michiels being
represented BY ex-Attorney General Neumann,
Ahuna by w. Austin Whiting and Charles Creigh-
ton.
The case OF Michie.s was first called aud Mar
shall Soper and Officers Good and Hopkins testi
fed to the finding of the opium and arrests of the
defendants.
Ahuna, one of the defendants, was next called
and after controversy between counsel was n
nally mol proS'd by the Crown and then gave his
testimony as follows:
Ahuna stated: 1 was in the employ of Mr.. Mi
chiefs IN July last. had been III the store four
mouths. was there on July S0th, about PM,
q Chinaman called and looked at some hats, and
asked about the business. MichielS asked
where the Chinaman came from, and told him
hau, Hawaii. He did buy hat. Michiels
said - Ask him whether he wants to bny opium ~
was acting as interpreter. I asked the question,
he replied = do Ny master (Nichielsl took
opium out and showed 1t TO All ChOy. The latter
requested me TO ask Miehiels the price of the
opium. Mlehiels said $3.50 tin at first All
Choy said it was too dear; he would give IS. The
latter price was agreed upon, and All Choy said he
would buy the opium soon. He returned after
wards, but SO many people were IN the store that
Michiels pretended not to know him. No opium
was sold that afternoon, as there were so many
customers III the store. An appointment was
made by my master to come Saturday morning. /
left the store after O'Clock that evening. left my
master IN the store. ! did not see the opium. My
master placed it somewhere. I saw the opium
when An Choy was in the store. My master took
1t from underneath the counter. Michiels was in
the store the whole afternoon. got the key of
the store on Saturday morning from Michiel's
room on King street. 1t was after O'Clock. l
did not go IN the store any time between pun.
and am. Saturday morning. When / got the
key Saturday morning, Michiels said nothing TO
about opium. | opened the store and then
cleaned the show cases An ChOy came in and
three police officers. did not take that vallse
down to the store, nor did All Choy or the officers.
When All Choy came in, said, Good morning.
l thought All Choy came IN to buy something. He
said they were searching for opium. There was
no one else III the store. The whole thing hap
pened II q few minutes. When the officers en-
tered they searched and found the opium under
the counter. was there. That is the Yalise.
There was one other valise ike that in the store
do not know how long the opium had been there.
/ saw Michiels take opium out and exhibit to the
Chinsman. When Michiels came in he looked at
the opium and said, Who brought it here ?" I
said did not know.
Cross-examined by Paul Neumann Came here
about ten years ago. l first lived on Kauai a
contract lsborer for four years. Came to Homo
lulu In January, 1882. got employment as cook
with j. E Bush; was there eight nine months.
carried on barber and dry goods store for seven
or eight months. The business failing went into
bankruptcy. After that l was employed as cook
by clerk of I II. Davies Il Co for year. Then
went into the employ of Mr.. Michies as cook, and
to do different kinds of work in the house Oh King
street. The house is next to Judge Bickertons on
the plains Defendant and his sister were living
there. worked there about five months. have
been constantly in Mchiel's employ ever since, up
to the time of arrest. kept the store in order and
sold goods l was III the store about two years 1
rented room III town, on Nuuanu street. and also
roomed at different places. I know Wong Tai
PoOn. l never lived near him. He is a friend of
mine. have had no talk with Wong Tai Pcon
about this affair. Had no conversation with him
about opium. saw him last one or two months
ago. when l met him the street. All Choy
called at the store Friday afternoon the Both of
July. have known him year. He lives at hau.
He is a cook and plantation laborer. l never
knew him to be IN the opium business. He came
IN the store about o'clock Friday knew the
time by hearing the omnibus horn. When All
Choy came IN he asked about business. saw him
the day before, as he was coming up from the
steamer. Did not see him again until the next |
day. After asking about business he was going
to buy something. Ny master asked where All
ChOy came from, and told him. My master told |
me to ask All Choy if he wanted to buy opium. L
told my master that he did. My master did not
know All CkoT. Did not ask me if he was safe
man to sell to. My master showed All Choy some
opium, which he got from the mskai side of the
store. All Choy told me it was opium. Michiels |
held up tin above the counter, and then handed |
1t to All Choy. The latter handed it back, and |
Michiels put 1t where he took it from. did not |
see the valise on Friday. don't know who picked |
the valise up first. After 1 was arrested told |
about opium being IN the store All Choy came |
in a second time on Friday afternoon, between |
and O'Clock. There were two Frenchmen who |
came in the store before All Choy. Michiels re- |
manned IN the store all the afternoon until it was
closed Am willing to swear that Michiels was |
there the whole afternoon. All ChoY and the Off |
GERS came TO the store on Friday morning to |
search for opium. My religious creed is Buddhist.
The oath administered TO me consider as bind |
ing as the used in my religion.
All Choy. sworn: arrived here from Kau last /
Thursday. know Chas. Michiels. | went to his |
store last Friday about O'Clock IN the afternoon.
went IN to have look, and did not buy any
thing. The Chlnaman, Ahuna, asked me If |
wanted to buy some opium. said yes, Will buy /
some, Ah1na said he would charge me 50 tin |
l said that Bas too dear. He then said $50. l |
offered him IS tin. Ahuna said it would be all |
right promised to buy some opium and left. |
Ahuna told me to come Saturday morning at $50 /
O'Clock. left the store, and returned shortly af |
forwards Saw some opium the first visit. 1t j
was IN q tin. Ahuna showed it to me. The price |
vas fixed after the consultation. On Saturday |
morning Ahuna was alone IN the store when !
went there. Ahuna said, :" My master IS ready for
you" asked Ahuna if he knew where Michiels |
kept the opium. He told me yes. About two or
three minutes after the officers arrived, did not
see Ahuna open the store. As soon as the police /
arrived stepped out. Noticed the brand.
CrOss-e1amined. Do business as planter; never
dealt IN opium before; | vas asked to buy by /
Anana never sold any, guessed the price to be paid.
First talked With Ahuna. one before told /
no one after that until LAID the information on |
Friday afternoon after three O'Clock at the Gov /
eminent House Don't care about any reward, /
the business Is against the law. Don't like such /
dealings: never performed such duty before Only |
exchanged one word with Michels. Bargaiuei |
for opium at 50 per tin. Carried 800 on second !
visit; he would not trust If l did not carry
money along, could not see opium. Bargained for 1
81 tbs. Not my intention 10 buy opium but took /
money to see opium. Ahana told me the number |
Of tins l asked of Ahuna how many tins there 4
we're, he said 81. Ah1na took the first tin out /; /
took It from underneath the counter; did not see /
any more. Did not see the valise. Went there /
the hrst time At O'Clock Friday. Did not ask 1
Ahuna the time; gtaid there only a few minutes 1
Went out and took a stroll after the first visit 4
laid information after the second visit. On 1