The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-07


was after O'Clock. I did not go in tn,
store any time between ) p. m. ON Fri
day and a m. Saturday morning
When I got the key Saturday morning
Michiels said nothing TO me about opium.
| opened the store and then cleaned the
show cases. An Choy came in and
then three police officers. l did moi
take that valise down TO the store, noI
did An Choy or the officers. When All
/ Choy came in, said GOOD morning. "
I thought All Choy came in to buy some
/ thing He said they were searching for
/ opium There was no one else in the
| store. The whole thing happened in a
/ few minutes. When the officers en-
tered they searched and found the
opium under the counter. l was there.
That is the valise. There was one
other valise like that in the store. l do
not know how long the opium had been
there l saw Michiels take opium out
and exhibit to the Chinaman. When
Michiels came in he looked at the
opium. lie said: "Who brought it
here ," l said 1 did not know. The
police officer read the warrant.
Cross-examined-I came here about
ten years ago. first lived on Kauai as
a contract laborer for four years. Came
to Honolulu in January, 1892. Igot en-
ployment as a cook with j. f. Bush
was there eight or nine months. | car
ried on a store for seven or eight months.
I did not deal in opium. The business
failing, went into bankruptcy. After
that l was employed as a cook by
clerk of 7. II. Davies 4 Co. for year,
Then went into the employ of Michiels
as cook, and to do different kinds OF
work in the house on King street.
The house is next to Judge Bicker-
tons on the plains. Michiels and
there about five months. l have
been in NIichiels' employ ever
since, up to the time of arrest. l keep
no memorandum Michiels has paid
me-. When a cook l was paid So
week and he furnished me with food.
When in the store 1 was paid So a week
and found my own food. | kept the
store in order and sold goods. l was in
the store about two years. [ rented a
room in town, on Nuuanu street, and
also roomed at different places. | know
Wong TAI Poon. L never lived near
him. He is a friend of mine. l have
had no talk with Wong Tai Poon about
this affair. Had no conversation about
opium. saw him last about one or two
months ago, when | met him on the
street. All Choy called at the store
Friday afternoon. l have known him a
year. All Chow lives at Kau. He is
cook and plantation laborer 1 never
knew him to be in the opium business.
did not say that he was an opium deal
ing man. He came in the store about
, o'clock Friday. | knew the time by
hearing the omnibus horn. Michiels
came in short time after the l o'clock
whistle blew on Friday afternoon.
When All Choy came in he asked about
business. L 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. Michiels
asked where All Choy came from, and
[ told him NIichiels told me to ask
All Choy if he wanted to buy opium. [
told Michiels that he did. Michiels
showed All Choy some opium, which he
got from the makai side of the store. ALI
Choy told me it was opium. Michiels
held up Il tin above the counter, and
then handed it to All ChOy. The latter
handed it back, and Michiels put it
where he took it from. did not see !
the valise on Friday. l don't know who
picked the valise up first. After l was
arrested | told about the opium in the
store All Choy came in a second time
on Friday afternoon, between 3 and /
O'Clock There were two Frenchmen
who came in the store before An Choy. !
Michiels remained in the store all the
afternoon until it was closed. All ChOy |
and the officers came to the store on !
Friday morning to search for opium. All
Choy said so. My religious creed is
Buddhist. The oath administered to me
by His Honor l consider as binding as
the one used in my religion.
All Choy, sworn, stated: l arrived !
here from Kau last Thursday. L know |
Chas. Michiels. l went to his store last /
Friday about o'clock in the afternoon. /
[ went in to have look, and did not /.
buy anything. The Chinaman, Ahuna,
asked me if l wanted to buy some opium.
said yes, L will buy some. Ahuna |
talked to Michiels, and then said he
would charge me So tin. l said that is
pretty dear. [ offered, through Ahuna,
So a tin. Ahuna said it would be all .
right. L promised to buy some opium.
Ahuna told me to come Saturday morn /!
ing. | left the store, and returned shortly /
afterwards. l saw Michiels and Ahuna (
| saw some opium on the first visit 1t /
was in a tin. Michiels showed it to me. /
The price was fixed after the cOnsulta- J
ton. On Saturday morning Ahuna was /
alone in the store when l went there.
said "Good morning" Ahuna said, /
" Michiels is ready for you; wait until
he comes" l asked Ahuna where Mi /