The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-08-10
OPIUM IN POSSESSION !.
sOper's Last Raid

a valise containing 81 tins of opium. After one or
two delays the case came before Judge Bickerton
IN the Police Court on the 9TH inst for trial.
Arrangement had been made by which the de-
PENDANTS we're tried separately. Michlels being
represented by ex-Attorney General Neumann,
Ahuna by w. Austin Whiting and Charles Creigh-
ton.
The case of Michiels was first called and Mar
shall Soper and Officers Good and Hopkins testi
ned 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 f.
nally mol pros'd by the Crown and then gave his
testimony as follows:
Ahuna stated: was IN the employ of Mr.. Mi
chiefs IN July last. / had been III the store four
months. l was there on July 30th, about 2 pm,
Chinaman called and looked at some hats, and
asked about the business. Mlchiels asked me
where the Chinaman came from, and told him
kau, Hawaii. He did not buy hat. Michiels
said, 7" Ask him whether he wants to buy opium 2"
was acting as interpreter. asked the question,
he replied do" My master (Michiels) took
opium out and showed 1t TO All Choy The latter
requested me to ask Michiels the price of the
opium. Michies 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. DE returned after
wards, but so many people were IN the store that
Mlchlels pretended not to know him. No opium
was sold that afternoon, as there were so many
customers in 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. saw the opium
when All 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 Michiels
room on King street. 1t was after o'clock. l
did not go IN the store any time between pm.
and am. Saturday morning When l got the
key Saturday morning, Michiels said nothing to
me about opium. l opened the store and then
cleaned the show cases. All Choy came in and
three police officers. / did not take that valise
down to the store nor did All Choy or the officers.
When All Choy came in, said, Good morning"
thought All Choy came in to buy something. He
said they were searching for opium. There was
no one else IN the store. The whole thing hap
pened IN few minutes. When the officers en-
tered they searched and found the opium under
the counter | was there. That is the valise.
There was other ValIse like that in the store.
do not know how long the opium had been there.
saw Michiels take opium out and exhibit to the
Chinaman. When Michels came in he looked at
the opium and said, WHO brought it here?" l
said l did not know.
Cross-examined by Paul NeumRnn: Came here
about ten years ago. / first lived on Kauai as a
contract laborer for four years. Came to Homo
lulu in January, 1882. got employment as a cook
with J. Z. Bush; was there eight or nine months.
carried on barber and dry goods store for seven
or eight months. The business failing went into
bankruptcy. After that was employed as a cook
by clerk of ]. II. Davies d Co for year. Then
went into the employ of Mr.. Michiels as cook, and
10 OO ulucIoub kluOs Oh WOEk QOUS6 on ming
street. The house is next to Judge Bickerton's on
the plains. Defendant and his sister were living
there. worked there about five months. / have
been constantly in Michiel's employ since, up
to the time of arrest. kept the store in order and
sold goods. was in the store about two years. l
rented room in town, on Nuuanu street, and also
roomed at different places. / know Wong Tai
Poon. never lived near him. He is friend of
mine. have had no talk with Wong Tai Poon
about this affair. Had no conversation with him
about opium. l saw him last one or two months
ago, when l met him on the street. All Choy
called at the store on Friday afternoon the Both of
July. have known him year. He lives at Kau.
He is cook and plantation laborer. / 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. 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. My master asked where All
Choy came from, and I told him. NV master told
me to ask All Choy if he wanted to buy opium. /
told my master that he did. My master did not
know All ChoY. Did not ask me if he was safe
man to sell to. Ny master showed All Choy some
opium. which he got from the Inakai side of the
store. All Choy told me it was opium. Michies
held up tin above the counter, and then handed
i to All Choy. The latter handed it back, and
Michiels put it where he took it FROM l did not
see the valise on Friday. don't know who picked
the valise up first. After / was arrested told
about opium being in the store. All Choy came
in second time on Friday afternoon, between 3
and o'clock. There we're 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 Michies was
there the whole afternoon. All Choy and the OFF,
cers came to the store on FRIDAY morning to
search for opium. Ny religious creed is Buddhist
The oath administered to me consider as bind
ing as the one used in my religion.
All Choy. sworn; arrived here from Kau last
Thursday. know Chas. Michies. l went to his
FRIDAY in aft
went IN to have look, and did not buy any
thing. The Chinaman, AhunR, asked me if
wanted to buy some opium. l said yes, will buy
some, Ahuna said he would charge me 50 tin
said that was too dear. He then said $780,
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 on the first visit. 1t
was IN tin. AhQna showed it to me. The price
was fixed after the consultation. On Saturday
morning Ahuna was alone in the store when l
went there. Ahuna said, Nv 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-examined. Do business as planter; never
dealt IN opium before; was asked to buy by
Ahuna, never sold any, guessed the price to be paid
First talked with Ahnna. no 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 MichielS. Baroained
for opium at IS per tin. Carried 800 on second
visit; he would not trust me. IF / did not carry
money along, could not see opium. Bargained for
81 tins Not my intention 70 bny opium but took
money to see opium. Ahuna told me the number /
Of tins asked of Ahnna how many tins there
we're, he said 81. Ahuna took the first tin out
took 1t from underneath the counter; did not see
any more. Did not see the yalise. Went there
the first time at O'Clock on Friday. Did not ask
Ahuna the time; staid there only few minutes.
Went out and took stroll after the first visit;
laid information after the second visit. On
second visit arranged when 10 come for the opium.
l have been IN Honolulu before: know some peo-
pie here. Saw Wong Tai Poon when laid the
information be in the Marshals osice; heard he
was fat man. Don't think it was past O'Clock