The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-14

OE SATURDAY EdiiiAyb ICAi4E4AlBCE tAlIiC L
went on Saturday evening, but was there
about in time to see the arrest many
people were there, over twenty probably;
Ito the Court paid for beer in a little
bar-rOom.
Bert White, sworn: I know defend
ant; was at his place night 25th August;
a couple of young fellows came to my
hack and told me to drive there when
l got there went inside; got beer from
Molteno, bought it, a dollars worth, four
glasses, and drank one OF the four
glasses; gave the dollar TO Molteno.
Observation-Disclosures names some
persons he saw at bath house got beer
in a small room believe | laid money on
table and pushed it to Molteno; am not
sure how L said at former trial that 1
paid him.
John COkely, sworn: Remember be-
ing at defendants place the night he
was arrested (names some OF previous
witnesses he saw there that night
drank with those named and several
others; after drinking remained in bath
house for a while did not see White
pay for liquor, he might have without
my seeing him; after | drank went out
into other room generally there is
crowd in that little room; had been at
bath house a number OF times previous
three months; generally singing, dane
ing by native girls and others, and so on,
were going on there a mixed crowd would
be there, coming and going separately;
generally there was drinking; that night
| stayed after MoltenO was taken away;
stayed at request OF Molteno to see if
any OF the ladies wanted hack; Hattie
was named in particular by him; she
appeared to be staying at the house; l
assisted the ladies in removing some of
the bottles down stairs supposed the
bottles were hers, she took hold and
helped her; bottles were put on plat
form downstairs, and from there put in
a boat; was not there second time when
the police came.
CToss-examined-Wh I went there
with White, did not see dollar on the
table; was not invited to drink by May,
it was a general drink all round, but it
seemed he was doing the honors; as
many drinks were served as there were
glasses, and the tray was filled second
time.
At this stage Mr.. Peterson confers
with the Court, whereupon Mr.. Kaulu-
kou objects. His Honor informs counsel
that the conference is simply as to the
best time for recess. He should be glad
to give Mr. Kaulukou a little private
conference later Qaughter). The Court
thought it was better to have recess now,
80 as to get an earlystart in the evening.
Thereupon recess was taken from 4 :25
till 80.
E. Hopkins, sworn: | am police
officer; | was in Myrtle Boat Club Fri
day, August oath, with Officer Larsen; [
went there at about p. M, and stayed
there till nearly a. M; | watched from
there what was being done in the KapiO-
lani bath house saw great number of
foreigners, naval officers, native girls
and hack drivers there; they were dane
ing and drinking; / was on the mauka
veranda of the Myrtle Boat Club and
could plainly see what ) as going on
there through the windows; | saw them
drinking, and should judge they were
drinking either beer or champagne; l
saw a marine officer entering in a sober
condition, but when he left that house
he was in the very worst state of intoxi-
cation | went there again on Saturday !
evening armed with warrant to arres, |
Mr.. MOlteno; Larsen accompanied me;
| knocked at the door several times, but |
no one responded; l called Larsen to
assist me in entering through an open |
ing; went in the little room on the |
mauka side and there | saw several |
glasses filled with liquor; l did not |
search the place for liquor, because | did |
not have a search warrant; L only went |
there to arrest Molteno, and took him |
with me to the station house that night; |
after lodging him there went back again;
on arriving there 1 found Mrs. MOlteno |
taking away the liquor in boat to DR.. |
Trousseau's boat house [ arrested her |
there with the liquor; MolteDo was con- |
victed on March 81, 1887, for selling |
liquor without license; he was fined on |
April Both $500.
Cross-examined-I was on the veranda |
of the Myrtle Boat Club and saw the !
people in that little room through win
dow. the door being open; 1 saw about |
twenty-five to fifty people in that little |
room some We're in the parlOr dancing
the hulakui, and as many more were
out on the veranda; some of these ma
tive girls were present; L can tell them
by sight, but cannot tell their names; l
did not arrest those that were drunk. as
was only sent there to find out whether
Molteno was selling liquor or not; l did
not say that the reason why L did not
arrest them was because they were
strangers among the liquor there was
not single ginger ale bottle.
A. 2. Peterson, sworn: Molteno was
brought before Police Court on March
81, 1887; he pleaded guilty; prose-
cuted the case.
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