The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-04
the OFFICERS TESTIFY.
THEY SEARCHED THE HOUSE
WITHOUT ANY WARRANT
Captain Klemme Swears No Robbery
Was Committed and No Chinese
Entered the House

place in question as an interpreter
Saw Klemme, Cordes and Rathke
searching under the bed on the
verandah They found a little roll OF
opium, and Klemme tested it. One of
the Chinese women said Xavier
brought it in his pocket | don't know
whether Xavier heard her say it or not
he was three or -four feet away
Klemme said mo husband home, |
better skip" Then he put the opium
in his pocket and walked off.
Cross examination -- | did not see
Ping Chong until after Klemme left.
When / got there there was no guard
at the door. Rathke was on the
verandah, Xavier was searching under
the bed.
Then the prosecution rested, and
there being no evidence against Chung
Nun, he was discharged.
For the defense Captain Klemme
was the first witness. His testimony
was as follows Il went to the place
on the evening in question. About
8p. NJ. got information from Wong
Chow and Chong Nun, in consequence
of which | went there | stopped in
the lane and looked through the fence,
sent Wong Chow inside to the steps,
gave him 81 to buy opium. He went
only to the steps, did not 90 inside
The woman came out, took the dollar
from him, then somebody called out
and she gave him back the money
Then | went in with Cordes, Rathke
and Xavier We went over the fence,
went in the door Of the house and met
Wong Shee | asked her for her hus
band. She answered in English that
no one was home. Cordes, Rathke
land Xavier went in with me. / left
Rathke and Xavier at veranda door
and they remained there. Wong Chow
did not 90 inside. took a lamp and
looked around the house for a man,
but found none. Wong Shee offered
to show me all her trunks, but | de-
Clined No trunks were broken while
| was there. Then | went out on the
veranda. Leong Shee was very anxious
| should not disturb her bed, SO | told
Cordes to search it and he found the
insee there. No Chinese went in the
house at ALL was there about fifteen
minutes. Ping Chong was with me all
the time l was there; so was Wong
Shee. Wong Shee remained in hen
room when ! went to the other ROOM
but Wong Chow, Hong Chow and
Xavier were not in the room with her
No complaint about any robbery was
made till Tuesday p NJ. | did moi
search Chun Kun Quon's room.
did not see any broken trunk. | die
not open any trunks or search any
Wong Shee was very anxious to oper
her trunks, but / would not let her.
heard no cry of "haul in" | saw a
box of jewely in Wong Shees room
She got it out of trunk and showed
it to me. 1t contained jewelry anc
money. / saw the same box there the
next p. NJ We asked to see the broker
trunk. 1t was then in the middle o
the sitting room; hinges were broken
1t was not in that condition Monday
evening
Cross, examined did not leave a
once when | found the husband wa
not at home because the woman aCtec
so suspiciously and because | had haC
information that opium was sold there
| went in because the woman took thu
money; thought | had Il right to.
made no arrest because no man was il
the house. / found opium on the bed
did not see opium put there b,
Xavier; did not know he had put i
there. / saw Cordes find the opium
on the bed. The woman said it wa
her bed, but | did not arrest her be
cause her husband was not there ant
because | did not know whether she o
her husband put it there. After Won
Chow gave me back the money h
went off.
Gus Cordes sworn-I am a police
man; went with Klemme that evening
He, Rathke, Xavier and | went int
the yard. Neither Wong Chow nc
any other Chinese went in. Klemm
and | went into the house; Xavier an
Rathke remained at the lattice door o
the veranda. Klemme and ! wen
into the different rooms. Xavier an
Rathke were not in any of the room
while we were there. They wer
ordered to stay at the veranda door an
keep people out, found opium o
the veranda bed under the blanket.
Cross examined - searched b
Klemme's order. Had no warrant
Rathke sworn-I am a policeman
went with Klemme to place in question
Xavier and | watched the doc
Neither of US went into any of tn
rooms. Wong Chow did not go int
the house or come out Of it,
Xavier sworn.-I did not 90 int
any Of the rooms. Was with Rathk
on the verandah all the time,
This ended the testimony tor tn