The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-03
THE CHINESE ROBBERY
HOW AN OPIUM SEARCH WAS
CONDUCTED
A Pretty Chinawoman Tells What the
Police and Their lnformers Did
in Her Room

the prosecution and c. Creighton iorI
the defense. It appearing that the
real name OF the person arrested as
Hong Chong is All Dick. and that he
is not the Hong Cbong mentioned in|
the complaint, the case against him
was dismissed. The principal witness
in this case is Wong Shee, a pretty
eighteen year-old Chinese woman with
pink cheeks, long finger nails, plastered
hair and other attributes of Chinese
feminine beauty.
Chong Kwai, the first witness, tesu-
fed as follows: am a fireman on
a tug and live near China engine house.
On the evening If July 18th was on
the tug and left the house in charge Of
my wife Had $I2o in the house.
Saw it last on the Sunday previous. On
Tuesday, the 18th, my wife told me the
money was gone She had put it in
a trunk in my bedroom. On cross
examination the witness said: My
wife first told me Of the loss at . A. NJ
on Tuesday | had not been home
since Sunday evening. Two families
live in the house, three women, one
boy and two men. The trunk where
the money was had no jewelry in it
when ! last saw it. There were four
trunks in all--two at the head Of the
bed and two under the bed. They
were all there on Sunday in good con
dition and all had good locks on them
At 9 A. NJ. on Tuesday found one Of
them in the sitting room. It was
locked, but the hasp had been br. ken
off. That was a Hawaiian wooden
trunk. 1t was a Chinese leather trunk
that found broken open 1t was not
the one | had my money in. The lock
of the trunk that had the money in
was all right, but the contents were ID
confusion The money was in the
wooden trunk when saw il last
Wong Shee, sworn | am the wife
of the last witness. On the evening Of
July 18th | was sewing in the room
next to mine. Leong Shee, a Chinese
woman, and another woman were there
Wong Chow came in the yard anc
wanted to see my husband He Offered
me ST. for opium told him we hac
none, and ordered him out. | had let
him in by locked gate when beard
him call.
Then Wong Chow started out and a
boy went to let him out Leong SheC
said he was bad fellow and told the
boy to let him out as soon as possible
The gate was locked after him. Abou
five minutes after Wong Chow climbed
over the fence into the yard with Hons
Chong and three white men. Hong
Chong was not here Xavier was also
with them. Chong Nun remained
outside. The six men who came il
went to my bedroom | went ther,
also and they ordered me to open my
trunks. Wong Chow ordered me il
Chinese to do it and threatened t,
shoot me if did not, and said ny
place was stored with opium Klemm,
and Cordes were two Of the white men
Soon afterwards the white men wen
into the room where | had been sew
ing. Then Xavier, Wong Chow ant
Hong Chong searched my room again
they left once and then came bacI
again They wanted to search a trun
under the bed which they had nc
searched Def re- Wong Chow pushe
me out Of the room. ! called Leon
Shee to see how my trunks were broker
Wong Chow broke the trunks with
chisel. He afterwards prevented IN
from going in by standing across III
door with lis arms spread out. Th
trunk was in good order before it wa
pulled out from under the bed.
could see that it had been opened an
Xavier and Wong Chow were searchin
in it. ! found that pair of bracelet
were missing | saw Wong Che
take them from my leather trun
and put them in a small none
sack which he got from my husband
wooden trunk that he had ordered m
to open for him did not open
willingly Wong Chow had a pist,
and pointed it at me, which made n
afraid He said: "Don't say a word {
I'll shoot you" In the sack that Won
Chow took from my husbands trun
was $I2o that my husband had brougl
home on Friday-$7o in silver and ii
rest in $40 gold pieces ! had seen
last on Sunday They searched Il
wooden trunk first, ! did not lock
again. ] saw Wong Chow take II
money from the trunk after | VIZ
pushed out. | saw it through Il
door. After he put the bracelets
the sack he started to run Off an
Hong Chong, too. Xavier rename
The white officers came IN again SOC
from the next room Xavier put
little opium under the bed NoboC
but Leong Shee and saw what deten'
ants did. The white officers found
parcel of lnsee opium under Leon
Shoes bed, where Xavier had put
The officers showed no warrant,
Cross examned-Am eighteen yea
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