The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-01
For Selling Spirituous Liquor
Without License.
HoUsEFUL OF GUESTS PRESENT.
Fair Visions of Lieutenant Fernandes.
Gin and Beer Galore in House and
StabIe-LabeIIed Bottles Used Only
TO Look at-Case to Come Off Today.

Five times has George Houghtailing
been arrested for selling spirituous Ii
ouor without a license, the fifth being,
on Sunday morning at about 1880
o'clock when Detective KAPPA, Lieute-
nant Fernandes and two other officers
made a raid on his dwelling place just
hack of the Chinese restaurant at the
corner of Hotel and Bethel streets.
Upon being tried on each of the four
cases previous Houghtailing succeeded
in getting free, but in the case now III
in the hands of the police authorities,
those who made the arrest and search
ed the premises, think they have the
very best of evidence to convict.
Houghtailfng's place had been sha-
dowed by detectives and informers for
weeks before the raid, and it was not
until everything had been clearly map
ped out that any move was made.
Informers were sent around, and on
August 23rd a small bottle OF gin was
procured by a native. This was the be-
ginning of the end.
On last Sunday morning KAPPA and
Fernandes kept watch in place near
to Houghtailing's place where they
could see without being seen. They
noticed people going in and coming out
and. knowing the special weakness OF
each and everyone of them, the conclu-
sion already arrived at was all the
more strengthened.
Just at about this time two informers
walked into Houghtailing's and very
soon came out with a small bottle Of
gin apiece The signal was given anc
Kaapa. Fernandes and two officer:
came out from their hiding places anC
entered the Swallowed premises.
The warrants of arrest and search
were read to Houghtailing, whereupol
he put on a serious look, and addresses
himself to Lieutenant Fernandes a
follows: "'Now you wont believe me
but Just as sure as 1 was born, dream
ed last night that you came to arres
me and I find you here tonight dom
that very thing. That was one drea1
that didn't go contrary"
% Sitting or standing in the room WEI
four white men, one a captain or
island steamer. Upon the table in ii
middle of the room were dozen cocl
tail glasses, a dozen beer glasses and
pitcher of ice water.
In the ice chest were thirty-eigl
bottles of beer and in the stable we
one case of beer containing four doze
bottles, three barrels of empty bottl
n and bottles filled with gin and beer
n Upon the gin bottles were old labe
he reading as follows: Republic of H
waii VS.. G. Houghtailing, Selling L
quor, September 18th, 1885," Wh'
these were found the owner remark
that they were the same that had be-
"a handed back to him after having be-
| found not guilty of the charge of Sc
ing spirituous liquor without HcenS
These had not been touched, at lea
so said Houghtailing.
The officers loaded themselves wi
the glasses and bottles, not the co
tents of the latter, and together wi
Houghtailing, marched to the poll
. station. Here Nobrego appeared a
~ furnished the necessary $500 bail
Houghtailing.
. The case will come up for trial in
police court today or tomorrow.