The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-31
POLICE COURT NEWS.
Hearing Of the Women
Smugglers.
Bonani Gets Fine and Imprisonment.
Evidence Against Other Defend-
ants-Hearing Continued.

The Police Court was crowded
yesterday morning by people anx-
ious to hear the proceedings in the
case of Lui Bonani, charged with
having opium in possession.
Several cases were brought up
before the star ease of the morning.
The ten Cinnamon arrested
Wednesday morning for violating
Board of Health regulations stood
up in line to hear the charge, their
faces wearing woe-begone express
sion. A nolle prosequi was entered
and defendants discharged. Then
the expression changed.
In the case of Bonani, Captain
Scott was the first witness. He
said: Arrested defendant on jan
uary 9th, between IL and II p. m. ;
defendant was in his room,
Fowler's yard; had Cordes and
Xavier along with me; Knocked at
the door and defendant appeared;
showed him my warrant and be-
gan the search Immediately; found
two pairs of drawers with opium
stitched in pockets arranged for
the occasion; found sixty-three
tins in all; defendant said he did
not know they were under the bed
where we found them"
Special Cordes told substantially
the same story as that detailed by
Captain Scott.
Defendant was found guilty and
sentenced to pay a fine of 5000 and
costs, with one months imprison-
ment at hard labor added. ppeal
noted.
! George Fern plead guilty to the
charge of cruelty to animals and
was fined 81 and costs.
At $50 p. m. the case of Mrs.
Fernandez and Miss Rodriguez,
for importation of opium into the
country, came up for trial. Messrs.
Hartwell. Thurston & Stanley and
Paul Neumann for defense; the
Attorney-General for prosecution.
Special Cordes-Know the two
defendants; saw them first last
Monday evening coming down the
gang plank of the An tralia; came
down about five minutes after arri-
val of steamer; there were men be-
hind them; one of Roach's BARRIERS
was among these; saw the women
walk along on the wharf and dis
appear; saw them again that even
ing coming down stairs from the
building in Fowler's yard; they
came out of the room rented by
Bonani; two men accompanied
them; one was the barber; do not
know the other man; the women
turned over in the direction of
Hotel street; men stopped at the
passage into the alley and held
conversation; / told Huihui, who
was with me, to watch them; heard |
one of the men say: They are de-
tectives and 1 think we will lose
the stuff; Huihui said the men
had gone off in hack; told Xavier
to watch the place and to see that
no one came out; Bonani was in
his room and lighted the lamp;
shortly after that the light went
out; went for Captain Scott; we two
went back to the house and found
Bonani in his room; found two
pairs of drawers; Captain Scott
pulled them out from under the
bed; felt them and found that they
had compartments in which were
sixty-three tins of opium.
Cross-examined Did not take
out the tins of opium.
Here Attorney Neumann asked |
that Cordes be made to put the |
opium back in the compartments
in the drawers. Cordes got down |
on his knees and complied with the
request as best he could, but failed
to get all the tins in.
Cordes continued = There are
three rooms in the building where
the opium was found; had informa-
ton in regard to the opium; know
the women; saw them on the street;
there was no light, but it was
very light night; yes, L had infor-
nation that two men and two
women had gone into the room; do
not remember who came out of the
room first; one man took the lead;
as far as l know he was the barber;
made no attempt to arrest him;
thought it would be better to have
Z search warrant and search the
room; the other man ] do not know;
he was taller and had dark hair;
may have seen him in Honolulu
before, but am not sure; understood
at the police station that he had
been sent for; didn't ask the barber ,
who the other man was; he did not ]
volunteer any information; didn't {
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