The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-12
George HoughtaiIing Found Gull
ty Of Selling Sprituous Liquor
APPEAL TO CIRCUIT COURT NOTED
Two Native Informers Tell of How They
Bought Gin-Defendant Asked Kane Are
You Going TO Get Me Into Trouble ?"
Attorney Creighton Thinks il Was Job


selling spirituous liquor in Honolulu
on August Both. 1896, came up for trial
in the police court yesterday and took
up the whole day. Marshal Brown APP
ton, Kane and Correa for the defense.
Kane, sworn, stated: Was at Geo.
Houghtailing's place on the morning
of August Both. Another native went
with me, our purpose being to get two
bottles of gin. l don't know who
brought them there. Quite a number
of people were about the premises. Saw
defendant there. We asked him for a
bottle of gin. Defendant asked, Are
you going to get me into trOuble?'
Upon my answering in the negative he
said, go into the room" My partner
said, Here is the bottle" l took it and
put it inside my shirt. gave the money
two dollarS-to the defendant. He
then told me to go into the room. Then
we entered and my partner said, Here
is the bottle on the table" Put my
name on both bottles down in the Mar
shal's office, and not at the time the gin
was bought. Yes, I met David KAPPA
when came out of Houghtailing's.
Cross-examined: Witness swore that
the two bottles of gin on the table in
front of him were the identical ones
bought of Houghtailing. Continuing:
We were going home when KAPPA
caught us. Met defendant outside in
the yard. Do not know who put bottles
on the table. Houghtailing did not go
into the room with US. There was no
gin on the table when we went in. My
partner said, Here are the bottles
Did not know they were there until he
called my attention to them. l picked
them up and put them behind my back.
Then we went out and were stopped by
KAPPA at the entrance to Fowler's yard.
Did not know KAPPA was waiting for
us. He took the bottles out of my
trousers pockets himself. KAPPA gave
us the money with which l bought the
gin. When he took the stuff from me
l was afraid l was going to be arrested
for carrying it. Defendant has befriend-
ed me. Was not promised a reward.
KAPPA said if the defendant was con-
victed the Government would reward
me.
Kainuwai, sworn, stated: Went with
Kane to defendants place to get two
bottles of gin. Witness then told sub
stantially the same story of the pur-
chase of the gin as testified to by
Kane.
In cross-eXamination he stated that
he had been promised $25 in case of
HOughtailing being convicted. Took
drink out of one of the bottles on the
sly when l was in the Marshals office
for the purpose of registering my name
on the bottles. KAPPA did not tell me
to open the bottle.
David KAPPA then told the story OF
the arrest of the defendant and the
! search of the premises, as substantially
set forth in the columns of this paper
on the morning after. His testimony
was right from the shoulder and every
little detail, so necessary in cases of
| the kind, was clearly set forth.
The prosecution offered all the para
phernalia in evidence. The tables and
floor Immediately surrounding were
covered with all kinds of bottles, empty
and filled, together with barrels and
other articles.
Objection by defense to the admis-
sion Of all the articles as evidence.
All articles in court except the one
unopened admitted as evidence
Nobrega d Sylvano, first witness for
the defense, sworn, stated: On August
29th bought one key of wine and one
box containing four dozen bottles of
l hoo h. 1oc+
the purpose of having them sent to
kOOlau The wine was taken by me-
Sunday l came down and was told that
the beer had been taken to the steamer
Told Frank Ferreira to deliver at
Houghtafling's place for me- On Mon
day night bought one case of gin. Am
short one case of beer
Cross-eXamined Cannot swear that
the beer before me is the same that 1
ordered sent to Houghtailing's.
After Frank Ferreira testified about
selling the liquor to Sylvano, defense
rested
In his argument Attorney Creighton
dwelt upon certain Inconsistencies in
the testimony of the two principal wit
nesses, deeming them all-important in
the summary Of the case. They contra
dicted one another's statements. 1t was
vital that defendant be shown to have
had direct connection with the selling
of the gin to the natives. This he be-
lieved han not been done KAPPA in
his testimony contradicted that of his
informers. He believed the natives. be-
ing interested witnesses and expecting
pay for their services as informers. had
set up job" on Houghtailing They
had deliberately lied on the witness
stand.