The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-21
NOT MUCH SPOILS
Two Hawaiian Boys Con-
TESS to RObberieS.
Barber Shops and Poi Shops the
Scenes of Their
Action.

For a long time the detectives have |
been after Kali, a native, who has the |
of being one of the biggest |
thieves in the country
Early in October S. Ammo, a Japan |
csc, went to the pc lice station and COM |
planned that some one had stolen a |
coat and two pairs of trousers. From
the statement of affairs Kali was sus-
pected and watched accordingly. How
ever, he did not attempt to wear the
days ago. After this he robbed a
soldier by the name of Carlyle.
On Thursday night he was arrested
by detectives and made a full confess
sion. as given beiow-a confession
which was really more complete than
the detectives had any hope to expect.
Kane was arrested at the same time,
and he. too, made full confession:
Following is Kaili's statement:
4 worked for Foster & Co. some
five years ago. Since that time L have
done no work at all, but have support
ed myself and had a good time on the
money l got from burglary and theft.
After l got out of prison l worked
on the detective force for a short time,
and after that l went to robbing.
4 met Kane about two months ago.
He is my companion when l am out
burglariZing.
About three weeks after l had join
ed Kane we committed our first rob
berry. This was at J. T. Warehouses;
new hotel on Nuuanu avenue, known
as the Queen. We sneaked around
the back way. and Kane went through
the kitchen. After while he came out
with a bunch of keys, which he had OBJ
tanned from a room near the kitchen.
This all happened in the month of
November. We looked at the bunch
of keys, and, finding they were of 90
use to us, we threw them away in the
clump of bananas opposite Kukui
street After that we went to China
mans to buy opium. We smoked this
and then went home.
ION last Saturday we went to the
house of a Japanese near the Hospital.
Kane went in and came out with the
information that there was nothing to
be found, so we returned home.
Zone day, several days later, we
went to rob the house of a Japanese at
Kaakopua We didn't get anything
there. Kane went in, because, you
see. he had the skeleton key. Not
finding anything, we went home again.
Some time after this we went to
place at Kawaiahao-a poi house. Ka-
ne went in, and finally came out with
the information that there was Chi
naman in the room. We then went
home.
Sometime this week we went into
Chinaman's coffee saloon, at place be-
| low Kukui street. 1t was in the even
ing. Kane was just pulling out the
money drawer when the Chinaman
came in, and so we left again without
getting anything.
In the daytime on Tuesday last we
went to rob All Sees. This was in the
| evening Kane went in and came out
with So. He went in alone while
stood guard outside. We divided the
spoils, and then went our separate
ways.
I'VE stole again at Kane's house last.
/ \ SOIuleE from Tic DdI1 dSho "oS
stretched out drunk at the house. ka-
ne went through the mans pockets
while | stood by and watched. l
lighted a match, when 1 saw that he
was going to rob the man, and that
went out | lighted another one, just
to facilitate matters. Kane got $3.50
! from the soldier, and we divided as
usual That was the last robbery we
committed before our arrest. That is
all l know"
Kane's statement:
Il do not know how old 1 am. l
came from Hanalei, Kauai. Have been
| in Honolulu about a year. Was on
the reef six months for vagrancy. Yes,
| did enter the lodging house known as
the Queen Everything about that Is
true.
Yes. Kali and 1 did enter the Jap
anese store above the Hospital short
time ago. We also robbed the Japan
csc house at KaakOpua.
/ I'VE entered the Chinaman'S place at
| KawaiahaO and also the coffee saloon
at a place below Kukui street Then
again we robbed All Sees on Tuesday
last.
I stole $3.50 from the soldier, Car
lyle. while he was asleep.
4 stole razor from Chinese bar
Der on Nuuanu avenue last Monday;
also 10 cents from the Japanese barber
I shop on Nuuanu avenue and a razor
from another Japanese barber shop on
! Beretania street.
From still another barber shop |
stole 80 cents.
Last night I went TO the coffee shop
on Nuuanu avenue