The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-21

! l loaned the money to Mausi | would
get it back, unless it was captured by
| the efficient police. | was not sure
about that. l will say that in general
this handwriting is that Of Hoshina.
| cannot particulariZe. Have not con-
ferred with anyone regarding the case.
a police officer told me to come here
! to the court. Have not conferred with
| Mr.. Doyle. He was at my store last
night. Translated letter addressed to
| Masui. No signature attached to it.
| Doyle was not asked what the trans
| lation was for. Had no conversation
with him regarding Hoshina's case. Do
not know how Doyle found that l had
| the opium. Made confession to Doyle
| later that | had. There were several
persons present when 1 admitted that
had opium. Have never loaned MaSui
money to buy opium prior to this case.
| Chester A Doyle called: Know Ho-
| shina; knew him as a parson in Hilo.
Iwata 1 knew in California in 1888. 1
know Feuruya and Masui. About two
weeks ago 1 received a tin case tied
with purple string. On Monday March
8, took package to Marshal's office,
where it was opened and found to con-
tain opium. l identify this package as
the one. Was instructed to take Masui
to Kuai. Arrived there at 3 a. m; stop
ped at Japanese hotel and Masui gave
me letter. On receipt 1 took charge
of all his personal effects and brought
him to Honolulu. This is the letter.
took him before the District Magistrate
and charged him with selling opium.
Brought him to Honolulu, where he was
| CT
opposite Chinese church; have visited
his rooms three times with an officer
who had search warrant Mr.. Hoshina
was present while the officer was
searching. Hoshina called me to one
side and said 1 was fool for interfer-
ing with him, and asked me to remain.
Why do you interfere with me? /
have never done anything to you. l
could make you rich in this matter
Asked him what he meant; said I had
a lot of evidence, letters and one thing
or another, which he would like to get;
said he would pay me for them. Asked
him how much; said l would have to put
price on them. / declined. Asked me to
come following night at and bring all
the evidence 1 could, and he would
have the money there to pay me. Fol-
lowing morning Deput Marshal and my
self called on w. o. Smith, explained
the matter to him, and 1 was told to
have principal letter photographed. l
did this, and on Sunday night Deputy
Marshal David Kaapa, Captain Renken
and myself went to Hoshina's house.
They remained outside. 1 went into Ho-
shina's room; told him 1 had brought
the evidence he wanted. Let him see
the outside Of the letter received by him
from Iwato and one other. Was not
prepared to pay me; asked me to leave
evidence with him and come next day
and get the money. Declined and re-
turned the evidence to the station
house. That is the letter l showed to
him, folded in this manner He ac-
knowledged to me that this was his let
ter. Was no appointment as to place
for meeting. Said he would find me, but
| did not see him.
CrOSS-eXamined - Letter was given
me by Masui on Kauai; letter was taken
out of trunk there. Am interpreter
and commissioned officer, not a detect
ive-yet. Did not assist in the search
Went there to search for opium; went
there as interpreter, not as policeman
Went there the second time to receive
money for the evidence which he want
ed to buy"
R. Hitchcock testified: Opium was
placed in my charge; brought there by
either Doyle or Feurya. This is the pa
per. Know Masui; arrested him on the
morning of March 9. Was taken by
Doyle to police station; was not search |
ed when first brought in. Searched him |
in the afternoon and found four $50 |
notes on his person"
CrOSs-eXamined: WAS in Bishop e,
Co.'s bank when check was cashed by !
Masui; went there as a result of talk |
L had with a person the night before"
Marshal Brown-We believe we have !
established the fact that this letter |
which we have introduced as evidence
was written by Hoshina.
Neumann objected, as there was not |
the slightest evidence to connect the
defendant with the letter.
Marshal Brown cited the manner of
Identification of the letter. He had |
never received a letter from Attorney |
Davis, but he had seen enough of what
he knew to be his handwriting to iden- |
tify it if called upon to do so
William White, clerk Inter-Island |
Steamship office on the wharf: Can |
not tell when the steamer James Makee |
arrived here in the week beginning on |
March g.
Judge de la Vergne admitted the let
ter as evidence
Matsuoka called to verify translation /
of letter from Japanese TO English. He |
stated the translation was correct one. |
Motion for discharge of Iwata argued |
by A. G. NJ. Robertson for the defense, |
Brown for the prosecution.
Recess to p. m.
Motion for discharge denied
Defendants found guilty. Iwata SEN |
fenced to pay a fine of $500 and costs |
and TO one months imprisonment at !
hard labor. Hoshina sentenced to pay /
a fine of $500 and to six months i'm |
prisonment at hard labor.
Appeal noted.