The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-20
LOOKS BAD FOR THE BOY,
FURTHER DIRECT t sTIMONy
AGAINST BOsHINo.
Was shipping Opium to Kauai Quite
Clever About It-Hand writing
Identified.

Clever About It-Hnnd WRITING
Idertiied.
Continuing in the Hoshino case
Thursday afternoon witness Masui
said he received ten packages of
opium on Kauai from Hoshino.
He sold it to Taganachi for 500.
$50 was paid down and was re-
mitted to Hoshino. The balance
has never been paid. Witness &C.
companied Mr.. Doyle to Kauai.
Went to Lihue and opened the
private trunk of witness. Doyle
took all the letters. The Mikahala
carried the opium to Kauai. An
officer of the steamer took away
the receipt. The receipt or way
bill was sent him in Hoshino's
is...- (n-a &c che rseeiPts was
taken from the witness by Mr..
Doyle, and the duplicate was gotten
from the /. /. S. n. Coz In this
way-bill the opium was sent TO IN.
Oishi." Witness said he knew it
was for himself as that name was
the one he and Hoshino agreed
should be used. Witness was a
judge Of opium and knew the stuff
handled by him was genuine.
On cross-examination witness
said he had had considerable exper.
fence in opium. He was once con-
victed of selling opium. This was
at Hilo. Did not get that opium
from Hoshno.
After receiving package Of opium
at Hoshina's house, Sunday two
weeks ago, LETT at once without 60
ing back into the house. Iwato
handed the opium to Hoshina, and
the latter to witness. AS Hoshina
passed it over he said to witness
Bring the money for it to the Gus.
tom House tomorrow.
! Speaking of the letter received al
Kauai, the witness said 1t was sign
ed by an assumed name, as previous
ly understood between Hoshina ant
himself.
In January Hoshino told witness
that he would send the box o.
opium to him OH Kauai. Witnes.
visited Kauai once every month on
business for Kimura. (lIe has beer
travelling collector for Kimura fol
about eighteen months. About 6
week after the last conversation
with Hoshino, the opium arrived
at Kauai and was handled promptly
Sasima, an expert on japanese
handwriting, was called. He sale
he knew Hoshino. Had often seer
his handwriting in Japanese anc
knew it we'll. Had received thre'
or more personal letters from
Hoshino. WAS shown Japanes,
letter in evidence, and believed !
to have been written by Hoshino
though no name was signed to it.
AT this the case was closed 70
= the day.
: Furuya, japanese merchant, wa
called by the prosecution at ga
this morning in the Hoshina case
He said he was perfectly familia
with the handwriting of. the de
PENDANT. Had seen it often. o
being shown the letter addresse
$ to Nasui on Kauai, relating to tn
!. opium. witness positively identifie
! the letter as being in Hoshina
handwriting. Continuing, witnes
said: "Masui left box Of opiur
$ with me. He was going to tax
). it to Kauai next day, and ! ad
a vanced him 1900 on it. Doyl
came around and demanded til
/ opium, Don't know ho'
y Doyle came to know
: was there. Was to Civ
" Masui $40 more in the afternoon
When arrested by Doyle, made
e confession as to how, when an
II from whom 1 had received til
n opium" Witness said Masui o
= fered no security for the $500. TIL
IL money was loaned.
e Z. A. Doyle was called. Kne'
o Hoshino when he was "parson
knew Iwata in California in 1881
It Knew Masui and Furuya. R
q ceived a package from the latter |
u his house. Package was opened
p presence Of witness and found
$ contain opium. Afterward took Nj
& sui to Kauai. On Kauai went
d Japanese hotel and was gwen
l. letter by Masui. Took charge
= all his effects and brought them
l. Honolulu. Identities letter. c
lie Kauai took Masui before the Di
re trict Magistrate, had him charg.
n with selling opium and had Il
l. case indefinitely postponed. Wi
Sc ness searched Hoshino's residen'
IS on Fort street under warrant la
Saturday. Nothing was foun
N Hoshino was there. He said vi
a ness was a fool in interfering wi
I, him. Asked witness to renal
% which he did. Hoshino then sal
d. "Why do you interfere with me!
le have never done anything to 20
and l can make you ri
ut in this matter" Witne
-. asked him what he NEAR
Ill witness said: You have letters
mine which l want" He said
to would pay for them. Asked VIII
he would pay. We parleyed ov
the matter. He asked ME to retu
at 8 next night, bring all the e
W Jo.,o. baJ auoiuct him and