The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-20
Charges Against Hoshina Heard
Yesterday.
WITNESSES TESTIFY AGAINST
Little One-Horse Game-ToO Much
Confidence in Customers - Letters
by Prisoner-AIasuf Tells His story.
Letters IdentIfed-Other Facts, Etc.

For an hour and a half in the morn
ing. and all afternoon yesterday, the
District Court was kept busy with the
case of Hoshina and Iwata, charged
with selling opium, or a preparation
thereof, in Honolulu, Oahu.
Hessrs. Neumann, A. G. NJ. Robert
- and George A. Davis appeared for
the defense and Marshal Brown for the
prosecution.
Defendants plead not guilty to the
charge An objection to the charge as
being indefinite in failing to note the
time of offense was overruled Excep-
ton taken.
Masui, sworn, stated: Live in Ho-
noIulu; have known defendants for
about three years; was at Hoshina's
house about two weeks ago simply went
there to visit Hoshina, and remained
about an hour. Do not remember what
was said. There were several people in
the house; some were in the kitchen
and others in another room. Iwata left
the room. He met Hoshina in the back
room. The opium was received then
An objection was made as to any evil
dence about opium being given under
the charge Overruled and exception
taken.
Masui continuing: "Iwata went away
to another place while was talking to
Hoshina. When Hoshina and 1 went
out together Iwata passed by and went
into the house. 1t was then that opium
was received from Hoshina- Iwata gave
the opium to Hoshina The stuff was
put in a tin box. Received tin of opium
while Iwata was going into the house.
Stayed about five minutes with Hoshi-
ma. Do not know to whom opium be-
longed. They had it promised before.
The promise was that Hoshina would
was not a present to me. Had no
money"
Continued in the afternoon:
Promised to pay Hoshina $4,000 on
Sunday morning following. Don't know
how much opium there was in the tin
box. Hoshina said twenty tins, and
named the price at the time when it
was received. Took the opium to Feu-
ruya; came back to Hoshina afterward.
1 received 5000 in paper money from
Feuruya and went to the custom house
with it. Feuruya said the remaining
ha
terward. Feuruya and l, after going to
Bishops bank, went to the custom
house to see Hoshina. l was arrested by
Doyle while on the way. Had money in
my pocket. Have not seen the package
since it was taken to Feuruya Always
went to Hoshina when l had the chance
There was only one transaction. There
was one other sale during the two
months prior to March 8. This was
from Hoshina; may have been month
ago. HOshina sent me some opium
while l was in Lihue. Kauai. l receiv-
ed letter from the sender on the same
day as the arrival of the opium. Pack
age contained ten small packages. Paid
Hoshina $50 for the whole lot Oetter
identified by witness.) Hoshina's sig
nature was not upon it, My family
was O1 IuC lClICI uc OdIdIICt
of $50 l promised to pay Hoshina later
Went to Kauai with Doyle. He took
charge of letters and other things
Cross examined-"Know opium when
| see it. Was convicted once in Hilo for
selling it. Did not get that from Ho-
shina. Did not stay more than an hour
after receiving the opium. Did not go
back into the house at all. Did not open
the box. Talked with Hoshina on the
same night, just before going there.
The letter l spoke of receiving was not
signed by anyone, but some other thing
was written there. Mean by this that
Hoshina's name was not signed. Feu
ruya asked me to procure the opium for
him. Never had any other dealing with |
him. Talked to no one about the trans !
action prior to arrest. Feuruya spoke |
about getting me out of Jail, and per- |
suaded me to confess everything. Feu- |
ruya was arrested with opium on his /
person, and confessed everything. My |
former name was Oishi, but l was |
adopted by the Masui family. Only |
changed my name once. Got a box of |
opium in Lihue. l received It from
and gave him a receipt for it.
Takanaka got it from the steamship
company while I was present He was
to sell it again. Went with him to the
wharf and saw the delivery of the box
to him. The receipt was delivered to
the purser of the steamer Takanaka
handed it over to the purser."
Sasima, sworn, stated: Remember
Hoshina's style of writing. Letters
written to re were al in Japanese.
Have had letters from HOshina written
with regular Japanese brush. This one
pointing TO letter. is with pom. but I
recognize same characteristics appear
l.rl sIi"
The case will be continued TODAY.
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