The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-22
Opium LANDED BY THE TON
SUCCESSFUL VENTURE OF A
FOREIGN SCHOONER.
Opium Brown Again Appears ON the
Scene-Weird Smuggling Story from
Windward Oahu.

When Billy Stanislaus. better known
as Opium Brown" put in an appear
ance on the streets about three weeks
ago, all who knew him by sight shook
their heads, and declared that the
price of the contraband drug which
he is believed to deal in. would sure
ly go down. Where he came from no
one could say, and after fitting about
the streets for week or so, he disap-
peared as suddenly and as mysteri-
ously as he came. There was nothing
unusual in the performance for the
reputed smuggler, and within a week
after he arrived the price of dope"
was away down. according to COM
mon report.
1t was only a day or two before Opt
um Brown made his appearance that
a three masted schooner. CARRYING the
American colors. hove to one night
just to the northward of Kahullu plan
tation, on the windward side of the Is
land. \ single light appeared on the
beach, as u beacon for the master of
the schooner. The surf was bit tur-
bulent, but no difficulty was found in
launching and manning a heavy surf
boat. and the crew was soon pulling
away for the schooner.
The boat was piled high with tins
of opium, packed neatly in gunnv
sacks, and about o'clock in the morn
ing left the schooner for the shore.
Two more trips were made from the
schooner before the break of day. The
picl<ets back on the higher ground
gave no warning. so the men worked
in the open without fear. About day
Tight the job was done. and the schoo-
ner got under way again. The wind
failed her. however. and it was long
after daylight before she got fairly
under way and was drawing away
, from the land. \ number of people
in that vicinity saw the craft, and
may have wondered how she got so
close in. But long before daylight
the contraband opium had been safe
.ly cached away. and the biggest part
of the job was over.
I The shipping records will show that
small American schooner cleared
| from Puget Sound port about six
! weeks ago for the South american
coast. in ballast. 1t was not diff
cult matter to get the dope aboard of
her down in the Sound, and the plans
of the smugglers had been so carefully
laid that they found little difficulty in
landing the stuff on the sparsely set
tied and poorly guarded windward
coast.
1t is said that some Chinese who
are old hands at the business sup
| piled the money for the venture. and
| that the scheme was devised and car
| ried out by the notorious Opium
Brown" who has several lieutenants
on this and other islands.
! The stuff is brought to town and
marketed in small quantities. IT is
an easy matter to carry it inland, as
the police force is inadequate to
! guard all the passes and search all the
| people that pass.
The present whereabouts of Brown
| cannot he learned, although he is be-
| leved to be still on the Islands. He
was seen on Maui couple of weeks
ago. During his stay in this city he
found entertainment at residence
on Fort street, just above School. He
did not attempt to disguise himself,
for he stood for more than an hour
one day on the corner of Fort and
Hotel streets, talking with citizen
of the town. He looks much better
than when last in the city several
| months ago.