Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-09
BALDWIN'S CHE IA HAUL

ahuhu, MAUI, august o.
Sheriff Baldwin made one of
the cleverest and most successful
raids on the Chinese che fa bank.
ers this morning, and the arrest
of the two most prominent Chi
nese che ia bankers in this town
is the biggest haul of the year.
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Bald
win and Officer Keanu left for
Lahains and this morning the
che ia fends were hilarious over
the fact that the Sheriff was away,
aud they almost took possession
of the highways and collared
every one they could get hold of
in order to increase the earnings
of the bank, and the natives too
became too free with writing down
che ia tickets and passing off
their last dimes with the hope of
getting back thirty times that
amount if they were lucky, or
going without poi and salmon for
the night.
However, Sheriff Baldwin and
Officer Keenu came back last
night from Lshaina together with
two of the Lshaina police
and they ell got here about
2 o'clock this morning when
Jailor Crowell and Officer Saffery
of Kahului joined the party. The
Sheriff and five officers then went
direct and eecreted themselves in
a Chinese shanty next adjoining
the che ia stronghold, and from this
position they could see and hear all
that was going on. The Chinese
owner OF the shanty was either
bribed with a free passage to
Hongkong or else threatened that
be would be blown to eternity by
Dewey's guns if he made
known their whereabouts, that
the poor fellow could not say a
word to his Chinese friends of the
presence OF the police at close
quarters. Promptly at 10 a. m. at
a word from the Sheriff, all start
ed out and ran for the che ia
stronghold. The Sheriff and
Crowell climbed on top and after
tearing away several strong bar
riers put there by the cunning
Orientals, they broke the windows
open and jumped to the floor be-
low, and they just got their in
time for they found big bundle
Of che ia tickets being eagerly de-
voured by fire. The other four
policemen broke the doors open
and entered. Two che ia ban kers
and two runners were arrested.
A large amount of tickets and
S62.5O in cash was found within
the house. The bankers were let
off by furnishing $50 bail each
and the bail of the two runners
were set at $50 each. Even the
police on the beats did not know
that the Sheriff had returned.
Deputy Sheriff Robt. G. Lind
sey of Hama is now here. He
will 60 over to Lahaina next week
to assume the duties of deputy
sheriff in place OF Deputy
Sheriff A. N. Hayselden who is
coming over here to be the deputy
sheriff of Maui vice W. G.. Scott
resigned. .-
| A special meeting Of the Maui
Racing Association was held in
the courthouse last night, Presi.
dent A. N. Kepoikai presiding.
Secretary Geo. Hons read the
minutes of the last meeting. The
object Of the meeting was to in
crease the number of races on the
program, and the meeting autho
rized the addition of a gentle
mems trotting race for the 800
class and two foot races for Maui
sprinters. Both the Spreckels-
vile and Wailuku plantations
have denoted $50 each towards
the general expense fund for the
day, and these plantations will also
give their men holiday next
Saturday, August 18th to celebrate