The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-25
TROUBLE FOR ovEREAD
WHO GOT THE STAMPS
Ran Foul of United
States Revenue
Laws.
now CHINESE WERE CONVICTED
psIsE racIE EVIDENCE GATHER.
ed IN a VERY SUPER.
FfciaL MANNER.
now CHINESE WERE CONVICTED
Special eaen; Thomas Of the Internal
Revenue Office Visits Hawaii ard
Finds Pretty State Of Affairs
Under Deputy Sheriff Andrews.

Deputy Sheriff Overend. one of An.
dreEs' men over on the Island Of Ha
Ezii. has been proceeding against
Chinese dealers IN hop beer on the
bag island in way that may lead him
INTO more trouble than he with ais
more than questionable appearing
methods has been able TO cause the
bsiy celestials. District Magistrate
Henry Hall. Of Honokaa. may also
share in this pilikia IL the United
States court officials so interpret and
enforce the letter OF the law
Three Chinese have been found
guilty by Magistrate Hall of violating
the Territorial liquor laws. The sole
evidence on which they were convict
ed vas their Internal Revenue tax GER
tificates torn from the walls OF their
places Of business by the deputy sher-
~. These cases have been appealed
. the circuit court and the defendants
viii be represented By Attorney W s
Wise
This state OF affairs in Deputy Sher-
IFS Andrews jurisdiction was dis
covered bv 3. -. Thomas. Special
gent Of the Internal Revenue depart
meut who Is here in connection with
the changes in the Office OF Revenue
Sonector He returned Sunday from
a tour OF Hawaii. Concerning the IL
legal proceedings against these China
men. he said.
Ah internal revenue tax receipts
are required bv United States law 10
posted in the place OF business.
hhere Is n heavy fine and penalty for
violations OF this requirement One
OF ndrews' deputies has torn down
nearly all Of these receipts in Homo
ksa- This man is deputy sheriff Over
end He has been making prosecutions
against Chinese dealers in hop beer.
His only evidence against three Chi
uese who were convicted before Magis-
ate Henry Hall was these tax re-
reipts taken from the wall
OF course We can proceed against
lie Chinese for not keeping their tax
receipts posted. but knowing as we 40
That the stamped paper was torn down
by official force. ii would be manifest
" unjust 10 impose heavy penalties
upon the helpless Chinese. We ques-
ZION the right of sheriff to take down
\ special United States tax receipt.
rs the mans own property.
II is his defense and in a case Of
prosecution. he should have the privi-
sege OF using il or not using ii as evil
aeuce in his own behalf AT least. |
know a sheriff would not take down
such n receipt II il belonged TO a white
nan.
The Internal Revenue department
does not undertake to protect holders
uf special license receipts from penal
ties provided by local laws. However
4 is very strict requiring the observ-
ance If its own rules. This Office will
make 10 move against the Deputy
Sherifs Andrews or Overend. That |
viii be left TO the discretion of United !
States Attorney Baird.
u Seems In Hilo and in northern
Hawaii the people consume large |
quantities OF hop beer. There is no
sOcaI license law for its sale. The |
United States Internal Revenue law |
requires tax of s25 for dealing in |
this stun. These Cinnamon had pro-
tected themselves by taking out spe- |
ciai United States licenses The |
sheriff and District Magistrate Hall |
seem TO consider this certificate prima |
facie evidence OF sales of all kinds of /
liquor, II is very irregular and the |
cases will fall to pieces in the circuit |
court
While on Hawaii. Mr.. Aomas dis /
covered that many of the Japanese
stage drivers has incurred liability |
OF prosecution as unlicensed whole /
sac and retail LIQUOR dealers. These |
japanese have been regularly taking /
orders for liquor n Hilo and delivering |
u 10 customers on the plantations. |
We stuck a half dozen OF them for /
the regular tax and the fifty per cent
penalty" he said.