The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-16
JAPANESE uNDERsTuDY PROVES
VALUABLE AS STATES
EVIDENCE.
Judge Diekey Tries casss-Moonshin-
ing OUTFIT and Distilled Product
in Court = chiIlinsworh Tells
Graphic Tale of Raid.

fauS4 JuoeS DicAe! courtroom le-S-
terday. The long delayed cases
against the Illicit distiIlers who were
raided by Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth at Kalihi severaI weeks ago
we're brought up for trial. The Ss.
PENDANTS in each case were given
stif sentences. Joe Mendes, the
Portuguese proprietor. and his hired
man John cavalho were the first two
to receive attention. Mendes was
sentenced to six months imprison-
ment at hard labor. and assessed a
fine of $500. Cavalho was also given
six months at hard labor, and fined
5000.
Scattered over the floor OF the
court room was a promiscuous array
of apparatus used in the dIstIIlation
Of okolehao. a copper still secured
in the recent raid was brought over
from the storage room at police sta
ton in a dray. Included In the outfit
arranged for the inspection of the
court were several gallon kegs OF the
finished product. A quantity of cop
per pipe. troughs and tin tubing was
also introduced as evidence.
There was enough of the subtle
spirit inclosed in bottles and demi-
johns in the justice dispensary to
have caused an avalanche of joyous
spasms and vain imaginations in a
largely attended Kakaako Saturday
night luau. However. there was no
one present who had the temerity to
sample the stun. It was passed upon
by shuttle and the affidavits of
Chemist Shorey, who declared that
the article sampled was plain okole-
hao. Mendes and Cavalho were tried
together. The case against the Jap
anese Sato. also caught in the raid.
was noIle pressed by request OF the
prosecution. Sato was then placed
on the stand and rendered valuable
testimony. He related the process of
manufacture and the weekly output
of the Mendes still. Deputy Sheriff
Chillingworth related the incidents
connected with the capture of the
outfit and the men operating the dis
tillery. He told of Mendes' comics
sion regarding the ownership of the
property. CayaIho appeared as a
witness for Mendes. then turned
around. much to the chagrim of At
torney yivas and declared that Men
des had hired him TO attend the dis
tillery and that he was to receive the
sum of 81 a week for his labor This
seemed to be the body blow for the
defense, who realized that there was
little else TO do but take the conse-
quences. The testimony OF Sato add
ed new weight to the overload Of
testimony already accumulated
against defendant Mendes. The mo
ton OF vivas for 3 discharge of Ca
valho was denied. The court then
declared the defendants guilty and
pronounced sentence.
The Portuguese still aud apparatu:
were then cleared from the room and
before the afternoon session Of court
the wooden still and its appurten
ances alleged to have been the prop
erty OF George Katliuii were brought
forth from long obscurity. KailiuI
was represented by Attorney Kane
akua John Richard. who was arrest
ed in connection with the raid on n.
Kailiuli stfll. was granted a noll.
proseqai at the request OF Mr.. Chi
lingworth. Richard then took tn,
stand and testified TO having secures
the bottles Of okolehao found IN hi
possession from the distfller. Depnfl
Chililngworth then recounted s graph
k description Of bis descent npol
the Illicit still. His encounter with /
labyrinth OF lanfana was picturesque
Il set forth. The interest Of Ii
court seemed aroused 70 the highes
pitch during the recital.
/ The sin. tubing. smokestack. ALARM
| and several reeepsacIes Tiled wit
spirits we're 50 powerful Al times tina
pedestrians would stop and ponde
/ en route 70 the postofsee.
/ Judge Decker denied motion :
discharge Attnrney kaneakua mad
/ pies Tor Eeniency for the defendant
KaIliuli wag seztsnced to sin mouth
a. hard Labor. and assessed ane {
| $500
/ Motion fer Al appeal vas fiea