The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-26
KaIihi OkoIehao Makers Captured
and Their Plants Are
DIsmantIed.
Primitive Machinery of the Makers Of the Illicit
Liquor and Unique Hiding Place Was
Found by ChiIlingworth.

~ WO moonshine stills were captured
at Kalihi yesterday by Deputy
u High Sheriff Charles f. Chilling
worth. One was in<operatlon, and the
man operating it was taken in the act.
The other was dismantled temporarily.
as the mash was not ready for use.
The Illicit liquor-makers were work
ing in entirely different ways, yet with
in 500 yards of each other, at Puuhale;
one in a little shed, the other in a most
ingeniously contrived retreat beneath
the lantana The two distilleries lie
property of Allan Herbert and Judge
Wilcox. The capture is the result of
almost months work on the part of
the Deputy Sheriff and his men, broken
only by the absence of the captor IN
Maui, during which time the watch was
kept for him by his men without re-
suit, but yet furnishing added evidence,
acting upon which the successful de-
scent was made.
rive peTSOuS WeIt llSSlGd- iiSSS
are: George Kailiuli and Joseph Men
des, the proprietors; john Cavalho.
helper of the latter; a Japanese, Soto,
who worked for Kailiuli, and John
Richards, whose presence, with a bottle
of the Illicit liquor, furnished the clue
which led to the most unique capture
which has yet been made by the local
police. One of this number only has
been able to give bail. Wiki, native
property owner, furnished the bonds in
81. 900 for Kailiuli Richards is held as
la witness. They will be arraigned this
morning. The offense against the laws
of the Territory is punishable by inn
prisonment for from three months tc
one year and fine Of from 500 to 81 900
The Federal authorities cannot now
take the case from the Territorial Off
GERS, and the glory for the excellent
work lies with the Deputy Sheriff.
1t was within the month that the
Deputy Sheriff had his attention called
to the existence of too much liquor in
Kalihi, through the death of one o1
Judge WilcoX's men, and he began the
search for the moonshiners. 1t was G
| hard task, for the hours at his com
mand for the work were few. The frs
| location which was carefully watched
was a half mile away from that il
which the stills were finally found. Blu
with the aid of Policemen Kaelikai an6
All On constant watch was kept upoI
the entire vicinity, the presence o
smoke where it should not be, bein.
the evidence sought. Several days ag'
the Puuhale location was decided t
be the proper one, and attention cen
tered there.
Yesterday afternoon ChiIlingwortl
! took his men and went to Allan Her
bert's place. The three went out int
the fields behind the cluster of houses
where Mendes makes his home. Their
are three residences and a small shed
from the makai end of which protrude
a small pipe. 1t was not until hal
rasr 1 o'clock that Chillingworth heart
from Ah On the word "Uahi," and a
once the active chase began The thre
| made a rush for the little shed, bu
| they did not all get there at once.
| The Deputy Sheriff was going into th
front yard when he saw approaching
young man, Richards. He had a bottl
In his hand and when taxed with tn
possession of okolehao admitted it am
said that he had got 1t from "Hanake
f, oki." The boy was taken into custod.
and the descent upon Mendes was con
/ tinued. Cavalho was in the shed, keep
ing up the fire under the still-caugh
in the act, in fact. Mendes was found il
the yard and the two were taken int
custody. Leaving the men In charge o
one Of his officers, Chillingworth wen
to Kailiuli's house and following we'll
defined path searched for the still which
he now knew was close at hand. Wind
ing about and finally disappearing un
/ :lel an arbor of lantana boughs, tn
path led to place where five barrels o
mash and a furnace showed the use t
which the place was put, so the owne
was taken in, as well as the Japanese
who had given the bottle of spirits t
Richards. The boy. the Japanese, anc
Mendes We're sent up to the station
while the others were detained await
ing the arrival of dray to take ava.
the evidence of distilling and DR.. Shor
ey, of the Board of Health, who wa
wanted to inspect the stills so as to b
able to give evidence in the cases.
/ The still of Mendes was the most sci
entiffc. 1t was made of a copper kettl
which would hold about ten gallons. A
a cover there had been made a conica
cover terminating in a gooseneck spout
(which turned down to meet a pipe
which acted as the worm. This pipe ha
an outer covering with a funnel at on
end and q drin coclx a ha ofhar fo