The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-26
VESSEL IS FORFEIT
INFORMATION AGAINST SCHOON-
Err KAwAILANI.
Proceedings Begun Before Judge Estee.
visions in Such Cases,

United States Attorney BreckOns this
morning began proceedings in Judge
Estees court against the island schoon-
er Kawailani and her captain; Moses
Ulunaele. BreckOns Is proceedings un-
der section 3450 of the revised statutes
of the United States, under which the
vessel and everything else that was
used in connection with making or
transporting okolehaO are liable to for
felt, and all who had anything to do
with the business are subject to penal
ties. Under this law prosecutions
might be instituted against all concern
ed, and the provisions as to forfeiture
are most comprehensive. The following
is the section:
whenever any goods or commodities
for or in respect whereof any tax is or
shall be imposed, or any materials
utensils, or vessels proper or intended
to be made use of for or in the making
of such goods or commodities are re-
moved, or are deposited, or concealed IN
any place, with intent to defraud the
United States of such tax or any part
thereof, all such goods and commodities
and all such materials vessels and
utensils, respectively, shall be forfeit
ed; and in every such case all the casks
vessels cases or other parckages what
ever, containing or which shall have
contained, such goods or commodities
respectively, and every vessel, boat,
cart, carriage, or other conveyance
whatsoever and all horses or other an
mails and all things used in the removal
or for the deposit or concealment there
of respectively, shall be forfeited. And
every person who removes, deposits or
conceals, or is concerned in removing,
depositing or cOncealing any goods or
commodities for or in respect whereof
any tax is or shall be imposed, with In
tent to defraud the United States of
such tax or any part thereof, shall be
liable to a fine or penalty of not more
than $780, And all boilers, stills or
other vessels, tools and implements,
used in distilling or rectifying are for
feited under any of the provisions of
this title, and all condemned material,
together with any engine or other ma
chinery connected Herewith, and all
empty barrels, and all grain or other
material suitable for distillation shall,
under the direction of the court in
which the forfeiture is recovered, be
sold at public auction and the proceeds
thereof, after deducting the expenses of
sale, shall be disposed of according to
law"
The Kawailani was seized late on
Saturday night, as she entered the har-
Dor, under authority of the internal
revenue laws. search of her hold re-
okolehao on which no internal revenue
had been paid. The liquor and schooner
were seized. Sing Chong is the owner
of the vessel, which will be confiscated
if the federal officers prove their case
against her.
There have been various reports of
island vessels carrying shipments of
okolehao from KOOlau, where a good
deal of it is supposed to be made, and
the officers were waiting for the Ka-
wailani. The stills are said to be al
most inaccessible secretly, but the Off
GERS can watch here for the product.
The schooner was seized on Saturday
night by Collector Chamberlain and u.
S. Marshal Hendry. A search warrant
had previously been issued by United
States Commissioner Gill, as informa-
tion had been received by the Collector
leading him to suspect that there was
some of the Illicit liquor on the vessel.