The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-06
.ONE JAILED To
SAVE TWENTY
ChinamanG rinned
AS He Got
Sent Up.
The Gambling Fraternity
Made Him Forget"
First Oath.
Swore One Way Previously But
LaughinsIy Changed His
Mind Yesterday.

Chu Hung went to Jail for perjury
yesterday rather than see twenty of
his countrymen go to rs same place
for gambling. OF course it is barely
possible that the Chinese had some
other inducement which made him
seek the retirement of a cell, though
it wasn't apparent at the trial of the
twenty Chinese whom Deputy Sheriff
Chiningworth caught in the raid in
Chinatown a few nights ago. Chu
Hung took his honors lightly and
grinned as he was ordered into CON
finement, while his countrymen march
ed from the court room. Those who
watched, might have seen glances OF
who had exchanged places before the
bar of justice.
Chu Hung was engaged by the Sher-
if to get evidence of a gambling game.
He had no difficulty in finding the par
ticular game which was being watch
ed, in full progress, and the whole
crowd was arrested, when it was raid
ed. Chu Hung agreed to swear to the
the information charging the defen-
dants with being present at a gambling
game, and was taken before Judge
Wilcox for hat purpose.
There the contents of the complaint
were carefully explained to him and
he was asked also as to his under
standing of the nature of the oath
The Chinese knew all about it, and
was willing to swear that he nae seen
the game in progress. His statements
were carefully noted and then after
reading the complaint hi Hung
swore that it was correct and fixed
his name. That was where he made a
g%rievous error. 1t is not a bit unusua
for Chinese to agree to testify against
their countrymen with the hope of es-
Gaping themselves, but it is unusual
for one to go so far as to swear to a
C-hillingworth also had an
other Chinese who was willing to tes-
tify that he had been a witness of the
gambling game. When he went on
the stand, though, his memory was a
total blank. He had never seen the
d~efenants play; the game had stopped.
before they had entered.
Then Chu Hung told the same story.
asked him if he hadn't
signed the complaint detailing a very
different state of affairs. The witness
that he had. Then the Sher-
iff asked him if he was telling the
in the complaint or on the wit
ness stand.
The witness said he happened to be
telling the truth at the moment, he
hadn't really seen the defendants en-
gagged in gambling.
Chillingworth wanted to Know then
80 - - - Ls-o ~~haA
said when under oath. The wit
ness said it don't, n story was as
good as another. Yes. he undertook
what an oath was. it meant the truth.
About that time the deputy thought
had heard enough. Turning to
Judge Wilcox he said Your honor, you
heard this mans statement today, and
also when he swore to the complaint.
I don't think anything further is nee
and I ask that he be committed
for perjury without further action"
You swore to a warrant charging
these men with being present at a
gambling game" said Judge Wilcox to
witness, today you come into
court and swear that they were not !
at a gambling game, that all the gam
bIers a gone. I think I will have to
you for perjury"
Chu Hung laughed and started to
away. Then he was placed I'M
der arrest. Sheriff Chillingworth said
that he intended to prosecute the mall
to the end. AS soon as he had a wit
ness in a gambling case, some inlu-
ances were put to work to max him
all abou his testimony. and he
Intended to make a lesson of this man,
who fortunately had made a sworn
in signing the complaint
OTHER POLICE COURT ITEMS.
Two native boys who made insulting
emarks TO a Hawaiian girl on River
street were released by the court after
| severe reprimand. The woman was in
,ourt n Judge Wilcox compelled the
BOYS to make a public apology.
Judge Wilcox committed three in
persons to the asylum yesterday.
were women a Portuguese and a
latfve. and the third was a Chinaman
mind had been affected by
business reverses.
W. r. Sims was before Judge VIII
OK yeterday on the charge Of steal
ng two photographs of his wife, from
lis mother-in-Iaw, Mrs. Mary A. s.
Rose. The case was continued until
Ionday.