Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-11
BRIBE PIPE DREAM
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No: but did" said the reporter.
Was he not the man who acted as in.
terpreter?"
This question also did the Attorney
General decline to answer. He did not
deny that Baker was the man.
The reporter finally asked II there
was any truth in the rumor that Mr..
Peters intended to run for Sheriff OF
the county under the County govern.
ment. Mr. Andrews positively denied
that such was the case. A little later
he added that he thought that Mr.. Pc
tiers would act as his deputy as long
as he held the Office of Attorney Gen.
eral.
High Sheriff Brown was interviewed
this morning with regard TO the Ques
ton OF whether or not he knew II bri
berry had been going on in the Police
Department. The High Sheriff stated
that although there had. as every one
knew, been a lot of talk that the va.
rious members of the police force were
being bribed. he mad never known of
an actual case.
who were the persons who were
supposed TO be brlbed?" asked the re.
porter.
The High Sheriff smiled. THE
High Sheriff for one" he said, the
Deputy Sheriff and various other mem.
beers and officers of the force"
Speaking further of bribery In police
circles the High Sheriff stated that ap.
proaches had on many occasions been
made by would.be bribers. The cases
were extremely difficult to deal with
and summary justice in the fern of a
swift kick had generally been thought
the easiest way Of disposing of the
Gribers. Furthermore, the nigh Sher.
in Understood tnat number of black.
rnailcrs had been doing a brisk bust.
ness by playing on the gamblers fear
OF the police. These blackmailers,
who were principally Orientals, would
go to some Chinese gambling house
and threaten the bankers with expos.
ure to the police II they did not dig
up" On the other hand, they would
promise that II the bankers paid them
a certain sum they would fix the police
department so that the bank would be
safe from interference by the police.
The bankers would often be duped in
this manner. thinking that by paying
the blackmailer they were brlbing the
police, while in reality the fellow
would pocket the cash without, Of
course, attempting to approach the
police. In this manner the police got
the name without the game.
the High Sheriff did not think that
the statement made by the Advertiser
this mOrning--that prior to the time
when Attorney General Andrews came
into Office all sorts of gambling dens
and houses of prostitution were run.
ming openly in this city-was fair or
Just to the Police Department. The
police had then, as well as now, been
arresting gamblers and prostitutes
whenever occasion offered. II was a
well-known fact, however, that in the
case of paka pho and chee.fa banks II
was almost impossible to secure con.
victions on account OF the number OF
technicalities on which the gamblers
escaped conviction in nine cases out Of
ten. There was at present gambling
going on in the city, but for the very
reason stated 1t was almost an impos.
sibility for the police the convict the
bankers.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth, when
seen this morning, stated that brides
had very frequently been offered to
him by various parties, although. of
course, none of these offers had been
accepted. Recently nothing of the
kind had taken place, but formerly
such offers were very frequent. A
number of such offers had been made
to the deputy Sheriff himself, as, for
instance, in one case when he was Of
fered $4,000 to resign his position.
There was very little tangible evil
dence In the cases, as the brlbeTs were
very careful not to hand over money
in such a manner that it would be con.
nected with the case.
why did you not arrest them for
attempting bribery" asked the report
eT.
In answer to this question the Depu.