The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-19
MRS. TURK
ARRESTED.
Police Say She
Sold Liquor
Freely.

Deputy SnerlH CnllllngwOrth placed
under arrest, at $40 o'clock yesterday
morning, Mrs. Frank Turk and Miss
Mabel Lyle, at their residence on Be-
retania street between Punchbowl and
Alapai streets, on the following charge,
sworn to by Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth, before Judge Lyle A. Dickey,
District Magistrate for Honolulu.
"Charles f. Chillngworth, Deputy
Sheriff, etc, states that he Is informed,
and on such information has reason 10
believe that one Mrs. Frank Turk. OF
Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii,
has, during one month prior to and In
GLIDING May IA, 1908, violated section
4S9 of the Penal Laws of 1897, Terrific
ry of Hawaii, at Honolulu, Island uf
Oahu. Territory of Hawaii, for that she
did at such time and place keep q dis
orderly house, to wit, a house kept for
the purpose of selling Intoxicating LID
uor without a license, contrary law.
The warrant for the arrest of Mrs.
Turk and Miss Lyle was in the hands
of the Deputy Sheriff from the date
given and for several nights preceding
that date and up to and including Sat-
house, obtaining information to sub
stantiate the charge contained therein.
One purpose Of shadowing the house
was to obtain list OF the names Of
persons frequenting Mrs. Turks place,
and Mr.. Chillingworth now has in his
possession n list containing eighteen
names of persons alleged to have been
at the house. three of whom are said
to be members of the Legislature. Mike
Sylvia, driver of an automobile hack,
was also placed under arrest. at the
same time and he Is charged with vio-
lating section 100 Of the Penal Laws OF
1897, the penalty for which is a fine
of $500, or Imprisonment for one year.
and forfeiture of license for two years.
The penalty prescribed in section 4S9
is fine of not to exceed 500 or I'M
prisonment at hard labor for six
months.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth made
the raid on the order of High Sheriff
Brown. II went up to Mrs. Turks
place on Saturday night about 10
o'clock. said the Deputy Sheriff yes
terday. Il remained there until about
3 o'clock when l entered the house and
arrested Mrs. Turk in her room, on the
warrant sworn to bymyself before Judge
Dickey. I had an officer with me who
kept watch on all persons coming to
the house. The automobile hack was
closely watched and the names of all
persons coming to Mrs. Turks In 1t
We're taken down. Mrs. Turk and Miss
Lyle went away from the house about
~ o'clock and were away more than
two hours. Upon their return I put
myself in n position to look into the
interior of a room in which Mrs. Turk
could be seen with a man. She pro-
cured bottle of wine and they both
drank of 1t. After drinking wine for a
while they both left this room and
went to another room.
II then went to the rear of the house
with the officer and had to cut the
screen door to open 1t. The wooden
door leading into the house was locked
and this I opened with n skeleton key.
went to a room occupied by Mrs.
Turk and the man whom 1 had seen
drinking with her was there also. She
was standing then before a dressing
table and I arrested her. After watt
ing for sometime the automobile with
Mike sylvia, as driver, returned with
Miss Lyle, and both were placed under
IT have knowledge that Mrs. Turk
has been selling wine for IS a bottle.
pint bottles, and T have information
that one man about town spent about
5000 there in one evening, for wine.
All three We're released on their own
to appear in the police
court tomorrow morning"