The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-11
GAMBLERS TRY
TO BRIBE PETERS

IN OFFER OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED
A WEEK FOR -FOUR PAtA Pho
GAMES.
Fifteen hundred dollars a week to al
low four paka Pic banks to run was
offered to Deputy Attorney General E,
c. Peters yesterday afternoon in the
hearing of Attorney General Andrews
and A. p Taylor, concealed as Witness
es. The latter took a stenographic re-
cord of a lengthy discussion OF the
terms of the proposed bride, and at the
end of the conversation Tong Kai, the
man who made the offer, was placed
under arrest for attempted bribery.
The meeting with Tong Kai was ar
ranged by Peters on Saturday after
noon, after he had been sounded as to
his readiness to accept a bride and the
sum OF 81, 900 a week had been men
toned. The money was to be put up
by a hui of gamblers. With the wit
nesses concealed in a cabinet in the at
torney generals office, Peters met Tong
Kai and a Hawaiian Interpreter at
FIVE o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
the negotiations We're carried on, in
part as follows:
want to do now?
Agent: out proposition is this; that
we pay the money to you and you fix
the Attorney General. Money talks.
No bond business in this. The prop
osition in this, that they want about
week to talk it over
Peters: What does he want now
Agent: He wants four banks and
will pay $1,000 per week u you TO run
them.
Peters: $500?
Agent: Yes, per week.
Peters: What is his name?
Agent. Chun Fun tthe Cninaman
gave his name at the police station as
Tong Kai)
Peters. Who is going to run the
banks?
Agent: On Tuesday he will have the
lists of names made out and viii show
them to you so you can look them up.
We want everything private and quiet.
In case the High Sheriff arrests any Of
them we won't say word, but let it
go up to you.
Peters: Are you prepared to pay any
thing on account today?
Agent: Well, Mr.. Peters, a ssoon as
L can report to the others, then, OF
course, the money will be turned over
to you In regard to the money L
haven't any with me. l was just sent
here today to see Mr.. Peters and un-
derstand just how matters are to be ar
ranged. l was a little afraid to come
here today but l was persuaded it was
all right.
Peters: When are yo. ugoing to
make the first payment?
Agent: | cannot tell you hte day,
but it is this week-just as soon as we
are ready. He says if we make sue
cess of paka pic, they will 60 into
fan tam che ia and run other gambling
houes. They only want paka pic the
first time.
Peters. | want to know definite
time when this man is going to pay this
money?
Agent. Between now and Thursday
The Chinese are scared now since that
raid. They got their fingers burnt then
1t was all because the payment OF the
former money was mismanaged.
Peters. This man belonged to the old
bank that was raided?
Agent. had an interest in it, but
have nothing to say in it.
Agent: For four banks we formerly
paid $1,000, for five banks $1,000 and six
banks $1,000. l don't know how they
fixed it. This is my first experience.
Peters. Who is going to pay me the
money?
Agent. 1t will be paid by whoever
you think is all right. If you have any
faith in Mr.. or me. why the
money will be brought right up here to
you.
Peters. When will the first payment
be made?
Agent. At our meeting last night We
agreed that we would prefer to pay
after the banks are opened up-that is
we open on Saturday NEXT, and we
would pay you the next Saturday.
According TO prearranged program
Peters rose and remarked that he had
to go to the telephone and then An
drews and Taylor came from their
hiding places and Peters placed Tong
Kai under arrest. He was booked at
the station for attempted bribery.