The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-12
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PAKA PIC GAMBLING PAYS;
TONG KAI IN POLICE COURT

The expose of the attempt of the
Chinese gamblers on Sunday to bride
prevent any of their number from be-
ing convicted in the upper courts
startled Honolulu yesterday morning
The expose was complete and the meth
DDS of the bribers were laid bare to the
community.
One thing was brought to light. This
was the magnitude of the revenues re-
ceived from the gambling tables of the
few huis OF gamblers could afford to
settle the sum of $4,000 per month upon
an official of their choice, just to elimi-
nate prosecution in the upper courts,
seemed incredible. But when it is TAX
en- into consideration that ninety-nine
out of every hundred Cinnamon are
practically born gamblers and that the
majority of them will risk their money
daily in tempting fortunes, no matter
how often they may lose, some idea can
be gained of the enormous profits in the
business The four huis which were in
the league to bride the Attorney-Gen-
erals department. had a membership OF
about one hundred men, and these huis
employ about 800 Chinese to distribute
lott &c q small
army in itself, and the receipts must
necessarily. be enormous to cover the
expenses.
Tong Kai. the Chinaman who was ar
rested in the Attorney-Generars office
Sunday afternoon after offering TO bride
Deputy Attorney-General Peters for
$500 per week, was arraigned in the
Police Court yesterday morning on
charge of violating section 25 of the
Penal Laws of 1897, which reads as fol-
lows:
whoever corruptly gives or promises
to any executive, legislative or judicial
officer, or to any master in chancery,
juror, appraiser. referee. arbitrator or
umpire, any gift, gratuity. service or
benefit, with intent TO influence ms
vote, judgment, opinion, decision or
other acts as such in any case, oues-
ton, proceeding or matter pending, or
that may by law come or be brought
before him in his capacity as afore- |
said. shall be punished by imorison-
ment at hard labor not more than two
years, or by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars.
On motion of his attorney, F. M. |
Brooks, the case was continued until
morning.
Former Deputy Attorney-General
Cathcart is quoted in the Star as say
ing:
The way in which the proposition is I
stated seems to be an insinuation that
there was a fund used under the for /
mer administration of the department |
AS a matter Of fact gambling cases new
er got to the upper office at all me
new situation, which made it necessary /
for the Chinese to fix the upper office /
developed when Attorney-General An /
drews took hold of the gambling prop
osition personally.
Mr. Cathcart says that in quoting
him in yesterdays Star, his remarks
might be construed so as to reflect on
the police department. Nothing was
further from this thoughts. What he
to convey was that as the
of the laws against gam
bling, as well as all other laws. was
left with the police. there was no rea-
son to approach the Attorney Generals
office, and so any insinuation against
that office was easily disposed of.
tickets generally on which are marked
eighty Chinese characters. The player
IS permitted 20 mark a certain number
to the characters, and his chances for
making a winning lie In his drawing at