The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-29
CHINESE BR|B[R GOES
TO OAHU PRISON FOR
EIGHTEEN MONTHS
Man Who Attempted to Secure Permission
From Attorney-Generars Department for
Gambling Is Found Guilty.

! "You knew all about 1t beforehand
didn't you, about the Attorney General
being in the cabinet?"
81 didn't know about them being In
the cabinet, until l read 1t in the paper
next morning"
HAD you any idea before you left
the room that he was in the cabinet? "
asked F. w. McFarlane, q Juror.
mo, sir"
did You know they came out of the
cabinet?"
"No, there was too much excitement
around there, Peters had gun and
was pointing it at u.s.
"He wasn't pointing it at you, was
he?" asked Brooks.
"No. l had my hands on the table,
the Chinaman had his in his pockets,
and l told the Chinaman to put up his
hands quick or he would be a dead
man. and he did"
This ended Bakers testimony amid a
general roar of laughter.
The defendant admitted that T.rg
Kai was one Of seven men arrested
in April for running pakapio game,
and that Tong Kai had withdrawn his
appeal and paid fine of $3.50 in the
circuit court.
KNEW WHAT AN OATH WAS.
All Kong, Chinese with a good
knowledge of English was the next
witness. The defendant asked that he
be allowed to examine into his know
ledge as to the meaning of an oath,
limiting that he had been previously
convicted of perjury.
! ly,,n xx,hn M Whnn
you hold your hand up?' asked
Brooks.
YES, it means to swear" said the
Chinese.
"Mean anything else?"
at means to tell everything l know
would it make any difference if you
held up both hands-jVst hold up one
hand?"
1T means that tell the truth"
At this point Judge De Bolt stopped
he would hold the juror to be qualified.
The witness on direct examination
said he was a member of the gambling
concern known as the Tuck Lee bank
and that he had had conversation
with the defendant on May 9th, just
prior to the bribery incident, and after
in court.
"Tong Kai was passing my place and
I asked him about the money that
had in the pakapio game" said the
witness in relating the conversation.
81 asked why he didn't divide it up,
now that the game was stopped. He
said, "why do you want to take your
money back, we will open again in a
week or So" l asked him how he was
going to do it and he said, well,
think l can fix it up" but l told him
Mr.. Andrews pull the games too many
He said then, "all these officers of the
government will be taking little
more money, and make it more light
when we open again."
told him if we start again, all right
If not | want my money back. The
Tuck Kee Co ran pakapio game, In
English they call it lottery"
: THE CROSS EXAMINATION.
The witness on cross examination
said there were twenty-five shares in
the bank, and that he held one.
Were you arrested with Tong Kai
for running a gambling game and the
Attorney General nolle pressed your
case?" asked Brooks.
eyes, they let me go, l was wit
ness"
"In the police court weren't you
asked whether you had ever heard OF
the Tuck Lee bank and didn't you say
you never had?"
Eyes, but"
"Never mind, didn't your"
eyes, | said it." the witness finally
managed to say, 81 said it because
is it true?" interrupted Brooks.
"You fellows told me to say 1t, you
say lose money if l don't"
BROOKS TOLD HIM TO.
$50 money is all you care for. is 1t? y
"You tell me to answer that way, to
say | don't know" insisted the wit
ness.
$50 you would go on the stand and
take an oath an still tell lie?"
81 didn't tell lie."
"You said you weren't member OF
the bank?"
Because you tell me to, and say
lose II l don't"
"Who told you to?" .
"Why, you fellows, you tell me VIII
lose money If say that"
This ended the examina ton and MIR.
Peters was sent for.
The defendant offered to admit what
he would say, but demurred when Mr..
Andrews began to state what he eX-
pected to prove by Peters. Adjourn
ment was then taken until one O'Clock
to permit Mr.. Peters to testify.
PETERS ON THE STAND.
Mr. Peters went on the stand In the
afternoon and told how Baker had first
II xxrftI a
hui of Chinese gamblers was ready to
pay for police protection. There We're
several visits to the office of Peters and
finally Baker had said the Chinese were
willing to pay $500 per week for each
game allowed to run. Upon these oc-
casions Mr.. Peters said. he had always
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