Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-18
CHINESE 20BBtR BAND


yesterday succeeded in arresting most
of the members of gang OF Chinese
robbers and thugs who have been re-
sponsible for a number of robberies
during the past six months.
The arrests were made through the
"sQuealing" of one Of the gang. All
Nam. He gave away the existence OF
the gang and confessed number of
misdeeds which had been perpetrated.
In order to have tangible evidence
against the men McDufiie had Akana
arranged robbery with his FELLOWSHIP
cordingly Chinese was sent along the
road to Moanalua Saturday night. All
Nam arranged with two of his mates
to hold up the man at spot short
distance from the Rapid Transit kalihi
terminus. Everything went as planned.
All Nam and his two friends, All Choy
and Chu Tuck, held up the Chinese
bound and gagged him and took his
money out of his pocket. McDuiiie and
Officer All On, who had been lying in
ambush, watched the performance, ar
rested the robbers and took them to
the police station.
Yesterday McDufile arrested one 9TH
er alleged member of the gang here in
Honolulu His name is Akana. Two
others were arrested yesterday after
noon at Aiea as they were on their way
to the railroad station. It is claimed
they had intended to take the train to
Waialua for the purpose OF robbing a
Chinese store at that place. They eX-
pected 10 meet the otfHr members Of
the outfit on the train as the matter
had been arranged some days previous.
On their way to the station they met
All Nam, the informer, whom McDuf-
file had sent ahead. They told the de-
tails OF their plan. They were arrested
a few minutes later. There still re-
mains one member at large. He is in
Honolulu and the police expect to Sc
cure him shortly.
The arrested men were subjected to
stiff examination by Deputy Sheriff
Chilllngworth and McDufiie. They be-
came ratified and finally confessed all
their crimes, seemingly without hiding
anything So far the men have con-
iessed to mine robberies. Among them
are the following:
| During last December they broke in
to the railroad station at Aiea and cart
ea the safe to the window but found II
too heavy TO carry away. The station
agent appeared on the scene and fright
sned the robbers off. At the time the
deed was ascribed to Porto Ricans.
! About six weeks ago the same ganl
broke into tailor shop near the corner
of Nuuanu and Beretania street. They
secured from there about sl35 worth Of
cloth.
ICED the japanese employees quarters o.
the Wagner ranch in Kalihi valley
They bound and gagged the inmate!
and took $35 and silver watch.
A japanese tenement house on thu
corner OF Kukui and River street wa.
broken into. The japanese discovered
the robbers and pursued them but tn,
desperadoes held them at bay with pts
tol shots and made good their escape
A place on King street near the Iwi
lei road was broken into and S35 ant
two suits Of clothes taken.
A tailor shop near the corner Of Ku.
kui and Fort street was robbed, the
gang securing fourteen pair Of trous'
ers and two suits OF clothes.
Last November three OF the outfit
broke into japanese store at Aiea
They took from there small safe
which they carried Off into a field
Here they broke 1t open with an axe
$ll2.S0, The safe was never found
The robbers have confessed where they
left 1t. Officers McDuffie and All On