Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-02-14
EXAMINER AGENT FREE
H0LLING ARRESTED AND
RELEASED BY Til COURT
LOTTERY PROBLEM DECIDED 40.
vERSElY TO TERRITORY IN
THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WAilUkU, MAUI.
Especial to The Bulletin


Waikiki. Maui, Feb 1S.-H. w. Hol.
ling, soliciting agent Of the San Fran.
cisco Weekly Examiner, was arrested
In Waikiki last Saturday for soliciting
subscriptions for his paper with prom.
Uses of big premiums, not In heaven,
but in the shape OF prizes, such as
'Yom weight in silver" and the like.
When Mr.. Holling landed in Wailuku
last Wednesday morning, the Attorney
Generals Department in Honolulu fol-
lowed him with instructions to Sheriff
Baldwin OF Maui to arrest Mr.. Holling
in case he opened his mouth mention.
Ing prizes to subscribers. Mr.. Holling
did not need to mention anything
about the prizes for his work was
widely advertised in all the Honolulu
papers which paved his way easily on
Maui. Those who subscribed for the
paper knew all about the prizes, so 1t
was unnecessary for Mr.. Holling to
direct their attention to that part OF
his business.
However, a detective was placed to
follow him up. II was not Mr.. Halter
this time, but 1t was no less a person.
nge than our wide awake Deputy Sher.
in Saifery, OF Maui and his assistants.
No snapshots of events were taken.
Mr.. Holling went along Chinatown
quite unconscious Of the sleuth who
was watching his movements, and
even the movements OF his lips, espe.
cially with regard to premiums, for
the Deputy Sheriff was aware of the
TACT that not single Pake on Market
street knew what premium meant, for
the very mention OF that word would
undoubtedly receive the reply OF mo
sabe." In the second place none of
the Market street celestials had any
use for such a heightened paper as the
Weekly Examiner anyhow. unless they
wanted to look at the pictures of Chi.
nese highbinders or the Empress Dow.
ager in her new role as Christian
Scientist, or the prices Of eggs, pota.
toes, etc.
Whether Mr.. Holling mentioned any.
thing about premiums to the heath.
en- Chinee" or not, a warrant of arrest
was issued forthwith according to in.
structions from Honolulu Headquarters
and the Examiner man appeared be.
fore District Magistrate Mckay last
Saturday morning to answer to the
charges preferred against him for I'M
lawfully soliciting subscriptions for
the Weekly Examiner in the Territory
of Hawaii. contrary to the provisions
of the statutes relating thereto.
While in Honolulu Mr.. Holling had
already received the telegraphic re-
ply of the Examiner, advising him to
permit himself "to be arrested" and
await for further orders. Mr.. Holing
did not want to be arrested in Homo.
lulu, for that meant loss of time and
perhaps he would then be unable to
round up his Island subscribers. How
ever, Wailuku was the place, and
Deputy Sheriff W. Il. Saffery the
means OF carrying out Immediately the
instructions of the Examiner to its
agent. Not wishing any further de.
tention on Maui. Mr.. Holling secured
the services of Attorney d. II. Case of
Wailuku to defend him, and after hot
legal fight of nearly two hours, Dis
trict Magistrate Mckay found no evil
dence against Mr.. Ilolling for main.
tanning or conducting a lottery. and
so the defendant was discharged.
While laymen could not compre.
bend the difference between soliciting
subscriptions by offering premiums, or
selling watered sugar stocks, or prom.
Using life eternal in heaven to sinners,
yet the result of the fight inaugurated
by the Territory OF Hawaii against the