Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-04
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what was the best way to improve
the road.
Sam said the best way was the most
expensiye-to grade ii. But he thought
the district would be satisfied IL the
bad places were corrected. He did not
think the contractors could compete
with the Territory with its steam rol.
lers and other paraphernalia.
The Chair said It might be well Ia
defer action, pending facts enabling the
most intelligent action.
Adams had a letter he had written
the Sheriff; that which he the other
day refused to give out for publication.
The letter read as follows:
Dear Strive are reliably informed
that gambling is being carried on In
Honolulu, both by Chinese and by
white men. The publicity with which
gambling places are being conducted
Is such as to indicate either protection
indifference or incompetency on the
part OF the police. At best the money
being spent upon the police, especial
ly the detective force, Is not securing
results which we are entitled to ey.
pect.
We address you thus prellmlnarily,
hoping and believing that the protec-
ton of the honor Of yourself and Of
the Department under your charge
will be sufficient incentive to cause
you to use every effort to remedy the
present situation, which Is becoming
so notorious as not only to reflect upon
you and your department. but upon the
County Supervisors as well.
II an early and radical change does
not take place in the method OF en-.
forcement Of the laws against gam.
bling, we shall be compelled, in tho
public interests, to ourselves take
prompt action. We sincerely hope
that this necessity will not arise.
sherlff's Reply.
Sheriff Browns reply was as fol.
lows:
Dear Sir:-I beg to acknowledge ro-
ceipt OF your favor of the eth OF Sep.
TENDER in re Gambling Alleged to be
Carried On in Honolulu" and In reply
] beg to state that no gambling places
are conducted with any publicity In
Honolulu. II the Police Committee
mas any evidence that such is the case
should be pleased to hear of 1t and
desire an investigation by the Board
OF the charges you make.
II as you say the Committee Is re.
ilably informed that gambling is being
carried on by Chinese and white men
with publicity indicating protection,
indifference or incompetency want
an opportunity Of being heard to the
contrary.
Enforcing Laws.
| submit that the gambling laws arc
being enforced strictly in Honolulu to-
day and the arrests made by the 20
lice show such to be the case.
desire especially that yourself or
any member Of the Board personally
Investigate this matter.
wish you would accompany the
police on some Of their raids and per.
sonally follow up and investigate the
information that may be brought to
you.
1t Is extremely easy to say that
this" and that" exist. but when such
statements are run down they amount
to but little.
The report for September shows 1866
arrests for gambling and Is for che
IA"
| submit that the police are blamed
for state OF affairs they are not re-
sponsible for
Not word Is said against the Judge
for treating gambling cases lightly.
The police often make arrests for
gambling, spending five dollars or per.
haps ten dollars for the purpose Of Sc
curing an informer to testify against
the persons arrested and secure con.
victions, and the Judge imposes a fine
OF two dollars anu one dollar costs,
when the law allows q thousand dollar
fine as the maximum.
If severe fines were imposed it
would have much more lettering Of
feet than the merely nominal fines now
| imposed.
Why should not "che ia" agents con-
victed be heavily fined? II is alleged
chat the banker in such a game makes