The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-28
KAKAAkO
GAMBLERS
Nicholas Case Opens
in Whitney's
Court.

| The case OF the territory OF hawai-
against David Laelae and Alex. Mich
oIas. charged with running a gambling
house came up in the police court yes
terdav morning before Judge Whitney
H. NJ. Ayres. an Advertiser reporter
was the first witness.
He testified that on Saturday even
ing last he visited the house of Philip
Rivers in Kakaako, near the govern
ment stables, getting there about 10
clock. He was accompanied by Eu-
gene Devauchelle. When he ap-
preached the house a large number Of
people emerged, mostly natives. Wit
ness and Devauchelle entered the
house. There were number of ma
tives in the parlor of the house, in
Guiding Rivers, Nicholas and Laelae.
Ayres and Devauchelle went through
the parlor and along a passage leading
into another room. Rivers wanted to
know if the witness or Devauchelle
were police officers or had a search
warrant The door of the back room
was then closed and the party went
back to the parlor.
Nicholas had some conversation with
Avres and told him that there had
been a game in the house, that he had
won nearly 800 and that witness had
arrived on the scene too late. He then
invited witness to have a drink, the in
vitation being refused.
Witness and Devauchelle then left
the room and looking through win
dow on the lanai into another room,
saw Nicholas and Rivers sitting on
bed and apportioning a pile of money,
which witness computed to amount to
so or $50.
Eugene Devauchelle confirmed Ayres
testimony.
S. K. Maloi stated that he was in
Rivers house on Saturday night last.
The door was locked when he got
there. He tapped and was given ad-
mission. He had heard that Nicholas
and Rivers were running the place. In
the back room were a great many peo-
pie standing around a table. He
thought they were playing "seven-
eleven,' but could see no money be-
cause there We're so many people
around the table. He heard terms used
progress After he had been in the
nOuS6 SOIlt IlLIS SOIilc olC SdLiAt III anu
said that reporter was outside and
the lights were put out and the house
cleared.
Witness did not gamble because he
had no chance. The reporter came and
the lights were turned out. He went
there to watch the gambling.
Witness had been in the place one
Saturday in the second week of Sep
TENDER. He played for some time.
Rivers was running the game, Nicholas
being outside on the veranda.
George Kealaula knew the house in
question. He was there on Saturday
night last. He went there about eight
o clock. Nobody let him in. The front
door was closed so he walked round
the house and went in at the back door.
There were about thirty people in the
room when he went in. They were
shooting craps for money. He saw
money there. He played and lost
$3.50. There We're two tables. David
Laelae was running 25c table and
Nicholas was running the soc table
There were lots of people playing.
Witness stayed in the house about
two hours, gambling all the time. He
had played craps a good deal and
thoroughly understood the game. At
ter he made three passes the table
took 25c commission if the stake was
no larger than a quarter, and SOC COM
mission if the amount played were
over 25c. Witness played at the table
of David Laelae. There was a slot in
the table and a slot underneath for
the rake-off money
The case was continued until today,
when the rest of Kealaula s testimony
will be taken and number of other
witnesses examined.