The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-03
THE KAKAAKO
CRAP GAME
Case Closes and Deci-
sion to Be Given
Today.

The long delayed hearing of the case
of Alex. Nicholas and David Laelae,
charged with having conducted a per-
Icentage game near the government
stables in Kakaako, was resumed be
fore Judge Whitney in the police court
yesterday morning.
The prosecution was conducted by
Deputy County Attorney Mflverton,
County Attorney Douthitt being in
disposed.
]. W. Cathcart appeared for the de-
tense.
The cross-examination of George Ke-
alaula was continued and he gave some
telling evidence as to the manner in
which the rake-off of the game was
managed.
Manuel Raposo was the next witness
and testified to having been present
in Rivers house when the game was
going on and to have seen the gamb-
ling. This witness had previously
made startling admissions to County
Attorney Douthitt in the later's office,
but yesterday his memory seemed to
be strangely affected and he could re-
member little or nothing of the deposi-
ton he had previously made
This closed the case for the prose-
cution.
Attorney Cathcart moved for a dis
missaI on the grounds that the pros
ecution had not proved any material
element of their allegations.
| Judge Whitney denied the motion
| Ekekela and Kuamuu, two native
woman took the stand for the de-
Tense Through them the attorney for
the defense sought to prove that the
prosecutors principal witness, George
Kealaula, was drunk on the evening of
the game at Rivers house.
+, Kuamuu testified that Phillip Rivers
himself had told her to come and be a
witness in the case.
! John Hopper. known as THE Duke
OF Kakaako," was next called and
manifested an unctuous ignorance of
gambling or matters pertaining there
to- Hopper, by the way, is charged
with being present at the big Saturday
night game in Rivers house on the 21st
inst.
Witness admitted pretty nearly ev-
erything except that he had gambled
ir Rivers house on the night in ques-
ton. He had seen Ekekela and Kua-
house in Kakaako and had then strolled
toward Rivers house, consuming about
twenty minutes to cover a distance of
two blocks This he testified was due
to half jag and the. bad condition of
the road.
He was working man and had
worked at least three days last month
He didn't have to work for a living
anyway, being a man of means.
Phillip Rivers was next called. He
admitted that there had been game
of pedro in his house on the night in
question and that he and Nicholas had
been sitting on a bed in the bedroom
as testified by the witnesses for the
prosecution.
In this connection he had an original
explanation to offer.
He said that Nicholas had come to
him and requested the loan of 80.
Phillip had said that he couldn't OBJ
lige him as he had only SIS himself
Thereupon Rivers pulled his money
which was in handkerchief, from un-
der the pillow, and showed it to Mich
olas, to let him know that he was tell
ing the truth when he said he had only
SIS.
This closed the defense and the case
was submitted without argument
Judge Whitney remarked that it was
usual to give decision forthwith but
that in as much as the trial had been
so broken, he wished to look over all
the evidence and would give his deci-
sion at $50 O'Clock this morning
The charge of allowing gambling on
his premises, against Phillip Rivers,
viii be heard this morning.