The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-07-29

, of March, 1906, between four and five
o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
he was met on King street, Honolulu.
by one Choy Tong Soon, whom affiant
believes to be spy in the employ of
the Police Department. Said Choy
Tong Soon invited affiant TO walk with
him. to which affiant consented when
said Choy Tong Soon conducted affiant
to police officer and said to. him,
This is the man." Whereupon said
police officer sent for the Patrol wagon
and afhant was sent to the Police Sta
tion, arriving at the Police Station at
I about five o'clock p. m.
On arrival at the Police Station, no
charge was made against affiant and
he inquired from the receiving clerk
upon what charge he was arrested, and
was told that said receiving clerk did
not know for what affiant was arrested.
Afhant was searched and about S2.70 in
coin taken from him: and affiant was
asked where his pistol was, to which
he replied that he had no pistol. A
policeman, whose name is to aff1ant un-
known, then conveyed the information
to affiant that he was accused of shoot
ing somebody. Affiant denied that he
| had shot anybody.
POUNDED AND CURSED BY VIDA.
Afhant was then placed in cell and
kept in confinement until about eight
O'Clock in the evening, when he was
taken to the office of the Deputy Sher-
iff, Vida, in said Police Station build
ing. There were present, when affiant
first entered said office, beside said
Vida, the said Choy Tong Soon and a
Chinaman whose name is unknown to
affiant
Said Choy Tong Soon and said China
man left said office very shortly after
affiant was taken there, when Vida, hav-
ing first locked the door, accused
affiant of having shot somebody with
a revolver on the 18th day of March.
AHant denied that he was guilty of
this crime and repeatedly stated to
said Vida that he had not shot any
one, which was the truth.
Thereupon said Vida opened the said
door, which he previously locked and
took affiant out TO a back veranda in
said Police Station, when said Vida
Informed afffant that if he did not tell
the truth, he (Vida) would infiict cor
poral punishment upon him. Affiant
said that he had told the truth and had
nothing further to say
Wnereupon SAID VlQa replied, If
You do not tell me the truth 1 will
kill you. I'll fix you Koreans"
Affiant replied, IF you kill me, can
not tell you more. I am innocent and
did not shoot anyone
Whereupon said Vida with his
fist and with great force and |
violence, struck affiant on the right |
side Immediately below the ribs, from
oh off
and leaned over to the right. Where
upon said Vida struck affiant on the
left side below the ribs in the same
manner and kept on striking aff1ant
In manner above described many times,
infficting great torture upon affiant.
While said Vida was torturing af~
fant as above set forth, he used vile
language towards affiant. calling affi-
ant liar "son of -" "God
damned Korean" and other evil names
ind accused affiant of shooting some
Body, which accusation affiant always
lenied
Affiant was then taken back into said
,ffice, whereupon said Vida pulled out
lis watch and said, IF you do not tell
ne the truth within five minutes 1 will
lill you" 20 which affiant replied that
le had told the truth and had moth
ng more TO say.
At the end of five minutes or there
bouts affiant was taken upon said
-nranda, and again tortured by blows
Inflicted by said Vida III the above
eScribed manner; after -shich affiant
vas taken into said office again, and
aid Vida said:
Il must go now; You go below and
cmorrow night 1 will fix you"
Affiant was then taken downstairs
nd confined in a cell.
DENIED FOOD OR WATER
From the time affiant was taken to
he Police Station. as above set forth, I
ntil about ten o'clock at night of the
5th day of March. he was given abso-
ltely no food and not drop of ,
rater. except as hereinafter set forth ,
nd suffered great torture by reason {
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