The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30
GAMBLERS
CONVICTED
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser

(From Thursdays AdverItser)
Jail sentences for the doorkeeper
and the banker Of the Maunakea street
gambling Joint raided last week by the
grand jury we're given by Judge Derby
lin the police court yesterday and a
heavy fine imposed on the sixty-six
captured frequenters of the joint. Di-
rect evidence was given by two wit
nesses that the raided premises had
been used and were in use when the
grand jurymen descended upon them as
gambling joint where two regular
games were running, fan tan and pal
kau.
The case was a long one. the wit
nesses of the prosecution being sub
jected to a severe cross-examination
from Chas. Chillingworth, counsel for
the defense. 1t was taken up shortly
after 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
running through without recess until
1880 in the afternoon.
The court room was crowded with
the Chinese defendants and their
friends and the space reserved for the
attorneys and court officials was
jammed with the prisoners when they
came forward to plead in answer to
the charge, the complaint having even
tually been sworn out against them by
Sheriff Brown.
The evidence of Major Potter and F.
l.. Waldron told the story of the raid
which tore the lid off the gambling
joint. Major Potter told of the dis
covery of the "kitty" in the gambling
| room after the arrests had been made
by the sheriff, but neither witness had
arrived on the scene in time to see the
| actual gaming in progress.
Chun Kwai, who admitted that he
| was police informer, stated that he
| had been present in the gambling room
on the morning of the raid, leaving
there just prior to the visit of the jury
men. He had seen the gambling going
on and had taken part in it.
When asked by Chillingworth IL he
was also moral reformer out to put
down the gambling evil, the witness
grew sarcastic, saying that as he was
not the sheriff of the county he could
not be expected to do much in that line
He identified All Wal as the banker
of the fan tan game, at which he had
been playing.
| His evidence was corroborated by
that of Chun Lock, who had also been
playing at the joint up to within a
short time of the raid. The first news
| he had received of the arrest of the
gamblers was when a friend told him
that afternoon that some white devils
had raided the joint He informed the
court that he did not know whether
he would be paid anything for giving
! his evidence or not. He had been ar
informer before for Vida and Chilling.
worth and had been paid for 1t.
1t was this witness who pointed ou
All Chez as the official doorkeeper ant
lookout for the game.
Sheriff Brown gave evidence as tc
the arrest and swore that he had NJ
knowledge himself of any gambling be-
fore the raid.
Judge Derby found the prisoner.
guilty as charged, sentencing All Wal
the banker, to one month in Jail, anc
All Chez, the lookout, for two weeks
| The, players We're fined $25 and cost.
| each
Throughout the trial County Prose
cutor Andrade was assisted by Deputy
Attorney General Prosser who hat
worked up the case and secured tn,
F.! evidence necessary to convict.
Notice of appeal was Immediately
| given by Attorney Chillingworth anG
a bond was filed by Lee Chuck tc
secure the release of the convicted
men pending the hearing of the APP.
I peal.