The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-06
GUY H. FUTILE
Is WANTED

Guy H futile, cashier of the Hawa-
iian Sugar Planters Association at
their Experiment Station, has detec-
tives on his trail, according to a story
which comes from Los Angeles, his al
legged offense against the laws of Uncle
sam being the standing in with snug
Elers Of Chinese across the Mexican
line into the United States. The Los
Angeles story, which appears in the
San Francisco Examiner of November
-, is:
Sensational revelations of an al
legged elaborate system of graft per-
petrated by former officials connected
with the United States immigration
and Chinese bureau upon a syndicate
OF Chinese engaged in Illegally bring
ing their countrymen into the United
States, is expected by Federal authori-
ties as the result of the Investigations
Just completed by Robert Taylor,
special agent OF the Government, who
has been in Southern California for
several months gathering material to
use against the alleged hackers of the
system.
Tinted States Assistant District At
tornev A. !. Mccormick declares that
the Government was for months made
the victim Of a clever band of immi-
grafton inspectors who not only sane
toned the smuggling of scores of Chi
nese across the Mexican line, but who
extorted large sums of money from
those in charge of the transportation
-. m n
munity from punishment.
Not satisfied with these gains, it is
said. these officials broke their word
and repeatedly rearrested the intrud-
ers. fleeing the syndicate heads out
OF even more money by threatening to
6eport those for whom they had al
ready received large brides.
The over zealousness of the pro-
moters in reaching for larger returns
finally led 10 an investigation, during
which the suspects are said to have
fed the country. ]. II. jenkins, the
Or in charge of the local office,
under whose administration the sys-
TEN was carried on was replaced by
A. c. Ridgeway of New Orleans, the
present head of the department here.
officials state. however, that no faint
Of graft is attached to Mr.. Jenkins
personally. He was removed for fall
ure to detect these Irregularities
CHIEF INSPECTOR FLIES.
Guy H futile, chief inspector under
Mr.. Jenkins, resigned several weeks
prior to the exposure and is thought
TO have gone to Honolulu, where de-
tectives are now looking for him.
The disclosures form the missing
link in the wholesale violation of the
Governments restriction laws. 1t was
known in the district attorneys office
for some time that hundreds of Chinese
were being smuggled into Southern
California monthly. Investigation
showed that ships were being sent
from Hongkong to the Mexican coast. |
where the Chinese were unloaded.
Then, according to an alleged agree
ment existing between the suspected |
officials and the snug
glers. the men were secretly hurried |
across the border line without mo-
Iestation.'
Efforts were made to find Mr.. Tuttle
last night, but he could not be reached.
AS to the statement that detectives
are looking for him. there is no
knowledge of that fact, if it be fact,
on the part of the U. S. Attorney or
the police. Mr.. futile is in the city
and detectives could have no great
trouble in finding him. He holds a re-
sponsible position and is not known to
have incurred suspicion here.