The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-14

lice Station / was searched by Sergeant
Aea in the presence of r. o. Matheson,
special officer, and no money found on
my person. Accompanied by Matheson,
left the station, proceeding to Tuen
Chong's store by way of Nuuanu and
King streets. In the office of Mr.. Lee
Let. and according to decision of a
meeting held at IL a. m, Lee Let asked
me if I had definite figures to name for
che-fa and fan-tan games TO run con-
tinuously with pakapio, which had al
ready been rearranged for at $500 per
week. / told him that l thought that
$500 in addition to the $500 would cover
all the games. He said he was very
glad to know this and wanted to know
whether they could not start che-fa
first. I told them T had rather they
start pakapio first, as per their original
arrangement. He asked me If they
could go ahead to open pakapio either
on Chinese New Years, Tuesday, Feb
ruary IL, or the next day. I told him
he could do whatever he pleased. He
said that he wanted to know positively
whether they could go ahead as they
had to get a man from Koolau who was
an expert in pakapio, as this man
would have to arrange the charts,
tickets, etc. said Go ahead and send
for the man." Lee Let said that he
was very glad that everything was set
tied, but wanted still more assurance
that he and the hui which he repres-
ents would have the exclusive right
that nobody else would have a chance
to operate games
Then Lee Let took out from his
pocket some gold money and said MIR.
Taylor, 1 got $50 for you,'' And I said
We'll, 7 thought it was going to be a
hundred, that is one days payment on
the pakapio game" and he said, Il
got $50 today and / think that all right,
Mr.. Taylor
THE FIRST PAYMENT MADE.
Just as Lee Let was about to turn
a handful of gold over to me some one
passed by the Office and Lee Let closed
his hand over the other hand and held
it there and said, We'll, Mr.. Taylor, l
hope you good luck and he rubbed
both hands together with the coins be-
tween, and then as the person passing
by went away he dropped the coins
into my hands and I said to him well
we will call this one-half of the first
days payment. When you pay me for
the first three days you can deduct $50
from the amount due I then wrote
on a deposit slip of the Bank Of Ha-
wall, Ltd, the following memorandum:
.Three days play keep going: pay
all on the 4th day; deduct $50 already
paid on Saturday, February 9. My
cousin pay you the money I think-not
me Uee LeD.' I wrote two of those
slips, initiating each one, and handed
them over to Lee Let and told him to
sign his name-he to keep one and I
and then said, well, Mr.. Taylor, you
no trust me; 1 think you no need have
that paper; 1 think you trust me all
right
Lee Let then asked me to see him
on Monday morning again. When l
left the store of Yuen Chong I saw
Mr.. Matheson across the street and he
watched me as 1 walked along King
street to Nuuanu where he joined me.
ratified my pocket so that / could
hear the chfnk of the gold coin. We
went to the station and again l was
searched by Sergeant Aea in the pres
ence of Mathsson and Deputy Sheriff
Jarrett. Sergeant Aea found $50 in gold
in my right hand coat pocket; there
were two tens and six fives; this money
was placed in a envelope and a state
ment as to how I came by the money
written across the face or II and each
person present wrote their names on
the envelope which was then deposited
in the safe of the receiving clerk.
Sergeant Aea made the following
memorandum: Mr.. Taylor was
searched by me in the presence of an
Advertiser reporter. / found a bunch
of keys, few cigars and an eye case;
there was no money on his person
when he left the Police Station at 7:45
p. m. Saturday evening.
AT p. m. Saturday evening, Tay-
Tor returned with the reporter; he was
searched by me in the presence of the
Deputy Sheriff and the reporter and
during my search I found $50 in gold;
there were two tens and six fives.
(Sgd.) JOHN AEA,
Sergeant.
A. p. TAYLOR.