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

| office Lee Let came out hat-footed SOY
| - .hat his brother, Lee Tong, was an
| aIS,;r,c resident here, as he was also'
| - said that his brother would Ike
| 90 start ND some gambling games pc
s.i.,~Ir,, about the New Year. Lee Let
- .'Tt will have good backing l am
\ . I,,s.nass man here and / eOu!d rep
| Int lee Tong myself in this mais-r
| n Won thought best" / told Lee LII
10, he would do as well as anybody
else asked what his plans we're anu
he said. ''Of course, this very snadii
| chinese community, but we ike 10 starr
| some nakapio bank, che-fa bank, ran
| tan and paikau. Perhaps We only
start in small way and make Digger
later on. We fix up all right with YOU
Mr.. Taylor. and you help US out MT.
Avres ne say you all right, and 1 THINK
the matter can be fixed all right we
make conditions" 1 said: We'll, what
conditions do you mean?" and he an
syered. well as you see this sfnaii
Chinese community, think We pay YOU
| $500 one week. Maybe by and by we
start che-fa game You make little more,
| then We try fan-tan and some money
for YOU. You pay all expenses, MT.
Tavlor" I said to him, What do you
mean by expenses" and he replied
well. you see, probably somebody else
have to help you look after things IN
the police department. Probably you
no can do all yourself. Suppose some
our people get arrested, you pay ex-
nenses in court, and we pay you $500
veelk for four banks" And said:
You mean just through the Chinese
New Year?" and he said. mo. we go
continue right along each week and you
get 5000" 1 said: will you furnish
me with a list of your banks as well
as other banks so I will not get mixed
mp" and he said, Yes. / give you
list; YOU got to make some arrests, OF
course. to make people think you all
right, but you don't arrest our people;
we help you out that way. Little
later on he said that before in former
time (meaning the former administra-
tion) $500 a week was paid for three
banks" Lee Let said, when - waa
there they pay him $500 week for
three banks"
Lee Let went on to explain that it
would be a very good thing for me.
as there would be a good opportunity
to make lots of money. and it would be
all right all around.
Lee Let said, 81 think you study over
this matter; you make figure yourself
and suppose we talk again." I said
"aIl right" and asked, When do you
want to have another meeting?" He
replied, Tomorrow more better because
it is getting close to New Years and
we want to get ready, SOON; and I
said, 'All right, come down here again
at $3.50 on Wednesday. and that would
be February g. and with that the
discussion came to close. Ayres and
Lee Tong were called in and we had
another drink all around and it was
explained to Lee Tong that things were
moving along satisfactorily
A. P. TAYLOR.
THE SECOND MEETING.
Wednesday. February s. 1907. $50
o. NAT 5:45 d. m. today i again went
10 the store of Yuen Chong. went alone.
seeing. that had requested Joseph Leal
to be somewhere in the vicinity within
sight of the door, so that, should / wish
him to come to the store at any time,
/ could do so by a sign agreed upon
between u.s. / was conducted to the
Office and shortly after Lee Let came
in. We at once engaged in the discus
sion of the proposed protection to the
gambling interests OF which he said he
was the representative, or at least the
"go-between' to conduct the negotia-
tions between the hui and myself.
We went over the ground again and
the matter of expenses was brought
out in detail. Lee Let said that if /
accepted the $500 per week L was to
pay the expenses, which would include
his fee as a "go-betweeh. Also from
that sum / was to pay others whom /
thought it would be necessary to pay
IL order to keep the matter as secret
as possible.
Lee Let said, I'VE want to keep this
thing secret as possible Nobody else but
you and me need to know anything about
it. 1 pay you the money direct. More
secret this matter better for you and
better for me and the hui
1 said. "Of course, we don't want
many people to know about this He
answered, Yes, more secret the better
II we keep going along why it would be
more better for you because if we make
more games then you get more money"
If you opened up more games than what
you have told me about now, that
should be paid good deal more money.
You say you start two games and You
pay me 5000 week. 1 think that is all
pololei. but If you open che-fa bank,
why want more money, because I will
have bigger expenses if you open more
pakapio or fan-tan; because you have
all the advantage in having so many
games"
Lee Let said, "Sure, that all right;
you think $500 all right 1 go speak hui
right away-I go see them and tomor-
row suppose You come see me again;
1 think we fix up all right; think hui
they think $500 all right"
[ said, How are you going to pay
this money OVERLY the week or by the
day." He said. "Oh think every day
we pay. You see we have two drawings
every day. 1 think we pay every af-
ternoon." 1 replied. That will be all
right, 1 guess and added, Il suppose
1 will look TO You for it, He said, -"Oh
yes. me more better; just only me;
look after the two huis for you"
Then ] asked, We'll. what arrange
ment will you make about the other
games that are running in town that