The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-09-03
BLACKMAILERs.
UNDER ARREST
CFrom saturdays ADVERTISE.

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Three Japanese toughs. men win
long criminal records. were arrests
yesterday morning on charges Of a.
sault and battery and using threaten
ing language against Hoshide. tb4
manager of the Japanese theatricar
troupe which has been performing late
ly in the Aala theater. Mixed I'D with
the alleged assault are attempts ar
blackmail.
For some time Fukagawa. one Of the
Japanese now under arrest. has BEEN
following Hoshide about. asking for
a loan" of twenty-five dollars. his re-
quest being consistently turned dozra-
On Thursday night he called at .ss
theatrical managers room at the cor
ner Of Beretania and Aala streets and
renewed his demand for the money.
growing most insistent- Again he was
refused. whereupon he went away. re-
turning in a short time with TWO com
panions and armed himself with a
Japanese sword With this weapon he
announced that he was going to carve
Hoshide into cat meat, attempting 10
terrorize him into giving the money
asked for. All Hoshide's attempts 10
escape by going down the stairs were
stopped by the two companions OF Fu-
kagawa, who guarded the stairway
Finally the victim OF the persecution
OF the three blackmailers jumped OCT
of the window. three stories up. alighr-
ing on the roof of an adjoining build
ing and making his way 20 the street
He went to the police station and laid
information, the three arrests being
made yesterday morning
The three men are well known 20 the
police. Fukagawa, the principal. waz
arrested a few days ago on vagrancy
charge and has been other times in
the prisoners dock Naruse. one OF
the others, is implicated in the mu--
derous assault made upon another
Japanese some time ago in q billiard
room in IwiIei, while all belong TO the
same gang of desperadoes which as
saulted a white man short time ago.
on the Iwilei road and split his scalp.
open with a sword cane
The Jiyu Shimbun in it's issue today
treats editorially OF this matter and OF
the class to which it says these three
men belong. II says that some years
ago the entire Japanese colony was
terrorized and tyrannized by a gang
of toughs and blackmailers who levied
tribute on the whole Japanese com
munity. Through the united and de-
termined effort of the better element
in the community this reign OF terror
was ended. and the exactiOns Of these
terrorists We're practically put an end
to. The Japanese colony for some
time has dwelt in peace little disturb
ed by such things. But there Is stili
a small element of the kind n the
community which is liable at any time
to create a serious state OF affairs The
incidents in connection with the arrest
of these three men indicate the class
OF things that may happen at any
time. The Jiyu Shimbun points out
know these characters as wen as the
Japanese colony. and therefore, X f.
the duty of the japanese 10 do all they
can, by giving information and moral
support 10 the police to aid them IN
bringing such men to justice. II pet
ty offenders escape IL gives them and
others encouragement. and there IS
danger that unless guarded agains-.
the reign of terror and blackmail
which prevailed some years ago may
reappear.