The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-02-15
GAMBLERS WOULD BRIBE POLICE


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about gambling games, that he wanted
to be an informer. And he wanted to
see me to see what / looked like SO
that IL he had any business with me
at the Police Station he would know
at once who was. He came into my
bedroom and there stated that he would
like to know II he could be an informer
or even go on the regular police force
IL possible, but 1 told him that there
was no chance to go on the regular
force as far as informers were concern
ed, and IL he wanted to inform on any
gambling game he could do SO. He
said that he wanted to know the law.
Then he asked in Hawaiian through
Mrs. Taylor as interpreter IL we (mean-
ing the Iaukea administration were go
ing to allow gambling to go on during
the Chinese New Year, say for at least
three days, saying that - had always
been very accommodating to them in
this matter. He said that Lam Young
Hoo, (stating that this was the real
name of All Hoo, had always paid Tor
the privilege Of permitting these games
to go on during the Chinese New Year.
/ Immediately came to the conclusion
that Chung Soon came to my house,
not to ascertain anything about infor-
mers, but to ascertain for parties in
terested whether / was going to per-
NIT gambling to go on as privilege
during the Chinese New Year. told
him at once that would give no such
privilege to any Chinese hui or to any
person to carry on gambling. The law
would be enforced then as at any other
time. He said that All Hoo had paid
money to - for privilege.
On Friday January 31st, a young
Chinese, representing the president Of
the new Chinese society, which opened
their clubhouse on Kukui street and
Aala Lane sometime last week, came
to my office and asked whether 1 re-
membered the president Of that society.
l told him that did and he said that
the president wanted to see me very
much about something, but did not
want to come here to the Office. He
wants to know when you are at your
home" I told him that was never at
home at night. WELL" he said, ..aren't
you home one Of the time for dinner?"
1 said, "Yes, but 1 was home only up
to o'clock" "All right 1 will tell him.
Whereabout you live?" I told him in
Manoa Valley.
Last week Tuesday, January 2Sth.
-, an old Chinese living at Manoa
Valley, came to my house. I was abb
sent and to Mrs. Taylor he said that
the Chinese were very DESTROYS to car
ry on gambling game during the New
Year and hoped that the police would
not interfere. He said that he wanted
Mr.. Taylor to let them play. I'VE pay
for it, all pololei." Mrs. Taylor told
him that that was matter which he
had better not talk about. Then he
said, well, you speak Mr.. Taylor, per-
haps you say no gambling going on in
Manoa; perhaps Mr.. Taylor no come.
We pay all right. Suppose we give you
money you spend all right. You no tell
Mr.. Taylor"
A MEETING PROPOSED.
At about 1880 p. m. Tuesday, Febru-
airy 9Th, H. M. Ayres called upon me
at the Police Station and we had a
in the corridor concerning
the proposition, or rather the proposed
of myself and the representa-
tives of the Chinese hui concerning the
protection Of gambling.
Mr.. Ayres stated to me that he had
seen a representative and it was propos
ed to hold meeting in the office of a
prominent merchant not far from the
Police Station. He stated that of
If time was arranged that 1t
was desired that only myself (Taylor)
and this other representative have a
talk in private. Ayres stated that he
had told this representative that as
long as he was to be connected with
the matter he felt that he should be a
party to the transaction. Ayres told
me that the others had agreed to this.
Ayres stated that it was proposed to
have a lengthy discussion beginning
with ordinary subjects, having a little
feast, and then finally getting down to
the gambling proposition. Ayres stat
ed that they had made the proposition
TO open on New Years February IL, and
TO conduct the games of pakapio, fan
tan and che-fa, and that there will be |
l proposition to allow gambling to go
IN uninterrupted during the New Year,
md also another proposition to con-
inue afterwards. That 1t would be a |
proposition for my CTaylor's) |
benefit. The discussion would go into |
such matters as unexpected raids upon |
hese games, and who would pay the |
expenses of such raid after an arrange
nent had been made with me CTaylor) |
o pay me certain amount.
Ayres suggested that although they |
night have a meeting this afternoon |
hey preferred to have the meeting just |
Lfter dark say 6 o'clock or thereabouts. |
told Ayres that my preference would |
he from to $3.50, as had other work |
o do and could not possibly have a
Meeting after o'clock.
Ayres said that he would Immediately
20 and arrange for me and that we
would go to the place in hack, and
We would be met by Chinese and con-
lucted to the rendezvous.
With that understanding Mr.. Ayres
eft at about Las p. m. and was to meet
ne again at 2:30 p. m.
A. p. TAYLOR.
AN ARRANGEMENT MADE.
At 2:40 p. m. Tuesday. February 4th.
sOh Mr.. Ayres returned to the office
md said that an arrangement had neen
made whereby he would call for me