Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-29
TRANSCRIPT OF TESTIMONY AND
PROCEEDINGS IN RE iNvEsTi.
CATION OF c. p. iAUkEA,
SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF
OAHU.
Saturday. Aug. s, 1908.
Testimony Of isoi.

Question. What is your name?
Answer. Kikichi Isoi.
@. Where do you live? A. At Iwi.
lei
q. How long have you lived there?
A. About three years and eight
months.
Q. You lease property over there
house and lot? A. Yes.
Q. And suitcase them to japan ese
women? A. Yes.
q. II Is Iwilei where you reside,
and generally speaking 1t is that part
OF lwilei that has been kept by women
for the purpose of prostitution? A.
Yes. We have some other people who
are not prostitutes, but most of them
are prostitutes.
Q. That part of Iwilei where pros.
titution has been segregated, is It not :?
A., Yes.
@. Do you know Sheriff Iaukea? A..
l do.
q. How long have you known him?
A. I knew him for the last year and
half.
@. Have you known him that long
personally to talk with him? A. I
had first conversation with the Sheriff
on the 7th of April of this year, prior
to that date ! had no conversation
with him.
Q. And where was It that you first
had the conversation with him on the
eth of this year? A. At my house
near the verandah.
@. Who was present besides your.
self and the Sheriff? A. Chief Taylor
nd nj a
there.
Q. Was that in the day time or in
the night time? A. During night.
Q. What did the Sheriff say to you
there, II anything? A. Yes, the Sher.
in told me then that the stOckade must
be closed on the same evening. and he
told me to tell the women to that eff.
feet.
Q. Was that all that he said to you
thersat that time? A. That was all
Q. How did he say 1t to you,-in
English, or through Townsend the
Japanese interpreter? A. He spoke In
English and Townsend interpreted.
q. What did you say to the Sher
In on that occasion? A. did not say
2 anything.
Christmas Presents.
Q. Before this time, you never had
any conversation with the Sheriff-had
you ever met him before? A. Prior
to that time knew him only by sight
! neither had any conversation nor
saw him anywhere personally.
Q. Had you made any presents to
him of any kind before this? A.
made present to him January last
year-not January. but In December
at Christmas time.
@. What was the present? A. Four
chairs.
Q. What kind of chairs? A. Ord.
mary chairs, but they were valuable
kind; each chair cost $500.
Q. Tell us how you made that pres
ent, how you delivered It? A. went
up there to Sheriff's house with Town
send, but the Sheriff was absent al
that time. ! saw Mrs. laukea and
through Townsend / made present
Of the chairs and said that was my
Christmas present to the Sheriff.
Q. Did you state who you were? A.
Townsend told Mrs. Iaukea who was
Townsend put down my name on a
slip Of paper in English and lef,
there.
Cigars to Taylor.
Q. Did you make any other presents
to the Police Officers at that time? A.
made present of cigars to Mr.. Tay-
lor.
q. How many cigars? A. do not
remember the number of boxes. but
know the value; ] paid $4,000 for
them.
MIR. ARCHER
Q. Manila cigars? A. do not
know what kind they were. bougr !.
It at Gunst- Eakin's Cigar Store, at the
time ! bought about $4,000 worth OF
cigars.
MR.. CATHCART-
Q. And $4,000 worth of II went to
Taylor? A. Yes. made present OF
1t at the Office of the Police Station.
q. BY you? A. Yes. went up
there accompanied by Townsend.
Q. Is that all the Christmas pres.
ents you made to the Police officers?
A. Yes, that is ALL
500 Loan.
@. Now after the It'll day of April
when did you have any money trans.
lions with the Sheriff. II you did have
any? A. On LIST of last May made
loan OF $4,000 to the Sheriff.
q. Just state how that loan was
made-describe how 1t was made? A.
About 4 o'clock In the afternoon of
May LIST, Mr.. Townsend came to my
house and asked a loan OF 10000, and
when asked him who that money was
for he said 1t was for the Sheriff, the
Sheriff was In financial stress and
wanted to get the loan of 10000, and
! said alright ! will loan the money,
but wanted note for 1t, then Town
send told me he would go and get 1t
Well, Townsend came back with a
note from the Sheriff and asked him
to sign his name to 1t. to be witness
gave him the 10000.
Q. How long was the note to run
do you remember. A. One month.
Q. Where is that note now, have
you got Il? A. | gave 1t back to the
Sheriff on June End last.
@. He paid It then on June End A.
No; money was not paid on that date
@. How did you happen to give II
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