Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-03
Taylor Didn't Know
All That |aukea Did
BUT MATTERS KEPT APPEAR TO EXCEPTONS-FOR
MER CHIEF OF DETECTIVES TELLS ABOUT CIGARS FOR
POLICE - TALK WITH IAUKEA ON 1901
BRIBERY
Testimony tf A. p. Taylor-continued


ativC TO the attempted bribery? A.
Well, ut this conversation we had.
q. At that same conversation? A.
Yes, Townsend had left the room.
q. What conversation occurred al
that time relative to the bribery mat.
ter? A. Well, he said that suppose
now that case of bribery, which | was
working up against Isoi will fall
through just on account of the knowl.
edge and talk Of this note. He said
that lsoi had come to him with Offers
of money to him to allow lwilei to re.
open and that he had two or three
talks with him and was D. expecting
about this time to clnch the whole
matter; that he bad offered his some
pretty good sums of money and said
he would possibly have offered him
about $500, but | suppose II will all
fall through now.
q. How long had you been back
from the Coast when you had this
conversation with the Sheriff about
the attempt at bribery? A. Wen, MS
J say, that must have been about the
last of May or the first of Junc--gomc.
where around there, cant fix the
date.
Shcriff's Own Schemes.
O. And up To the time Of this con
vcrsation you have Just spoken of, the
Sheriff had not in any way taken yo,,
into his confidence relative to tho
scheme he had for trapping lsoi in
connection with the proposition Of
bribery? A. No. OF course, | don't
expect hc would really have to, he be.
ing at the head of the Department. or
course, If ] had Il similar scheme, my
being Il subordinate officer. | would
have to submit Ia him first. There
has been tines when the Sheriff him.
self has been able TO carry along de.
tails Of some schemes he had there,
which | did not know about until il
was time to let them out, for instance
In the Hart case.
q. Up to the time you went to San
Francisco, the Sheriff and you had
been very close and had worked to.
gother on all matters and you had On.
Joyed his confidence 10 a very large
extent. had you not? A. oh yes.
didn't know anything about his private
affairs or his financial circumstances
though.
q. But up to the time refer to the
matters of the Police Department and
methods to be pursued In such In.
stances, these matters were discussed
between you and the Sheriff. were
they not. a. Yes, largely. The Sher.
in has carried on certain negotiations
by himself, or with some members of
the Department, for instance the Hart
case, when that case was ready he
broke the matter to MS and we were
able to carry out the rest of It.
q. When did you leave for ~
Coast. Mr.. Taylor? A. About the nth
of April and returned on the 18th OF
May. Just n month.
Matters Of Courtesy.
q. Was II not something out of the
ordinary for the Sheriff TO attempt ia
carry out scheme, such as that In
trapping Isoi, without consulting you
in that plan of action? A. Well,
don't know about that. Of course
things of that sort there Is great
deal of courtesy shown. but Il was q
matter he was approached-that Is
according to the knowledge we have
now--he was. approached, and already
had witness In Townsend. And
presume that the Sheriff possibly
knew tho relations between Isoi and
myself, and isoi would perhaps think
IL rather strange, that IL, ! being thu
executive officer Of the department
and coming in rather sharp contact
with people of that district, am sur,
il | had been brought into the matter
If the purportcd bribery Is IA fact
To-, Oh nH
Q. That Is II you had taken an nc
tive part In IL? A. Yes, that Is II.
had taken an active part, lsOi wOult
have SHE'D off.
y. But "A consultation between your
self and the Sheriff as to the metho'
to be pursued In detecting crime
could not possibly have any bad effect
could it. A. No, no.
q. Up to that time he had appar
emily placed confidence In you, had HI
not? A. Well | don't say that h.
didn't continue TO place confidence il
me any more.
WAT Cling Loan.
q. We'll up to That time he had, hat
he not? A. Well there were othe
matters that he never spoke to m
"b'''. w. Noib' il'ill 'h' D'il'"ihi
of this 500 from lsOi have you an
knowledge, either by statements mad
10 you by the Sheriff or from any Otho
sources, of any other bOrrows or loan
that the Sheriff made through men
bers of the Police Department or fror
persons outside Of the Department
A. Only one instance. Apana repor
ed that some time last year that h
had borrowed money for the Sheri
from Wat Cling, manager of the w
Fat restaurant. That is all that ha
been reported to me, and as far as
know Wat Cling has an excellent repl
tation amongst the Chinese.
@. Who is Wo Fat? A. don
know. They call 1t the Wo Fat rel
taurant
Q. Was a note given In that case
A. That was n note understand, an
was paid
Q. When did Apana tell you abou
this? A. After. his discharge.
Q. Do you know of man by tn
name of Wo Fat? A. No, except =
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