Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-03


tell you that about Christmas time
this last Christmas, Isoi had made
him a present of four chairs? A. No
sir.
Chairs and Cigars.
q. Did the Sheriff ever tell you
that lsoi had ever made him any pres.
cnts of any kind? A. No. Right here
want to say that cigars came to the
Police Department from lsoi--they
were distributed around the Depart.
ment The Sheriff had told me that
people had been to him 10 ohier various
sums TO allow gambling to go on. a
great many had been up to his house
and made offers.
q. He did not mention their names?
A. No, but they were Chinese.
MR.. ARCHER
Might Be Legitimate.
q. Have you told Townsend at the
time of that conversation between you
and him at your Office, not to tell this
convc. sation between you and him to
the Sheriff? A. ! told him not To
mention 1t to anybody, because
could not understand the thing, and
didn't want the Sheriff to feel that
was probing into some of his business
or affairs. ] could not understand the
whole affair, and after thinking a while
| thought possibly, well It might be
u legitimate business after all.,and so
when spoke to Townsend first of all
and before VIC discussed the details
Of the note, told him wanted him
TO tell me the truth about II. and he
said yes he had borrowed the money
ana had the note.
q You had told Mr. Townsend not
TO say anything about the matter he
fore the conversation commenced? A.
cautioned him after the matter had
been discussed. ! said ] don't want
you to say anything to the Sheriff
about this, as ! don't want him to
think I am probing into his affairs.
MIR. MILVERTON-
The circumstances were such that
you thought you knew enough at that
time to arouse your suspicious that
probably there was something wrong?
A. AT first ! did. then ! decided | had
better ask Townsend about 1t, so |
told him everything that have al
ready spoken about.
Mr.. KEALOHA--
@. Have the Sheriff at any time
asked you for a loan of 500 or some.
thing like that? A. No.
O hid Won ever saw Isoi offered
The sheriff s5OOo A. only what the
sheriff had told me-that Isoi had
come to his house with Townsend as
intorpreter and he asked II Iwilei was
TO be re.opened. and the gist of 1t was
that he offered him $500 to allow him
70 have the Mace re.opened and the
Sheriff told him he could not listen to
nny such proposition A few evenings
after that he came ont with Townsend
again. and Il WAS then he thought DOS.
sibly he could tran Isoi I'm the charge
or bribery and suggested $500 Ms the
proper amount 10 offer.
MIR. FERN
O. Until this time that YOU have
bcon down Mt the Police Station mt the
bribing or money Ioaning, have you
ever seen $500, $500 or any other
amount passed into the Sheriff's
hands? A. No.
O Then Il is only n matter of talk
between the Sheriff and Yourself? A.
Yes. and what I learned from Town
send later. | asked Townsend what
his connection was with that Isoi mat
ter and he told me that Isoi came to
him and asked him to 20 to the Shcr.
IFS house and interpret for him,
which he did. think on two occa.
sions. O. so the whole matter rs n
stands today don't amount to any.
thing? A. Well, that's up to you.
MR.. ARCHER
@. II that true that as you stated
little while ago Mr.. Iaukca, the
Sheriff, does not consult you at times,
that is he make up the case before he
lets you know? A. AS ! recall to
memory--this one case OF Lionel Hart
while we were working on 1t, the
Sheriff received information, which
specific information was that Lionel
Hart had actually been down there In
the kerosene oil warehouse. He i'm
mediately began working ON that. an
in that case he got Reeves and told
him what he had learned and sent
Reeves TO bring hart IN, ana ne acten
at once without consulting me OF