The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-09

Wstltt0s SA$SV n WEN iur winch ne
/ would prevent arrests ana would see
that the police department would pro-
tect the gamblers, pay fines and at
! torney fees and all other details.
After the conversation he told me
to think over It. 1t was a great
chance. He said he would come the
next day.
He came the next day and asked
me IL 1 had decided to help him.
didn't argue with him. On this day he
asked me for loan. He asked me
1 for 800 and 1 didn't give 1t to him,
Then he came again for loan on
the eth. and asked me to help him. as
someone was pushing him hard for n
debt gave him $50 and he promised
to pay II back.
ION that occasion he spoke again
Of gambling. asking me to get up a
gambling hui. 1 refused. never had
! anything to do with a gambling hui
never told him would give him
any sum week, siioo or 5000 or any.
not to arrest me nor Lee Tong for
gambling. The only money I ever
gave him was the $50 loan.
Taylor came back afterwards to my
store and to my house, but I never
saw him"
Thompson handed the notes Taylor
had put in as evidence to the witness.
who denied ever having seen them be-
fore.
CAN NOT PLAY PAKAPIo.
On cross-examination Lee Let said:
The conversation with Mr.. Taylor
took place in English. 1 understood
what he said. had no difficulty in
answering in English. Taylor never
mentioned any particular game he
wanted to start. but wanted all
games. know there is a game called
pakapio. 1 do not know how to play
pakapio.
L first saw Taylor on February 5,
1907. 1 remember the date because
through Taylor l was arrested. and of
course remember the date.
Il have tried TO find Taylor to get
back that $50. but could not. have
never asked Taylor to give the money
back. Why does Taylor not keep his
word of honor and pay back that
money as he promised? 1 took no re-
ceipt. Taylor offered a receipt. but 1
said We were good friends and 1 did
not want a receipt. l trusted him"
You met him on February 5, 1907,
and on February you lent him $50
without a receipt. Is that correct?"
asked Larnach.
Yes. / loaned him $50. He asked
me several times to help him out of his
trouble and lent him the money!"
That is ALL said Larnach.
READY FOR JURY.
The defense rested its case after Lee
Let had testified and an adjournment
was taken TO allow the prosecution to
prepare its instructions for the jury
These were taken up and discussed
until half-past three, when the court
adjourned until this morning, when the
case will be summed up for the jury
and that body left TO deliberate and
weigh between the Numerically OPP
posite evidence of A. P. Taylor and
Lee Let
KAUAI TAX APPEALS.
E. W. Sutton. representing the At
torney Generals department, will leave |
for Kauai on Thursday to be present |
at the Tax Appeal court on Kauai |
There are two important cases to come |
up before that court, one the appeal |
Of the Makee sugar company, and the |
other an appeal based on the fact that |
lands used for the cultivation of pine |
apples has been ordered declared ex-
empt for a term of years. W. A Kin
ney will be present at the court in the /
interests of the plantation.
DAUGHTER TESTIFIES IN KOKI
TRIAL.
Laulani Koki. a daughter of Moses
Koh, was on the stand as a witness
for the defense of her father before
Judge Dole yesterday morning. The
intent OF the defense was to prove by
her testimony that the defendant had
been sick in bed and unable to attend
TO his duties between June Is and June
50, 1907, and at other times, when she
to the business, proving that
koh himself was not the only one who
had access TO the cash.
The prosecution fled as exhibits
money order duplicates in the hand
of the defendant made out
during the periods named as those in
WHICH he was SICK III Dedr this 1alllng
TO disturb the witness, however, who
that the father was up
al times. The witness is a very good
one, the cross-examiner failing to ruff
he her or shake her testimony, which.
however, is not OF Importance as yet
A. W Carter, manager of the Parker
ranch, was on the stand in the after
noon He testified TO Koki's good repu-
tation and also gave evidence as to a
loan OF 1880 the defendant had tried
to make.
THE DESPATCH LIBEL
In the libel filed against the All.
steam schooner Despatch by George
Mansfield, until recently her chief
mate and pilot" as stated, the libelant
states that on the first trip of the YES
sci he took full charge of her sailing
and navigating as pilot, having a IL
tense to command, while her nominal
master, Eric Kokeritz, had no such Ii
,ense at the time Under these condi-
tons Captain Kokeritz had agreed TO
pay the nbelant extra in virtue of his
work as pilot Under this understand
ng he worked until June last For ,
hat period he claims $3.50 as pilot fees, ,
and another $3.50 TO cover the costs Of .
The libel He also wants the amount