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

Towing tests made during the trip
of the Pacific Fleet from the Coast to
this place were entirely successful. ac.
cording to statements made yestcr.
day by staff officers on board the Yves,
Virginia. A few of the towlines part.
cd, but this was owing to friction. A
dynamometer is attached to each Of
the lines, to show the strain, which is
about 10000 pounds under the condi
tons found on this trip.
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or police force as to the plan to be
pursued In detecting the crime, has he
not? A. Yes. In some cases he has
taken Reeves or Leal or some other
members Of the Department. There
were lot of liquor cases In which
the Sheriff used Luahiwa, while jus,
had knowledge of those things going
on.
@. Now you say In this Isoi bribery
matter Townsend was the one who in
formed you? A. As II finally came
out Townsend was the one, although
he said he was acting as an interpret.
err for the Sheriff.
@. Don't you know Mr.. Taylor from
conversations you had with the Sher.
In and Mr.. Townsend, that the Sheriff
never did take Townsend into his con.
fidence and tell him that he was lay
ing trap for lsoi for the purpose of
catching him In the attempt of brlb.
cry? A. cant answer that ques.
ton.
q. As a matter of fact you don't
tahnthnr tha Chn..iH toni
send into his confidence or not? A.
Probably he did. because Townsend In.
terpreted at the first meeting they
had, and interpreted at the second
meeting, aud Townsend had full
knowledge of what TRANSFERRED and
also of the Sheriff's suggestion that
Isoi come through with $500.
@. | do not think you understand
me. The Sheriff told you that all these
negotiations were merly a scheme on
his part to entrap lsoi. You don't
know. as matter of fact, that the
Sheriff ever took Townsend into his
confidence to the extent of letting
Townsend know that all these negotia,
lions that were being carried on were
part of scheme for entrapping Isoi ?
A.. Well, | cant answer that
thought he understood what was so
ing on.
q. But he did not tell you that he
understood that the whole thing was
a scheme to entrap Isoi? A. No mat
ter what happened. he would be a wit
ness as Police Officer.
Trapping Of Isoi? ..
| Q. Did the Sheriff take anybody In
to his confidence, as far as you know
In the IsOi matter before the matter
of the note became known to you. Il
the extent of informing any one that
these negotiations that were carried
on were not for the purpose of any
thing, but to entrap lsoi? A. | recol
lect conversation that the Sherif
had, that he and Townsend had beer
working up this case against Isoi.
| Q. But you never did learn tina
Townsend knew what the Sheriff
scheme was, whether 1t was a schem,
to actually entrap lsoi or not. an,
whether Townsend was not taken In
to the Sheriff's confidence? A. Town
send told me that Isoi made The frs
offer, but the Sheriff refused, bu
that Iso insisted on his coming agail
and Townsend told the Sheriff he ha,
merely come along as an interprete
and that he was not In any way con
nected with the Isoi scheme. Q. Blu
getting right down to the question
Townsend never knew from the Shel
III that the negotiations We're mcrel
for the purpose of entrapping Isoi? A
AS far as know We just went over tn
> details. -
That Is all, Mr.. Taylor.