The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-03
KAUAI LIQUOR
STILL RA|DED

Deputy United States Marshal Brrns
and Deputy Collector Ralph 5. John
stone OF the Internal Revenue Office re-
turned from Kauai by the steamer W.
G. Hall, bringing with them two Fed
eral prisoners, both charged with Il
licit distilling. As evidence an okole-
hao still and a lew barrels of mash
were also brought over from the Gar
den Island. The prisoners are John
Paris, a Hawaiian, and All Fa, a China
man, the former having been arrested
by Bruins and the latter being under
arrest and awaiting them before ar
rival, having been run down by Sher-
iff Rice.
The issue of the Garden Island re-
ceived yesterday tells of the arrest and
the raiding of the moonshine manufae-
tory. 1t says:
Sheriff Rice came back from Koloa
Tuesday with moonhsiner and his out
fit, caught redhanded in Laval.
When the Sheriff was acting as peace
maker in Koloa district some time ago.
there was decided spirituous OdOr to
the several garrisons. He did not have
time to investigate the source of the
supply at the time, but decided as soon
as opportunity occurred to look a lit
tie into the matter. For that reason
he left a man behind who was to find
out all there was to know.
Tuesday the Sheriff received n mes
sage from his man that he had a lot to
tell in the matter. Arrived at the
place appointed he was told that John
Paris was the one who sold and man
ufactured the stuff. He got hold Of his
man Tanaka from Lihue, and set out
for Paris house, some three miles up
the Laval guleh.
Mrs. Paris was the only one at home
when the party arrived and got scared
when she saw the head of the police
himself enter the premises, telling him
that her husband and a Chinaman BY
the name of All Fa were manufacture
ing the stuff another three miles up
the gulch.
The Sheriff, Tanaka and the inform
er trudged on and finally arrived at
the place designated. Akama was the
only one at home, however, and loudly
protested his innocence and ignorance
of any wrong-doing. When he faneied
the police had an eve for the view and
nothing else he tried to empty a bottle
behind the house. This he should not
have done, as the eagle eye Of the
searchers was upon him and one Whit
as the stuff was enough to reveal the
name and quality Of it.
The Sheriff ordered Tanaka 70 take
the man along, in order that be could
show them where the real source OF
supply was located.
The captive didn t have much to say.
but the Sheriff found indistinet trace
IF travel along the stream and follow
I'd 1T until he came to where the rulch
divided. Here he asked the pake which
vas the right and was told that the
eft guleh was one leading to the place
n search. The Sheriff promptly con
'luded that the one leading 10 the
light was the right one, and therefore
ent his two men and the pske up that
yuleh, while he himself made some
eeonnoitering in the other branch. All
# sudden he heard a shout from his
men and soon after saw Akama, who
lad succeeded in evading them, sneak
long the hillside evidently in the hope
f getting to the place in time 10 be
BILE to warn his booze supplier in
ime. He hadn z counted on the sher-
Il and his gun, however, and was very
much ehagrined to find both Of chem in
is way.
Though unyilling, he was compelled
o 60 along with the men, who now
ad no difficulty in seeing that they
'ere on the right track, a. ii bushes
'ere plentiful and lately cut A little
arther up they discovered smoke IT,
uing from a small hut. Aksma had
lso seen the smoke and set up an IN
arthly howl, evidently with the inteu-
ion Of warning his friend. The latter
merged from the hut only to meet
he muzzle Of sheriff Riee's revolver
nd an order to throw up bic hands.
n invitation that he didnt hesitate
o follow.
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