Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-05
|aukea'S Statement
Of Note and Bribery
SHERFS STORY BEFORE HE DID NOT KNOW
WHO 1901 WAS WHEN SIGNED NOTE-THINKS THERE
ARE MANY IS0IS IN HONOLULU THE
..l, PRESENT OF CHAIRS

| their own peril and risk of arrest and
prosecution; that not only would |
arrest the women, but ! would also
arrest the lessees of the premises
where the women had been doing
business, and also the agents and
owners of these premises. When Isoi
left my Office ! asked Townsend II
this was the Isoi to whom I have Civ.
en- my note of 800, Townsend said
yes. l then realized the mistake that
! had made and upbraided the officer
for putting me in this false position.
Townsend replied that I need have
no fears about the matter getting out,
that this man Isoi could be fully
trusted with private matters of this
nature, and that no favors would be
expected OF me. II was too late then
for me to return the money, I had al.
ready paid out the 500 and | did not
know where to get similar amount
to take up my note.
@. How long have you known Isoi?
A. Up to that time had only seen
| lsoi once or twice In the day and may
be two or three times at night when
| | went to Iwilei, that was about the
| only times that ] saw this man Isoi.
| that Is about three or four times al.
| together, five times may be.
q. And when was the first time
that you saw him? A. The first
time | saw him. so that could know
the man, was when went down with
Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Townsend to
notify the women-all the women at
l Its.tt. ,t- Nx. nj sI,.t.
rooms of prostitution.
Q. DO you rccollect that date? A.
1t was think that was about the mid.
die of March when we decided to
close lwilei at the request OF the Min.
isteral Union, sometime before Tay.
Tor went away, may be week or so
before he went away.
| @. At that time you became nc.
quainted with lsoi personally? A.
That Is talked to him, I think II was
the first time | talked with him to tell
him that we had gone down to close
Iwilei.
Q. Who, II any one, introduced
Isoi to you on that occasion? A. I
think Mr.. Taylor pointed him out, or
Mr. Townsend, ! don't know. He
|
generally stays. We went up to the
store to tell him to close Iwilei up.
Q. He was pointed out to you as
Isoi then? A. Yes. think scat
that time.
@. You knew. did you not, at that
time that Isoi was the same notorious
lsoi in the Iwilei district? A. Yes.
knowledge Of Isoi.
Q. As matter OF fact, since you
took Office In January. 1907, and have
exercised Police supervision over
Iwilei, you knew that Isoi had an
interest In Iwilei as lessee? A.
Yes.
@. And was leasing a large number
OF rooms to prostitutes at lwilei? A.
Yes.
Q. will ask you Sheriff II you
know Of any other person in Honolulu
by the name of Isoi? A. I don't
know them, but there are other Isois,
plenty of them. there names can be
found In the Directory. There are
several lsois In town. lsoi Is a com.
mon name amongst the Japanese.
Q. You are sure that 1t Is com.
mon name then? A. So have been
told.
Q. When did you get that informa'
ton? A. Later. was under the
impression at the time that might
have been some other Isoi
q. Some mention has been made
here Sheriff about a loan made to you
by Mr.. Colburn? A. Yes.
@, Was II fact that Mr.. Colburn
was pressing you for the repayment
of that loan that necessitated your
securing the 800, which you did
secure on the IsOi note, do you recol
lect? A. No, l did not get the money
that ! wanted at the time. at the end
OF April or the first OF May, 1t was not
to pay the Colburn note; that | had
: already paid some days before, may
be week or two, | don't remember.
Q. Did you pay the Colburn note
by nstallments or one lump sum? A
BY installment.
@. Did you personally pay the
, money over to Colburn or was 1t paid
through some third person? A.
paid II to boy, think he sent his
boy over with a note asking me to
return him the money that he had ad
vanced me on a note that had given
Colburn for $150-I think 1t was.
@. ] will ask you whether you
made any payments on that Colburr
note through Mr.. Charles Chilling
worth? A. Chillingworth think
paid Colburn himself on that note
, Chillingworth was owing me $3.50 a
the time for which | was holding
{ Chillingw0rth's note, and I went Oyel