The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-23
Around the
Police Station
! + So 1898 - $50 y =

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II You want to work on Sunday you
had better go into back room, or in
your back yard and put big, tall fence
around the place, or you are liable to
arrest. There is a Sunday observance
law yet. Three japanese who were
building sampan on Sunday down
IN kakaako were arrested by a police
officer on the complaint of resident,
who said he thought the work was an
necessary, and could just as well be
done on week days. The japanese were
unable TO state that the work was abso-
lutely necessary, and Judge Andrade
therefore fined them IS and costs.
Best Raid of All.
The best planned police raid of the
Jarrett administration, was headed on
Sunday night by Deputy Sheriff Rose,
who, with a posse of officers, surround
ed the Akwai building on Beretania
Ave and Aehi lane, and bagged thirty
five alleged gamblers These gentry
We're taken to the ponce station. The
G-eNSS nus pSth boiACo 1Jl
several months and recently, an addi-
tlonal game was reported to have start
ed up in the same building, both places
being connected by series of stair
ways and traps, ingeniously arranged to
deceive the police.
Previous to going to the house the
deputy marked several pieces of silver
money which were placed in the hands
of a couple of informers. One of these
was admitted to the basement gambling
room and played awhile. Later his CON
federate was admitted, whereupor tae
first one left and Immediately informed
the deputy who was waiting a few
blocks away that nearly fifty Chinese
were IN the place dallying with dice
and dominoes in the fascinating game
of paikau. The deputy sent for officers
and surrounded the entire building
thus shutting off egress. The numerous
| secret doorways and panels baffled the
| officers for some time, so that when they
| gained entrance to the room there were
no signs of a game Some Chinese were
| found there and others in various rooms
| upstairs. d. L. Akwai, who lives up
stairs, was found in an apartment and
| he was included In the bunch of thirty
| five. When searched several pockets
yielded up marked coins, showing that
| in some manner or other the evidence
coins had been transferred from the in
formers to the alleged gamblers. Pos
| slbly defense of paying off debts will
| be set up to account for the presence
of these coins in the pockets of others
| than the informers who introduced
| them. The ease was set over until to
morrow morning. 1t is understood that
Judge Humphreys has been retained to
| defend the case.
This same building was raided 8
couple of years ago by the grand jury
| or rather visited by that body, and the
| members were astounded at the in
| genious contrivances in evidence or
| doors, secret panels in walls, and wire;
leading to doors and other openings, al
used to prevent entrance by others thar
those who knew the ropes. The con
4 trivanees were designed to deceive thu
/ police. As a result of the grand jury
investigation Willie Crawford had t.
stand trial for allegedly being con
neeted with the game.
Crawford is now Hawaiian interpre
ter in the police court and it is sait
that an effort is being made to intro
duce him there as Chinese interprete
to replace young Chinese. 1t is IN
derstood that Judge Andrade has II
intention of yielding to certain infu
ences by giving him the coveted ar
pointment.