The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-23
SIX SMUGGLERS Or
ARE ARRESTED
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custom inspector who noticed suspicious
looking objects about him. He struggled
for an instant with his apprehender and
in the scrimmage dropped three tins of
opium before he broke away and made
for the hills. He made at once for
the lantana where he lay hidden until
the cold and the mosquitoes drove him
out and into the hands of the United
States marshal IS men. 1t was discov-
cred then that he had taken off seven
tins of opium instead of the three that
the officials secured.
The first three named, Luther, Keka
huna and Kaikai are said to be related
either by marriage or by blood and it
might have been this fact that drew
the attention of the officials to a man
himself an employee of the government.
Also the relationship between the three
proves that this end of the smuggling
game was in the hands of people who
could not "split" on their associates
without duplicating a member of their
own families. Experience has proven
to the authorities that a family work
ing together in this manner is the
most difficult to apprehend.
However this is, it is almost certain
that Kekahuna "talked' yesterday to
United States District Attorney r. w.
Breckons and Collector of Customs E. R.
Stackable. If it was not him it was
one of his two relatives for it would
seem that an outsider who had obtained
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come out before with the tale.
One of those conducting the investi-
cations stated yesterday that the in
vestigation had been started by the
apprehension of Kekahuna solely. From
this, no other source of supply of the
information which the officials suddenly
became possessed of, seems more likely
than him.
Breckons and Stackable were in SEES;
sion all day yesterday in the office of
the former and over dozen witnesses
came before them, each to be infinitely
examined. All or nearly all were Ha!
waiians and appeared to be stevedores
| also. Those arrested were stevedores
and it seems from this that stevedores
figure prominently in the underground
railroad" by which opium leaves the
ship and enters illegally the Territory
Of Hawaii.
Now that the first links have been
discovered, IL is thought about the court
house that there will soon be uncovered
the gigantic chain of procedure that has
baffled the authorities for some time.
That the present sudden attack on the
smugglers is not the hrst attempt TO
break through this system is proven
by the thorough search of Lee Let Is
store "a few months ago by BTeekons,
staekable and llendry. Also previous
90 the day that raid was effected,
Breekons and llendry went TO Aiea and
arrested chinaman who, they stated,
was illegally In the country, However
that might be, Il was generally thought
that he had been arrested az being
connected with the supposed opium
smuggling,
When Lee Lot : store Was being raid
sd, there Werr inspectors galore sta
Toned all about the house vita che
three beads ~ departments niiiinR
about fhey capitalized that u WAS
merely au invoice NJ goods not eheekei
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fetulirl 10 tuiif inialing forty thou
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