The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-03

An experiment of unusual interest is
being conducted by the United States
authorities. Reduced to its briefest
terms, it is to find out which of three
men is the best and most successful
CRATER. Those about the offices of the
Marshal, the United States District At
tornev and the Federal Clerks office
who have been let in on the proposition
are getting quite excited over it, and
it is limited that some considerable bets
will be put upon the result if the mat.
ter can be reduced to sporting propo-
sition.
It's this way: United States Mar
shall Hendry has in the Oahu Jail three
men who have demonstrated that they
are experts in the grating line. Being
perforce confined temporarily in the
penitentiary, they are somewhat limit
ed as to opportunities for displaying
their special accomplishments, and as
misery loves company, or because birds
of feather flock together, or because
water seeks its level, or for some other
proverbial and bromidial reason, the
three have become close friends and are
together most of the time when it is
possible under the rules of the estab-
lishment for them to foregather.
What makes the experiment now be-
ing conducted the more interesting and
may even give the results international
Importance is the cosmopolitanism of
the material with which it is being con-
Quoted. The three men represent, one
the Middle Western part of the United
States, another the north of Europe,
and the third the Far East. One char
acteristic, and only one, they have in
common--they know how to graft.
The North Europe representative is
Dane named Hiorth (not pronounced
by the uninitiated). He attained some
notoriety not long ago through being
convicted in the Federal court of hav.
ing embezzled the funds and stamps of
Kauai postoffice. According to ac'
counts, he worked the good people OF
the Garden Isle several times. They
gave him one opportunity after another
to reform, but it was impossible foI
him to hide his talent in napkin
Finally, when as assistant postmaster
he borrowed from Uncle Sam to KEEP
up his store account and was caught
at it, he was sent over to the reef tC
mediate.
The Far Fastener is Kim-he has
several other names, for no self respect
ing Korean can get along with less
than three, but two of them have beer
lost in the prison register. Kim grew
up in Korea, but at comparatively
early age discovered that opportunity
for the proper display of his accom-
| plishments was too restricted in thu
Hermit Kingdom, so he came to Amer
lea to grow with the country.
Arriving in Hawaii, it did not take
him long to appreciate the fact that {
good front and knowledge of Eng
lish would obviate the necessity o,
manual labor. He knew that he wa
destined for better things, and he sooi
acquired both.
Being new to the game, though, Kin
made mistake. He peddled amont
his countrymen the professional card
of Attorney lie Blonde of Hilo at tn
rate of two dollars per, giving witt
each card a verbal guarantee that tn
possession of the card would insure tn
holder against prosecution for an.
offense he might commit. One Koreai
tried to use the card according to di
rections. 1t failed to work, and Kin
was nabbed and chucked into Jail.
I
to recognize Kim's genius, and the
got him to help them run down a bunc'
of cOunterfeiters, which Kim did wit
neatness and dispatch. But when h
got out of Jail, he had more valuabl
asset than Attorney lie Blond Is cardi
He was United States Deputy MAJ
shal-to hear him tell II. In that i'm
portant capacity he proceeded to lev
toll on bis e0untrymen and others, unit
the authorities got wind of II and CAV
him year of free poi on the rect
together with an opportunity TO engag
In real work
This time Kim came ont Of iall wit
part Of the radiant wardrobe q
Lionel Hart, the man who fired th
Standard on warehouse, How Kim 81
possession Of ID 10 still a mystery, bu
i serves 10 Illustrate his accomplish
menls Incidentally before leayn
' the jall Kim provided for rainy do