The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-12-03

stated that some kanakas had been
there and made kick and that the
game had better be closed in that vi.
einity. The paraphernalia was taken
from the house where the game had
been opened, and removed to the rear
of a billiard parlor. where it remained
hidden for several days.
Helped Strike Fund.
The second night the game was run
ming, one of the leaders of the Japa-
nose gamblers came to McHenry and
said that as the japanese were out of
employment and as they were the ones
who most patronized the game, they
(the japanese gamblers) thought the
strikers were entitled to a percentage
of the proceeds. A consultation be-
tween McHenry and his two partners
resulted in the japanese getting what
they wanted, and then, said McHenry,
Vida and Napoleon dropped him (Mc.
Henry suddenly out of the game for
some unknown reason.
McHenry went to the place where
the outfit had been stored and found
that it had been removed, and then
asked Napoleon whether the japanese
had made any further proposition to
them, as McHenry and Vida had left it
to him.
McHenry in the Cold.
Although Napoleon had repeatedly
told McHenry that the game was not
running, the latter learned from one of
the japanese gamblers and from Others
who were playing that it was still 60
ing on in place on Beretania avenue.
McHenry said that thereafter he made
no attempt to become connected with
the game, as he saw that he was not
wanted any longer.
One of the japanese afterwards told
McHenry that as they were paying n
portion of their money to the strikers ,
association, they thought that it would
be fair for twenty-five per cent. of the
net income from the game that Apali-
ona and Vida were running to go to
the same organization. This plan, it
seems, was agreed upon.
Game at Waikiki.
McHenrv was afterwards on Wal.
kiki ear with soldier friend when a
japanese asked him whether he was
going "hanahana. Seeing that the
man thought that he still knew where
the game was going on, McHenry an
swered in the affirmative and the ORR
entail went 20 a house near the Wal
kiki carline.
When McHenry entered the house,
Vida and Napoleon were somewhat
taken abaek at seeing him, but he as
sured them he only wanted to play o
| little, which he did. The soldier who
was with him introduced some phoney
| dice into the game and McHenry won
tidy little sum. One of the Japa.
nese reached over and took the dice
off the table and replaced them with
others, and as McHenry began to see
that the others We're in a threatening
mood, he got up and left.
Apaliona Confirms Statement.
In the statement made to Sheriff
Jarrett by Sam Apaliona, whom Nc
Henry called Napoleon, the account of
the gamblers proceedings made by
McHenry were confirmed, and the ties.
timony of the Hawaiian, if true, pre-.
sents a stronger case against Leal.
When Vida made overtures to him
to start game, Apaliona refused, as
he thought there would be trouble. He
says that Vida then went to Leal and
| came back to announce that it would
be safe. They then started and oper-
ated a game for three nights, as Nc
Henry had said, on Beretania avenue
and King, near the railroad station.
Two or three weeks after that they
opened again on Beretania near the All
Kwai building, on the Eva side, and
| played here two or three weeks before
| the game was again closed and the
| japanese took the game to King
street, near Kalakaua avenue, where
McHenry last saw them.
In this last place they ran but five
days, and then went back to the All
Kwai building. The first day they
opened at the old place they were
caught by A, P. Taylor.
Leafs Share.
Apaliona said that Leal was to get
one share of all the winnings. The
first three nights of the game near the
station, the gamblers lost and Leal got
nothing, and he then told them to
stop. The gambler stated to jarrett
that Leal had said that he was scared
of Taylor and thought that it would
be better to slow up. Vida, as Ne
Henry and Apaliona both said, watch.
ed Mt the Royal Annex.
After the game opened, Apalona
| says that new arrangement was
made with Leal. McHenry had pre-.
viously stated that Leal had expressed
himself to the effect that the gamblers
could do him up on the percentage
system and so a new arrangement was
made by which the chief got fifty dol
lars n week.
The money, said Apaliona, was paid
to Leal by himself. Sometimes Vidt
accompanied him, but never paid Owe
the money, and was nearly always IL
the next room when 1t changed hands
The gamblers went 10 Leal y house OF
King street. The greater part of Apa
liOna's statement concerned the pay
ing over of the money.
The first time the game started, Vida
Apaliona, MclIenry and Leal were al
TO get quarter, After the lapares,
demanded n percentage and after Me
Henry was out OF the hui, the arrange
ment WAS changed,
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