The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-17
TRYING To Get
EVIDENCE
BACK
Higher Wage Agitators
Seek Recovery of
Seized Papers.

The first comeback of the strike
leaders VINO were arrested recently
and their offices raided and private
papers seized along with documents
which the authorities state furnish
evidence of criminal conspiracy, was
made yesterday forenoon when attor-
ney Lghtfoot, acting on behalf of
Maxine, Negoro. Sega ct al, made a.
demand upon the attorneys of the
planters to turn over the letters, books,
documents to him The demand was
refused whereupon replevin proceed
ings We're promised and in the after
noon all those who participated in
the raids and seizures were served
with summons. The planters attorneys
refused to give up the papers on the
ground that they were being held as
evidence in the cases now pending
against the leaders and many of the
strikers.
Early in the afternoon a suit was
filed by the Nippu Jill Company, Ltd,
against William Henry, High Sheriff
of the Territory of Hawaii. The Nip
pu set forth that 1t was corporation,
and as such is the owner and lawfully
entitled to the possession of the fol-
lowing personal property: one book.
marked A; one book, marked S; one
book, marked y; two ledgers, three
cash books; one book of certificates of
shares; nine account books, sundry
papers and letters. Such property, al
leges the Nippu, is unlawfully de-
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same has not been taken as a tax
assessment or fine pursuant to the
statute, or seized under an execution
Or an attachment against the prop
erty of the plaintiff; that the actual
value of the property is $500. An
affidavit of Editor Sega is attached,
merely substantiating the above al
legged facts.
Mr.. Prosser, counsel for the plant
ers, when asked what course would
be pursued with reference to the re-
plevin suits, replied: They will
have a hard time to get evidence out
of our hands until it has been used
as SUCH
Independent Movement
1t is reported that the Hiroshima
Association is beginning an indepen-
dent movement to accomplish the OBJ
ject of the niger wage people, but will
be absolutely independent of Makino
Negoro and sega. The Hiroshima
Association is one of the largest
forces of the Higher Wage Assoeia
ton, and it was due to their activity
added to the agitation of Maxine ct al
that the strikes were brought about.
Later the Hiroshima men withdrew
from the strike fight as organized by
Maxine.
Strikers appeal" Forwarded.
A voluminous account of what is 7ur-
ported to have taken place here since
the strike began was forwarded on the
Alameda yesterday by the Higher Wage
Association leaders, addressed to Am
bassador Takahira at Washington. That
official is asked hasten the investiga-
ton of the subject, particularly with
reference to the arrest of Maxine ct
al, and the seizure of their letters and
papers by the local police authorities.
Maxine and Negoro claim they have
been abused, have had no rights re-
speeted and go so far as to say that
their lives and property are endanger-
ed The leaders were somewhat de-
pressed Yesterday when the cable from
Washington was published, to the effect
that the japanese ambassador would
take no action until he had made full
investigation. In other words the am
bassador will have both sides OF the
question before him before he takes any
course whatever.
The strike leaders are making every
effort to place Consul General uyeno
in a difficult position because that ON
cial has so far failed to side with them.
Negoro who has remained much In the
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