The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-26
Around the
dice Station
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lind pigs are numerous in Wahiawa,
fact which License Inspector Fen
neil ascertained when he visited that
/ section on Saturday night disguised as
teamster employed at the cavalry
eantonment. As evidence of the fact
that, although Wahiawa has no saloon.
| and no one there is authorized by law
to sell or dispose of liquor, intoxicants
are being sold, the inspector returned
to town Sunday with a couple of hot
ties of gin and half dozen bottles of
beer, purchased at the little store close
to the railroad station and at a place
near the roundhouse, both places being
conducted by storekeepers.
The sale of the liquor was made
boldly, and with little attempt at con-
ceaiment, except that it was not sold
III plain view of anyone except the
purchasers. Inspector Fennell. at one
place, even assisted the storekeeper to
break open a barrel of bottled beer
The inspector sent an assistant to
Wahiawa day ahead of time, with
instructions to keep his eye on two or
three places suspected of selling booze.
The night he arrived on the scene, he
sent the assistant into the store near
the depot. The man purchased a bot
tie Of gin and returned to Mr.. Fennell.
turning the bottle over to him. They
visited the place near the roundhouse
and the man bought liquor there,
Then Fenneu took a hand a couple
OF hours later by going into the shop
by the station and asking for a bottle
of gin. The proprietor told him to
wait until he had finished with another
customer. Fennell waited in the front |
part of the store, and when the pro- |
prietor finished with the first customer |
he beckoned to the inspector to go into |
back room. Fennell did not get /
the signal, but soldier sitting in the |
shop informed him that the shopkeeper
was ready to sell. him the booze he
had asked for. He went to the rear
room, received the bottle and paid 65 |
cents for it.
At the roundhouse the two men |
bought several bottles of beer, at the |
price of so cents for two. Then the |
proprietor had to open new barrel
and proceeded to break it open. This
w do WITH Il SuHtII uG1pCu.
The inspector swore out warrants |
for the arrest of the shopkeepers YES
terday and went to Wahiawa last night
to serve them. He arranged previous
ly with Deputy Sheriff Cox Of Waialua
to be on hand to assist.
Another Korean Mixup.
Koreans have added another mystery
to the list of those in the keeping Of
the police. Choy Sung VIVA was found on
a road in Palolo on Sunday night with
a knife wound in his neck. He was
taken to the hospital, and the police
Immediately began search for his as
sailant, and yesterday Chong Key Soon
was arrested and locked up for inves-
tiagtion, believed to be the knife
weilder.
The wounded man went to the police
station a few days ago and complained
that his wife had left him and was
with another Korean. He asked the
police to assist him in finding her.
Officer Yong found the wounded mani
on the road while he was en- route to
Wha s house. Elizabeth Joe, wife of
the wounded man, was found duringI
the night and is held for investigation
III INC otdhiOH. 1H6 WOunueu man stat
ed yesterday that he had seen his wife
the night of the assault. After she
left him he sat beside the road think
ing over his wrongs. While sitting
there some one assaulted him.
Flotsarl and Jetsan1.
George Steele, who was arrested dur
ing Konohi time as drunk, was SEN ]
1enced by Judge Andrade yesterday to .
ninety days in Oahu prison. Steele
las been sent over several times for
in the last few weeks, !,
md is fast becoming street nuisance.
All the Chinese and japanese gam :
olers brought before the judge yester- !
lay were fined. Some forfeited bail.
The fines ranged from 81 and costs to
80. Detective Medeiros made most of
he arrests, assisted by an informer
whose services were utilized during the ,
regime of Chief Taylor. He was one
If the best informers connected with
he police, but was let out when
changes took place at the station last I
July. :.
John Hapa, who was arrested with
several japanese for gambling and was
oailed out of the police station for |
s25, had his case continued until to-