The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-03
IN GRAFT IS
BEING CONDUCTED AT JAIL

by collecting from a sixteen.year;pld
japanese girl, whose father was non
a Federal charge, the sum of 81, on
the statement that he and Marshal
Hendry were fellow officers and he
would fix it up with the Marshal to
release her father. Kim also collected
from convicted japanese distiller who
is minus hands, the sum of $3.50, for
(which Kim promised to fix it with the
Federal authorities so the Japanese
could be fed by his wife instead of
having to eat prison fare.
Not satisfied with having acquired
the wardrobe of such a stylish dresser
as Lionel Hart, Kim, as soon as he got
out this time, worked a clothing store
for a new suit of clothes, promising to
pay for them as soon as he should have
collected his salary as Deputy Marshal.
To this argument he added the plea
that it was hardly becoming in the rep
resentative of a great government like
that of the United States to appear
in any raiment not strictly according
to Hoyle and Piccadilly. This deal
again landed Kim in Jail, where he is
now stopping.
Last, but by no means least, of this
interesting trio is Baker-Raymond NJ.
of the multiplicity of wives, who on
his way to Honolulu left trail of
unpaid checks all the way from Toledo,
Ohio, to Hawaii, through Chicago,
Dallas, Denver and San Francisco.
Handsome, college-bred, well-groomed,
even in his prison dungarees, Baker is
quite the Beau Brummel of the three.
AS soon as he was taken to the Jail,
Baker struck up a friendship with
Kim and Hjorth, evidently finding
them congenial spirits. Bakers front
appealed to Kim, who has weakness
for front and wants to acquire one
The two concocted a scheme that they
thought might help both of them with
the authorities, and when Baker was
allowed to go to the Marshal IS Office
last week, he informed United States
District Attorney Breckons that Kim
who has not yet been tried, would
plead guilty. Much to his disappoint
ment, Mr.. Breckons replied that hi
would rather enjoy prosecuting the
case against Kim, even if he did hav,
plenty of work to keep him busy.
Baker signalized his getting ac
quainted with Hjorth by borrowing
/ from MIN rlb, VI bndI INK
Dane had, on the excuse that he want
ed to give his No. wife a little
spending money for her trip back tC
the states where she will wait until h'
has served his three-year sentence
perhaps.
The sporting blood of the Fedora
establishment has been aroused by thu
accounts of the peculiar Friendship
that has sprung up among the thret
grafters-a friendship that is appar
entity exhibited by each of the thre
trying to graft off the other two.
proposition has been made that $50
be collected from the sports of tn
city and divided equally among tn
three. Then bets could be laid dow
as to which of the three would hav
it all at the end of a given period, sa.
a month Mr.. Breckons is rather in
clined to favor Kim, but he thinks i
would be a close match between hin
aad Baker. Marshal Hendry, it is un
derstood, favors Baker. Hjorth ap
pears to be on the short end, but h
might surprise some of the sports.
But the scientific end of the expert
ment is really most important to de
termine whether Europe, Asia or Amer
lea exceIs in the gentle art of graft
ing