The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-23
Around the
Police Station


haa isifoi go into lHtt uon. of Boo
tOnI lHti Fnfd anf rut o. hll islI fence
awutI tHr place. 0f sou Rro NniIp FOO
Htrost lhrir ls a SUNDAY Observance
law set Three lupanese who were
building re- nmrnn uu Sunday down
lu kHhHuko we're arrested ll police
officer Un the complaint off resident,
who s1.i hc Thought iho worn WHs uu.
necessary. aui could iu.t as well lo
dome uD week days rhe Japanese were
unable 20 state that the work WIS ahso-
iutely necessary, and Judge Audmie
therefore fined thom - aud costs
Best Raid Of All
The bost planned police raid Of the
Jarrett administfa sion was headed on
Sunday night by Deputy sheriff Rose,
who, with posse OF officers, surround
ed the Akwai building on Beretania
Ave. and Achi lane, and baggcd thirty
five alleged gamblers. These gentry
We're taken to the ponce station. The
place has been reported running for
several months and recently, an addi-
tional game was reported to have start
ed up in the same building, both places
being connected by a series of stair
ways and traps, ingeniously arranged to
deceive the police.
Previous to going to the house the
deputy marked several pieces of silver
money which were placed in the hands
of a couple of informers. One OF these
was admitted to the basement gambling
room and played awhile. Later his con
federate was admitted, whereupor .ht
first one left and Immediately informed
the deputy who was waiting few
| blocks away that nearly fifty Chinese
were IN the place dallying with dice
and dOminoes in the fascinating game
of paikau. The deputy sent for officers
and surrounded the entire building
thus shutting off egress. The numerou:
secret doorways and panels baffled tn,
officers for some time, so that when they
| gained entrance to the room there were
no signs of game. Some Chinese wer,
| found there and others in various rooms
upstairs. d. L. Akwai, who lives up
stairs, was found in an apartment anC
he was included in the bunch of thirty
five. When searched several pocket
yielded up marked coins, showing tina
in some manner or other the evidenc,
coins had been transferred from the in
formers to the alleged gamblers. Pos
sibly defense of paying off debts vii
be set up to account for the presenc
of these coins in the pockets of other
than the informers who INTRODUCES
them. The case was set over until ia
morrow morning. 1t is understood tina
Judge Humphreys has been retained t,
defend the case.
This same building was raided
couple of years ago by the grand jury
or rather visited BY that body, and tn
members were astounded at the in
genious contrivances in evidence o
doors, secret panels in walla, and wire
leading to doors and other openings, a.
used to prevent entrance by Others tina
those who knew the ropes. The cor
trivances were designed to deceive tn
t police. As result of the giand jur
! investigation Willie Crawford had t
, stand trial for allegedly being col
/ nected with the game.
Crawford is now Hawaiian interpr,
/ ter in the police court and it is sal
t that an effort is being made to Intro
. duce him there as Chinese interprete
3 to replace a young Chinese. 1t is III
5 derstood that Judge Andrade has n
intention of yielding to certain intlI
r ences by giving him the coveted a.
5 pointment.
: Sentence Was Suspended.
: Sentence was suspended in the ca:
e of Mrs. Markle in police court yeste
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