The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-10-21
Old Offenders Find Place Where
Police Could Not Raid Nor
Pull Them.
LEAL ONE OF THE BUNCH
Four Inspectors Lose Jobs as a
Result Of the Discovery Of the
New "JOint."
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Because one Of the customhouse build
ings, the property of the federal gov
ernment, was being used by gamblers
some of whom are classed as profes-
sional gamblers, number of employees
of the customs service no longer occu-
py their positions.
Yesterday morning Deputy Collector
@. II. Raven and Deputy Collector e.
A. jacobson rendered their designations
to Collector of Customs E. r. Stack
able rather than give any information
against other employees of the service.
sThey refused to act as informers
and therefore resigned, say their
friends.
II came to the knowledge of the col
lector that there was gambling going
on in the inspectors Office, so it is re-
lated ON good authority, and night
or so ago the gamblers were caught
ed-handed engaged in the exciting pas
time of "seven-eleven.
What might have happened had the
game been merely casual throwing
Of uthe bones" between n couple of
inspectors, is not known though there
would perhaps have been room for
clemency, but it was discovered that
outside gamblers were making use Of
the precincts of the federal customs
building for protection from any pos
sfble raid by the police, it being well
known that the police have no right
to interfere with anything of the kind
which might be going on in a federal
building.
Following are the names Of those
caught in the "crap" game in the in
speetors' office:
Joseph Leal, chauffeur and formerly
chief of detectives of Honolulu police
department; who has been under arrest
and was convicted for gambling since
he left the police department, recently
boosted in some quarters as successor
to Chief McDuffie.
Joseph Kubey, assistant postmaster
of this city.
Herbert A. Levey, a clerk in the firm
of Theo. Davies & Co.
Eugene Love, sport.
Otttd F.. Heine, clerk of the terri
torial auditor.
Customs Inspector Noyes.
Customs Inspector Bower.
OF the seven men caught in the in
spector IS office, only two were members
Of the customs force. The playing had
been going ON for many weeks, over
ties Collector Raven and jacobson and
others. some of them finding that it
was risky business to. indulge in gam
bling in places where the police might
descend upon them. welcomed the idea
of playing in federal building where
the police could not touch them through
lack of jurisdiction. In other words
the city police or the territorial author
tiles have no right to disturb a gam
bling game which is being conducted or
federal premises.
How the first intimation of the gam
bling got to the ears of the collector il
of course impossible to say.
When Collector Stackable was seer
yesterday by an Advertiser reporter
Mr.. Stackable stated firmly and moi
without a show of great regret that he
had accepted the designations Of Depu
ty Collectors Raven and jacobson and
Inspectors Noyes and Bower, as had
been stated in the evening newspapers
but he declined to say anything further
on the subject, remarking that he great
ly regretted that anything had found
its way into the evening papers, even
to the extent of the publication of the
fact of the designations of the customs
men above named. After his report tC
Washington, said Stackable. and afte
the return from that report, there nigh
be something to be said.
The resignation of the men named
however soon became the talk of tn
town and it was not long before tn
facts were being discussed with rela
tion to what led up to the resignation
of the customs employees.
1t was stated that Raven and Jacob
son, deputy collectors, both of whor
have been long and faithfully in tn
service, had been asked concerning tn
gambling in the inspectors office, ap
parently with view to getting them Z
tell what they knew concerning tn
crapshooting, Reliable report carrie
the story further to the effect tina
Raven fatty refused to give any infoi
nation concerning the gambling an
thereupon handed in his resignation
jacobson Immediately following sui
Bower and Noyes, IL is said. at frs
refused to resign, although it wa
known that they had been present wit
the five outsiders when the game VIZ
going on. But when they realized thf
unless they resigned they would n,
only be suspended but would hay
charges preferred against them, the
thought better Of the situation an
handed In their designations. Wheth,
there are TO be any more resignation
10 be asked for, or volunteered, Il
not possible TO state now, though II
sell understood thar a thorough inye
tgatlon is being made into tho syfte
which has been 10 vogue as far
oaeYen'eleyenH ID concerned, also A.
other matten upon which the indu
genee In the gambling game may has
bad an eject
Neither Raven nor jacobson vi
present n lhe game ana 4 iu elaine
that neither one has ever hoen prpHei
af aat n lhe games played 10 ihe su