The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-06-06
TWO ARRESTED;
SNYDER IS FREE
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In giving his evidence Howard was
very straightforward, very cool and
very carefully considered his answers
He explained that the reason why he
never before admitted he brought the
opium ashore was that he thought the
penalty would be very severe. He had
pleaded guilty to selling opium and
that landed him in prison, as he was
unable to pay the $500 fine.
Unwritten Law.
Howard absolutely denied that he
ever told Collector Stackable that he
did not bring the opium ashore from
the Manehuria, but that Snyder did
He added that this was the first time
he ever brought the stuff ashore and
he did it because he thought it was an
easy chance to make $50. He said he
did not know who gave him the six
tins of Opium he struggled ashore on
the night of April 2S. He found them
IN his room and he understood there
was a sort of unwritten law that the
man who took the tins ashore would
get SO tin out OF the proceeds of
the sale. A Chinaman in the steerage
gave him some sort of instructions in
a general way. 1t was generally un.
derstoOd among the members of the
crew, he intimated, that $40 tin was
the percentage for any man who SNUG.
gled opium ashore,
Two More Arrests.
In addition to the case before Judge
clemens, the opium investigation took
up all the time of the federal officers
I'D.
Matson steamer Enterprise, was ex.
amined before U. S. Commissioner
Davis, who comm tied him to the fed.
eral grand jury.
j. 0. Peterson, warehouseman of the
Matson Navigation Company at Hilo,
was examined and stated that Joe
Barker, chief engineer of the Wilhel.
nina, carried a suitcase ashore from
the vessel and was intercepted by two
policemen, who wanted to know about
its contents. Peterson said Barker
managed to divert the attention of the
oiheers from the suitcase and hid in be.
hind building
Circumstances arising out of the suit.
case episode led to the arrest yester
day by Marshal Hendry of Charles
Kama and Fred Lowe of Hilo. kama
Is charged, among other things, with
having facilitated the smuggling of
opium, while Lowe is accused of per.
Jury in connection with evidence given
in the ease
Perjury Charged.
Lowe was before Commissioner Davis
as witness in the kama case yester. |
day. He was asked whether the suit. I
case was seen in the neighborhood of |
the MatsOn Navigation Company's |
warehouse at Hilo on the night Of Nav
is, last. District Attorney Breckons |
said it was material to know as Ia |
what conversation Lowe had with
kama, whether he had seen him more
than once and whether he had seen an. |
other officer by the name of F. X. Keo |
maka. Lowe stated he did not see the |
suitcase, that he did not see kama
more than once and did not see
Keomaka.
The district attorney saws Lowe did |
see the suitcase, saw kama more than
once and also saw Keomaka. He there.
iore had a warrant sworn out for al.
legged perjury
brought down as a witness from Hilo.
was examined Yesterday before Com.
missioner Davis and VIII be further
questioned.
District Attorney Breekons stated
last night that Howard would be
prosecuted on q charge Of perjury and
mat there might be other arrests Of
Bilo people.