The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-06
BRECKONS GETS
DOPE At HILO.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OBTAINS
MUCH EVIDENCE AGAINST
OPIUM RING"

ave got some Of The real dope and
some very valuable Information and We
know how the smuggling Of opium has
been handled at Hilo,n Is tho way
United States District Attorney Brook.
ons yesterday summed up the results OF
the visit Of himself and Marshal
Hendry to the Island OF Hawaii, which
visit caused great CONSERVATION TO tho
"opium ring" Tho district attorney
also confirmed the announcement made
in The Advertiser early last week that
officers employed on the Matson liners
and other boats running to Hilo know
something of the smuggling.
The district attorney traced the fifty
tins of opium which were brought from
San Francisco by the Matson steamer
Wilhelmina, and though nothing was
secured ON the Enterprise during his
stay at Hilo, the interior of tho
steamer is being broken can to
pieces in an endeavor to get at dope
which is believed to be secreted some
where on the vessel.
In connection with the uncovering OF
smuggling operations on wholesale
scale, the district attorney has brought
here batch of witnesses and one pris-
oncr; il is expected that another man
win be in custody within a few hours.
Prisoner and witnesses.
J The prisoner is Felice Luduek, cook
of the steamer Enterprise, who is held
on two charges, one of importing
opium and the other of bringing it
ashore He was taken before United
States Commissioner Charles Furnea1x
at Hilo, waived examination there, and
was committed to the next term Of the
federal grand jury. His bonds were
fixed at $1,000. So far he has been UNI
able TO secure them and is in jail. 1t
is believed that Ludnek brought the
opium ashore here on n previous
voyage,
Among the witnesses brought from
Eilo on the Mauna Kea yesterday are
Capt. !. o. Peterson warehouseman OF
the Matson Navigation Company; DIR.
w. II. Schoening; Manager Cool of the
Hilo Tribune; the Chinese bartender OF
the Wa'akea saloon; a Chinese named
Awana, who is believed to have been
offered dope by Baker, Chinese frog
catcher, who is suspected of being a
receiver and transporter of Struggled
opium; Fred Low, who was on the
bridge of the Enterprise when tho Off
GERS stopped Baker; w, j. Breelren-
bridge. steward of the Enterprise, and
officers kama, Kaimi and Kama of the
Hilo police force. The marshal has q
warrant for another of the native po-
licemen of Hilo, which is expected to
be served before tomorrow so that the
man can be brought before United
States Commissioner Davis
"opium Ring Anxious.
The district attorney stated that
there was not the slightest doubt that
extensive smuggling of opium has been
going on at Hilo. When it got too hot
for the smugglers at Honolulu they
appear to have concluded that Hilo
would make a good headquarters to
which the stuff could be taken quietly
and shipped as opportunity offered to
this port.
The Chinese frog.cateher, who is now
here, held as a witness, is believed to
have figured largely in the buying Of
the dope, bit whether on his own ac-
count or as agent for some other people
is not stated When the witnesses are
subjected to Interrogation it is thought
that good deal of valuable informal
tion will be extracted from them,
which will make the outlook rather un-
comfortable for others who may have
been concerned in the "Opium ring. +"
The district attorney believes that
officers of liners touching at Hilo have
been intimately concerned in the
smuggling. He also has evidence indi-
eating that police officers are impli-
Gated, and now, it is thought, he is
bringing together the lines that will
involve Others who have been referred
! to as nhipher ups,'b