The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-27
CHUNG LUNG GETS
IN BAD THIS TIME
HAD ENTERED INTO UNLAWFUL
RELATIONS WITH TWO
COATS.

Arthur McDufie, chief Of detectives,
has, as before mentioned, often arrest
ed robber before he knew Of a rob
berry, but he broke new record Satur-
day when he recovered coat that no
had never known was stolen and there
by set new mark for "McDufie' Is
Luck" which is now properly pro-
verbal.
Friday afternoon the chief got
hurry call simultaneously from sixteen
excited Japanese, who fortunately for
the capacity Of the special staff, were
all in one place. Upon arriving they
found the Nipponese in chaotic state
of mind, possessed of two coats and one
Chinaman, about whom the center of
storm seemed to be revolving. The
Chinaman was lying in the corner heav-
ing great groans and swearing, as
Cinnamon often will, that he was dead,
when in fact he was only half so.
The sixteen excited Japanese stimuli
taneously poured their tales of woe into
the chiefs ear to this effect: That the
Chinaman of unhonored ancestry and
unhappy future had attempted to sell
coat to one of their number (see, here
is the coat, boss) and wanted two dol
lars for the same. The coat being n
brand new one and of good make was
taken at the price and the happy pur.
chaser put down his two dollars on the
spot. The Chinaman seized it and dis
appeared at a four-forty clip without
the formality of leaving the coat. The
deluded victim raised hue and cry
and all his neighbors turned out in pur-
suit The Chinaman did not get far.
There is no doubt. however, that he got
numerically licked by the irate hippo
nese and that there was reason for his
groans.
It Was Chung Lung.
The Chief cast a professional eye over
the dilapidated celestial and recognized
in him one Chung Lung. Chung Lung
is acquainted with the police. Some
time ago he tried to sell a coat to a
japanese in tenement on King and
Kalakaua and incidentally tried to steal
another at the same time. He was ar.
rested and held for some time while the
police tried to fasten the offense on him
but they were unsuccessful and had to
let him go.
There was no doubt this time that
he had taken the two dollars and glad
to have a chance to hale his old friend
up in court the chief took Chung in
tow, together with the two coats, upon
both of which he Immediately cast sus
Ipicious eyes.
Chung was put down 'below'' for Q
few days investigation while the police
traced his various movements, but they
were unable to fasten a reputation OF
him worse than he had already acquired
Saturday afternoon, however, Japa
nese arrived from one of the other is
lands and hied him to his happy home
which he had not seen for some time
He had been there but a few minutes
when he missed his Sunday-go- to-meet
ing coat which he had left behind him
He dropped downstairs and without
waiting to catch car started on bee
lime for the corner of Nuuanu and Mer
chant, where he introduced himself al
N one piece suddenly, all out Oh breatl
and very much excited, to the chief Of
detectives.
Gets Surprise.
"somebody aihue my coat" he cried
somebody 49,
"Stop a moment" commanded tn,
chief, who needed no more than this Il
introduce a great light where befor,
there had been darkness. els this you
coat7'' and he held up one Of the gar
ment embellishments of Chung Lung.
fGolly," said the breathless victim
in Japanese, and fell over backward
on the sofa. "Are you haole kahuni
man7'
"Not yet" remarked the chief
"You come stop court nine O'Clock Mon
day and speak Judge Monsarrat al
, about it,
Chung Lung was accordingly charged
twice with larceny in the second de
gree yesterday and win face the must
this morning. All those minus thei
upper and outer wearing apparel are re
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