The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-20
IS NORMAN SMITH
A SECRET AGENT?
Tales 10 Effect That lhe Alleged
Opium Seller Goes Under
Arrest Voluntarily.

That Norman u. Smith. indicted on
ak counts ~ federal grand jury for
selling opium. is secret ngcnt opcrnt.
ing from Washington and hRa allowed
himself 90 be arrested aH a part Of .ha
game, his real identity being unknown
even TO tho federal officials here, Il
the latest report going tho rounds.
The story goes that Smith has been
working with Secret Agent Moifat In
San Francisco for several months, and
that he came as n part Of the nation
wide campaign by Chief Wilkie to
suppress the traffic in opium, selling
the drug here 80 as to get on the in.
aide Of the workings Of the ring in this
city.
Federal secret agents have been
working in American, Mexican, south
American and Asiatic ports for molths
tracing up the way in which opium IL
brought into the United States, and
the work of Smith, it is said, has been
along these lines getting in touch With
Honolulu persons who deal in the irug.
Bailed by Chinese.
This story is borne out in a way by
the fact that Farm Cornn and Chu
Gem went on Smiths bonds for $4,000
for his Appearance for plea, after he
had been arraigned in federal court
yesterday afternoon.
From the allegations, IL appears that
none of the federal officials here, not
even Breckons himself, is aware of the
real work which Smith has been DONG
as secret agent.
Turned Money over.
II appears that Smith was in the
habit of going out from the Young
Hotel in the evenings and returning
shortly afterward with quantity of
gold coin which he turned over to the
cashier for safe keeping. As Smith
/ was here but few days on his last
trip and took away over three thousand
dollars, the amount which he must
have accumulated on his first trip OF
several weeks was considerably larger
| without doubt.
Had he not beensworking as secret
agent, it is held .that he would not
have been so open about depOsitine
his money in the Young Hotel safe il
the evenings whenghe camep I'M,
Breclkons MON Committah
Asked about the matter yesterday
afternoon, United States Attorney
Breckons said that it was possible
Smith was secret agent, but he hard
ly thought so.
Smith was brought up in the fedora
court yesterday afternoon with severa
others and. the indictment consisting
of six counts was read to him.
He was held on one charge, his at
torneys admitting that the others wer,
of like nature. his bail being fixed
lat $4,000 which was furnished by tn
two Chinese as stated previously.
i The case was set for October % 70
Mcmahon Pleads.
Sergeant Mcmahon pleaded not gull
ty to the charge of murder for killing
i An. Gederlof at Leilehua the latte
paftZof September, and his case wen
over until November Is for trial.
The Karrati lane crowd of peopl
who are charged with having per
formed marriage ceremonies and for
given sins were all up and had thei
cases continued until Saturday 70
plea. G. X Ewaliko, d. M. Kualii an,
Rebeeta Ulii being the ones Each o
the three had another count agains
Them Rebecca Ulii and iD.yM. Kuali
being charged with ae,statutory crime
Silva Gets One Year.
John Silva. the man who made hi
home with the family of Chimes
during the absence of the head of tn
house was sentenced to one year i
Jail as he pleaded guilty TO the charg
against him. Hs seemed to thin
D I ~ -errltk 30 Ah
, court that he took care of .the woma
tne latter came back he just wen
away.
, Tokuchi Muranaka, who was brough
Nom Kanai charged with running
moonshine still, said that he did nc
know whether he WAS guilty or no
when arraigned yesterday Afternoon
In that event Judge Clemens continue
j the case until Saturday for plea, an
r named Attorney Weaver to .represer
the defendant as he had no means Q
hiring lawyer.
Max Alonzo, who is alleged to .hay
E stolen some personal property frol
a Lieutenant Mecleery, viii come up fc
lplea on Saturday alaO.
Habeas Corpus Case.
The habeas corpus proceedings in tn
case of Kito Nakahara were heard ye
terday morning by Judge Clemens an
the case continued until today fC
a argument.
e This is the case of n Japanese woma
= just returning from Japan who was d
MED admission on account of suiferin
: from traehoma. She and her husban
T have lived in the islands since 100
+ until she went home two years ag
o her spouse remaining in Hawaii.
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