The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-27

ousIN 'rouduloutlN and knowingly re
,eiyc buy, sell and conceal, and facil
tate the purchase sale, receipt and
Of smoking opium and
opium prepared for smoking, there
.ocore imported and brought into the
United states. from some foreign
country to the Grand jurors UNI
known"
Did Not Talk On Trip.
"Smith did not talk to me about his
rase on the trip Deputy Marshal
Towle said to the Star reporter.
ON fact I advised him not to talk
to anybody, and it was his own wish
to avoid conversation.
"Since his arrival he is in the hands
Of his lawyers. He wirelessed to en-
gage counsel day before yesterday.
1--WE had a splendid passage down.
It was beautiful"
On the Honolulan.
Norman Smith was accompanied
by two deputy United States mar
shals. B. Z. Towle and NJ. E. Elliott,
on the Honolulan. He is the man
recently indicted by the grand
jury for alleged opium snug
Cling, and arrested by the San Fran.
cisco authorities on Geographic re.
quest from Honolulu. He was closely
guarded on the voyage down and not
allowed to converse with the passeu-
gers regarding his case. The Star
representative on board this morning
was refused permission to talk with
him, the statement being made that
the local United States marshars
Office might have something to give
out after subiecting Mr.. Smith to an
examination. The party were met by
two representatives of Marshal
Hendry's office and the prisoner was
at once escorted to a waiting AUTO
mobile and rushed to Mr.. Hendry's
office.
San Francisco papers state that
when Norman smith was interviewed
by newspaper men in San Francisco,
before orders were given not to per-
NIT him to talk about his case, he
vigorously protested his innocence and
expressed perfect willingness 10
come to Honolulu where he stated
he could prove himself guiltless of
any wrong doing. When Mr.. Smith
was last in Honolulu he was a guest
Of the Alexander Young Hotel.
He is a genteelappearing young
man Of about twenty-eight or thirty,
but appeared to be somewhat new
Gus. lie seemed to wish to have al
talk with the representative of The
Star, only awaiting the permission
of his guards, which was refused HeI
was not manacled, took his meals in
The regular dining salon, was allowed
perfect freedom. except that he was
always accompanied by one or both
of the deputies, and there was moth !
ing to distinguish him from the other
well-dressed passengers.
In San Francisco.
The Chronicle has the followig ac-
count OF the arrest:
Norman b. Smith. a dapper young
nan who has left the life of a seaman
or some occupation that brings him
a far greater revenue, was arrested
IN board the steamship Wilhelmina |
when she arrived from Honolulu yes
erday. United States Marshal Elliott
md Deputy Marshal Elmer Warner |
ook him in custody on a charge of
selling unstamped opium in Honolulu,
IN indictment having been returned |
against him by the federal grand jury
here after Smiths departure from
hat port
After the Wilhelmina sailed from
honolulu a wireless Was received by
Ter master from Collector of the Port
Stackbale Of Honolulu, asking if Smith |
vas aboard. By wireless the Wilhel-
nina captain notified the Honolulu Off
,er that such man was a passenger, |
Then cablegrams were sent to the Of
ice of the United States marshal here
him to arrest Smith when
lie arrived.
While Smith is chargde merely with
selling unstamped opium, local federal
believe that he is one of the
heads of the opium traffic, which for
months government sleuths have been
attempting to stamp out.
BY the arrest of Smith it is believed
that the officers are on the trail of
band of opium smugglers who are
using an entirely new method of dis
posing of the drug.
Three Empty Suit Cases.
The fact that Smith arrived here