The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-16
DOPE,
BRIDES OFFICER

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ker to the station because it would
get the Matson Company into trouble.
Barker testified that he asked Peter.
son to "'fix the policeman" but what
Peterson did he does not know. Bar.
ker himselfpaid the policeman $50 and
after that was not troubled by the
man, he said.
This sensational evidence came out
at the preliminary examination yester-
day of Charles kama, a Hilo police
man, accused of aiding in the unlaw-
full Importation of opium. When Bar
ker's turn came for examination Dis
trict Attorney Breckons said to him:
Fixed the Policeman.
"Mr. Peterson of Hilo testified, in
substance that on the evening of May
Is, kama, in company with another
man by the name of Roma, were at
the Matson Navigation Company ware
house and practically had you in charge
for having in suit case some stuff
alleged to be opium and that later, ac-
eording to your report, you had fixed
the policeman and that You and he
had gone to where the opium or the
suit case had been placed and found
it was gone"
Mr.. Breckons also told Barker that
Ralph Baldwin had stated that the
policeman had been fixed in relation TO
the opium and that Doctor Schoening
of Hilo had testified as to Barker Dor
l. g.
man.
Barker admitted to seeing the police
man about eight p. m. and to being
stopped by the officer, who wanted to
know what he had in the suit case
Barker then called Captain Peterson
and told him he was in trouble. Peter
son said, "chief, what have you COTS"
Barker told him he had |tdope in the
suit ease" The policeman was there
at the time. Peterson said:
"Barker, have you not got any more
sense than to do anything like that?"
BEAT It With Suit Case.'''1
Barker then said that an attempt
was made to fix the policeman. kama
asked Roma to watch the suit case
while Peterson went out with him. In
two or three minutes, Barker testified,
Peterson returned and said to Roma
"Charlie (meaning Kaina) says it's all
right" Roma then walked out. Cap
tain Peterson then, according to
Barker, said to the latter, Cheat it
with the suit case"
Barker said he took the suit case,
went around to the back of the ware
house and dropped it there. When
he got back he found both kama and
Roma had gone. He then showed Pc
terson where the suit case was and
the latter threw it under an oil shed.
At this point Policeman kama re-
turned and asked where the suit case
was and Barker told him it had been
taken aboard the Wilhelmina. kama
then told Barker-he would have to go
to the police station and also told
Roma to try and find the suit case,
On the way to the police station
Barker told the officer that he would
only make 800 but he was willing to
give kama $50. u
cit was all right and we went
back" testified Barker. "He didn It
bother me any more"
Borrows the Money.
LaVer DaIher went TO the Nalakea
saloon where he saw Doctor Schoening
Ralph Balding and George Cool. Hav-
ing promised the policeman $50 he tried
to borrow it first from Balding and,
failing, he got it from Doctor Schoen.
ing. Barker says he took Charles Ka,
ina aside land passed the money to
him.
In explaining Peterson's actions,
Barker said he understood that while
upon the wharf Peterson argued with
the policeman not to take Barker up
because it would get the Matson com
pany into trouble. Peterson had no
part in transferring the money from
Barker to kama.
District Attorney Breckons put Bar
ker on the witness stand before the
commissioner because kama had signed
statement in which he positively
denied having taken any money and
also stated that he had not been in the
company of Barker ON the night in
question.
The accused policeman was represent
ed by Attorney M. +. Prosser, who
asked for a continuance until Saturday,
which was granted by Commissioner
Davis.