The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-21
STRIKE A BLOW
At OPIUM RING
OFFICERS or srBAniBR HELD on
CHARGES or shgUoorINo
poPB-A TRAP.
lion Thnr.daya AdverII.el.l

IRON lhufanhN AuftfHtti.l
when the American Hawaiian steam
ship Arizonan sailed from port last
evening, after being held up by the
customs authorities in n search for
opium, Third oaicer winkler and Quar-
tcrmaster Downay were not on board,
according to information given out late
last night.
"Caught red handed, - was the way
District Attorney Breckons summed up
the case when asked why they were
arrested.
The United States authorities con-
slider that they have made most i'm
portant haul in connection with the
opium ring which they say has been
operating in Honolulu and add that it
will mean much toward breaking up
the hui which has been smuggling
opium ashore here for an unknown
length of time.
1t is asserted that the center of this
ring is at Salina Cruz, where the opium
is consigned from China and from
there distributed wherever there is a
demand. Recently 10000 tins of opium
passed through this port for Salina'
Cruz.
The Way 1t Worked.
The way the game was worked here
last evening was an unusual one. It
was learned that certain men had
opium to sell and the Cinnamon who
were to buy were given four checks,
each of $3.50, drawn on local bank in
false names.
When one of the officers, said to be
che quartermaster, came ashore with a
gripsack he went to the meeting place
and opened his bag and was at once
placed in custody. In the bag was
a large tin containing twenty small
tins of opium.
But twenty tins were missing and the
Cinnamon were called upon TO produce
or take the consequences. They finally
drove officers o. the district attorney Is
Office away IN Nuuanu Valley ard UNI
earthed the other tw nty Tins. They
had figured the officers would be CON
tent with the twenty tins, but were
fooled Altogether seventy tins of
opium were seized yesterday.
Thirty tins of opium were found on
the American-Hawaiian steamec Ari.
conan by customs officers yesterday and
the third mate of the vessel was taken
to the Office of the district attorney ia
be examined as to what he knew about
the contraban6 Among those present
at the inquiry were District Attorney
Breckons, Collector Stackable and AS
sistant District Attorney Rawlins
Grand Jury Investigating.
The grand jury went into opium mat
ters at its morning session yesterday
| and then adjourned until this morning
when it will pursue the inquiry. Among
those examined yesterday were Captain
Peter johnson of tire Wilhelmina
Charles Drew, puTser of the same yes
sci, Archibald Meacocf second stew
ard, Frank Edwards, third mate, anc
Others.
Chief Engineey Barker Of tbs same
vessel, who brought ashore at Hilo {
suit case with opium in it, is being de
| taired to give evidence if needed TIL,
/ grand jury also examined former Deou
ty Collector of Customs C. H. Raven
DR.. w. H. Schoening of Hilo, Georg,
A. Cool of Hilo and other mer from
that town.
The grand jury spent some time il
celebrating on the matter Of its re
marks as to Frank Rich nond, Il is be
lieved. What action it win taFe as t,
eliminating its references to the forme
principal of Hilo High School from it
partial report was net mad known
Probably nothing public viii be an
nouneed in this regard until its fna
report is presented to Judge Charlie
| +. Clemens.