The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-11
Letter to Chinese Girl from His
Home City Started Officials
After Hauseman.
IS NOW OUT OF JAIL ON BAIL
Declares This His First Fall from
Grace-Seattle Surprised
at His Arrest. !.
(From Sunday Advertiuer,


A letter addressed to n Chinese o;r,
in Honolulu and said to have he.
written at Seattle by a member NJ tbo
household of Samuel D. Hauseman !.
In the possession Of the federal antbor-
itles and may go far toward clincb;no
the case against Hauseman for smug.
Cling opium.
Mr.. Hauseman, who was arras+ad
Thursday afternoon in his room nj tbe
ioung Hotel, where the trunk contain.
ing ITO tins of opium was seized was
released on his own recognizance last
evening by order of United States Dis.
trlct Judge Dole, on representations
made by George A. Davis, attorney for
hauseman. Collector of Customs
Staekable refused Mr.. Davis, reouest
TO allow the prisoner out on bail and
Distllct Attorney Breckons did NOT
wish to do anything not approved by
Mr. Stackable, so Davis took his case
directly before Judge Dole. Mr.. Hause-
man is now at the Blaisdell.
MIR. Hauseman will breathe the free
air OF heaven for two days at least. -
SAID Attorney Davis last evening.
The aged Seattle man was greatly
downcast when released but was in.
vlgorated with the statement of Mr.,
Davis that for some time the "air has
been heavy with the perfume of opium
in Honolulu" and ''that Hauseman is
not the only man of prominence whose
name has been conn Ncted with opium
deals in this fair city"
The charge against Hauseman is
'concealing and facilitating the con-
cealment of opium.v
Official Had Good Tip.
The arrest of Mr.. Hauseman at the
Young Hotel was carefully planned
and the last step was not taken before
the district attorney and customs col
lector were assured that the contraband
was in his room. Detectives of the
federal services are reported to have
kept Hauseman under surveillance al
most since his arrival on the Sierra
last Monday, and to have actually made
sure by a preliminary search that the
opium was in the room.
The district attorney and collector
of customs on Thursday afternoon first
met Mr.. Hauseman in the lobby of
the hotel. The district attorney con-
versed with him for short time, after
which Mr.. Stackable took part in
the discussion, following which all
three went upstairs to Mr.. Hauseman 8
| room. Hauseman freely admitted hav-
ing the opium in his possession and
told where it could be found.
! The aged prisoner spent Friday night
at the police station although he stated
yesterday he had understood he would
be permitted to remain in his room at
the hotel under guard.
Feared for His Wife.
His chief concern yesterday was
what the effect of the news would
| have upon his wife and family at Seat
tie. He said this was the first offense
! he had ever committed and spoke at
length on the fact that he had lived
to be seventy years of age before COM
hitting wrong He said frequently
that the news would kill his wife. He
was in mood to plead guilty at once
and stated he would not need a lawyer,
as to plead guilty would save expense
and delay. However, George A. Davis
appeared yesterday afternoon as his
counsel and secured his release.
Prominent in Seattle.
For many years Mr.. Hauseman was
connected with the firm of MeDougall
& Southwiek, a drygoods firm, but for
the past fifteen years he has been
real estate dealer, doing business as S.
ID. Hauseman & Company, $50 New
York block He accumulated money in
this business, bought the opium and
came on the Sierra. He expected to
return TO the Coast yesterday on the
same vessel. IL is understood that he
has disposed OF number of tins OF
opium and that his room was visited
by number of local men. He claims
to have been playing lone hand.
Associated Press reports from Seattle
say that Hauseman Is well known and
j raannnind In lii hnr.,o a..