The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-30
AID CLUB HAD
BLIND PIC
BEER
Boosters Had Forbidden Juice at
Paauilo, According to Report
From Hilo Police, and Now
Hilo S Leading Citizens Will Be
Called Upon to Tell Who Pur-
chased It.

MAIL NIttIdl W Ht NuNfllioNls|
HILO, December 2S.-While the great
series of raids made by Deputy Sheriff
Richard, which resulted in the arrest of
twenty-four persons on charges of run
ming blind pigs in Ilamakua, was sen
sational enough in itself, those who are
connected with the prosecution OF the
cases intimate that the most sensational
features thereof are yet to come to
light.
While the officers have done no brag
gng about what they have done or
what they propose to do, il has been
learned that one of the stunts which it
is proposed to pull off in connection
with the prosecution, will be lased on
an alleged sale of beer by one Of the
defendants to the very highest and
most prominent in the world of com
mercc in the Islands.
The officers of the prosecution say
that one of the charges which they have
evidence to cover, against Hayashita,
will involve the alleged sale by that
gentleman of beer with which was slak-
ed the thirst of some of the most prom
inent business men of Honolulu and
lIilo.
Hayashita is japanese who runs a
sort of hotel and restaurant at the ter
minus of the Hamakua railroad line, at
paauio. He worked on the Paauilo
plantation for over score of years be
fore he took charge of this restaurant,
which he did at the recommendation of
Manager Lidgate of the Hamakua Mill
Company.
Ad Club In It
There have been several cases of ILL
cit liquor selling worked up against
this man by the police, who claim that
they are all strong ones. On the other
hand, the great trump which the au-
ihorities claim cannot be beaten is bas-
ed on the alleged sale of beer to the
business men referred to.
son August II the Honolulu Ad Club
visited the Island of Hawaii. and dur
ing its stay it went to Paauilo in a
special train excursion. That was when
the sale of beer took place, said one
of the officers last week. "Thcrc is
no doubt whatever that the beer was
gotten from the Hayashita restaurant
and that it was taken out by several OF
the most prominent citizens of lIilO.
~ al UldlltT VI ldtl. lHt tAtUISlOlllSls
had taken with them a quantity of
beer, soda water and White Rock min.
cral water, but while they had enough
of the latter and to spare, even bringing
back with them some of the soft stuff
they ran out of beer early in the game
and number of bottles were bought
at the Hayashita place at the end OF the
line.
Didn't Know It.
The officer mentioned some of the
gentlemen who had ofliciatcd as Gany
mcls. There is no doubt about then
prominence. The authorities fully real
ize the fact that none of them had the
slightest intention of breaking the Law
or even aiding therein. As matter OF
fact, none of them thought proba bly,
anything of the matter, but that it was
perfectly regular and that the beer wa,
produced in perfectly legal way. Til.
is shown by the fact that the purveyor,
of the amber liquid acted without the
slightest concealment, which fact at tn,
same time has made it easy for the au
thortics to secure the evidence connect
ed with this particular allie ged viola
ton of the law. The Hilo men were
eager, in their capacities of hosts, thai
their visitors should suffer for the wan
of nothing, and the laws of hospitality
were the only ones of which they hat
any thought at the time.
Good Witnesses.
The officer stated that it seemed Ger
tain that the case would be taken M
and that some of the business mel
would lie called as witnesses. As a mat
ter of fact, the very fact that they ar,
men of nnquestioned standing, make
their evidence of value greater thai
. the evidence used in the average rui
OF liquor cases. II is said To be mos
likely, however, that this partiCula
case will be handled by the federal an
thOritics.
Another case which is likely 10 l.
brought against this same Hayashitg in
wolves, as witnesses, the members q
the liilo band, According TO the au
thortics, the band had ventured fort
from llllo TO assist in some celebratio
which was taking place in EIamakui
The members of the band had the
luncheon al the llayashita hotel. II
wen known fact that there is often
subtle connection between the produ,
tirn of music and thir,t, and this cas-
appears to have been no exception. 4
lopst, the officers claim that the baud
men hau beer with their vlctunls. an
tini the beer was furnished nlicitn
Tlcy viii be- called MS witnesses or \
lnast, suuc ot them viii The ohlcci
ray thai N has been admitted ~ BAN
master tHryalho that heer was serve
with the mrll la uuestlou