Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-03

Following the sentencing OF Samuel
p HauS man, the seventy Sc
attlc real estate man. TO Oahu prison
for a month or more in lieu OF the
payment of a fine of $500. letters have
come TO light which indicate That. con.
irary TO his own statement, Hausmal
las not only been in Honolulu before
Int that he has. for years been smug-
1 cling into the. United States ard sell
inc the .contraband article. These
letters were not introduced in eri:
dence by the government, owing to
The fact that Hausman pleaded guilty.
| The following letters. signed with
Fausman's name and addressed 10
Monte D. Cohen, New York. and ans
-,ters from Cohen TO Hausman, throw
interesting sidelights upon the situa-
tion: To Monte d. Cohen. New York.
! "Seattle. Aug. %, ~ Dear Monte:
| | have a friend that imports the best
OF prepared opium from China, he has
Leen informed that the price is $40
per tin in New York az pound tinst,
! he has 100 tins on hand, and II ne
can get $50 or $40 per tin in New
York he will send me there to sell
! it. Kindly find out if you can II l
! can dispose of 100 tins and the. price
] know New York is the best market
/ in the United States but don't know
how to get in touch with the buyers.
+ IF / make the sale at $40 there will
lie 500 in ii for you, if at $35 your
! fee will be $50. For your information,
besides the pleasure of seeing your
old friend, tins must be strictly con-
j fidential and the buyer must be trust
worthy. Write. me fully how many
tfins can be sold and at what price.
Give this your immediate attention.
Kind regards to yourself and family,
!, sincerely yours, (signed) S. ID. Haus-
IMAM"
Cohen Afraid of Opium
/ To S. d. Hausman, SOC New York
| Block, Seattle, Washington. My
/ Dear Sam; 1t was a pleasure for me
to see the familiar handwriting even
! if it was but your name attached to
a typewriter letter. If / should
Judge from the handwriting you are
not getting a bit old. At the same
| time you cannot be any spring chick
en-. Some years ago used to meet
someone or other who could tell me
! something about you but for some
years l have not heard single tnlng.
Personally | am a little bit afraid
of getting mixed UP with any opium
transaction. am interested in fair
lly good business and it would not be
/, good policy for me to take any
chances of being involved. 1t may be,
| however, that can run across some
lone who will be able, to give YOU the
| desired information and | might be
able to see that you are placed In
touch with the right people without
personally getting into it.
I'm conclusion / do hope that i
1 will be able to locate the right party
for you and that / will shortly have
the pleasure of seeing you in this
city. With regards, 1 am, very truly
yours, Monte D. Cohen"
Assured Danger is Nil
To Monte d. Cohen. New York.
MY dear Monte; Yours OF the 9th
at hand. Many thinks for the kind
| expression of your friendship bestow-
ed upon me. We are growing Old
/ it is true, but gracefully so. and
/ trust that time has dealt kindly with
you.
| There is no danger of your being
mixed UP in the transaction referred
! to in your last letter. | simply want
you to find out for me parties who
deal in the goods. There must be a
great many, both white and Chinese,
] on the lower east side or down town
among the Chinese on Mott. Doyer
or Pell street. Your connection will
consist simply in giving me clue to
the buyers and information by mail as
to price per tin or tael as it is called.
THE government does not pay any,
thing to informers, consequently II
would not pay an informer to reveal
anything. The highest price is paid
by parties that can not conduct opium
parlors as they are the real consum-
ers. If the price is satisfactory.
want to bring IS to 100 tins to New.
York and to sell to one party: 1t is
imported here from China via Van
couver, B. c.. but can only be brought
/ over in small lots of Is to 20 tins per
+, lot. With your knowledge of New
! York j am certain you can find me
i, purchaser, as New York is the best
/ market in the United States.
please give this your usual prompt
attention as it will take several trips
! between here and Vancouver to &C.
cumulate the quantity needed. GER
i tainly will be glad to grasp your
/ friendly hand once more. With kind
regards, yours sincerely (signed) S.
/ ID. Hausman." Hi ...-... . a.:
/ Harry II. Might Help . - ......:
! To Mr. s. D. Hausman. MY dear