The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-28
Indignant Chinaman Threatens
10 Sue Collector Staokable
for Damage Done.
TIP DID NOT WORK OUT RIGHT
4" House Looks Like Railway
Train Hit 1t" Says Owner Of
Searched Premises.
(From "Wednesday Advertisor)

G. f. Madsen, a quartermaster on the
Korea, and Irwin Berg, the ship s
butcher, arrested Monday evening on
the gangplank of the Korea with few
skins of opium concealed on their per
sons, were turned over to the United
States Marshal Hendry yesterday morn
ing and lodged in Oahu prison in de-
fault of $1,000 bond. They will be
given hearing before the United
States commissioner today.
The men were arrested as the result
of tip received by Collector of Gus
toms Stackable to the effect that an
attempt would be made to land opium
during the day.
Encouraged by the results of this
tip, Collector of Customs took another
tip yesterday morning which did not
pan out, and which may result in his
becoming a defendant in suit for
damages.
Early yesterday, it IS said that MIR.
Stackable and crew of his inspectors
climbed into an automobile and hurried
out to a house owned by All Chuck at
Moiliih. On reaching there, it is
| charged, the collector presented pa
| per, supposed to be a search warrant to
the Chinese caretaker, who was unable
| to read it, and demanded entrance ia
the house, which was locked. Informed
! by the caretaker that the boss had the
keys, Stackable and his men, according
to the report made by All Chuck s son
broke down the door, ransacked the
house, throwing the furniture about
and breaking it, and afterwards were
| guilty of manual labor in digging VI
the yard. No opium was found.
owner Indignant.
The elder All Chuck, who is the own
er of the Aston restaurant, informed o.
the visit of the officers, sent his son ou
to learn who was responsible. The lat
ter was extremely indignant at what h,
termed an outrage, and, in a call upoi
the United States marshal, did not hest
tate to express himself. "What kim
of country is this, - he said "wher
man who has little power can g
out and scare an ignorant Chinese t.
death, break down the door of man
house, throw the furniture about, break
ing lamps, and destroy bed, and the
dig up his yard and excuse it all by say
ing the government is searching 70
opium7
"Why didn't they come to me VIII
am the owner of the house and as
me for the keys saying they had reaso
to believe opium was hidden on tn
premises. / would have given ther
the keys at once.
Gas it is they go out there and max
my house look like railroad trai
has gone through it. That is no wa
to do. / am a citizen and / think
shall have a right to exact damages 70
the injury done to my property
The opium seized by Stackable Nor
day evening consisted of a few skin
of but little value, but which will b
added to the store of the contrabani
which it is supposed he has in his Gus
tOdy ,inasmuch as he is not known {
have destroyed any of it recently.
Quartermaster Madsen, who is hel
as smuggler, has been fifteen years i
the service of the Pacific Mail, and az
cording to one of the mates, was t
have been made an officer on his mex
trip. He was confined at the police sta
ton over night, and, it is said, pleade
for a pistol that he might kill himseli
now that his future had been wiped ou