The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-03
FilipinoS Make Sensational
Charges Against North
Hilo Police.
SOME WHOLESALE HoLD-UPS
Sheriff Pua investigates and
Thinks Police Hangers
on Are Guilty.



HILO, December 30.-Sheriff Pua IS |
to clean up his depart. |
ment is leading to some strange things. |
The latest is general charge that GER
tain police officers in North Hilo have
been making it business to hold up
Filipinos and make them give up money
by means of threats. The sheriff last
Sunday made an investigation, going
to Laupahoehoe for the purpose. He
stated that the statements made by the
various Filipinos were so contradictory
that he could not help suspecting that
they were trying to put up job on the
officers, but he is not satisfied and in
tends to sift the matter to the very
bottom.
The matter came up first through in
formation which District Magistrate
Osorio, of North Hilo, furnished the
county attorneys department. Thai
department then asked Pua to investi-
gate Pua will ask that tile county at.
torney assist him in making further
investigation.
The statements which were submitted
by the county attorneys Is department to
the sheriff were as follows, with the
exception that names have been omit
ted. The first said:
"I was asleep and was awakened by
the policeman who demanded that my
door be opened. 1 opened the door; a
Hawaiian entered the door, held re-
volver in my face and demanded 25 or
90 cents, or ! will shoot you. I then
said | had none, and he asked where |
kept my money. said l had some
small money in my coat. He then
searched my pockets and found $2.75
and put the money in his own pocket.
He gave no receipt. / was then sent
down below to room 5, where the gam
blers were being heidi
Another statement is:
al was awakened at midnight, De-
cember IA, by the policemen, who held
an electric light in my face and de-
manded 1910 or $0.25 or as much as I
had. He said: cor | will shoot you,
and held revolver in my face. l was
afraid and took from below my pillow
1866. He said: 'Give me it all, and
tore it away from my hands. ] asked
for receipt, and he said, c. d
you, Filipino, shut up and go down be-
low to Room 5, where the gamblers
| are'
Other statements say:
"'T was awakened bv the -- boy
holding light and also a revolver in
my face, shouting: 'Give me $3.50 OF
! 1925 or / will give YOU one shot ]
had to give him $1.75, all / had, as ]
heard him say: Il want all the money
the other men had I was sent down
below. I got no receipt
''I was afraid along with all the rest
of the men, and when the policemen
came to me they asked for $0.25 or sc
cents. said I had no money. 'Yor
Filipino -, no more money. Come
on. or I win shoot YOU gave hin
$685.. | was afraid. He put all tht
morev in his pocket and gave me M
receipt Twas sent downstairs and held
there along with the rest and placed il
the gambling room"
It is stated that sixteen more Fill
rinos can lodge complaints on this sam'
matter.
4 No Bail Receipts.
Statements are also furnished from
tho gamblers referred to. One says:
t'I was caught in Room where TIL
rambling is being carried on. and he
inr arrested for gambling, I paid m.
hril. So. On opening my purse to pa,
~ bail, the policeman, .-, sav
nore money in my possession and de
manded every cent had He took s
more from me- Suppose You don t Civ
give me that money, I give You som
! licks There was S45 on the tabl
when It was taken by --, the PC
liceman. He put that money away. Th
cards were left. "
Another gambler testifies;
: az was among the gamblers in rooI
J 5 when caupht by the policeman. W
were fined - each. There was S45 o
the table taken up by policemen.
n asked for a receipt for my bail none,
I was told TO shut MP.
Another gives more particulars of h
T. holdup:
= at was asleep in room Q when N
. policemen nearly kicked down my doi
and demanded me to open IL, - he saw
Is "nn being opened saw a Portugue
D policeman and three Hawaiians. o.
y Of the llawaiians, --, demanded
from me, gave IL TO him and ask'
for a receipt 'You Filipino ---
snd with that be choked me by Il
throat, while another Hawaiian scare
v ed my pookots and found A. more m
! mt that amount In his own pocket.
then took whip 10 me and beat y
Dc fonr times over the body until ! "
Il quite black. lie struck my head again
"a the building and then the PorlnRne
lie policeman gave them orders to dni
N striking the filimnos Ny witness
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