The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-09
WORKS BUNCO
CAME WHILE
IN JAIL
Police Search for w. S. Kim, Kor-
can, Who, While Serving Two
and One-half Years in Prison,
Succeeded in Mulcting Victims
Out of More Than Two Thou
sand Dollars.
(From Saturday Adycrtiscr)


Even more remarkable than the esca.
pndes of young George McCandlcss is
the record of w. S. Kim, exposed yes
tcrday morning by Chief McDufiie in
an investigation that resulted in or.
ders for Kim S arrest.
The police started the investigation
three days ago on their own RESPONSE.
bility after becoming worried over the
fact that a man just completing two
years and half in Jail for gross cheat
and so poor when he went in that he
could not afford to hire lawyer,
emerged with bank account of over
$4,000. The final result of the investi-
cation, they say, showed that Kim, who
is a Korean, buncoed r. Sumumiza out
of S2295.lO during the last two years
that he was Il prisoner in the county
Jail, being driven to the scene of his
alleged activities by Tailor Asch act.
ing on instructions from Governor
lrear.
The police believe now that the unen.
viable record established by George
McCandless two weeks ago, considered
so astonishing that his friends now in.
sist that he was crazy, has been left
in the shade by the exploits of w. S.
Kim.
Police Search for Kim.
Kim has 4 bad police record, but
never performed anything like those
things now charged against him. He
has not yet been arrested, though
full squad of detectives are searching
for him, and he has not told his own
story, but the police state that in the
face of the evidence they hrve secured
they will brand any statement except
full confession MS lie
Sumumiza, said Chief McDuflie last
night, has been on the verge of sui
eide. He is said to have an excellent
reputation, is hard and conscientious
worker with large family and most
of the money which he furnished Kim
he borrowed from friends who trusted
him so explicitly that they did not even
ask for the security of a promissory
note.
Sumumiza first met Kim when the
latter was a prisoner and detailed as
cook to the prison gang at Kapiolani
Park. The japanese came around to
the camp kitchen to gather the swill
for his hog ranch and his acquaintance
with Kim was not of long duration be
fore the latter distracted from him
$3.50 on some plausible but fiimsy pre-
text
Successive sums were borrowed from
the Japanese by Kim on various pleas,
such as the need of S25 as attorneys
fees for divorce from a Portuguese
wife, who was a myth, and other items.
Finally Kim Informed Tailor Asch
that he was the owner of two pig
ranches in Kapioani Park and asked
for time to take care of them. The
request WAS sent to the Governor and
the Governor issued an order. giving
Kim time to look after his "property."
SO, quite often Asch drove Kim to the
Japanese IS house where the two con-
vorsed in japanese in which the Korean
is proficient, Kim telling the iailor that
the places were his and translating the
conversation to suit himself as Sunni
mia could not understand word of
English.
A Realty Deal.
Happily, the japanese kept a careful
record of all loans made to Kim, not
that they help him much The largesl
item in the whole list is $3.50, and yet
the total ran up to over two thousand
dollars and the Korean never offered
scrap of paper in security.
Finally, to coax SumumiZa S good
nature along, lie informed him that he
had large piece of property at Ka-
lihi which he would deed over to him
as security for the loans lie then had
an attorney make out, not deed for
property, but a power Of attorney Civ
ing Sumumiza power over this Kalihi
property (Which was entirely fctitious)
and Sumumiza s own hog ranches.
Kim was not content in giving the
man power of attorney over the
man S own property, but even borrow
ed the money from his victim to pay
the attorney and the notary. 1t wa.
sworn to before William Savidge. The
japanese, until last night, believed he
held a valid deed.
Each item in the long list resulted
in an amazing story Of deceit anl
smooth dealing which makes all fcti
thus or actual accounts of buncC
games look silly and weak. The Jap
anese was not so Ignorant as Kim wa'
smart, smartncss which is testifet
10 by nolhlns 80 wen ~ Tue idcl tn"l
not only did he induce the city jailel
TO become a party to his bunco game
but the Governor of the Territory Of
Hawaii as well. II was not until lasi
night that Jailer Asch learned that th'
hog ranches he had been taking hi
prisoner 10 belonged TO another man
What Kim Said He Was
While Kim was explaining TO Asel
that no was instrueting the japanese
how 10 run the ranch, he was In real
ity telling the japanese something en-
tireiy different,
lie explained TO his unfortunate dup
that be had formerly been govern
ment employs and had gone 10 kahnk
without making good a slight and nom
NAL shortage, llo explained that h'