The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-25
CONSPIRACY IS
CHARGED BY
BRECk0NS
United States Attorney Alleges
Before Federal Commissioner
That Au Lin Tim Was Arch
Opium Plant Plotter; Latter
Is Held for Federal Grand Jury
Investigation.

Half the story relating to the al
legged frameup by which the United
States government was to have been
made a party to a conspiracy to send
an innocent man to prison is to be in.
vestigated in fun by the federal grand
.iary, as the result of a decision reached
by United States Commissioner George
A. Davis yesterday afternoon in the
hearing of the case of Au Lin Tim.
The hearing of this interesting ease.
in which United States District Attor
ney Breckons yesterday openly charged
in court grew out of damnablo con.
spiracy hatched by Au Lin Tim and
others 10 railroad Wong Sau Kai to
prison has been in progress several
days. The latter had given evidence
which led to the arrest and conviction
of members of the gambling hui in
Honolulu.
Defended BY Cathcart
City Attorney Cathcart defended Al,
Lin Tim, whom Breckons openly ac.
cused Yesterday of being the arch con
spirator
Breckons further added that no mat.
WI Nhdi utNiSiO1 l'dNlb TtutHtu III Une
hearing he (Breckons) would see to il
that the case would be laid before the
federal grand jury and that he would
also place all the evidence he has ON
the transaction with District Attor.
ney-elect McCarn when that official
reaches here.
Cathcart made every effort yesterday
to convince Commissioner Davis that
no evidence had been introduced to
connect his client, Au Lin Tim, with
the charge of assisting in the sale, re.
ceipt or transportation of unstamped
opium, charging that Lum Chan, the
witness who had given the most damag-
ing evidence against the accused was
discredited and that his story was not
believed by any one. Breckons at this
point interiected an objection stating
that he believed the story of Lum
Chan. ,NT t
Davis finally decided to take the ease
under advisement to consult Judge San.
ford Is. Dole as ainicus curiae. A half
hour later he decided that the federal
grand Jury should make a thorough in.
Ncstigation of the case and so ordered
According to the argument offered
by City Attorney Cathcart who stub
bornly defended Au Lin Tim, the evi.
dence introduced showed that the
OPIUM came from Wong See How who
gave IT to Wong Sou Kai, who in turn
gave it to Lin Kin, receiving therefor
the sum ofsSI3, the money having come
from An Lin Tim. He commended
however, that his client bad not been
connected with the charge.
Cathcart pointed ont that Wong Sou
kai had emphatically denied that he
had sold any opium, that no scales or
money had been found in the room
when the arrest was made.
Breekons immediately answered this
by stating that Cathcart is county at.
torney, that it is against the territor-
ial laws to sell opium without a pre-.
seription and that had Wong Sou Kai
so testified Cathcart could If he so de-
sired, proceeded against Wong Sou
chillingworth Made First Report.
Breckons. then outlined the case,
pointing ont that the first knowledge
Of alleged lawbreaking in this case
was brought to him one day in Cunha S
alley by Senator Charles Chillingworth.
Chiliingworth, said Breckops, told him
he had evidence showing where a Chi.
nese had unstamped opium in his DOS.
| session. BreckoDs told him to bring
the evidence to him. A few days later
Chillingworth went to Breckons' office
accompanied by Lum Chan. They
were followed by Au Lin Tim, who
remained in the ball while the details
of the raid on Wong Sou Ba 8 place
were agreed upon. Au Lin Tim gave
| Lum Chan a rubber ball To throw out