The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-08-12
ARE THEY FROM
THE ISLANDS?
Immigration ofbces Bag Fifteen
japanese on Coast Who Had
Just Landed from a sampan -
Question Of contrabsnd Passen.
ger. Trafie from Hawaii Raised.

Question Of contraband Passen.
ger. Traiie from Hawaii Raised.
SAN FRANCISCO. August lO.-(By
Associated Press Gable Fifteen Japa.
nese we're captured by the immigration
authorities last night a, Point Arena,
Mendoeino County, being unable 20
give any satisfactory account Of them.
selves and being undoubtedly new ar.
rivals iH the country. IL il supposed
that they ~ere landed at the Point from
ssmPsn, being brought 90 the Coast
either from British Columbia, Hawaii or
Japan itself, aud that they were en-.
I 'iesvOriHg TO eyade the immigration
laws.
/ The arrest Of a number OF Japanese
on the British Columbian coast, who
confessed that they had been landed
from q sanpsn, the owner of which had
brought them across the Pacific from
I japan and had agreed TO land them
safely IN the United States, has made
the immigration officials doubly watch.
fHl and the question has arisen Of the
feasibility Of the larger fishing sam.
pans Of the Hawaiian ports carrying on
q eOntraband passenger traffic between
the Islands and California. II is known
I that these vessels are capable Of long
voyages and that they are skillfully
handled.
4 patrol % the coast IL being made
for the sampan from which the fifteen
japanese are thought to have landed.
pose Of getting Kealoha to give as
government witness evidence which he
pould not be compelled to give as
defendant IN the criminal eases against
him. The full Significance of the
Breekons ruse dawBed upon KealOha
when the stenOgrapher began 10 read
forth the KealOha evidence as given by
Rim in the Rose ease.
~ move that the evidence in that
ease be stricken OUT demanded Ke.
aloha. eft ought not to be taken into
consideration. The prosecutor ought 10
know that, anyway, but he took ad-
vantage Of the defendant
Breekons admitted cheerfully that it
vas his intention TO show that Ke9loha
had admitted, in the Rose ease. that
he carried money which be received
for the county in his pocket, and that
be terned over such pocket aeeumula-
tiOns 70 the treasurer from time 10 time,
without keeping other account.
Kealoha's Lookout.
at IL unfortunate that the defend,
!. SDt in this case has not been repre-
sfsented Jby counsel from the very be-
ginning, -ssfd Judge Wise. 81 must
X say that the prosecution has been very
tfair with lin, and the court has done
I its best for him Still, the court can
not advise defendants nor conduct their
Il eases for them. II the defendant want
i ed to exercise a privilege, he should
have done it then. The objection is
oyerryIed."
Miss Dwight read forth reams Of evi.
deBee. ending it with the browning ad-
N ssion: ~ paid the treasurer what
u had in my pocket, trust money"
j Breekons offered in evidence the book
which Kealoha had identified AS his
own. II showed that charges had been
made for crushed rock which CORE
sponded with the receipts already intro
dueed.
"And do You really believe that that
IL the same book that you saw the
other dayg" asked Kealoha of Miss
Dwight in his most austere cross. exam
liner manner.
i "T know it u.s." twittered Miss
Dwight.
'You really do9" quoth he.
eyes" eooed she.
"Do you know that that is my hand
writingf" smiled Kealoha, who seemed
to appreciate the humor of the situa
tion thoroughly.
"Yes,' said Miss Dwight.
; "How do Won knowP' This time
J he was laughing.
: az have seen so much of it lately
smiled the witness.
Breekons said that on this the prose
oution would rest. Kealoha said he
would rest, too.
} First Reading Of Complaint.
81 move that this ease be discharged
on account Of lack Of evidence said
Kealoha. 1.-THE charge il embezzle
fnent Of S45 Of Charlie Mcguire :,
: crushed rock ease, which the prOseeu
ton has not shown
"YOn had better read the com
D | Edlu ~ Roy
nothing about Mcguire and nothing
about rock
Kealoba read the complaint, remark
ing that he had really not had th'
time to do 40 before.
-" move that the ease be discharged
for lack Of evidence" he said.
1.-THE government has shown thai
! KealOha received on July ~ s45," sait
, BreekOns. "On July 10 he accounted
, for only so. His statement Of thu
way IN which he did business show
that be paid the treasurer what he ha,
, IN his pocket. Thus s35 was not paid.
BreekOns added that the government
. had gone farther than necessary by
showing that the later 800 20 pnymen
Vas isss than the receipts taken In b,
Keal0ha previous 10 that time
: Tho e0un committed Kealoha with
! 0ut comment.
4 Examination Waived.
bTeekOnH then announced that be wa
fsaGy ~ ~ ahead with the see0nd rase
iH Which Rfal0ha 10 charged with bay
= lgg smbeslled $3.50 w, which he ~
Z fslYsd from Contractor wiz on Apr
I ~, 1911, fOT fOrk,