The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-20
WHOLESALERS AID
TO Blind P|GGERS
Police Of Hilo Believe They Have
Located Source of Big
Booze Supply.
(Mail spoclal % NO Ady6rtlner.

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HILo, February lG.--As the result
of three weeks quiet but unremitting
work the police last saturday and Sun.
day arrested no less than thirty.three
0rientals on charges OF selling liquor
without license. The police did their
work with the assistance OF certain in
formers, and II was in order that the
identity of these mea might not become
known and their usefulneks thus de.
stioyed, that the example set by Deputy
sheriff Riekard of Hamakua some time
ago was followed, and no arrests were
made until cases had been secured
against practically tho entire bunch Of
suspects.
The police have -four moro warrants
Of the same kind To serve, which will
bring the total number Of these ar.
rests up to thirty-seven. The four
are located ut Wainaku, Papaikou, Wat
akea Camp -Four, and Honohina.
Practically all the defendants come
from the country districts. an en,ploye
Of the Okina Hotel, named Nakano
AsaJiro, being the only city man arrest
ed. OF the defendants eleven are
women, the police explaining the great
prevalence of fair defendants as being
due to the fact that most Of the eases
took place in the day time, when the
ladies remained at home and kept shop,
while the lhen were engaged elsewhere.
Hilo Wholesalers Involved.
Tho police tried to find ont where the
blind pigs obtained their supplies. They
claim that several wholesale houses in
Ililo supply the stun, and some Of the
reports made by the officers are rather
startling. They say that some whole.
sale houses label goods which are in
tended for blind pigs, with the name
Of well known merchants in order that
they may not excite suspicion. As a.
matter of fact, say the police, IL is inn
possible to tell from the marks on the
packages for whom they are intended,
as there is so much taking done with
the marks. The police say, also, that
some wholesalers are il the habit of
having their delivery wagons carry, be-
sides the packages which they are to
deliver in the country, some half a
dozen or so extra denijohns full f
wine, These are labeled Motto or Naka
or some similar Japanese name of the
commonest kind, but they are really
intended to be furnished to any one
who may desire liquor, but who has not
ordered it. VIA
according to tho officers few, If any,
Of the defendants have federal liquor
licenses. X J, y, "a y. ~
The raid was an III wind which blew
much good to the attorneys of Hilo.
Irwin has no less than ten clients. Me
Bride, w. II. Smith, Carlsmith and Cor
rea also each secured some.
-Four Forfeit Bail "a. i n
Yesterday morning, when the cases
We're called before Judge Wise, the
court room,was crowded, as well as the
grounds outside. -Four of the defend
ants forfeited bail in the sum Of 800
each. -s'I
x The cases Of the rest of the defend
ants have been set for various dates.
An interesting feature about some Of
them lies in the fact that some very
niee and we'll known citizens who were
seen patronizing these places, may be
called to testify, being thus unwilling,
but valuable witnesses for the govern
mont. .ha. Xxx .HNtlI...'I "