The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-19
Then Herman kubey Victim Of
Gaming Sharks, Causes
Arrest Of RinuIeaders
WARRANTS ARE ISSUED
FOR MANY MORE CROOKS
Cottage In Gulick Avenue Has
Been Rendezvous For Gang
Of Criminals

wholesale gambling which has been run
ming openly in this city for the past
year and half, when A. McDevitt,
Fred Estes and Il. Rosson were arrest.
led yesterday afternoon charged with
gambling. Later they were released
on 800 cash bail each. About fifteen
John Doc warrants are in the hands Of
the police and sensational arrests are
expected to be made today.
sam Mcmillan, q well known chauf.
feur in the rent service, is named by
enc of the victims Of a brace game,
run by McDeyitt and Estes, as being
directly implicated In the game as "a
osteerer'5 for the outfit.
Joe Leal, former chief of detectives,
is named as an important witness in
the case, It being alleged that he was
robbed Of $l65 by this gambling hui,
which has been running openly In the
city for many months past, ahd threat
cned with severe beating up, If ne
squealed. - rs 49, eM
Kohala Chinese Also witness
"A Chinese merchant from Kohala,
who arrived here shortly before the
Christmas holidays, to purchase goods
for his place Of business, viii be sent
for tomorrow by the Mauna Kea to tes-
tify as to how he was relieved Of
$500 and also threatened with severe
punishment il he revealed the facts.
/ II the three men who are now under
arrest do not escape the vigilance of
the police and leave in the Siberia, they
will appear for trial in the police court
this isorning. Deputy City Attorney
Charles +. Chillingworth, who has been
instrumental in bringing the trio to
Justice win represent the people in the
case. ,E. 49, fA 4 9EfF
Herbert Knbey Also Victim 81.
Summarized, the above is the sensa,
tional result of complaint lodged at
the police station last Thursday by
Herman Kubey, one OF the victims Of
the wholesale gambling which has been
running in the city nnmolested. The
facts of this and several other cases
have been in the possession Of The Adj
yCrtiser for some time and this paper
has been making careful examination
INTO the matters in connection with
the conditions. "a ~
To The Advertiser, Kubey, who
claims to be anything but an limo.
cent abroad, y but who states that he
is a man of the world, who has sssesn
things" and who is not making any
complaint because he lost money, but
because he is sore at the manner in
which it was taken from him, told his
story last night rs follows:
Robbed Last Thursday r4s5
HThursday night / had been eelebra-
| ting in no small manner and imbibed
too deeply in the cup that eheers.
Realizing my condition and feeling that
home was the only place for me, / sent
for Sam MCMILLAN
answered the call. told him to take
me to my rooms in the Majestic hotel.
was awakened short time later in
Kalihi. We got OF at q cottage In
Guilliek avenue. There were between
twenty and thirty persons Of both sexes
there. A quintette club was playing in
one of the back rooms, while the gen
eral hilarity which was being carried
on could plainly be heard from the
street, Joined In the festivities and
was given more liquor to drink. / am,
OF the firm belief that this liquor was
dragged, as still feel the effects Of IL.
Steered Against Black Jack q
'When l reached the stage where
| didn I care what happened, Mcmillan
steered me up against a Black Jack,
game, which was running full blast.
had no money and Mcmillan advanced
me twenty five. dollars, saying that he
would play partners with me. 1 soon
| lost this amount and then either Ne
Dewitt or Estes agreed to advance me
$3.50 on two-earat diamond ring /
was wearing. AS my luck, was not
good In the Black Jack game we
changed to- craps. 4sF
''For a while was allowed TO win.
Then suddenly they changed the dice
to what is known as quick seven
bones. / have hazy recollection Of
this and the next day my suspicious
We're verified by others who were pres.
emit They trimmed me of every dol
lar of the $3.50 and after one or two
more drinks remembered no more,
Reported To McDunie.
\ How got to my rooms In the Ma.
jestic don 4 know, but when II dawn
ed upon me the next day that ! had
been trimmed by couple Of 'sure
thing men was sore. reported the
case to MeDufiie and told him that |
would not make any noise as long as
4 got my ring back. He told me that
he could do nothing for me and that
| the best thing could do was to see
Charlie Chillingworth. stated the
whole case to Chillingworth aud made
a private investigation into the game,
which ] understand has been running
for months. Chillingworth Immediately
busted himself with the case and the
arrest OF Estes, MeDeyitt and Rossoa
followed. u, " #,e W. =. ~