The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-15
BROWN BROTHERS !
KEEP TH|NGStlVELY
Major Crimes Of Various Kinds
Are Credited To Fiipinos y
!. a. . r. OF the Big Island

Activity in police circles has caused
HilOites to Sit up and wake notice dur.
ing the past week. Filipinoa have 90
|sppied pride Of place In the police spot,
light several crimes having been boob
ed 10 the diseredit of the f,little brown
brothers, 's,graF s~-s9,.f
The Hawaii Herald which came to
hand yesterday contains. diyerting
account OF the, operations Of a, Fill
Pine burglar who seems to have set a
new record for GOODNESS while Grimm
ally engaged. Incidentally, with all
his smartness, he overlooked his one
best bet.
Last Saturday bunch Of Hilo' =
finest went out on gambling raid,
After sleuthing around intellectually
for couple Of hours, one Of the off.
GERS saw fash OF light In the win.
doNs Of a house at Waiakea.
investigation \ revealed Burglar
opening trunks, bureau drawers and
suitrcases- In the room two Japanese
were asleep on q bed.
The officers Withdrew and held d
council OF war as to what steps they
should take to apprehend the intruder.
They decided TO await his departure
and catch him with the goods on his
person. ~. 'F.
A Lying Movie 5a elE..a.
Entranced,s the policeman watched
the burglar, who was a Filipino, go
about his nefarions task. They even
saw him abstract hey from the coat
pocket of one of the somnolent Japa.
sight affected them greatly. It was
just like moving picture show, a.,
When the, burglar mad collected ev'
|erything in the room that was worth
taking, he extingpished his HashliPht
and stepped out of the house into the
arms, literally, Of the law. Vi, 49,.
The two Japanese in the room did
not awaken, even when the arrest was
made on the lanai of their house. The
police had to prod them in order T.
restore them to consciousness.
When they did awake and saw their
rifsd trunks one Of them walked over
to charcoal stove and removed O
handful of money from the kitchen
Iutensil. to the ill-concealed chagrin OF
the Filipino who had hunted all over
the room for this self same hoard.
A Glass Bolo
Monday saw anothe. Filipino figure
in serious crime. A drunken son OF
the Philippines entered a Japanese
store on Front street and asked TO be
shown some tobacco. His attitude did
mot please the Japanese, who told HIN
20 clear out. A fgbt ensued in which
donors foresa time were even. 4 Ms
| In the melee the Filipino smashed =
leIass door with q clog and seizing Q
piece Of broken glass tried to cut the
Isps~ ese 5 throat with 1t. A iab al
the Jap 5. eye resulted in cheek
lprHcture and TT this juncture tn,
troli"" appeared on the sceneN am
Ihnstlea the beiiigerent, Filipino to thu
Gala boose. ~ .... =.
Other Cutting Matches
! At Papaikou last Monday a Filipino
attacked, poliee-oflicer who wal
searching for an offender. with cam
\ knife. and hut for the fact that tn,
officer was able to grab a handy piect
of wood for defensive purposes, h
might have been seriously 81: up. Til,
Filipino was arrested.
At Waiakea rarly East Sunday morn
ing a mob of Filipinos attacked t.,
house Of Porto Riean and broke ev
fery window in the place. The Porte
Rican is said to have been badly ~n
with knife while demonstrating
lHbout the destruction Of his property
Three Filipinos were arrested in con
nectiOn with the affair.
1
Hawaii has, been enriched by the sun
of $500 which has been contributed b!
gangs of gamblers. Sixty were arrest
Jed and most Of them elected to forfeit
bail of FIVE dollars each. The majorit,
of the IN hlara ,Irnro Lil;n;nnn