Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
SAYSGANGSTERS
PULLED OFF DOPE
DEALFROM JAIL
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sistance, IL is alleged, of a fireman
on one of the Pacific Mail steamships
who knew how TO get the dope
ashore, and also Of a Chinese mer-
chant of Honolulu whose name is Civ.
en- by Cough and who is said to have
been the main guy in buying the
poppy extract from the smugglers. Co
between in the persons, OF certain
hack-drivers and bartenders, IL is re-
lated. helped to facilitate the matter
by acting as the messengers between
the various parties These go-betweens
had free access to the prisoners and
would run their errands at all hours
of the day or night.
Coughs recital of this particular
feat ascribed to the gangsters when
they were supposed to be under strict
guard is as follows:
The deal was cooked up by Jack
McGrath and Bert Bower in the Jail
and by one OF the~petty officers OF
the Pacific Mail line (name giyen)
who was one OF the principal chaps in
the handling Of dope across the Pa
cif1c He had several men of the
crews working for him apparently.
They had several systems of get,
ting the stuff ashore. Sometimes
they could slip off the ship with it.
At other times they would drop it
overheard some miles from the harbor
as q ship came in or went out. When
dropped overheard, they used to have
an empty tin-can with a long wire or
string attached to It and this can
would be the buoy marking where the
stuff was sunk. At night, after the
dope had been sunk, the boys used to
60 out in sampan and pick 1t up
and for this purpose they had a SAM
pan run by chap who would keep
quiet about his job,
"On this particular deal, pulled off
while the boys we're in jail, the dope
was sent ashore from Pacific Mail
steamer by fireman. As soon as he
got ashore. ! guess he got word to one
of the go-betweens for --- -----
name given) came up to the Jail,
walked in to the hospital as usual
and said to the boys, THAT jams ar.
rived all right
They talked it over a little. al.
ways using the word jam or junk
mostly jam and winking and laugh.
ing when they said it.
THAT night Jack and Bert (Mc-
Grath and Bower) went out through
the bathroom window and over the
fence. They got the stuff from who
ever had it for them and brought it
home that same night. Half of it
was left in the shed near the hospital,
the other half brought inside. ! saw
it myself and there was very little II
any attempt to conceal IT, s, S..sas
Next day the. boys sphoned to- Sher-
If Rose that they wanted to get out
and hunt for bond-at this time they
were In there unable to raise the bond.
It used to be a constant excuse for
their getting out In the daytime that
they wanted to hunt for bond-money.
They were allowed to 60 out.
They then wrapped the dope up
in some dirty clothes ready for wash.
ing and went out with a parcel under
each arm. e.elol ~ -
There was an auto outside driven
by a Portuguese this fellow did a
lot of work for them. Sc they went
cut and sold the dope to Chinama1
on Nuuanu street tname giyen) and
came back that night with any amount
of money.
when talking it over the night be.
fore they said they had about $1,000
worth of the stuff. After it was sold
the money was divided on the table.
Then the gambling began and 1t ran.
high as long as the losers had any
thing to put up.