Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-12
SGlILY Defense
DENIES ROBBERY,
BLANES CHINESE
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Officer Harry Lake of the city and
county attorneys office, who testified
concerning the map of the building
as he had drawn it; Henry Lewis, one
of the defendants, and Mrs. McGrath.
wife of Jack McGfath.
Scully's story, as outlined by his
lawyer yesterday, is that he was act
ing only as a sort Of messenger or
ego between for Chan Chun. He had
known the Chinese a long time and on
February 3, at the 0rientaPs urgent
request, had gone to the Matson pier
and obtained a package to deliver to
Chan Chun.
Chan chun, said Andrews, had told
Scully that if he would 60 to Ger.
tain place on the Matson dock and
get certain package and bring it to
Chan Chun the latter would pay him
800 in cash. The Chinese had ex.
pressed a fear of attempting to get
1t himself, and from the nature of
the offer Scully guessed the package
contained contraband, or unstamped
opium. Scully at that time was hard
pressed for ready money, and took
the opportunity to make a little easy
CON- IL
After obtaining the package, howev.
er, Seully conceived the idea that he
was endangering himself by having
contraband in his possession. He
didn't care to keep it on his hands
until he could find Chan Chun again,
and decided that to be safe he should
hide it and later take the Chinaman
to the cache. He. thought the home
of Jack McGrath would be good
place to take 1t and acted on the inn
pulse. Arriving at the house in Ka-
lihi he found no one at home, SO hid
the package on the premises and re-
turned to town.
He had a tryst with the Oriental on
River street the evening of February
8, when he was to deliver the myster-
ious package, He kept the tryst, told
Chan Chun he had the stuff hidden
and asked the latter to go with him.
Chan insisted on hunting up couple
of friends to go along so, finally, in
Lewis car Scully journeyed out to
the McGrath home with Chan Chun,
All Tim and Apau.
In the parlor Of the home, with
Mrs. McGrath sitting in another room,
with McGrath and Lewis both absent.
Scully brought In the bag and opened
It. Chan examined some of the tins.
Scully discovered 1t was opium. Just
as he suspected all the time and, more
over, that it was unstamped. Chan
entered mild protest when he ap-
parently discovered this latter fact,
and declared that because the opium
was not stamped he would not pay
Scully his 500.
Scully did not get his pay, but Chan
got his opium and the Oriental trio
departed. 6cuily waved goodbye to-
them and remained to chat with Mrs.
McGrath. awaiting the return of her
husband.
Lewis, the chauffeur, on the Witness
stand proclaimed his ignorance of the
party's dealings He said he had re-
NAMED in or near HIS car throughout
the time the men were at the Me-
Grath home. He had the impression,
however. that when the party reen-
tered his car and ordered him to drive
downtown we're four or five men, and
this hazy impression was strengthen
ed when they got out in front OF the
custom house. In fact, he was con.
vinced, he said, there were white men
In the machine with the Chinese on
The return trip. He believed this be-
cause he received orders from some
Dne In the tonneau who spoke good
English.
He was so thoroughly convinced
hat he carried two extra fares
back to town that he told Scully sol
when he met the latter day or two
later and informed 'Scully that he|
WOULD have to charge him dollar for
hem.
Where these two extra fares came
rom. how they happened to get into
The machine or who they were re-
mains dark, impenetrable mystery.
On cross examination Lewis admit
led that after his return to his auto
stand that evening, shortly after the
rip to Kalihi. he placed $50 In gold
. the care Of q japanese helper at the
stand. for safe keeping He explained
his was money he had collected that
lay and the day previous, that he In
tended sleeping in his car that night
and did not want the money on hisl
person while he was asleep, being
afraid of robbers.
Mrs. McGrath, on the stand today, |
testified that she was home the even.