The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-22
MASTER GUMSHOE =.
RELIES ON DOPE
TO GET BAD MAN
Secures Knockout Potion From
City. Physician and Has It
Administered To Desperate
THEN EIGHT GREAT SLEUTHS
LET FUGITIVE KOREAN SLIP
He Keeps Liberty Long Enough
TO Shoot Laundryman Before
Drug 0verpowers Him


in large and luxurious quantities.
For some time past the community
has marvelled at the sensational cap
ture of criminals by the local police,
and expressions of wonderment at the
success the detective department has
achieved in bringing criminals to book
have been general throughout the ter
ritory. royG,
And now the secret IL out. They
have Ecen using dope. Not the juice
of the poppy, but some wonderful
sleep producer which is warranted to
send person into a sound sleep with
in a couple of hours after it has been
taken into the system, through the
medium of beer, whiskey or any other
popular drink.
The invention not only ensures the
capture of the criminal wanted but
ensures, beyond the peradventure of
doubt. that he will infiict no dam.
age, either with gun or knife on the,
officers detailed to arrest him.
The new method was given its FIRST
real trial on Saturday night. zee
Yo Keuk, a Korean desperate, walked
out Of the city Jail a couple of months
ago, presumably to get a package Of
cigarettes or to get the returns of
the afternoon 8 che-fa drawing.
Burgles an5 Uses Gun
The Korean, by the way, was in.
Carcorated at the jail, awaiting pre-
urinary trial on charges of burglary
and assault with a deadly weapon.
For two months zee Yo Keuk en-
ioved liberty. When he was short Of
h. hall
raid a private residence. Only a week
more than fifty dollars. A little later
on he entered another house and Sc,
cured some small change. About a
month ago he entered the premises Of
a Japanese storekeeper at the junction
of Peretania and King streets, and
when the latter offered resistance, shot
him with revolver, the wound inhicty.
cd, however, not being of a serious
nature.
Several times information had been
brought to Chief of Detectives Ne.
Duflie that zee Yo Keuk was at
certain place not far removed from
the heart of the city. The informant
rl'yavs added the information that the
Korean was packing large gun.
In the detectives room over the
police station McDuffie held several
conferences with the members of his
s'NF and put the matter bluntly to
them.
"ThcrP is reward of fifty dollars
offered for the arrest of this man, -
h" is reported TO have said, "and |
have word where he Is. Who will
volunteer to go with me and capture
him2'
All SHED At Big Gun
{" Has he a gun2' queried the an
cirnt and dishonorable order of stool.
pigeons. with one voice.
He has, exclaimed McDufie, "and
MS far as my information goes, it is
in perfect working order"
Nothing doing" said the sleuths.
''Oh, very we'll" said McDuffie.
"It : up to YOU boys. OF course |
r"ut very well ask you to risk your
lives in the matter until the Work.
mems Compensation Act goes into eff
feet on July |, still, if any of you
care to trkp a chance ] II go fifty fifty
With the reward of fifty dollars which
il hung up.
In racing parIance, there were no
tHIPrs
SO Ncc YO Keuk was suffered to en-.
10Y his liberty and to continue his
d""r"dations, because, quite naturally,
chief McDuifie and mis- men were not
going to lead forlorn hopes after a
man with a real gun, especially as this
pam had shown by his action in escap'
f." that he died not like to stay in
Jail.
Time wore on. The Korean desper.
r"o, learning of the respect in which
pc was held by the detective depart.
w"nt, grew holder. He walked the
streets of the city at night. He visit
81 the moving picture shows. He
l""ished his ill-gotten gains on a girl
friend: and when funds were low he
vent ont and pulled off another job.
DurqleS Home Of Detective
After while zee YO Keuk over
stepped his limit. Even the detective
worm will turn.
1t is said that he visited the resi-
tcnce of well known member of the
""tectivc bureau on Thursday night
last and got away with ten dollars an'
tercnty-fve cents, gold watch and a
r'arwOod pipe,
This exploit on the Koreans part
ought the matter to a personal basis
u" loser of the goods approached Nc.
nufI,e. hot clear through, and told him
that If he didn U take some steps in the
natter he would act con his own.
Don't do anything foolish, Me
Iulhe is alleged to have said. "Thc
I'm has gun and YOU may get shOt
Sooner or later he will get tired of thI,
tNing of being chased and will Civ,
'mscIf up"
'"be detective, however, refused to Dc
,omfortcd,
~ IN going to get that son OF Il
iun, he said. "and if you don t wan,
I" help me ~ play a lone nand. -
He-perado Is Dopped
McDuffie produced the bottle of dop,
occurred from Waysou and told his in
formant to ret some beer and entertain
the desperate in his house in Kellot