The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-15
SHERIFF ADMITS
|. He is POWERLESS
TO STOP CHE IA.
"~E".T' z"
Supervisor Larsen Declares P6-
lice Department Is Incom-
petent and Demoralized
CHINESE TOO TRICKY III
FOR CITY DETECTIVES
Mayor Lane Says At Least
Fifteen Banks Are 0perat- +.
ing In Honolulu

q" A che ia game couldu I run twenty.
four hours in Honolulu If the police did
their duty" said Supervisor Larsen at
the meeting of the board Of supervisors
last night. .. -..& -,
'Sheriff Rose says that the appreiien
sion Of che ia players Is made diHicrIt
on account of their resortinQ to all
kinds Of tricks The police should resort
TO all kinds of tricks, too, and 20 the
gamblers one better. ..-.. - ,..
1.-THE police department is demoral.
lied. There is no get.up to II, and we
supervisors have no say in the matter. ~
Larsen's radical utterances were
prompted by correspondence read be.
fore the board between Mayor Lane
and Sheriff Rose, relative to the prev.
alenee of che ia in and about Honolulu.
The mayor wrote the sheriff that he
had been informed on apparently good
authority, that the gambling game of
che IA is prevalent in Honolulu, and
that at least fifteen banks are operating
in the city, and a number of others in
the country districts. vi
He expressed his desire that some
thing be done to put a stop to the
games and called on Rose for informa.
tion and data bearing on the matter.
Sherif Knows Banks Exist ..r
Sheriff Rose 3 answer as read before
the board last night, was as follows:
Your favor Of the seventh inst,
re gambling games known as che IA
being prevalent in Honolulu and
the country districts, received.
] beg to herewith submit for
your information a report furnished
me by the detecti bureau Of ar
rests made of che IA gambling from
the twenty-second Of January TO
date; also, q summary Of the fines
and costs supposed by the courts.
In furnishing you this data, i de-
sire to show that this department
is doing all II possibly can TO stamp
out the evil - - :. ~
We are well aware Of the number
Of banks running, but the officers
have TO work under difficulties In
order to be able to secure evidence
whereby the offenders can be con-
victed. Those who are running va
rious banks are resorting 70 all the
tricks known in the game, making
It quite difficult 70 catch them In .
the act, and In every case IL Is ne
cessary to use inforfners
I am writing 0 letter 70 your In
forlnant, Henry Lee, today and
trust that he will be willing to as
sist us in arresting the bankers Of
the various games that are now run
ming. ., ~.
No Arrests Chinese New Years
The report Of the detective bureau
referred to in the letter shows that
from January ] to June Q of the pre-
cent year thirty six arrests have been
made on charges Of assisting and main.
tanning lotteries, and that twenty
seven arrests have been made on
charges of having tickets in possession.
Fortyfour convictions have obtained
and fines aggregatiny, $1862 and costs
amounting to seventeen dollars apt
forty cents turned into the city cot
fers.
Twenty-six cases are pending, nine
were nOlle pressed and nine cases dis
missed.
A noticeable feature Of the report Is
that no arrests were made from Jan
uary % to March TO-. covering the
period of the Chinese New Year 8 cele.
bration. Che ia must have been sus,
nendCd during the holiday season.
Strangely enough, though, a similar
condition Of affairs prevailed with re
CH."d to paikau and other Oriental
games. -
The first half of June resulted IT
thirteen arrests ,beiag made. In de-
ference to popular cutlery against the
seandalous conditions existing, the pc
lice have showed no little activity dur
ing the past week aud IL is probable
that the last half of the month will OK.
coed considerably the first in number