Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-25
ROBBED BUYERS
OF DOPE HE HAD
JUST SOLD Them?
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ticularly in this: that the defendant
and others have procured large quaint.
ties of smoking opium: conferred with
Chinese and others who might be in.
duced to purchase opium. making
agreements to meet the prospective
purchasers in secluded spots near the
city of Honolulu at night and there
delivering the smoking opium and re-
ceiving the money therefor -"
After the transaction was closed,
defendant and his confederates have
on many occasions waylaid and robbed
the purchasers of their goods before
they had returned to their places of
business, thus winding up the transac-
tion by procuring the Chinaman's cash
and recovering the contraband smok.
ing opium. ..... ~
George A. t"Bert''D Bower. an al
legged confederate of Scully now serv-
ing sentence of three and one-half
years in Oahu prison for first degree
robbery, says, in his affidavit: F..
81 have known John T. Scully peg
sonally for about eight or ten years;
have been familiar with his business
and business transactions in the city
of Honolulu for several years and
know Of my own personal knowledge
that he has been directly connected
with illegal traffic in smoking opium
for five or six years; in fact, practical
ly ever since the law went into effect
in 1909. 49,. ~
Ever since | have known John T.
Scully our relations have been friend
ly and have been more or less ia
miliar with his business and his man
ner of life ever since | have known
him. .... 49,. =. -"
Several years ago John r. Scully
was connected with one of the largest
opium transactions that has been pull.
ed off in the territory. He has always
been ready to handle the traffic at
any time his services were required.
II make this statement at the re-
quest of the district attorney and with
out volunteering any statemen, but
have answered such questions as have
been put to me without any desire or
intent to either help or hurt anyone"
e. c. Reilly, found guilty in federal
court of an opium charge and now
serving a sentence in Oahu prison,
says: 49,: -. -. ..."
Il have known John T. Scully per-
sonally for four or five years. Ever
since have known him he has been
known and recognized as man who
was dealing in opium, and 1 have
known for that length of time that he
has been going. on different steamers
and having transactions in opium and
taking opium ashore from time to time.
Il have known him to be connected
with large and small transactions.
Ten Thousand involved,
"The largest transaction have ever
known Scully to be connected with in
any way was one occurring two or
three years ago in which there was
in the neighborhood OF $4,000 worth
of opium involved. He has always
been ready and willing to handle
opium when an opportunity presented
itself" go. T. -. = -. 80
Paul H. Boggs, convicted in the ter
ritorial court of first degree robbery
and now serving a sentence in Oahu
prison, says, in part: =.
81 have known John T. Scully for
about eight years, but was not inti-
mately acquainted with him until with
In the last six or eight months.
know personally that the said Scully
has been involved in several illegal
opium transactions within the last few
and have known of him for sew
eral years as man who was connect
ed with opium deals. ! had no per-
sonal knowledge, however, of his rec
ord up to within the last few months"
The affidavit of Mrs. Victoria Hy-
and is, in part, as follows:
Il have known John T. Scully by
sight since September, 1918, and have
lad some personal acquaintance with
aim. -. have had personal
of Mr.. Seully's connection
With illegal traffic in opium since Sep
ember. 1913. My knowledge is based
Ipon reliable Information that have
'eceived from persons closely asso-
,iated with Mr. Scully, and l have
lad personal knowledge of Mr.. Soul
VS. connection with opium deals, hav-
ng received my information directly
rom Mr.. Scully himself
Il know that he has been associated
With others in this city, men whom
lie has recently furnished evidence to
.onyict of crime. T.. - 49, r.. 1