Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-26
COUGHS STORY CHARGES GRAVE
LAxTY TOOFFICIALSAT JAIL

10 De 80 nOlDe0 about that the jail
authorities were alarmed. An entry
tells about Henry Lewis coming To
the hospital and goes on to say that
outside people were talking Of the
night trips and the deputy orders all
except Boggs oyer to the jail" (Boggs
was under . physicians care.) But
they saw Charley Rose and got re-
turned TO the hospital again"
More details follow Of booze being
furnished the men, also q note that
Bert Bower went out one night to
meet girl.
.Polynapa, the policeman, was on
duty that night. sleeping the journal
says. He woke up once and asked
Tor Bert and he was told that he was
bathing. Jack McGrath said, Come
on, we will play crib and they played
IL games or Whereabouts until Bert
came home"
Guards Easily Tricked.
How easily the guards were trick
ed-or how lax they Were-is Illus
irated IN. entries IN the diary and also
what Cough has: told the authorities.
He says that when the prisoners want
ed 10 90 out at night far = stay Of
any length they would put q feather
dustsr- IN each bed, a Iooi like Z bead
hsIfsburied IN Tire coyerief, would put
out the light. and then cheat II"
Also 'iII1strating the kind Of guards
put over the gangsters. Cough records
this, IN his diary:
The standing joke is. Where do |
sleep 's-meaning the policeman when
be comes ON watch. q,
Other names are given of men who
visit the prisoners. though in the case
of officials or members Of the police
department Cough admits that he has
no personal knowledge Of the motives
for their visits,
Lake and Mccuffie Mentioned.
Among those mentioned as visiting
the prisoners are Harry Lake. special
detective for the count attorneys Of
fee, and man referred to IN the
diary as Med" who, says Cough. was
Captain OF Detectives McDuffie. He
says fheFeswas good deal Of CONVEX.
setipn@ betWeens the prisoners. and
these men, much fit carried on IN
whispers in the dispensary. :, :.
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an ne Callers on tne men ~ tneshps-
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me ysIsaAons were apout. Nnicn
we're carried on rs stated above.
On one poceasion, oille notes, Lake
brought magazines To- the prisoners.
Opium Deal BY Prlsonecs. -. I
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Both IN his diary and In his later
statements be tells Of reports being
made by new men on watch OF the
manner IN which the prisoners were
conducting themselves. But these re-
ports, he says. were never repeated,
for the prisoners would telephone 10
someone IN the police department and
have the obnoxious guards removed.
Cough says that day after day and
night after night the carousing and
frequent outside visits went on. Some
times for 4 day or two there would be
pretense Of discipline enforced by
the guards - the order Of sonebody
higher up. but invariably, he alleged,
the men would soon be given undue
liberties. Sometimes they would be
moved from the hospital and its Tree
dom to the jail itsellae on one 90
casioa Wheus the underground Epp1or
went flying about that Scully had turn
ed etste'e evIdeDces and the prpeeeut-
Ing authorities ND s'ihb qoodsn On the
~ 81 the gang. But after 9 little
they would be let so back to the
hospital ~; as. "
How Mccrath Escaped.
The story Of McGrath's escape itself
be tells IN substance as follows:
The night before the bunch were
coming up Tor sentence there were
many rumors OF this and that flying
about. the jail. Sheriff Rose came up
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