Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
Meeting Last Night Was Mere
Informal Gathering of Mem
bers at McDuffiess Request !

Anything which may. have. tran
spired at an informal gathering of
Ad4 Club members at detective head
quarters last night, where Chief Of
Detectives McDuffie explained the
methods employed bye the police in
running-out che-fa banks, was not dane
in the name of the Honolulu Ad Club.
according to officials of that organiza-
ton.
Charles r. Frazier, q member of the
club, said that no committee had been
appointed to. 60 into the details Of
che.fa 'or to discuss the popular north
end pastime. McDufiie agrees with
this, and says he invited certain of
the clubs members to his Office last
night because the name che-fa had
been connected with mention of the
police department at one of the clubs
luncheons.
McDuffie also denies having berated
the Star.Bulietin for alleged failure to
publish the facts. He says that the
Star-Bulletin had always given the po-
lice department a square deal" and
declares that his only reference to
this newspaper was made when he
said that the Star. Bulletin failed to
take sides against the Advertise and
take up his, McDufie's, burden.
McDufie denied further today that
his department has suppressed police
news where ever there was any posi-
bility of it being truthfully presented
to the public. So did Sheriff Rose and
Deputy Sheriff Asch, but in the same
conversation, the latter both refused
to allow a Star. Bulletin reporter to
interview William Pieper,, prisoner
in the county Jail.
Pieper was arrested Saturday charg-
ed with killing his wife, and for then
attempting suicide. Detective Captain
McDuffie got a complete confession
from Pieper, SO he said, in the pres
ence of five witnesses at Queens hos.
pital last Saturday night. McDuff1e
was entirely willing to allow the re-.
porter access to Pieper, but referred.
him to Rose as the prisoner is. now in
the sheriff's custody. Rose admitted
that Pieper's confession was such that
it could not be easily denied and his
only excuse for barring the newspaper
man was that he said ut might have
seine effect at the trial."
Captain MeD1ffie declares his rec
crds' are open 10 honest inspection at
any time Speaking to few AID Club
members last night, McDuffie esti-
mated that not more than $500 changes
hands daily through che-fa banks. He
said that a bank that did 800 day
business is considered prosperous
one. He said that If the maximum
sentence, Of $1,000 or one year in jail
we're to be imposed few times, che
Ia bankers would soon quit
He further declared that che.fa has
not been in existence in the islands
for more than a year or two and that
the 0rientals always will gamble. For
merly it was tinkau, then fan-tan and
hen some other game, one succeeding
the other as the police broke up the
Did games. Now, he said, the Chinese
are getting into the habit of hiring
automobiles and going to the country
where they are shooting craps" in the
glare OF the headlights, on the ground
He said that drag" is held out of
each pot" to pay the chauffeur
MeDuffie said he wanted to correct
4 statement which was published this
to the effect that Shiono and