The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-03-09
TWO OPIUM
SUSPECTS IN
Federal NET
Stranger Hall and 0Idtimer
Boggs Out on $500 Bail
Furnished by E. K. Hunt
MARSHAL SMlDDY .ttl
GETS EMPTY BAGS
Honolulan Warned Man With
Mysterious SatoheI When
Officer Appeared
II. -------- ~, ~
EvADED IMMEDIATE
ARREST IN TAxlcAB
Commissioner Curry Would Not
Approve Bond on Sabbath
Judge Clemens Called /
EvADED IMMEDIATE
ARREsTIN TAxIcAB
tFromn Monday Ad7s1l.issr.,

~ (From Monday Adyegtiser.) M
J. A. Han, whot claims 70 be an
artisan, in search Of employment and
who was arrested saturday afternoon
by United States Marshal smiddy IN.
der section Of the, act Of February Q,
1909, which covers the Importation,
concealing 4 ami possession Of opium,
yesterday morning was released under
bond in the sum OF $500. p. H. Boggs,
who was arrested Friday night on the
same charge, was released on Saturday
under bond in the same amount. At
torney Claudius Mcbride represents
both defendants and e. K Hunt is
their surety. 80
Trimmed Tuna Episode '',
Hall arrived by the steamer Man!
cburia last Friday. Boggs is the indi.
vidual who was connected with the
timed tuna'' episode some months
ago, he and Jack MeGrath, now await
ing trial on charge of smuggling and
for participation in the recent badger
gam" holdups, having got into the
hmelight through chasing steamer in
launch, their actions arousing the sus.
picion Of the authorities. McGrath, it
will be remembered, on this occasion
sprung an excellent wheeze, to the eff.
feet that he and Boggs had been do
ing a little innocent tuna fishing.
Yesterday Attorney Mcbride, repre-
senting the defendants, having on the
day before effected Boggs' release,
sought to have HAIL. bond approved
by Commissioners George Curry, who
had handled the Boggs case. The lat
Ter, however, could not be pefsaaaed 70
attend to the matter, stating that he
didn' I propose to work on the Sabbath,
Judge clemens Secured 80.
Judge Clemens was then got in touch
with and he, taking more merciful
view Of the matter than the commits
sioner came to town to attend to the
business. The law in the matter is that
il the commissioner cannot be found,
the nearest judge may be appealed to.
Hence Judge Clemens Jurisdiction.
Told HAL To Beat II, W.
II is claimed that Hall was in search
Of Boggs, when the arrest occurred.
Hall is said to have gone to Fort.
street lodging house to meet Boggs.
The United States marshal was wait
ing to find the friends together. Hall
had large grip or satchel and drove
W to the house in taxicab driven by
q Portuguese. Boggs, who was eyi.
IDENTIFY on the lookout for Hall, so the
story goes, met him and grabbed him
by the shoulders, turning him half way
round, SO that he was facing the auto.
mobile, and cried, "Beat it!"
Whether Hall had reason to beat II
or not, he lost no time in acting on
nd Win Of Ia
the satchel into the auto, jumped in
after it, and the taxicab was on the
move in twinkling.
satchel Was Empty
Marshal Smiddy communicated with
the police department and later the ar:
rest of Hall, as well as of Boggs, was
examined and there was nothing in 1t.
Hall claims that the satchel was
empty when he threw it into the auto.
1t certainly could not have contained
any great weight, judging by the ease
with which he tossed it into the ma.
chine. IL was empty when IL was
opened by the federal authorities, 10
any event. Two trunks arrived with
Hall in the steamship Manehuria--two
trunks and the satchel. The trunks
ndNO OIL
Halls trade, for he claims to be an ex.
pert plasterer and tile mason, saying
that he had come to Honolulu in search
of work. w. 49,, -
Heavy Bond Demanded
Great concern was manifested over
the arrest of Hail and Boggs. Con-
sidering that Hall Is stranger in Ho-
rolulu, he has quickly made friends,
who have great confidence in him, for
L. X. Hunt would not see him Ian
euish in the Oahu prison, where he
spent Saturday night. Hall stated that
he did not want to spend another night
in the prison, and therefore the reason
for hunting for Judge Clemens and
disturbing his quiet Sunday to get him
to pass on the bond of Hall. That 1t
was case Of some Importance was in
Dictated by the amount Of the bond,
$4,000, for in numerous similar cases
Chinese and others have been bonded
in comparatively small sums, some even
having been allowed TO 20 on their
own recoknizance. Notwithstanding the
heavy bond, Attorney Mcbride secured
Il. X. Hunt to 60 surety and the bond
was approved by Judge Clemens
An Interesting Commotion
The district attorney had the Portu
guese taxicab driver on the carpet yes.
terday morning. Altogether there was
on interesting commotion in the fed
cral court building in Fort street, near