The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-12
Both Men Are arrested Again On
Complaint Of Chinese Victim
Ooialiiaot Holdup'e" salHa
TWELVE TINS OF OPIUM
flasE sFI6URE IN AuToCRlME
accuser Says He Bought Hop for
| 5000 and Mas Robbed of iar
sM6ney and Purchase D.

(From Tbursday Advertiser. J

L .. VI TOul hNNNANisNasl
John 4. Seully and John MeGrath
were arrested again yesterday, foliow-
ing an Investigation BY the po Ice de-
deputy City Attorneys Brown
and chilllngwoftii and Special Proseeu-
TOR Robert sWl BfeckOns. y efF'3 a4SL
Fhis timeithese men, who have figured
prominently the past week in q series
of alleged hoIdupsn opium e BAdger
games, y were arrested on the complaint
Of Ldm Foo Tai, Chinese, who de.
clares that on the night Of January 20
he was taken In an automobile driven
by Seullya TO the home Of MeGrath, in
Ralihf, aud robbed Of $500. NY ~ e
Twelve Tins OF opium I A'A'fa1s p.
Here, il is claimed twelve tins of
opium were, delivered to the Chinese,
who paid 5000 for the drug. As he was
leaving the premises and about to re-
enter the automobile, two men sprung
from ebneealnhent. One Of them cover
ed the Chinese with u gun and the other
flashed an electric torch in his face.
Both Of these men stated that they were
icustoms officers, and placed Lum Foo
Tai under tfarrest,"
Relieved Of the Hop
The opium was taken away from him
and placed on the front seat with the
driver The Chinese, was bundled into
the ear and told that he was TO be
taken to the custom house The auto.
mobile was driven downtown and as a
convenient saloon was reached, both
aofiieers' halted the car, stating that
they were much in need Of "a drink. "t
According to the police, when the
men left the ear, Scully, the driver
turned to Lum Foo Tai, who sat cover.
ing in the back seat, and said, d" Here q
our chance TO make a get away" e.. 4
Chinese Feat IT, sae tHAs, .i.t'..
HE drove the car down toward the
fFhshafket mt a. furious pace with the
two " officers y in 'shot pursuit. When
in the vicinity of River street, it ID
alleged, Scnlly pulled the car up to this
sidewalk and said, tfNow Ii your
chance Beat. it. and run like -"
The Chinese took, the friendly advice
and left, the opium in the car: ftscuIly
then drove away. ..
Warrant Of Arrest
Following is the complaint, which
was sworn TO yesterday before Judge
A. d. Larnach by Lum Foo Tai:
HdJ JdCh toCulIy anu y. MCbTdlI
Of Honolulu, City and County of Homo
lulu, Territory of Hawaii, at Honolulu
City and County of Honolulu, Territory
of Hawaii aforesaid, on the twenty-see
ond day of January, A. d. 1915, and il
the night time of said day, with force
and arms, in and upon one Lum Foo
Tai, an assault did make, and the sale
Lum Foo Tai, in bodily fear and danger
of his life, then and there, did put; and
certain moneys, to wit, 5000 of the
aggregate value of 5000 lawful money
OF the United States of America, more
particular description of which sale
moneys is to this complaint unknown
Of the moneys, chattels and property
Of the said Lum Foo Tai, from the per
son and from the custody and in th'
presence, and without the consent anC
against the will Of the said Lum Foo
Tai, then and there, feloniously and by
force and violence, did rob, steal, tax,
and carry away, and did then and Their,
and thereby commit the crime of rob
berry in the first degree