Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-19
MORE ARRESTS -.
T0FOLLOW RAID
ON GAMBLERS

More dTTSSlS Oh d CudF5C VI SoAbN
ling will follow information received
today by Captain of Detectives Nc
Duffie. A. MeDegitt, Fred Estes and
NJ. Rasson, arrested yesterday and
charged with gambling, were each
fined SIS and $3.50 costs by District
Magistrate Monsarrat. szssE
Warrants were issued and this aft
ernoon given to the police for the
arrest of H. Kubey, s. J. Mcmillan,
Ogata, Edward Lewis, Kawashimura
and Clement Makaohe, charged with
being present at gambling game at
the Lewis livery stable on King street.
Officers state that one member of
the party lost $50 at the session.
Lewis is reported to have left the
territory. He was passenger in the
Oceanic liner Sierra that steamed for
San Francisco last Saturday. ",
Fl. Kubey, also arrested late yester-
day afternoon, was given until temor-
row morning i'm which to enter q plea
to a charge OF being a participant in
a gambling game. II was Kubey whose
"squear' to the police led to the ar
rests. .E.
Information supplied by McDevitt
when called to the witness stand led
the police to take steps to take into
custody a party of chauffeurs who are
alleged to have gambled at the Lewis
stables on King street.
The house on Gulick avenue
where the arrests we're made yester-
day was rented by Mrs. Anna Gertz
to Sam Mcmillan; according to testi-
mony given at the hearing. Mrs.
Gertz had served notice upon the ten
ants that they must vacate the prem
ises which were alleged to have been
the scene of a number of .disorderly
ARRAYS.
Detectives have made three sepa
rate raids upon this place, arrests
following in each instance" stated
Captain AIcDuffe. I'VE have had a
number of complaints from persons
residing in the locality, but when Off
GERS reached the scene, the men who
frequented the resort would make
their escape"
Kubey has reported that he lost a
diamond ring valued at 1870 in re-
cent game of blackjack The ring is
now believed to be in the possession
Of McDeyitt who says he advanced
$3.50 on the gem.
This money, Khbey alleged, was
quickly lost. The police state that
Kubey had remained silent concern
ing the game until he fell a victim to
members Of the gang, when he report
ed that the ring had been taken from
him while partly under the influence
OF liquor.
Mcmillan stated this morning that
he proposed to fight the charge made
against him by the police. His case
was set for hearing on Thursday
morning.
Joe Leal. former member of the
detective department, has been called
as an important witness against sew
era of the defendants. Leal is al
legged to have been beaten up at a
game some weeks ago when he is re-
ported to have dropped more than
$3.50. ssrs
The police are prepared to prove
that the men involved in the raid yes
terday have caused them much trou-
Bile within the last few months be-
cause of their gambling. The officers
state that they have been called to
follow .up parties of joy-riding cliauf-
feurs Who, when reaching a distant
and unfreQuented part of the city lor
the island, would start crap game.
In this manner professional gamb-
lers have conducted operations in va
rlous parts Of the city, Diamond Head,
punchbowL Moanalua, Kakaako and
tne beach road being fayorite haunts.
kubey may take steps to file a re-
pieyin suit to gain possession of his
ring. s.+s -. 81