The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-31
Raid On Gambling Dives Long
Immune To Processes Of Law,
Follows Hard On Publication
Of Charges Against Policeman
FOUR WHO SAY They PAID
FOR PROTECTION ARRESTED
Two Principal Banks In Wahi-
ava Caught BY Raiders In Act
of Five O'clock Drawing, and
the Winning Word Was Opium

Che.fa circles at Wahiawa, which
have been enjoying an uninterrupted
period Of happy security and fat prof.
its for many, many months, were seri.
ously disturbed yesterday. First, four
confessed ehe-fa bankers decided to
squeal and accordingly supplied aft
davits to the authorities that they have
been regularly paying Police 0fficer
Gray of Wahiawa, for protection. Sec
Oadly, by a most singular coincidence,
the police got busy yesterday after,
noon, after the news Of the affidavits
breezed around, and raide two of the
principal banks Of the Wahiawa gamb
ling district. ~ r.
Affiants Unmcky .v'
The coincidence goes even further
than that. The names signed TO the
affidavits are Alma, All Tong, Une
'Chong and Yuep Yiek, and the very
first names on the list Of those ar.
rested by Police Officer GRAY and
others, yesterday afternoon are those
ofEAhina, ing Chong and Yuen Yick.
AhsTong does not appear, because, per,
haps, he has recently moved in from
Wahiawa and is living in. Honolulu.
Nine others were arrested In the raids.
which shows that it is unIuekv to be
caught these days with affidavit. max.
ers.' 80 '.'' = = ~ 81
Just why the self-confessed che,fa
bankers have decided to tell about the
alleged graft of Police Officer Gray is
not apparent on the record. Just wht
Gray should have swiftly descended
upon the gambling games he has ap!
parently been unable TO find hereto
fore is more easily understood, as lis
the fact that half an hour after the
publication of the affidavits yesterday
afternoon there was flying detach.
ment Of tectives-including Acting.
chief Kellett, Swift and Kaznki-head.
ell Wahiawa,wards. They few to
Pineapple Town at four O'clock and,
by the sheerest good luck, Officer GRAY
was able to lead them unerringly to
the very spots where there were Ave
o'clock drawings.
Winning Word Opium
Acting chief KeIlett was fairly stag
rered by the next coincidence. The
winning word at the first bank was
"Opium.p
The acting chief and his weary
sleuths brought their prisoners into
town with them, so there win be no
more. afhdavits just at present. At least
not while the police have Messrs. Ali
ma. ING Chong and Guen Yick where
they can keep their eyes on their writ.
ing hands. So far, All Yong has not
been arrested for anything-but there
are strong hopes.
Order Investigation
The affdavits were turned over to
tho civil service commission at a mcot
ing yesterday, by A. NJ. B5own, city at
torney, and April 9 vas set as the dat
for formal inv .igatiOn by the com
mission. GrP' s ordered to be present
and give his side of the story.
Mayor Lane also intends to be pres
ent, and win do his best to convict
Gray and have him punished severely,
should the evidence be such as TO
prove him guilty of the charge.
fAs the mayor, of this city I do not
nronose to tolerate the suspicion Of
graft in the police department, &" said
the mayor. !" If Gray received money
for protecting these men, want &c
know it and I want the city to. know
it, SO. that Gray can. be punished. If
there is no truth in the accusation, then
it is but fair TO Gray that the facts
]" the case should be made clear to all
We are going to the very bottom of
this thing"
Paid Five A Week ~.
The affidavits of the four gamblers
fOllOw;--7, vr 4-s $50, ~ -
al am. a, resident of Wahiawa. Dis,
tr.ct Of Waialua, and have been living
there for over one year" says Alma
III, together with Others. am inter.
csted in operating and conducting a
certain ohefa game at Wahiawa
't''It rs INV custom to. pay Police Of
freT Gray five dollars q week to secure
exemption from arrest and TO allow the
came to, proceed. This money is paid
Inv me to Officer Gray as a general
thing on each and every SATURDAY. This
money is paid 10 Officer Gray for the
purpose of securing exemption from ar
rest.t as, far as he alone lis concerned
"He'{d does not guarantee the game
hnt accepts this money to leave il
alone. as far as he is concerned.
Whenever any raid or arrest il
threatened bv the Waialua police, OF
firer Gray informs us of such fact and
we take steps accordingly by discou,
t'nuing the game for the time being. -
Tong's Afidavit &
Ah'Tong swears that he is at present
living in Honolulu. That several month";
a"o he in company with others, con
Quoted ehe.fa lottery at Leilehua
(Castner). Hh.t we. Ir,E ..r %
He was introduced to OFFICER Gray by
~ Akana, the tailor Mt Cashier aud
that he thereupon arranged to pay and