Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-03
GRAY ENLARGES
ON Charge HE'S
IFRAME-UP VICTIM
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Chau to get" him. There were two
main reasons for this, he said-first
that he would not allow Chang Chau
and others TO fix" him and let gamb-
ling games operate in which they
were interested; secondly, that Chang
Chau is the defendant in case soon
to come up in federal court; that he.
Gray, is one OF the principal witnesses
TO be used against Chang Chau, and
that the Chinese storekeeper wishes
to discredit Gray's testimony by just
the sort OF action the, civil service
commission took in his case.
Chang ,Chau, An Foon and All Fook,
the latter two being his employees,
were arrested by U. S. Marshal Smid-
dy last November. They are charged
with buying and selling government
property, presumably stolen. including
oats and barley taken from the cayal-
~ quarteImaster's stores at Leilehua.
In federal court circles 1t is said
that the case against Chang Chau and
these men was worked UP by Gray.
Gray arrested the employees and held
them prior to the preparation Of war
rants and the arrival of Smiddy to
serve them. ...
Denies He Protected Games. il
Gray declares that he can bring
many witnesses to prove that at the
time the affidavits say he was protect
ing gamblers he was in fact raiding
them and arranging other raids. he
also says that he can bring many Wit
nesses, army officers and others, to
testify as to his honesty Of character.
In the hope that some action Will De
taken looking toward re-opening Oh
his case, he made the following state
ment to the Star-Bulletin in the pres
ence OF a witness:
"The frame-up to get me- was be-
gun BY Chang Chau after / arrested
two of his men for stealing and SELL
ing federal government goods and ne
was arrested, too. by u. s. Marshal
Smiddy on the same charge. Even
before that time Chang Chau was al
ter me. / believe, because / was work
ing to block some of the crooked work
he was trying to pull off around Wa
liawa.
How He Made Chang chau Hostile.
Last November complaints reach
ed me that Chang Chau and his men
were stealing-or helping to steal
government property, including oats
and barley taken from the cavalry
Quartermaster's stores at Schofield. /
laid for them and caught two Of his
men with q wagon containing oats
which they had secured and were GO
ing 10 sell. Well, / drove the wagon,
taking the men, too, to the field artil-
lery cantonment and then phoned to
Chang Chau to come and get his wa.
gon. He wanted me to let the men
out. on, bail, but / wouldn't do it with
out authefaty from the sheriff or Mar
shall Smiddy, He came to town and
saw the sheriff and McDuffie. The
next day we brought the men In to
turn over to the u. S. marshal and
then Marshal Smiddy arrested Chang
Chau, too. That case is now about
ready to come up in the federal court,
and / amsconvinced that this frame-up
was fixed up against me to discredit
me as far as possible so that II am
q witness against Chang Chau his law
yers can attack me as being charged
with grating.
Il am certain also that Chang Chau
had another reason for framing
against me, that being that was try.
ing to get evidences against this game
of Ahina's, the one we finally raided.
Was Getting Ready For Raid.
During the investigation before the
civil service commission these China
men testified that they started this
ehefa game about the ed of January.
II was about the middle of February
when first heard Of It. Up to that
time they had been mighty quiet.
Then various people at WahiaWa be.
can telling me about It and ! started
working to get my evidence. A jap
anese storekeeper, the depot agent
and one or two Cinnamon were the