Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-30
Four Chefa Gamblers From
castner and WaiaIua Sign
Affidayits; City Attorney
Makes Formal Charge Of
Misconduct
SAY P0LlCEMAN GAVE
WARNING ABOUT RAIDS
Civil Service Commission Will
Conduct Formal Probe April
8; Mayor Will Try to Aid
Prosecution if He Thinks
Man Guilty


Man Guilty
Prevalence OF chefa at Castner and
In the Waialaa district Is accounted
for by series Of affidayits filed with
the Civil Service Commission today.
Charges that Jesse Gray. police of.
ficer at Wahiawa, has been accepting
$5 week for the protection of the
Chinese lotteries are made by A. NJ.
Brown, city and county attorney, and
supported by four sworn statements
inane by operators OF the fascinating
game.
All Tong declares that until short
time ago he conducted a chefa lottery
at Leilehua, that he was introduced TO
Officer Gray by G. Akana, a tailor at
Castner. that he arranged to pay and
did pay IS a week TO Gray In return
for advance information of raids con-
templated by the Waialua police, and
immunity from arrest by Gray
Army Closed up Game.
He was finally compelled by the
military authorities TO close up his
game but Gray had protected him
from the police, for several months, he
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Ahina. ing Chong and Yuen Yick in
separate affidavits assert that they
are interested In operating and con-
ducting a chefa game at Wahiawa.s :
that they are accustomed to pay Off
Ger Gray IS 3 week, generally on sat
urdays, for exemption from arrest and
warning of contemplated raids.
Saturday, April s. was set as the
day for 4 hearing on the charges by
the Civil Service Commission at a.
meeting held this noon Gray will be
required to be present and answer the
charges.
Mayor VIII De There.
Mayor Lane declared that he would
attend the hearing and do all In his
power to bring about the conviction
or Gray n he thought him guilty, when
be was informed of the charges that
had been brought against the Wahi-
ava officer.
''The city must not tolerate even a
suspicion Of graft In its police force,
he declared. ''If money was paid for
protection want to know all about
it,
The sffidavits in possession OF the
city and county attorneys Office are
as follows
AFFIDAVIT OF AHINA.
am resident of Wahiawa, Dis
trict of Waialua. and have been living
there for over one year.
I, together with others. am interest
ed. in operating and conducting GER
tain chefa game at Wahiawa.
II is my custom to pay Police OFF,
Ger Gray IS per week to secure exemp-
tion from arrest and to allow the
game to proceed This money is paid
By me to Officer Gray as general
thing on each and every Saturday.
This money is paid to Officer Gray
for the purpose OF securing exemp
ton from arrest, as far as he alone is
concerned.
He does not guarantee the game,
but accepts this money to leave it
alone, as far as he is concerned.
Whenever any raid or arrest is
threatened by the Waialua police, Of
ficer Gray informs us of such fact and
we take steps accordingly by discon.
tinuing the game for the time being.
AFFIDAVIT OF All TONG.
That he is at present living in Ho-
nolulu. That several months ago he,
in company with others, conducted a
chefa lottery at Leilehua (Castner).
That he was introduced to officer
Gray by G. Akana, the tailor at Cast
ner.
That he thereupon arranged to pay
and did pay Officer Gray the sum of !
IS per week for the privilege OF oper-
ating said lottery and keeping him
(Ah Tong posted as to contemplated
raids by the Waialua police.
That he continued to operate and |
continued TO pay Officer Gray for sew
eral months until the military authori- |
ties caused him TO quit operating such
lottery.
AFFIDAVIT OF UNG CHoNG.
ing Chong. being first duly sworn,
deposes and says:
am q resident of Wahiawa. and
am associated with Alma in operat.
ing a chefa game at Wahiawa. &
know that Police Officer Gray re-
ceived IS per week from us to leave
the game alone AS general thing |
Ahina pays this money to him, but
occasionally / do. This money is paid |
for protection.
AFFIDAVIT OF YUEN YICK.
Yuen Yick, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says:
I .anl a resident OF Wahiawa, and
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