Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22
MEN AND women
CAUGHT NNET
SPREADING WIDE
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needed to carry back booze and pris-
oners; swooped down in the darkness
upon an unsuspeciing crew Of blind
pig proprietors and grabbed liquors in
surprisingly large amounts before any
opportunity was had to secrete it.
ChiIlingworth was armed with a
handful of warrants and evidently
knew his ground, as all but one OF
thoses to be arrested were taken and
the latter is known and will probably
be apprehended soon.
William Clifford was one badly
wanted by the police and although
not in his cottage when the officers
appeared he was picked up later on
the street He is a discharged caval
~ soldier, was once convicted in a
cocaine case and later discharged
when his case was reopened, the po-
lice say. He had the largest supply
Of liquor in his possession.
AS the officers went from one house
to another they saw old and familiar
faces in new and unexpected places.
And with them quantities of cheap
gin, Chinese wines, sake, whiskey and
beer were also found.
Under Suspended Sentence
Kate Welsh McEuen of Iwilei noto-
riety, and who has suspended sen.
tence hanging over her head, was one
of the first women taken for vagran-
cy. She was released to appear,
which she did this morning. She was
hanging out IN a sordid howell with
little clothing on, and declared when
ocused Of selling liquor that she is a
decent married woman.
Another former Iwilei woman taken
was Emily Bair. Katie Lee and Eliza.
beth Gonsalves, also charged with
vagrancy, have been convicted before
for Illegally trafficking in liquor, &C.
cording to the police. .-
The explanation of All But, Chi
nese taken in q Wahiawa restaurant
for dealing in booze, was that the big
stock found hidden away in his room
was solely for Chinese New Year fes-
tivities. He first said that the cele-
.bration would be very short this year
but upon suddenly realizing what a
quduIIly VI lIQuOE NC was Sdu6he
with he said, Long, long time; maybe
whole month" -.
Others taken at Bloodtown we're
lack Odume, negro soldier; Earl
Roseborough, James Hunter and
James Smith, charged with selling IL
auor without license. '- ~
Denies Special Orders
Sheriff Rose said today that he had
issued no special orders to clean up
vice, but Chillingworth says that is
the program from now on.
Forces immediate Trial ~
An interesting feature of the new
program is Judge Monsarrats refusal
to postpone the vice cases without a
very good reason and the determine
ton Of the prosecution to secure eth
er conviction or an immediate dis
charge, hurrying the cases through
to the circuit court is necessary.
In the cases OF John Sampson, Tope
Sampson, Gregoria Alberta, Ramon
Torres. Domingo Caiyalho, Usavia
and Carmella Ortez, all charged with
figuring in q disorderly place on Lii
ha street raided by Capt McDuffie's
detectives Saturday night, Attorney
Leon NJ. Straus, defending, asked for
a continuance and was refused. He
went to trial and filed notice of an
appeal when his clients were con-
Wcted. They were sentenced to pay
SO and costs.
One of these, Carmella, is former
Iwilei woman who is out on sus-
And L -
McDuffie's department, who led the
raid. says the defendants we're figur-
Ing In . general earousal.
Chillingworth is particularly appre-
ciatiye or the assistance which he re-
ceiyed at Wahiawa. A commissioned
officer accompanied the civilian off
GERS; soldier guards were numerous
and the attitude Of soldier spectators.
who in large numbers watched the
proceedings, was not at all hostile.
The civilian officers swere given
every assistance. A quiet order to
the guards in khaai was to see that
none of the raiding party was inter-
fered with. It was perfectly carried
out IS
There was no "gun.play'' or trouble
of any sort and the prisoners were
easily handled, though several of them
are said to be ready to shoot or pull
a knife IL the chance comes.
Bloodtown was In full blast when
the raiders entered It just after
O'Clock. An hour later, when the raid
was over, it was a very much quieter
place. Many houses closed up and
when the officers appeared and the
first warrant was flashed, the exodus