Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-26
CHARGE
GAMBLING And
giving OF BRIBE
Cation and Andrews Plead
Guilty 10 Police Court; Are
Given Heavy Fines

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Attempted bribery, plot of gam
bling on q gigantic scale, hints Of OPT
um traffic and other thrills are al
bound up Ia case which has been
unearthed by Capt. McDuffie Of the
detectives and for which the princk
pals, Francis j. Cation and s. e.
Andrews, admitted their guilt in the
district court tbs morning and were
fined $3.50 eacn, which they immedf
ately paid. 3
Briefly, according to the story told
at the police station. Cation and An
drews had obtained considerable
money, possibly from the sale of opi-
um; rented q gambling den; posted
funds to buy the police and were
in full swing and coming money by
their venture when McDuffie nabbed
the whole gang. Now most Of their
known capital is in the hands Of the
police. 5;
Cation and Andrews we're arrested
Thursday but investigations had not
yet been completed when the Star
Bulletin went to press and no charges
had been preferred Cation is an ar
chitect by profession and Andrews
was employed on the Matsonia until
about three months ago, when he re-
NAMED in Honolulu and took up with
Cation, the police say.
About 10 days ago McDuffie got q
tip that someone with plenty Of money
would start q big game on Pauahi
street during Chinese new year cele-
brations and that the police would be
approached with bribe. He put the
suspected house under guard and
awaited developments, the story goes.
Saturday a Korean named Lee APP
preached Korean Detective John Woo
Of McDuffie,s department, rendering
him SIS to give to McDuffie to keep
quiet. In the presence Of McDuffie
and Deputy Sheriff Asch the money
was received and marked as Exhibit
A." The Korean would not tell where
the money came from but said he
was originally given $50 and kept half
for his share. Then McDuffie drew
the net closer.
According to McDuffie,s information
the game was due to start full blast
on Monday but something retarded It
Wednesday while the captain was out
In the country his men, who were
watching closely, saw operations start.
raided the place and brought In IA
Chinese who were fined IS each when
they pleaded guilty Of playing pal
kan, in police court the next morning.
Upon McDuffie's return he received
information from Chinese that Cation
and Andrews had given them s400 to
start the game OF this. $40 was
used to bail out the IA arrested. The
Chinese turned over to McDuffie sos
remaining and with the $500 which
the two defendants paid IN fines they
are out over 500. The police are try.
ing to learn where the mOnsg came
nom originally.
Andrews activities IN the court
room during the gambling trial oi the
X Chinese was particularly notice
able. Attorney A D. Larnach. who
represented the. Chinese. appeared Tor
the two men this morning and IN
stfucted them to plead guilty.
County Attorney a. n Brown, who
took charge q the prosecution II con-
Junction win Attorney ChilIingHorth,
this morning recommended : substan-
tai me rather than Imprisonment %
Judge Xcns6rr1f inasHuch IS the de-
Is111n(s had t|e1de1 guilty and re-
I|oI16 ne government 0f the cost of
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