Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-14
Bond
Exacted Of
4 Prisoners
Leader of Alleged Alaskan La
Dor Recruiters Denied. Use
of $24O0 in Cash

Bond In the sum of $500 was fixed
By Cifcnit Judge Heef today in the
cases of q. s. Snyder OF Seattle,
Wash; Frank 8. Winder, an employee
of the Metropolitan meat market;
Pablo Manlapit, formerly in the en-
ploy of McCabe, Hamilton and Kenny,
and B. Cruz, a Filipino, who are
charged with illegally recruiting Fill
Pine laborers here for Alaskan salmon
|canneries. rs q ~ #, i !. -. a.@..
The four defendants, with nine Fill
pinos being held as witnesses, were
before Judge Heen this morning. In
each case plea was reserved until Sat-
urday morning. Attorneys r. w.
Breckons and w. L. Stanley have been
retained by Snyder. Manlapit Is rep
resented by Attorney L. M. Straus.
Attorney Breckons announced that
on Saturday morning counsel may
move to quash the sworn information
of the city attorney, or file demurrers
to the information. Manlapit was re-
leased yesterday on bond in the sum
of $2500, his attorney being surety. At
the request of the city attorney, who
said the proprietor Of the Metropoh.
tan meat market would be responsible
for the defendant, Winder has been
released on his own recogniZance
until Saturday morning. City Attor-
ney A. NJ Brown announced that the
law firm Of Thompson, Milverton and
Gathcart would assist the prosecution.
Court upholds Bond -.
Attorney Breckons declared that
bond In the sum OF $500 was exces-
siye. Brown, referring especially to
the case Of Snyder, said It was not, as
Snyder is q stranger here and has no
local property. The court held that
the order regarding bond would stand.
Breckons then moved that the pros.
ecution be ordered to return to Sny.
der $1,000 IN cash that was taken from
him at his Z arrest City Attorney
Brown said 1t was the intention of
the prosecution to use the money al
evidence and that It was Just as Inn
portant as evidence as certain docW
ments alleged to have been taken
from Snyder. ~
The keeping of this money Is an
attempt to shut this man out of his
defense" argued Attorney Breckons.
II the $1,000 IL actually the prop
erty of Snyder, then he certainly has
borrowing power against the money"
answered Deputy Attorney win T.
Garden.
The nine Filipinos who are to be
used by the prosecution as witnesses
have been. released on their own
recognizanee until Saturday morning
They we're taken into custody yester
day shortly after the arrest Of the
four defendants, being held at the
police station for investigation.
Manlapit, who was formerly editor
Of Filipino newspaper and who was
employed by MeCabe, Hamilton and
Kenny during the stevedores' strike,
told representative Of the Star-Bul-
letin today that he was not mixed up
in the alleged Illegal labor recruiting
scheme.
He added, however, that many OF
the FiIipfnos in Hawaii who are not
by the sugar plantations are
work there, it being their belief, he
said, that they could earn more |
money.
Under the statutes an agent recruit
ing labor In Hawaii must secure a
license, provide a bond OF So, 900 to !
cover any damage suits, and put up
a 500 bond for every laborer re-
cruited II is Illeged that the four
defendants complied Nth none of |
these renuirements. Wfnder. who f. !.