Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-19
BLIND PIGGEUS
CAUGHT IN RAID
Inspector and Police Descend
on WatertoWn in First Step
of New Cleanup

Blind pig dives in the Puuloa district
wer" dealt such a stiff blow by Ii.
quor inspector w. H. Hutton, leading
a systematic raid OF Watertown last
night, that il is believed a permanent
crimo has been put in the illicit bust.
ness which has been growing apace
in that vicinity.
Accompanied by his assistant. John
Roberts. and aided by a force from
Capt McDuffi4.s de, artment-Detec,
tlves Swift, Stein, Silva, Hao. All kui.
Okampo and SizuKi led by Sergeant
John Ke!lett-HuttOn surrounded five
places, arrested the proprietOrs, con.
fiscated a whole car load of beer and
was back in Honolulu with his haul
and prisoners before midnight.
Two Forfeit Cash Bail
The defendants were kawakami. II.
SatO, Takahashi and Nokura, all Jap
anese. and PAX kyunS Moon. Korean.
Kawakami and :iokura posted 800
cash bail each on the SLOT and did not
come TO town The bail was declared
forfeited this, morning when they did
not appear in police court for trial
The others were arraigned and will
be heard April o.
Huttons first big catch and raid
since his appointment as liquor in
spector, from the time two machines
swooped out OF the darkness until the
last bottle Of beer had been found.
was accomplished witt despatch. With
the hearty cooperation Of army author.
tiles five Of the most notorious places
were sought out, surrounded and
sacked
Buy Goods in Quantity
II was learned last night that the
general custom of soldiers from Fort
Armstrong who patronize the PuulcG
places is to buy IL cir bottles of beer in
large numbers and take them to camp
fires on the outskirts of the place to
have party although several soldiers
were found in the places visited last
night.
Army officers wko came to Puulca
last night to offer the services of the
provost guard in case of emergency
said that the joints net only sold beer
but had recently been offering some
fierce acid connection that was enough
to kill man less hardy than good
American soldier.
What Bloodtown was to Wahiawa
that this spot has been to Puulca
and Hutton has been working for
weeks, preparing his evidence and lay
ing plans that would eventually close
the unrestricted booze selling district
1t has been known for some time that
beer was being hauled to Watertown
in large quantities but how to get
conviction has been the question. = =,
Although it is generally believed
that army authorities will put ban
at least on the Watertown
district the same as was done at Wa
hiawa, prohibiting soldiers from going
into the district under any pretext,
Hutton was especially anxious to
arrest those who are said to have been
old offenders in that district and by
his thorodghness ne accomplished
this last night
Plans Well Laid
There was not mishap, not mis-
take nor sign of trouble in carrying
out the scheme of the raid. The cars
left toSn about O'Clock, were hid in
a by-lant and the places approached
on foot. There were no leaks, the
stroke seemed absolutely unexpected
and there was no difficulty in locating
sellers and their supply.
Altogether it was one Of the seyerest
blows delivered in months against
selling liquor without a license. i