The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
C|YILSU|T' DARES
| FEOuRISHINc VICE
lwllei Not Closed and Old Evil
StlIl IN Existence Hack Driv-f
Or and Woman Tell Tales

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,tListing Of a gallon or burgundy in a
counter claim to a civil suit filed
against him by Louise Flechelle, a
French woman Of Iwilei. has already
caused Joe Lucas, otherwise known as
Joe Lucca, a naturalized Austrian hack
driver, to be investigated by the
United States internal revenue depart.
ment on q charge Of selling liquor with.
out q federal license. ''".
Other papers filed in the case may
eventually lead TO his prosecution by
the federal authorities for a violation
OF the Mann Act, or by the Territorial
officials on a charge'o Of soliciting. = -. It
Incidentally, the several papers in
the civil case show how Iwilei Is not
CLOSED -; how patrons of the district
have been "introduced'' in the dis.
trict by at least one hack driver, and
indicate a section Of the city where the
liquor traffic has illicitly flourished. -
Revelations Of these facts catHe when
the Flechelle woman filed n suit in the
district court Wednesday 20 secure
judgement against Lucca for 500 and
attorneys, fees In response TO this,
through his attorney, George NJ.
French, Lucca filed the counter claim
for $125.65, In which he alleges to have
this sum owing him by the woman.
Mar, Of All Work
The attached bill Is an itemized one,
running back 70 July IL, 1915, and al!
leges among other things that money
is due Lucca for hack fare, French
novels, tending canary bird, hair tonic,
cleaning two Rolokus, fruits, flowers
and candy. 1t is in this itemized bill
that the claim is made for zone gallon
OF burgundy; &C." ~ "':',2F " y"
Another item is for two months
rent for house on Laimi Road ut SIS
q month. The Lucea claim was based
on the contention that though, never
occupied by the woman it was held for
her use. .f'" 't. ~
!, II was after the internal revenue Of
ficers were notified of the claim for
the gallon Of burgundy that they began
the Investigation of LUCIA 3 activity in
supplying liquor to the Iwilei resident.
'Lucca was called to the internal rev
enue Office yesterday and questioned,
but what disposition was made of the
case would not be told by Deputy Col.
lector George w. Ashley, Jr., although
he did say "the matter IL under inves-
tigation." -" - 90
According to the deputy collector
anyone who sells liquor without fed.
eral license is liable to the amount of
the federal tax, $25, and fifty percent
penalty. This amount is the license
tar for the sale Of liquor in q quantity
less than five gallons. All bootleggers
IkII a. L.. a
by the federal government, he says. If
prosecuted and convicted, the pUnish-
ment is much more severe. ."r'.'. e.
Claim and Counter Claim '....,~-'i ~
RI Luced I'll his counter claim admits
having received Sums of money from
the French woman in fifty, thirtytfive
and twenty five dollar amounts, but
his setroff to her claim alleges she still
owes him $l5.65. '" '@'
Her claim il for $l24, which she says
, she loaned him last October to aid in
purchasing hack No. 81, which he
drives. OF this amount she credits him
with: having ,repaidf$ 25. a."
1t is an affidavit filed in answer to
Lucca q counter claim that the nau.
seating detailshof che traffic he Is a.
legged to have been engaged in are made
clear.
One paragraph of the affidavit reads
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"That for the last three years OF
thereabouts, ahiant has resided at
Iwiiei, IN the CITY and County of Ho;
| nolulu, and that. during that period
said Joe Lucas has frequently brought
his friends and 'acqdaintanees and other
men to visit affanty that from and by
reason Of such visits s6id Joe Lucas
has charged and collected from affiant
tie sum or one dollar for each of the
visitors SO brought by him, and afiant
says that the whole of the transactions
she, at any time, has had with the said
Joe Lucas have been cash transactions
and ready money has been handed to
him for all and any service, OUTLAWS,
commissions and hack fare for af
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She also denies that any time has
she hired Lucca to tend to her canary
bird and home as claimed, or that she
has ever rented q house from him.
I.pcca has driven q hack in Honolulu
for many years. His stand Is near the
corner Of King and Nuuanu Streets. ,