The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
Alleged ViOlators
Booze Law Taken
Federal Officers Make Seven
Arrests; Excitement in
Court House; Leave With
Prisoners Hastily.

Federal officers engaged in enforce
ment of the prohibition laws were ac-
tive on Maui last week, seized and
destroyed five stills, rs gallons of
okOlehao and a considerable quantity
of mash and made seven arrests. AS
result of their activity there were
scenes of considerable excitement
about the court house late Monday
afternoon and early evening, depart
ure for Honolulu by four officials and
seven prisoners about IL O'Clock. A
writ of habeas corpus had been is
sued but not served on the sheriff and
| the federal officers took time by the
| forelOck and departed for Lahaina and
| the Mauna Kea before the writ could
| be amended. Prior to the issuance
of the writ there had been scuffle
in the court room between the federal
officers, Attorney Murphy and others.
| Seven Are Taken
Five complete stills were found in
| the Lahaina district, in Wailuku some
parts of stills were found and destroy
ed but none were in operation and in
Wailuku and Waihee arrests were
made for having liquor in possession.
| The names of those arrested were
Kokichi Nakamura, Lujusah kuniya-
shi, Ishituro Kakeishi, aSito Take,
Yoshihiro Myasate, Otsuka Shigamat-
su and All Hoon.
Sheriff Crowell says the officers
showed him credentials, that the
men arrested had been discharged on
their own recognizances on promise
to appear at four o'clock before U. S.
Commissioner Harry Mossman and
that the prisoners departed for Homo
lulu with the officers prior to a hear
ing and the fixing of their bonds will
ingly.
Harry Mossman says the hearing
was set for four o'clock and was mere
ly awaiting the arrival of an interpret
er when the trouble commenced. He
says Murphy demanded an immediate
trial for his clients and when it was
refused and while the arrival of an
interpreter was awaited told his
clients to CO.
Attorney Murphy says the arrests
were made without warrant and with
out show of authority. That he asked
in the office of the commissioner by
what authority the arrests had been
made and was not informed. Later
when his demand for immediate hear
ing was not granted he told the Japan
csc they had been arrested without
warrant and to get out. The japanese
or some of them started to leave, the
federal officers interfered and Murphy
says that in the miXup which resulted
he had to go into a clinch with one
OF the officers in which the officer;
coat was torn, while three were try
ins to put him out and that he was
kicked by one of them.
Release is Sought
Later Murphy asked the sheriff tC
release the men who had been turner
over to him for detention and Crowel
refused. Then Murphy said he woult
get a writ of habeas corpus which he
did. The count decided not to heal
it until Tuesday morning. The sheriC
could not serve writ on himself anC
consequently the writ was directed t.
Deputy Sheric George Cummings tho
intention being that he serve it on the
sheriff. Cummings had not the custody
of prisoners and the writ was not di
rected to Crowell, so, before another
writ could be issued the federal otti
GERS and the seven prisoners lef
about eleven o'clock for Lahaina ant