The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-24
County Enforcement
OF Prohibition Law
Is Rousing Alarm

Sorrow and lamentations are the
lou OF Illicit booze manufacturers and
sellers now that county officials are
arrestlng Offenders against the fed
eral prohibition law and bringing
them into the magistrates courts of
Maui. Il Is being made clear that
those who have been violating the
law with inpunity are now taking
long chances and a single arrest
wipes out profits of weeks. Thus far
all the cases have been in the magis-
trates courts and in Wailuku and
Makawao, where most of the arrests
have been made, the culprits have
either pleaded guilty or forfeited
their bail
Cases in Waiuku
TWO more prohibition violation
cases were before Magistrate Harry
Mossman Saturday and third yes
terday
All Sing of Puunene was caught in
the act of operating a still which was
turning out "oke" in large quantities
Friday at Puunene, by police officer,
and was brought to Wailuku before
District Magistrate Harry Mossman
for hearing. He waived preliminary
$500 bail with instructions to appear
in the district court Saturday morn
ing. He failed to make his appear
ance, however and the county is en-
riched to the amount of his bail.
Seemingly, All Sing must have had
to scratch and scratch hard to raise
the needed amount, for the bail
money in fve's, tens ones and much
q CT int ,,t
clerks desk the appearance of a re-
ceivipg tellers counter in a bank.
Mrs. Matsu Fujimoto was found
guilty of selling swipes in the Waihee
camp which conviction added another
800 and the costs of the court to the
$500 already obtained. When the ar
rest came from an investigation of
an extraordinary amount of exuber-
ance being shown in the camp, Mr.
Fujimoto was the person charged
with the offense but he claimed ii
was his wife and not he that was the
offender. 1t is thought Fujimoto be
lieved the court would be inclined to
wards leniency in the case of wo-
man offender. Nevertheless, the
family is 800 poorer.
Yesterday Chung Yee was hailed
before Magistrate Mossman, charged
with operating a still at Waihee. He
pleaded guilty, admitted that he had
given up work for the Wailuku plan
tation more than a year ago. His
still was a galvanized affair with gal
vanized pipes as well and Magistrate
Mossman took into consideration the
fact that physicians have said the out
put of such stills is especially danger
GUS when he assessed a fine of $400
and costs.
Sheriff Takes Ride
Sheriff Crowell took trip up coun-
try and as result there were three
illicit booze cases in the MakaYao
court yesterday morning.
Saki was being manufactured by
Mrs. Rokuta when Sheriff Crowell
called at her place of residence and
investigated She pleaded guilty be-
fore Magistrate Pacheco and was as
sessed $400.
Tom Y. Mayada had a gallon of
oke and a still in the vehicle he was
driving when the sheriff met him. He
is $3.50 and the costs of the court
poorer and there is one less still.
S. Higa was arrested by the Sheriff
for transporting booze. He furnished
$3.50 cash bail and failed to appear in
court so it was forfeit.
1t is said that vendors in Wailuku
are becoming more chary since the
"informers' fees" plan was authorized
by the board of supervisors since
they can never feel sure when some
customer may be tempted to give the
deal away. Police officers are stimu-
lated to a greater activity also, by
the hope of a reward.