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BIG DISTILLERYSeventeen Barrels of Product ire Destroyed in Last Night's Bald.STILL SECIEIED IK LUTMThree Priicipal Operators Arrested and Placed Behind Bars.AreIllicit Still Ha* Been Under Police Surveillance for Many Month*. Japanese Distiller* Employ Many Ingenious Contrivances for Secrecy—Prisoner* Brought to Town.What is believed to be the Jarett illicit distillery of Otolehio in oper at;on on the Island of Oahu was putc» t of action and completely destroy «*d at a lat»* hour yesterday afternoon bf a force of men from the police d*» part men t headed by Deputy Sheriff Chilling worth and Captain Kanae. The officers have also the arrest of Omato, the Japanese proprietor anti two assistants to their credit.Buried in the center of a vast area «*f lantana in a lot ality far removed from anv dwelling, the illicit still ha.swfflourished for many months past, and the product had proven one of the unsolved mysteries which continually confront the pc»ti«e department.The existence of the still has been known to the officer# for a consider* hie period Whe nit came to defining it*, exact location the men working on the 4 a sc mere foiled in every at tempt to find the muchly desired spot from whence large quantities of Oko-IchaO w ere manufactured and plated upon the marketChilhngworth Given a Tip.Within the past few days Deputy Chilling worth was placed in posses*don of more definite information. With Captain Kaoae the officer* left the police station promptly at 3 o'clock yesterday aftern»wn. and unnr out Waiklkiward and beyond Diamond Mead. Taking the new Dla mom! Mead road the offiter# left their teams and struck out across tountry to Kaalawai district.tn a dense jungle situated about two miles Ttiauka of the tract of crown lands, bevond Diamond Headland fcn the vicinity of the lands of the lateiJBpCaul |s%*nberg, the men came uponan almost impe netrable jungle of lantar.a and tropical growth through which they cat and tore their way. in making their way through this i**rritort the offuer# were confrontedwith * most difficult propositionTli ir clothe* were almost torn fromoft their backs Mud bespattered.Bom crawling over a portion of the distant^ on hands and knee#. Chil-imgwnrtli and Kanac were finally re warded m tht ;r herculean efforts by sight ini: the Okolehao stl'l. whichih» * so long had hoped to capture 'Still is m Operation.The establishment was operated by Japanese Six Orientals arc believedto have been connected with the bu*l peat. The officers first saw an out building, of small dimensions Around and about tht# structure was a dense copse of lantana. which hid the imp post'd enclosure from view, a briefwait resulted in the officers seeing a Japanese open the door of the building and * merge with a large deml John whbh was afterwards found to contain Okolehao. This man was promptly placed under arrest by Captain Kanac . ^ —.Noiselessly the officer* stole forw**d and. gaining entrance to the little bunding soon found a means of «gr**s into an enclosure of heavy growth of lantana as they supposedWithin this area was the Mill, and a Japanese was found at work tending th* condenser#. The second man was arreMed by ChillingworthIngenious Contrivance.The still was one on which a good d«a! of kill had been exercised In construction. U was located in a sort of shed or covering of about fifteen feet long by *1* f**t wide.The container was of wood with m**t al bottom. This was buried in a hole about five D-et in depth Beneath the container a fire *as burning Over the container was a small box the !att**r being surmounted by an Lro pro vised *»*ndener ma t** from a Kerosene can Water was supplied the still from a w*4! situated close byand tb** fluid, being f**d through a wooden pipe the Japans* had employed a unique r-ontrtvance to cover th* sm *ke stack to prevent the srookjy, from attracting attention.Okolehao Mash DestroyedWithin th* improvised building or shelter th*- officer* found several barrels of Okok*bmo maJb, mad*- frombran, potatoes, honey* water and oth er ingredients. Two empty barrel*were also discovered on the premise#which had contained the mixture.j The first act of Deputy Chillingworth was to empty the mash upon the ground. The barrels were then broken up into kindling wood.Ten gallon* of the finished product were taken from the place The Okolehao was found stored in large and small demijohns, together with a few * square faces,”The third Japanese was caught as he was approaching the still unmindful of danger. The deputy secured his prisoners, then made his wav to the light house at Diamond Head and telephoned for assistance.Still Taken from the Premises.A coupb* of officers with an express wagon were dispatched to the scene of the raid, and they were driven clot# to the still. * IIn the interim the deputy and his assistant had taken the illicit and improvised distillery apart, and the affair was loaded into the wagon. The demijohns *»f Okolehao w *re ta ;en along, and last, but not least, ite* thre»* Japanese operators. Th** drive b town was made without irchhsit. the party arriving at the policy ta lilt; n last evening shortly^befor** teno t lock. ;I »-puty rfc Illingworth declares tiint the distillery had a capacity of iV -tv gallons a day of pure Okoleha), and the output could have been eaatlv increased. The operators had redu?-ihI the expense* of production by using honey in place of sugar, the honey being secured in the locality.An Important Capture.The officer* arc highly elated over Vhe capture, which in police circles is considered by far the most important mad*- by the department in many»♦ day. The product from the still in question has been supplying a large* amount of “condensed joyousness. and its source has lt;aused the officers to Indulge in much speculation.Th«* three Japanese, handcuffed, ac-com panted the officers without offering any resistence. When booked at the central station they gave their names ac Orooto, who claims to be the owner of the still, and Tamaraand Nagata. '• F-.. t'VThe illicit distillers will be arraigned upon the charge of manufacturingspirituous liquors contrary to law. their cases being brought before Judge Wilcox of the First DistrictCourt this morning.BOGAN TO RUN SHOW WITHOUT ANY HUISHoc an has concluded to run the show bustnea# without the aid of ahui and. b« ginning on Saturday evening ho will, for a limited time, pro-, duct* a series of good attractions atthe Orpheum.The play for the opening night is • A Trip to Coontow n ’* which ts of the farce comedy order, and contains a great deal of good wholesome fun Some entirely new songs and business will be introduced and. a he has his company in fine working order, a good entertainment is promtaed.MRS- MARIA HOFFMAN DEADOne of City's Oldest Karraa ras Was Called Away Yesterday.Yesterday forenoon Mr# Maria Hoffman, widow of Dr. Edward Hoffman. died from old agf a: her home on WyUie street at an age of $ year# Mr* Hoffman, who was a native of Maine, lived in Honolulu for over fifty year* and leave# a very large circle of friends here. Her nearest rvtatives here are her twt niece# Mis# Burbank, the librarian and Mr*, von Grave merer of Hilo.In accordance with the request of the deceased th* remains will be • remated. The funeral wilt take place from her late residence on Sunday it 3:1® p m. Rev. H H Parker wfT officiate. x '%
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Honolulu Republican
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Fri, Jan 24, 1902
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