The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-07

nd that Of the Supreme Court c
This brings Us down to the time when e
IN armed force WAS being maintained xt N
ne Station House. Its
Now, as to the special charge that the / q
guard was kept in such manner as to i,
excite disturbance. The Attorney-Gene-
nj has in unmeasured terms denouneed1 2
it, hare and elsewhere, and has declared
that Il was in high degree improperl :
and unwise and detrimental 10 the public 7
good Tor from five to eight men, citizens,
20 guard the Police Station, arms being /
in the station, available for volunteers
and regular forces il necessary. This at ,
q time when II. w. Wilcox wasLat lib ,
erty, when, Is he states in hiA reply,
street-rumors connected V. v. Ashford
with disturbance, when the town was so
disturbed that the heads q business
houses were consulting as TO what should
be done to protect life and property. and
this, although his words in August last
when the country was reused, when Will
cox and his coufederates were in Jail,
locked up in prison, were what shall
now quote
On the 18th Of August, 1889, the At
torney-General wrote the following letter
to the Marshal:
DEPARTMENT OF ArroRNEY-GENERAL,l
HONOLULU. H. l., Aug. q, 1889. !
]. H. SorER, ESQ.,, Marshal.
SIR: In regard to the protection Of the |
arms and munitions Of War now under |
your charge at the Police Station in this
| city, the subject has been discussed by
| the Cabinet, whose ideas here put upon
paper, in the form OF instructions TO you,
in order that none of the misapprehen-
sions to which verbal instructions are
liable, may in any way interfere with =
full mutual understanding OF the situa-
ton.
The Cabinet regard it as OF the highest
importance that those munitions shall
be vigilantly and effectively guarded. and
that all other matters in your depart
ment, existing, or reasonably to be APP
pretended. shall be made subordinate to
, the due protection of the Police Station
Building, it's inmates and contents.
Il / understand you have now in opera
r ton q system Of guarding that building
with six foreign policemen 1.-TWO from each
watch), in addition to those who are
! necessarily or incidentally on the pre-
: misses as officers of the respective
3 watches, turkeys, etc. This, in add.
e ton to ID. H. Hitchcock, Jr., whom
understand is still retained as special
: night watchman in your own office, will
= make special guard Of seven foreigners
l. which. If it's members are intelligent and
d yiyilant, should be sufficient, supported
as it ever is, by the prevailing facilities
l. for defense and the opportunity to securt
l. prompt reinforcements by telephone.
d But in order to it's highest effective
r ness. such guard should be under thu
T. Immediate charge and command OF some
Ie particular officer, and definite system
G. should be observed as to the place ant
character of the vigils of the difieren
h members. In addition to this, Their
N should be adopted q definite rule as t
N admissions to the building during tn
" night, and such rule should and must b
IS strictly enforced.
e. The necessity in this latter direction
r. best illustrated by a recital OF circum
n, stances actually witnessed during tn
ne present month, during the day, as we
of as, at times, during the evening hours,
e. having been the witness as to some
Ill them myself. Thus there are certai
On foreigners in town whose fidelity to tt
tn present conditions is at least question
It. able, and their sympathy with the ia
". instruction at least suspected. In add
sr- wnre members OF the IN, whose no
or, tility upon this point is hardly matt
n Of doubt. And yet it is no uncomme
ar thing for the parties referred to, som
ne times several at once, to enter the Poll,
ar, Building and walk unchallenged throue
Ms any part OF, at least, the ground flo
rst thereof. For instance, they have bee
I'm seen to 90, as a matter Of course, into Il
IL back recesses of your Office, whence Il
he route to the armOry is through q do,
hvy y,
he lock or guard. The key to the armor
he moreover, has very recently been acce
I'd sible to any one from that recess.
is recite these facts, not in spirit
IT. complaint, but as tending to show no
OIL easy it might be for halt dozen arme
It. and determined men, gaining the advaI
ed tage of such an entrance, either day
lily night, to spring upon and overpowe
nd shoot down or intimidate the unsuspec
es- ing officers in charge, and thus captu
~ the building. II it be thought that sue
Ter an event is not probable, the answer
lar that our aim must be to guard again
he possible, and not alone probable attack
I'D have therefore to request your car
se full attention to the following system
us guarding that building, which may
or course be supplemented by any detail
IL you may think necessary to and, viz !:
us That the main door, and all 9th
lid means of access to said building, exceI
IT, the door to the receiving Station, [
NJ closed and bolted (unless upon speci
ew occasions) not later than O'Clock in Il
he evening, and think an even earli
Sc hour preferable. That the special guar
ge shall always have. among their on
re- number, a leader whose orders they vi
he be obliged to obey, and who shall be r
he. sponsible for the due execution by Il
Gil guard, of their stipulated duties. ar
ch who, in the absence of the captain of Il
ed watch, or other superior officer, shs
v. have full command Of the building ar
&C. all the officers therein and thereabou
Or From the fact of his being on watch du
,ty ing the entire night, and not changiI
to with the different watches, I should 50
re pose Mr.. Hitchcock, (if satisfacto
I'D in other respectsl an eligible man f
n this position.
M The guard should be armed with clul
* and pistols, and should have, each ma
ed his rifle and filled cartridge belt conve
oh iently at hand, elsewhere than in Il
oh Receiving Station. At least one of Il
w. guard, Il think two preferable) shOu
he be kept constantly on patrol in Mercha
re- street between Nuuanu and kaahuman
ct, to observe movements i'm the thr,
he streets named, as well as Bethel stree
his These patrolmen should be relieved, sa
he every two hours, by other members
Mt, the guard, aud should be kept diligent
to on the move, and observant of event
ter Half hourly circuits of the block i'm viii,
he the building stands should be made
he one of such patrolmen, i. e. around I
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