The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-02-21
A FRACAS.
Some Talk of Re- Organizing the
Police Department IN Ac-
couut of the Trouble.

can belonging to one of the war
vessels in port met Friday about
noon on the corner of Merchant
and Nuuanu streets, within stones
throw of the Police Station. Both
men had some words and then the
American started in to do up the
Englishman. According to the
statements of eye-witnesses it did
not take long for the blue jacket to
accomplish his object. The Eng
lish marine was then taken to the
Station House by ex-Deputy-Mar-
shall Mehrten, whose attention was
attracted by the large crowd of
people who had congregated. The
American sailor was lost in the
crowd. When a member of the
Council was informed as to the
facts of the case, he remarked,
" This incident proves the utter in
capacity of the native police force
to cope with riot and disorder, and
the Government must take steps to
re-organize the department at
once" This statement was coin
cided with during the day by sew
eral other members of the Advisory
Council.
From all accounts the native Of
fcers have shown decided dispo-
sition to stand in with the British
seamen and whenever they saw any
infraction of the law on the part of
the sailors, no arrests were made.
One good instance has come to
light. The other evening a party
of the red jackets were in a saloon
on Nuuanu street. They made so
much noise that the bar-keeper re-
quested them to remain quiet.
They retorted by a threat to thrash
him. He then sent a messenger in
search of a policeman, and when
the officer was found he declined
to do anything in the matter. The
bar-keeper then sent to the Station
and the reply received there was,
'let them fight" Another cowardly
action on the part of natives was
shown yesterday when the boat
boys pulled over from Brewers
wharf to prevent two American
sailors from getting into their boats.
The two sailors were pursued
by four of Englishmen who were
armed with clubs. The two Amer
leans received good clubbing and
finally escaped in boat owned by
a white man.
FRIDAY KENYON AGAIN.
Several members of the Council
are not pleased with the way Mar
shall Ashley has conducted things
in his department for some time.
One instance which particularly
riled them happened on Thursday
night, when Charles Klemme, SER
geant of the night patrol, arrested
a man named Low, who, it is said,
is employed at Eva Plantation.
Mr.. Klemme and his men were
busy dispensing the crowd which
had congregated on the corner of
King and Nuuanu streets. He ar
rested Low for interfering with an
officer while in the discharge of his
duty. When Low was taken to the
station Friday" Kenyon, Captain
Trip and others were there. What |
business Kenyon has around the |
Police Station nobody knows. 1t |
is understood that Kenyon and |
others present told the Marshal
that Low had done nothing against |
the law. 1t is evident that their |
story was taken, as against that of |
a faithful officer, SO the young man
was liberated.
Another kick the members of the |
Council have is that Mr.. Ashley |
has the same old gang around the
Police Station, hackmen and all. |
One man who is particularly objec-
tional is J. w. Pratt. Previous to
the overthrow of the late govern
ment this man was a rank royalist.
He had habit of frequenting sa-
looms armed with a sword-cane and
q big revolver. He made so many
idle threats that many people can
not forget him. He seems to be a
personal friend of the MarshaPs.
There are many other little
,hings that could be recounted, but
It would be unfair to the new Mar
shall. "Mr. Ashley is a good man."
said a prominent citizen yesterday,
but he must get rid of the old
Station House gang if he wants to
make a success of his Office"