The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-21
AN EDIr0R FROM HAVAtI.
sorne Queer Episodes in waiter q. smi.hr
Nrwsnnprr Career

Newspaper Career.
Mr.. walter q. Smith. tho young American
editor who made such stir in Hawaii in his
| conduct Of the star, which he founded and used
| fcarlcssly in his attacks on Hawaiian royalty
and its supporters. returned recently TO his Tor.
| MGR home, sherwood, In this state. His old
| friends greeted him enthusiastically. and have
| been listening eagerly 10 the narratives he has
told Of the many exciting episodes in Hawaii
during the time of suspense which Mr.. Clcve.
land and Mr.. Gresham inflicted upon the resi-.
dents there Mr.. Smith has also brought homs
some amusing anecdotes.
The system of Jail management in the isl.
ands Is peculiar. II Is the custom there 10 rent
out the prisoners TO citizens as laborers AZ
so much n day. Every one who prctends IN
any social standing in Honolulu has n teephon,
in his house, and conversation over Il like this
ls said to be of frequent occurrence:
"Is this the jsilr'
"Yes"
well won't you please send up murdersy
to the house today That burglar you sent I'M
yesterday was not satisfactory"
The prisoners are required TO return In the
Jail before q o'clock every night. Mr. smith Il,
said to have asked the keeper what he did wben
the prisoners failed to return.
what do do ?" said the keeper in surpris.
at such question. "why, sir lock en- ont ;"
IL Will DE remembered Inht MI Smith was
threatened with assassination by "paramour
Wilson because smith dared to give expression
to wilson's scandalous relations with the rovaI
house. Upon receipt Of. the news to eSpect
death Smith went out on the streets armed ana
exposed himself purposely to meet his antag.
onist. The other man didn't shoot but Smith
was none the less ready for emergencies.
first experience of this kind in newspaper liis
Before Smith went to Hawaii he edited news
sPptain in there WHO came from SMITH ' nsSs
place, Sherwood One day the editor found In a
paper sent to him from MS ola home an extract
home, and which. because Of the glowing AZ
count IL gave of the writer's success. got into
the far West. The tugboat Captain referred to
himself as the Captain Of i" a large steamer
appeared to be one Of the magnates Of the town,
smith, In spirit Of fun, reprinted the article
Soon after liz publication a sound Of heavy
feet was heard rushing up The stairs to the edi:
smith. He hadn't come down yet. the boy said.
well. you tell him" said the Captain. " that
TO shoot him dead. give him warning
Smith received the message, and has acknowl-
edged since that he did not ike it, Still IL would
never do to show the white feather. He pro-
cured two large revoiyers; had them cooked and
been thrown down csraessiy as il v Seemed and
tried to show no concern when on the following
day the lookout reported that the angry Captain
was headed for the office exactly on time. He
burst into smiths office. and the lattcr's right
hand stole under the newspaper and grasped
one of the cooked revolvers. With tremendous
amount OF profanity the Captain shouted:
What did you mean by printing that thing
about meT'
You wrote It. didn't YOU ?" asked Smith. rs
his hand stole under the paper and grasped tho
second revolver, and both hands began to tip up
the muzZles for instant use. the editor at the
same time t. wing to conceal his regulation,
Yes, ! wrote 1t. but what the blankety
blankety blank did you mean by printing IL 7"
If | choose to reprint such an article" said
Smith. the points OF the revolvers coming up
still more, and his hands shaking little more,
" have a right to do So
You have. have you I"
Yes. have"
well do you know what am going to do ~
asked the furious Captain.
No. / don't" said Smith. prepared now to
shoot and kill II his trembling hands would per-
NIT him to hit the mark.
We'll, am going TO go down stairs and stop
my paper"