The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-24
The Latest Exploit of the Famous
Sleuth.
he ARRESTS THE AFoNG FAMILY
An Innocent Wagonette Party IL o"'-
ragged by Being Compelled to : ubmit
to the yagaries OF - Mounted Police
man-wagner Co be Proceeded Against

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mounted police, has had consider
able space devoted to him in the
daily papers during the last few
DAYS, and he has seemed to de-
serve it all. But the browning act
of his career as member OF the
police force has been accomplished.
'Wagner's fame will go down In the
annals of the service, as that OF
one of the most accomplished
idiots that has ever graced the
profession.
About II o'clock last evening, a
wagonette party, consisting of Mrs.
Along, the four Misses Along, and
four officers of the Philadelphia,
whose names could not be ascer-
tanned at that late hour, was re-
turning home from waikiki.
When on School street, just before
the party reached the Along resi-
dence, they were singing native
airs. In such a low tone as to be
hardly audible twenty feet away
The wagonette, driven by one OF
the employees of the Club stables,
was proceeding very slowly, when
up out Of the darkness arose the
be-whispered form of the noble
Wagner, who, in his most stento-
RAN tones, said, 81 vas arrest
you"
Naturally, the party was sur
prised. 1t has not been the custom
for some time to arrest perfectly
innocent people without the slight
est possible excuse, but Wagner
evidently has theories OF hls own.
The gentlemen protested, the
ladies protested and the driver pro-
tested. But the three protests slid
off Wagner like water from a ducks
back. and he told the whole party
that they would have to go to the
police station. The driver hatiy
refused to drive the ladies there
and, after a vigorous resistance, the
slenth consented to allow the la
dies to go to their home, although
he still insisted that the officer:
and the driver should submit tt
the absurd arrest.
When the party arrived at the
station house, In the custody of tbs
redoubtable member of the Euro
pean and American Society's Sc
cret Service" the latter preferred ;
charge of disturbing the peac
against the five men. Of course
as soon as soon as they told thel
story they were released.
The officers will prefer charge
against Wagner today. They were
of course, very indignant at sucl
treatment, and say they will pusl
the case to the utmost.
Oniy a few days ago, Wayne
was changed from the Plains an
put in the valley. This was necef
sary, as so many complaint
as to his conduct had been II
ceived. His first act of valo
on his new beat is related abov
His second, will probably be thu
of handing his star to his SUPERB
officer.
Captain Klemme, who IS
command of the squad of police
which Wagner is the star mem6e
was very angry when he heard
Wagner's conduct. Il moved tt
man where | thought he could c
the least HARM" said he, but
guess I'll have to send him turth
up the valley if he cannot keep o
of trouble In town."
1t is almost an assured fact TN
the gifted officer will be remov'
on the return of Marshal Hitc
cock from Kauai. Last eve
ing, before this affair ha
pened, one of the captains sd
that Wagner was doomed to d
missal, and last nights escapa
will surely clinch the matter.