The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-23
POLITICAL PRISONERS DEPART.
Scene Of Excitement Along the
Docks Over the Incident.
r, j. Tesla Arrested for AsssultiDg an
Ohcer-JessIe Kaae Protests Against
Her Brothers LeAVIng-Etc.

There was weeping and wailing
on the Kinau and Claudine
Wharves yesterday afternoon. Sew
eral hours before the Kinau sailed
natives-men, women and children
-wended their way thither. The
majority of them congregated to
catch a glimpse of and bid adieu to
the thirIy-fve native political pris-
oners who were sent off on the YES
sci to Hawaii, where they will do
road duty until further orders.
A platoon of police, under COM
mand Of Captain Parker, preceded
the arrival of the convictg. There
was considerable excitement, eager
expectation and more curiosity
over the event. The arrival at the
wharf of the prisoners in their
natty striped suits was the signal
for an outburst of feeling on the
part of those near and dear to
them. Women walled, men shouted,
children bawled, dogs barked, and
altogether the scene was quite
affecting.
w. G. Lane, Patrick Lane and
John Wise were among the prison
ers. John Lane was scheduled to
leave with the party, but owing to
his having been attacked during
the morning with German or some
other kind of measles, he was left
behind.
The crowd remained on the
wharves until the Kinau entered
the passage, and during the time
waved hats, handkerchief, umbrel-
las and what not, keeping up a
continual howl.
F. J. Tesla, he of obese tenden-
cies, and who enjoys distinction as
editor of a native paper, the owner
of a stubborn disposition, and an
all-round hater Of haoles, was pres
ent in spirit and flesh. He was
there for the purpose, no doubt, of
gathering material for a caustic
TRADE against the Government. In
fact, so eager was he to get all the
news that he came in contact with
the strong arm of the law-and as
usual In such cases, got the worst
of it.
The editor had his notebook and
pencil in hand, ready to jot down
anything that might be of interest
to his readers.
Tesla insisted that it was his
duty to block up the passageway |
on the wharf reserved for the pris- |
Oners to march through. A police ,
man thought differently and w'-'n.a
him to desist, gently ~ IT, nc
avoirdupois frame "shhS nl'
This euraged - JACK ihto llne.
onJ snet zoe whilom journalist
thC -culator to such an extent
at he forgot his duty to his fellow
man, and struck the officer a
singing blow On the chest, coupled
with an epithet not usually found
in print in secular newspapers.
The policeman expostulated with
his weighty opponent, and finally
forced the "mighty man of Gaul"
aside. The matter was reported to
Captain Parker, who Immediately
ordered Tesla arrested and taken
to the city Jail, where a charge of
assault was entered against him.
Later, after the show was over, the
would-be knocker-out of limbs of
the law was released on $500 bonds
furnished by G. B. Male and Maui
lava.
During yesterday morning Mrs.
Jessie Kaae. sister of the Lane
boys, called on Marshal Hitch
cock and protested against the
sending of her brothers off the
island. She would have the Mar
shall to know she was lady, and
that some respect should be shown
her wishes in the matter. The
Marshal replied in a matter-of-fact
manner to the remark that he
honed she was q lady,