The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-04-07
Sunday Night Riot on Emma
Street.
TWO MEN In THE HOSPITAL.
dubbed by Policemen-SeveraL Po-
licemen. BADLY Used-Fight Over
Bicycle - President Dole at the
Scene-Several Portuguese Run In.

"They run down the Government, and
l jumped in" is the story of Tricks"
Nelson regarding quarrel with a num-
Der of Portuguese at the head of Emma
street last evening.
A telephone message to the effect that
a fight was in progress at the head of
Emma street was received at the police
station shortly after o'clock Mounted
Patrolman A. Becker was dispatched to
the scene of the trouble and found
Tricks" Nelson drunk and creating a
disturbance among the Portuguese. He
chased him toward home, but Nelson
persisted in returning. At sign from
President Dole, who was on the scene
and witnessed Nelson strike a Portu-
guese boy, Officer Espinda grabbed him
and took him to thepolice station. The
charge of disorderly conduct was enter
ed against him. Lieutenant Wells and
Patrolman Becker returned to the
scene. Already two other patrolmen
had arrived from neighboring beats
Questioned by their lieutenant, the men
replied that they had tried to dispense
the crowd, but had been met with jeers
and surly remarks. The Portuguese
were lined up along the mauka fence in
large numbers. The most impertinent
and aggressive ones were pointed out
and the patrolmen were ordered to ar
rest them. Hewitt went into the crowd
and caught hold of the most insolent of
the gang, but he soon found himself
surrounded by dozen or more Portu-
guese, who tried to get the prisoner
away. Bowman, Spillner, and Becker
followed the lead taken by Hewitt and
caught some of the insolent ones. They
in turn were surrounded by other Portu-
guese.
Just at this stage of the game some of
the rioters for such they had become)
began tearing pickets off the fence.
These, together with stones, were used
ON the patrolmen.
In the thickest of the crowd Lieuten-
ant Wells saw bearheaded Portuguese
sneaking up behind Patrolman Hewitt
with raised Ratchet in his hand. He
yelled at the man, but without effect.
The appearance of things looked seri-
Gus, and Wells rode up to the Portu-
guese. Even this had no effect. Finally
he fired a shot from his revolver into
the ground At that the Portuguese dis
appeared.
Soon after Captain Scott and other
officers came running up the hill. Presi-
dent Dole gave the order to clear the
streets. The Portuguese renewed their
efforts with the pickets and stones. The
police succeeded in doing their work
we'll, and after dispensing the crowd
made the following arrests: Frank Fer1
reira, NJ. Caravalho, Antoine Enas, ]. r.
Muniz, c. Rodrigues, Manuel Juan and
Manuel Jarden. Two Portuguese who
we're dubbed by the policemen were ia
ken to the hospital.
The charge entered against the Portu4
guese is rioting and unlawfulfy assem-
bling. The men procured bail later
and were released. The case will come
up in the police court this morning.
]. NJ. Vivas and A. G. Correa called
at the Advertiser Office last night and
related the incidents of the fight from
Portuguese standpoint. They stated
that Tricks" Nelson, an ex-policeman,
met a small boy on bicycle, and took
the wheel away from him. This started
row and the policemen were telephon-
ed for and Nelson was arrested and ia
ken to the station house.
When the policemen came up, the
Portuguese claim they injured some of
the children in the crowd, and it was
resented by the older heads When the
officers began to use their clubs the
Portuguese retaliated by using pickets
which they pulled from the neighboring
fences.
John f. Bowler, who has been