The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12
AT QUARANTINE
Investigation Continued by Gov
eminent.
EXCITEMENT IN POLICE CIRCLES
One Squad of Officers
Sent overto Keep Order.
Everything. Quiet But Trouble Was
observation-disclosures viii Con-
tinue Uninterrupted
Nobody hurt!

Nobody HURT
Shortly after o'clock last night the
telephone bell at the police station
jingled merrily to the tune of: "Send
10 policemen over TO the quarantine
station immediately 1t was Jack Nc
Weighs melodious voice, and while
there was in it no ring of agitation,
still. there became communicated to
the police station touch of agitation
extraordinary, which resulted in Lieut.
enant Wells of the Mounted Patrol ex-
ecuting a Paul Revere ride through the
city The first place he struck was the
Inter-Island wharf, and, obeying
command, policeman came tumbling
out of the deep shadows, lingering his
club nervously.
Go up TO the police station came
the command. Perpetual motion was
set TO work in connection with this
officer and others, and before long 10
stalwart policemen were at the sta
ton, as well as crowd OF about 100
others. who gathered about the doors,
calling for guns to quell the disturb
ance, in what locality they knew not.
The hurrying of the policemen TO
the station attracted the attention OF
pedestrians. and rumors of war among
the Japanese at quarantine were quick
" circulated. One excited individual
rushed among the crowd and informed
each individual that the entire lot of
japanese had escaped from the
grounds and that the police were re-
quired to capture them. This rumor
obtained credence all over the city,
though it was entirely without founda-
ton.
Next came the rush to the boat land
Ing of 10 policemen, who piled into
the boats tied there without fear of
even a bath in the water. A pull of a
very few minutes landed them on the
pier of the quarantine station wharf,
and then came quick march to the
island.
There they were met by Jack Nc
Weigh and assigned to the various
posts. relieving the regular guards and
specials. They took their places as
ordered and shortly afterwards, Lieut.
enant Wells, all dressed for war, came
stalking down to the station to take
command OF his men, according TO ord
ers from police headquarters.
The police officers were required tc
deposit their guns in a safe place, anc
TO hang their cartridge belts on top o.
them, as it was thought by authorize:
at the quarantine station that the sigh
of these might stir the Japanese into
he
the men with the brass buttons, who
not being used to such light weapons
made somewhat of an objection, bu
when they saw the quiet mood of thu
JAPANESE immigrants they concluded
that their hard fists might sutfice Il
quell any disturbance.
They took their posts, and the othe
guards, tired out from hearing tn
beating of the waves and the uncertain
babel of many voices from the town
stole away to their blankets amoni
the mosquitoes.
While all this was going on Their
was a more sober scene in the fumigat
ing room. where, seated around the ia
BILE was council of investigation, Q
which ]. A. Magoon was president. i
his right sat young attorney, Whli
on the other side of the dimly burn
ing kerosene lamp were Messrs. Nc
Stocker and Stratemeyer of the Custom
House. Stenographer Mcmahon and
Japanese agent. Behind these latte
was Chester Doyle, who tapped tn
Japanese immigrants gently on tn
back and babe them, under oath, an
swer the questions required of then
These were the beginning of the 81
migrants. who were rejected by tn
authorities, and into whose cases tn
Government were carrying on an in
vestigation, which will probably las
today. tomorrow and the next day
1t was a very grim council that. EV
en- Chester Doyle refrained from
smile, and Josh Tucker, on the outsld
uttered a melancholy cry OF distres
No dinner had yet been served.
However, the police were busy de
ing their work, and about II o'clocl
while the authorities were still que
tioning Japanese a squad of five MOI
men with Captain Parker in charge, a
rived on the scene. Two men
charge of Lieutenant Needham wei
sent back. 1t was learned at a la
hour last night and the police and
SQUAD of regulars from the barracl
would remain for two or three days
the quarantine station, or until the i
vestigation into the cases of the r
iected japanese has been complies
by the Government.
Rumors of an uprising among u
japanese were rife in town last nigi
and probably not until this mornil
Will some too sanguine people belle
that nobody was hurt."
The investigation was behind clos
doors, and the only newspaper M
who managed to reach the station "
told to remain outside and guess VII
was going on within. but under no c
cumstances publish it, as the sta
ments of the men would be used as e
dence in the case when it is tried
the Circuit Court. The women, nu
bering score, were the first to be {
amined, Judge Magoon asking
questions and Interpreter Doyle tral