The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-30
SAILORS and THE POLICE
NATIVE OFFICERS INSULTED By
BLUE JACKETS.
Captain Thornton Given a Marine
Guard to Protect Him From the Mob.
Officers and Men i'm Coalition.

The complaint of Captain RoberC
Parker and other officers a short time
ago that the native police were NAL
treated by the men of the home war
ships was well eXemplified Saturday
afternoon. A scene in front of the sta
ton house and incidents after that
We're such as to make many native
Americans ashamed of thirty-one men
belonging to the L. S. S. Newark.
Saturday morning Captain McCalla
of the Newark sent written request to
the head of the police department to
arrest any men from his vessel found
o shore. Deputy Marshal Chilling
worth gave instructions in accordance
with Captain MCCallas request, and
thirty-one men were arrested in differ
ent parts of the town by the foot. or
native police Most, if not all, of them
were in liquor when apprehended.
About 2 o'clock i'm the afternoon a
lieutenant and squad of marines came
ashore to take the men aboard.
1t appears that the arrested men
blamed the police for their trouble. As
soon as they left the station and We're
taken in charge by the marine squad
they began to curse the native police
in the most vile manner. a big crowd
of spectators had gathered and every
body within n block could hear the
obscene epithets. All this while the
sergeant and lieutenant in charge eth
er had no control of the men or sided
in" with them in their disgraceful con-
duct.
When the procession" started one
bluejacket dashed off. Captain Harry
Evans gave chase and second blue
Jacket picked up rock and deliberate
ly tried to brain the officer as he went
past him. From the station to the boat
landing the men dashed into every
store door and every gateway to escape.
Most of them were caught and return
cd by the local police. There was O
general Indifference to the matter on
the part of the guard form the ship.
The men We're placed in a boat and
the lieutenant sat in the midst of them
About 200 people had assembled on the
front. While waiting a moment for the
launch to get ready the arrested mon
hurled the most vulgar epithets at the
police and other people on shore. This
continued until the boats went out.
During the whole time the lieutenant
in charge made absolutely no effort To
check this conduct.
Captain Thornton went off to the
Newark to make the report of the po-
lice department on the arrests. When
he reached the ship the men were lined
| up on deck and began to abuse him in
] the vileSt sort of language. The officer
| of the deck paced the deck and paid mt
heed to this extraordinary sprcto Gle
The paymaster asked the officer in q
vicious tone, what authority the po-
lice had to arrest the men; and if he
did not think the police could be en-
ployed in better business. All the while
the men crowded around and several
times threatened to attack the officer
| There seemed absolutely no control
! over them.
When his business was transacted
! Captain Thornton asked to see the
commander. He was conducted to the
! upper deck, received most cordially and
| thanked for the courtesy of the police
In addition to this he was kindly CIV
en- q guard of eight men to see him
safely off of the ship. The guard was
| drawn up on either side and behind
| it, on the deck, was mob of sailors
cursing and shaking their fists at the
escaping policeman.
This affair will be ChrOnicled all oveI
the Mainland, and viii go to Washing.
| ton. The case is not an exception. The
native police are abused by all wai
vessels, and in every case the under
officers seem to he in league with III,
men. 1t is unfortunate, however, thai
a vessel all the way from the east
coast should break the record foi
| downright Villianous behavior.