The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-17
Who Disgracsd Their Uniforms
On The Oceanic Dick.
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captains and three licutcn2nt1 bcionE-l
Ing to the regiment on the transport Il
City OF Para. who wcre standing In
front of The kash- store. called on;
to Charles =. Dun~cIl. a licensed dsiv-
CT OF the Pantheon hseksiand. to bring
his hack across the street lie did so. |
and the Eve officers so; in. four BE-
hind and one in front he uas told to
drive to- the City OF Para. and started |
down Fort street. When opposite the
hank OF Hawaii one OF them asked
what the fare vas Danxcll thought
there wcrc but four offcers In all on
the hack and promptly answered
One dollar lie vas told 60 go
ahead. and drove ON to the wharf
alongside the vessel.
On reaching IN. wharf the driver
was asked what he would take tho en-
tire party out to sans souci for. the
trip to occupy two hours. DunwclI
answered that he would do il foT s..
but ON discovering that there wcrc ave
in the party instead OF four said Il
would bc worth SO. One uf the on
Gers said he would give him 50. that
Frank i.illis would take them out for
that and that was all they would pay.
Dunwcli replied that he vas working
for the Pantheon stables. While I.sIlsa
drove his own hack and could make his
own rates. SIC refused to take them
for less than SO and demanded his
fare for bringing them To- the wharf.
One of them threw q half-soIIar at
him and told him that uas enough.
Dunwcll persisted that he would have
n dollar or nothing. The oasecrs by
that time wcrc standing about the
hack. As Dunwcll STOPPED to gather
up the rcins which had fallen during
the controversy. one Of them. Who wore
a captains shoulder straps. grabbed
them and twisted them around Dun
wcll's-hands. forcing him down in the
front OF the hack. Hc then grabbed
the whip by the thong and unrcrcs-
fully bclsborcd him With its busr end
over the head. Not satisfied with thss
exhibition of brutality. tuo OF the 9th
er officers Jumped into the back seat
Of the hack. seized the unfortunate
driver around the neck and punchod
him with their fists severely. This
most disETaesful proceeding uas fur
ther aggravated by the use by ait th.
officers of the foui-st language that
man could give tongue TO dir~csesd
against the driver. These expressions
by would-bc Eentlemcn against an tn-
noccnt hsckdrivcr uili not bear print
Ing. bat they ere preserved ia tno rec
"rds ot the Police Station fur future
use.
The sudden appearance OF either the
colonel oT major in command on The
E1nEplank OF the City of Para and his
most pcEcmpiory orders to the foul
mouthcd officers under his command
;p desist ~as all that saved th. hack.
driver from being nearly killed. AZ a
j. he ta 80 much injured that he NAV
have to b. sent to the hospital.
Dunwsll cannot remember uhcsh.r
D. ~as q colonel or major uho came
down the EanEpiank and ordered the
officers on board. but uhassvcs his
rank vas he gave the driver the dol
Jar he had demanded and zcnt back
To the ship. DunEcll drove direct
Ha~sss e~@ NlAAA 10 A4E Eottcn station
and entered a complaint to the Mar
shall lie Sas advised to try and settle
the matter in some uay az the vessel
Sas about TO leave. ua sought the
services OF his attorney. Charles
Creighton. and called on the British
Vice CpBsul for advice.
In the meantime Marshal Brozra had
sent Deputy Marshal ChsIlinxuorrh
and senior Captain ot Police Rohers
Parker to the vessel vrith orders 20 see
the commanding osicer and ask hsm
What be proposed to do about a. They
took Dun~ell with them and While
standing on the wharf the latter Sdsa-
titled one OF the officers on the shin
az one OF those engaged in the assaults.
After being kept waiting for some issns
the Officers werc anally told that the
commanding Officer would SEQ no one
and that they would not be aIlou.ed on
/ board.
They reported Co the Marshal and
Dunwcll vas advised to 60 before
Judge Wilcox and swear to q complaint