The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-05
THE PATROLMAN
WAS TOO JEALOUS
r. w. Condor Arrested Citizen
Because the Latter Was out
Late-Fined Heavily.

The Merchants Patrol special" who
has lately made 1t a point to follow in
nocent men about the streets and place
them under arrest because he thinks he
scents a good catch, learned yesterday
morning that he should use a little dis
elimination.
r. w. Condor, the special who has
a faculty for putting bullets through ex-
pilot boat boys who go to their work in
the early hours of the morning, and the
like, did similar act about o'clock
Thursday morning, when he arrested a
Fire Station. Dias arrived on the Le-
hua from Maui just before that time,
and not being able to get hack to car
ry him to his home, he started out afoot
up Fort street. He carried his valise, a
basket affair such as is used ordinarily
by Orientals. When near the Fire Sta
ton he was accosted by Condor, who
had followed him up the street. The
latter asked Dias where he was going,
who he was, ana what he dad in his
valise. Being in plain clothes, he open
ed his coat and displayed his specials"
star. Dias answered that he was on his
way home and had just come ashore
from the Lehua. Not satisfied with this
answer, Condor again asked what was
in the valise, and received reply that
it was none of his business, and Dias
started again on his way homeward.
Condor threatened to arrest him and
take him to the station house if he did
not comply with his request and open
up the valise for his inspection.
Dias at first made movement to open
the valise, and then realizing he was in
no wise carrying contraband goods, or
doing anything for which he should be
placed under arrest, emphatically re-
fused TO show his effects to the officer.
Condor then placed him under arrest
and both started for the station house,
Condor riding his bicycle. When Hotel
street was reached Dias continued as
IL to go on down Fort street, when Con-
don took forcibie hold of him and
swung him into Hotel street, Eva of
Fort. He asked why Condor did this,
and received reply that he was want
ed to go down MOTEL street istead of
Fort. Realizing that ne might be sub
jected to greater assaults, Dias COM
piled with the order and no further aif-
ficulty was met with in the journey to
the station.
1t was for this forcible seizure of his
person that Dias had Condor arrested
on the charge of assault and battery.
When the valise was searched at the
police station the receiving officers
found nothing that would excite the
suspicious of the most curious. Beyond
containing wearing apparel and cloth
ing used by travellers, there was moth
ing to incriminate the owner, and he
was allowed to go free at once.
On the witness stand the officer made
a statement that he had first seen the
man coming up the street from the wa
terfront, and as the man had a satchel
and the hour was an early one, he con-
sidered himself justified in following
up the stranger and ultimately arrest
ing him. Condor denied that he was
looking for opium when Judge Wilcox
made such a query.
In his argument Marshal Brown ask
ed the Judge to assess a heavy penalty
for the specials" offense. "a the latter
had clearly infringed on a citizens pri-
vate rights. Judge Wilcox accepted the
evidence OF the complaining witness as
gospel truth, and fined the officer $50
and costs. An appeal was noted. Con-
don's badge has been called in by the
Marshal.