The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-06
COULDN'T SEARCH O'BR|EN.
A HOT TIME AT THE POLICE
STATION.
The Doings of the Only One of Seventy
five Labor Day Drunks Who Pleaded
Not Guilty.

James O'Brien was drunk on Labor
Day. This was proved this morning to
the satisfaction of Judge Wilcox, after
a dozen witnesses had been called and
recalled, and over two hours had been
spent on the case. O'Brien made the
biggest legal fight on record in a drunk
case, and he cost the police and court
much more than the "$2 and 81 costs"
which he finally left in officer Hanra
hans hat,-the receptacle for all fines
that are paid in the police court. The
hat is the only cash box available.
There was a hot time when OBrien
was arrested. officer Clarke took him
in while he was on horseback, trying to
break the record to Waikiki, in order
to watch one of his ponies win a race
that was a good thing
The officer took the bride of O'Briens
horse and led the animal to the station,
while the prisoner sat in his saddle and
according to the testimony of Hanar-
han, who happened along in a hack,
swayed to and fro as if he had been
on the deck of the Australia. When he
got to the station O'Brien caused a fight
that will long be rememberer. The rea-
son for 1t will never be known, except
by those who can find the thread Of
truth in the tangled testimony that was
given.
Clarke said that O'Brien objected to
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and the station clerk, as well as several
other officers who had a hand in the
work of escorting the athletic prison.
er, agreed with Clarke. O'Brien told the
Judge that he had been suddenly as
saulted by the crowd of officers because
he had demanded receipt for $40 taken
from his person. His self defense won
the admiration of all concerned.
The rough house lasted till Big Jim
got a half-NelsOn on the alleged drunl;
and took him below. Jim's grip didn't
last, however. and soon O'Brien and ihe
police giant were rolling over one an
other in the Jail.
Jim came back, after he had put
J O'Brien in a cell, with $50 which the
| prisoner said had been taken from him
| in the station. According to all the
officers he had not been searched at
! all in the station. They wanted to
search him, but O'Brien said no and
| when they tried to overrule him he put
up a scrap that caused a change of
! their program.
Just as the men in the station were
Strengthening out the brio a-brac and
stars that were lying around as a re.
! SUIT of O'Brien's argument with the
crowd Of officers, High Sheriff Brown
came, with a friend of the prisoner
who wanted to bail the latter out. The
high sheriff went to have look at the
man in the cell and returned with the
announcement that he was too drunk tC
be released, but might be all right In 6
| few hours.
After all this testimony Judge Wilcox
decided that in spite of the fact that hC
was able to ride to the station, O'Brier
must have been drunk
Search him ?"- said one officer on the
witness stand. I'VE didn't when ht
first came in because we couldn't. W.
kept him in the station and managed Il
get him and Big Jim through the door
where they rolled round a while ant
finished 1t, but there was no searching
O'Brien then"
Among the rs drunks whose name!
were called on the morning aftel
Labor Day, O'Brien was the only on
who pleaded not guilty.