The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-27
STORY OF
The BAT TIE
How Woven Wire Bailey
Held the Fort.
HIS COHORTS FAILED HIM
Jack McVeigh's Attack on Kuakini
Street House and Its
Success.

How Woven Wire Bailey held the fort
against Jack McVeigh has not yet been
told Those who saw the now famous
battle on Thursday last have spread the
details of it over town, but no word of
it has appeared in print.
Jack McNeigh is now Federal quaran-
tine officer and is a man not to be trifed
with. Mrs McNeigh last month rode by
a house owned by her husband on t<ua-
KIM street which had been vacant for a
long time. She was astonished to 1t
occupied by a native family. When she
told her husband he shared her astonish-
ment and said that he had not rented 1t
to any one.
Mrs. McNeigh had been told by the oc-
cupant that j. f. Bailey the bicycle man,
had given it to them free of charge. Nc
Weigh informed his lawyer, Lorrin An
drews, of the mysterious deal and the
latter called on Bailey.
Bailey said it was all right, for he in
tended to buy the house from McVeigh
and that the bargain was all made. When
Andrews told McNeigh this the latter
grew angry. He said he had never seen
Bailey about it.
Bailey explained later that Real Estate
Agent Savidge had agreed to sell the
house. Savidge said that he knew no
more about the matter than that Bailey
had made him a proposition to buy the
house. No terms had been agreed on and
no permission given for occupancy. Saw
idge said he didn't know anybody lived in
the house.
Attorney Andrews says that when he
told Bailey about this, Bailey agreed to
withdraw. Andrews saw Bailey's attor-
ney, 7. McCants Stewart, and the latter
laughed long and loud.
why" said Stewart, "the only way you
n. y,tit - f1,,, to, ,n;.a
the Circuit Court and as the calendar is
crowded, it will take two years to have
the suit brought or Bailey put out"
McNeigh thought this was a peculiar
law, and Andrews advised him to put
Bailey and his friends out by force.
Andrews made an arrangement to take
this step on Thursday at II o'clock, and,
meeting Stewart at the Police Court ear
ly in the day, told him of it.
Il warn you,' said Stewart, that II you
attempt to put out those people today by
force there will be murder done. They
will repel force by force. and you take
your life in your hand If you go.'
Andrews said that he was willing, and,
with McVeigh and a native as nterpre-
ter, they went at the time fixed to the
Kuakini street house. They found the
portcullis down, the drawbridge up and
great paddock on the front gate. Group
ed in the yard We're Woven Wire Bailey
demanded admission and Bailey denied 1t.
The latter instructed his cohorts to
spread themselves about the premises and
repel the invaders. incidentally he asked
that the attacking party await his law
yer's coming. Bailey put his arms
around the gate and dared them to come
on.
They tried to break the lock and to force
Bailey away. Finally McVeigh climbed
on top of the fence to get into the yard
and was showed back by Bailey. Then
the battle grew hot. McVeigh uttered
some strong language and drew back his
arm to hit Bailey. His lawyer and the
others succeeding in holding him while
Bailey shouted, "Why don't you hit me?'
Meanwhile the gate was broken open
and the invaders went in. The others
had retreated to the piazza, while Bailey
stayed in the yard. A truce was called .
and the natives, agreeing to leave the |
house by Thursday, they were suffered to .
remain until then.
Bailey was left in a heroic posture be-
side the ash barrel.