The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-28
MULES ARE
INDICATED
Pains Bus Driver Is
Fined.
CARRIED TOO BIG A LOAD
Unfortunate Hybrids Were Com
PEELED to Draw a Quarter Of
a Hundred People.

The spectacle of two little, ill-fed mules
hauling the big clumsy 'busses which are
run under the same management as the
Tramways system up the steep hills that
ramble into Nuuanu valley is not new
one to Honolulans. Even when they are
loaded only to the extent allowed under
the license granted for the bus service,
the strain of the mules is tremendous,
and the wonder of it is that the animals
are able to drag them up the hills. Twen-
ty passengers is the limit allowed by the
Minister of the Interior, under whom the
licenses were issued. The truth is that
twenty passengers is usually the mini
mum. There are more often twenty-five
and, if it is possible, the drivers permit
as many as thirty to ride.
John Antoine, driver the bus 1856, was ar
rested on Saturday night for having more
than the maximum number of passengers
in his vehicle. f. Miller, the humane Off
lcer. was on the alert as the big bus came
up Nuuanu avenue. and before 1t reached
the foot of Judd hill, he had, with the as
sistance of ANOTHER, accurately counted
twenty-four passengers and the driver,
making twenty-five in all. The driver at
| the time stoutly claimed that he thought
there were only eighteen people seated
behind him. and that he had only collect
ed fares from that many.
The case came up in the Police Court
yesterday afternoon before Judge Wilcox.
The defendant was represented by Attor-
ney De Bolt, while Manager Pain of the
Tramways and bus company was in at
tendance Deputy Sheriff Chiilingworth
lprC secuted. Manager Pain on the witness
stand testified that the license granted
for 'busses allowed only twenty passen-
lgers at time. The license for this par
lticular bus had been granted in June OF
this year.
| One of the most amusing phases OF the
case was the drivers testimony that 1t
did not know how many passengers Were
in the bus. He stated that only eighteer
had started from the bus terminus dowr
town, and that If there were any NOR
when officer Miller made his investiga
items they must have jumped on when h
Ibid not know it. This was startling news
and brought forth the fact that dead
heads could make use of the vehicles o
the company. The drivers ignorance o.
this point was ludicrous. The driver
supposed to make change the 'busse
ard count the nickels as they drop Int
the fare box.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth stated
! the Court in his argument that he did nc
y think the case was an aggravated one
, but he considered it was worthy of a per
atty, inasmuch as it was properly a ties
case The Judge stated that under tn
circumstances the driver was guilty, an
assessed him 81 and costs. the tot;
Amounting to s340
The Cruelty to animal charge We
nolle pressed upon the suggestion of tt
Deputy Sheriff. If the authorities pre-
the charge against the company they hay
a splendid field in the stables where Il
animals are supposed to be housed, f
and given rest. The animals are tied
narrow stalls, with swinging boards b
tween them. 1t is impossible for a mu
tt lie down on account of the cramp
space. The swinging boards allow the
to swing sideways, leaning their weig
upon other mules just as weary, but
for rest after the hard labors to viii
they are put during the day, there
none