The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-22
POLICE COURT
LamentabIe Record of a
Day.
Several Common Nuisances and One
Most Uncommon One are
Arrested.

Nine or ten drunk and truculents" con-
tributed their dole to the Golfers of the
Police Court yesterday morning.
Paddy Higgins. charged with imbibing
too much, Denied the soft impeachment.
81 was standing on the corner not
me aning any arm" explained Patrick,
when man dressed like a private citi-
zen came along and told me to move on.
Not seeing any tag on i'm, 1 tells i'm to
put it outside if e 'ad one. Thereupon e
up and runs me in. 1 wasn't drunk, y'r
'oncr, 'aving 'ad only two small beers all
day Il never said e was perliceman
and being in plain clothes, 'ow was l to
know?"
officer Hanrahan testified that Mr.. Hig-
gins was not only drunk but very drunk.
why, you wasn't the man that arrest
ell me-" said the defendant. 1T was big
man"
Hanrahan explained that having anoth-
er case on his hands at the time, he sim
ply preferred the charge, as he couldn'
very well arrest two men at once.
Judge Wilcox here remarked that it was
not Of any consequence who made the ar
rest: Higgins was in court, he said, and
that was the vital point.
During the hearing of the case Mr.. Hig-
gins nervOusly fingered a beer check. He
stated his ability to produce, if so allow
: ed, number of respectable men and good
citizens who would be only too glad to
prove his case, and Judge Wilcox told
him to be on hand with his supporters
D this morning.
There were three common nuisances
] colored on the card. One of them sub
Y SCI ibed s. and costs.
e Another. Stanley by name. was let of
b with a reprimand. The trouble was tina
hi /.
road. Mr.. Stanley said that while riding
: en- a street car, bottle of beer he haC
n with him broke and he threw the debris
: out of the window. He would have beef
Y orly too happy to have picked up tn
d pieces, he said, had he been so requested
a "In the condition he was in at the time
n 1t would have taken him two hours OBJ
t served Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth.
k Said His Honor: Some of the bee
must have been split the floor of tn
car which is in itself a most commend
able thing, and withal, strange one
R. 70; Pains cars are total strangers I
; liquids of any kind. not excepting water
l. which is harmless and cleanses. / fin
a in the incident an extenuating circum
stance and discharge you"
- The third nuisance, who should hav
is beer classified as uncommon" rattle
n. than common" forfeited his bail. bu
r has been re-arrested on a warrant and wi
assist in ornamenting the District Coul
this morning.
His name is Fred West and he cult
>. Yates number of pet foibles which prom
"a ise. if carefully followed out, TO result
~ his undoing Last Monday evening b
5, and two companions attended the ban
~ concert in Emma Square. Finding Ii
M time devoted to interTnisson hangin
somewhat heavily, Mr.. West cast abol
for an idea which would enable him
srend a few minutes pleasantly and whic
should combine in one act. humor ar
=. health-giving recreation. At last he h
!. OF II.
" Seated on the seat in front were thr'
- alive girls clad in gauzy dresses whiC
., were eminently adapted for his exper
rnent. Drawing from his pocket a mate
VI he lit it and threw il al one of the girl
To. his intense disgust IL went out wit
out doing any harm. BY this time Il
two other good fellows with him tumble
u 10 the joke and gave vent TO hilariol
- roars of laughter-it was so funny.
10 Three other matches were struck a.
IN. thrown with the same discouraging r
ne suits and then Officer Hanrahar appear'
on the scene and SO arranged things tn
us Mr.. Frederick West. practical joker al
le- huJnorist, is matched to explain matte
to Judge WILCOX this morning.