The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-29
POLICEMEN WOULD STRIKE Fashion FOR OAHU JAIL
THE PARKER R-HANRAHAN ROW
REACHES A CRISIS.
Officer Hanrahan No Longer Mem
Der of the Force-Omcers Threatened
to Strike for Parker

Senior Police Captain Parker has
scored on officer Hanrahan. The latter
is no longer member of the force and
all because Parker suddenly decided
that he would either resign himself or
have Hanrahan out. There were various
reports made to the High Sheriff about
the dispute between the two officers and
at the end of the discussions Hanrahan
handed in his badge.
The row that had deyeloped between
the two officers threatened for a time
to involve the police department in a
very undesirable storm. The many ma
tiVes on the force, as we'll as many Of
the whites, are staunch friends of Par
ker. If his resignation had been accept
ed, it is stated, High Sheriff Brown
would have come down town this morn
ing to face general strike of police
man, and the situation would have been
anything out pleasant.
Senior Captain Parker is a highly
popular officer. He has a long and
creditable record and when the news
was circulated that he had handed in
his resignation because he would not
associate with Hanrahan and that the
differences between the two men were
the subject of an investigation, there
was general rally to the Parker stand
ara, especially among the natives.
over half of the police force of Ho-
nolulu would simply have gone on
strike if Parker had not been sustain
ed" said one member this morning,
for the boys did not propose to see
] their friend Captain Parker turned
down without showing their feelings. -
Hanranhan has been a very active
member of the department, being, in
! fact, in some way connected with near
! ly ever case of Importance that has
been on the calendar since his appoint
ment. He was clothed with good deal
of unusual authority by the high sheriff
being allowed to make arrests on his
own responsibility in opium cases and
others of the kind, as no other members
| of the department except the high She
| riff and deputy were allowed to do. He
was rapidly promoted and appeared to
be in high standing, and this is said
by his friends to have been the reason
why others did not like him.
There was general rejoicing at the
station this morning, among the various
native employees, over the overthrow OF
| Hanrahan The latter was decidedly
unpopular, either through jealousy, as
his friends say, over his rapid promo
| ton and special privileges, or for SOm'
other reasons.
The immediate cause of the last row
with Parker was an arrest made or
Saturday by officer Thomas at Hanra'
hans request. The charge was drunk
enness. When Captain Parker saw the
prisoner he declared him not drunk
and ordered Thomas to make no more
arrests for Hanrahan.
| Hanrahan went to Parker and de-
manded that he refrain from any fur
ther interference with him in his work
Captain Parker called another officer
and Hanrahan was escorted out of thu
police station and told to stay away
Both officers made a report to Brown
Parker declaring he would not worl
any more with Hanrahan on the force
Captain Parker did not resign sal'
High Sheriff Brown, this morning
"The situation was simply that Cap
} tain Parker and officer Hanrahan coul'
not both remain on the force, and MI
Hanrahan went"