The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-30
HIS IDEA
OF A 'COP"
Japanese Holds Up AaIa
Squatters.
IS FINED FIFTY DOLLARS
He Played a Game and Got Fif:
teen Cents--PoIice Court
News.

| Yesterday was an off day IN the Police
Court and the babitues OF the parquet
were conspicuous by their absence. Eight
GER cases decorated the docket, the ma
jcrity being of anything but a serious ma
trre.
Inouwe Japanese pleaded guilty to i'm
lpersonating/a police officer. On Monday
afternoon he disguised himself and visit
ed the opium smokers paradise at the
back of Aala lane. He went through the
shacks and collected a goodly assortment
of pipes and other paraphsrnalia Incident
al to the use of the dreamy drug; he also
went through the pockets of some of the
lpipe-hitting Celestials, relieving one of the
comatose ones of fifteen cents and levy
i ing everywhere promiscucus blacknan
| The Deputy Sheriff said that judging by
the defendants actions there was no
doubt whatever that he had unprecedented
a police officer very naturally. He asked
that summary punishment be melted out,
intimating that there appeared to be an
epidemic Of police impersonation, the eff
feet of which was already making itself
felt in the legitimate industry. Judge
wilcox fined the preten0er $50 and costs.
The little brown men are evidently be-
Utilities of a policemans calling.
John Cortes got into pilikia for assault
ling a maiden named Eteliennie by etrik-
ling and kicking her. He said that he did
not strike the fair complainant, but only
slapped her because she acted unfriendly
to friend of his whom he brought home
Esteliennie, whose name Savors OF the
chivalrous days of the Round Table. told
a different tale. She said that Mr.. Cortes
brought home a person she objected tC
and peremptorily demanded that sh'
wash some glasses and breach bottle o.
gin; she protested kindly but firmly, ant
the alleged trouble ensued.
The Judge remarked that q celebration
once in while Is good and warns thu
!, lcockles of the heart, but must not be TOT
frequently INDUCED in. He dwelt at SOM
length on the sacred import of the word
love-" cherish" and obey" and solilo
quized that considerable doubt existed i
his mind as to whether Cortes had eve
; committed himself regarding the obedi
, ence section of the marriage service; hi
RECOLLECTION on that point, he admitted
was extremely dim.
, Married folks must not hit each other,
, concluded His Honor. Occasional low
, taps are permissible, but not the kin
which necessitate the issuing of a wal
rant fine Mr.. Cortes s. and costs"
: Defendant asked the lady to produce til
, money and the lady asked the Judge
, she could get her clothes. Has he pl
you out?" enquired the Judge. Not yet
responded Cortes significantly.
: II can fine EN-" reflected His Homo
, but I'm --- If I can make 'em live Z
, gether."
Ailuene, Hailele, Paia and 1eke, fol
= Palama sports, got into the tolls on a
= count Of a little game OF craps, alias u
, lowing to a slight difference of opinion
, to the working of the bones" fight o
Z Toured and the peaceful slumbers of Il
4 lgrards at the Insane Asylum were outr
= geCusly disturbed In consequence. II
90 dollars and costs apiece was the amou
the quartette had to ante.
- There is evidently something in the a
Of the Kalihi district which provokes
desire to daily with tickle fortune" mu
ed the Judge. why, only last mig
when going home 1 saw q big crowd
the roadside, and went over to inves
gate. ] found the peop.e enthusiastical
shaking hands with a colored man. WI
these unbridled congratulations my go
mann 1 asked OF him. I have just w,
a dollar in a crap game was his reply
Suck Tong, charged with having a pre-