The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-11
OFFICER
DlSelcEs UNIFORM.
Deputy Sheriff Lindsay
Stops Hay Ride Par
ty at Lahaina.
PLACES DRIVERS lIhDER ARREST.
HE SAID THEY WE'RE DISTURB
ING THE QUIET OF
THE NIGHT.
An Eye Witness OF the Affair Says
the Officer Was Drunk and
That His Actions Were
Disgrsceful.

A story OF police outrage and abuse
comes from the Island OF Maui. where
Deputy Sheriff J. r. Lindsay COMMITTEES
an offense last Thursday night that
should call for his immediate removal
Eye witnesses TO the affair declare with
much poSitiyeneSs that Lindsay was
drunk al the time and the next day
celebrated his eScapade by getting
drunken than he was on THURSDAY
night
The circumstances as related by an
eye witness are these: A few days
ago Mrs A X Campbell, widow of the
late James Campbell of this city. went
TO Lahaina TO visit friends and rela-
tiyes there that town being Mrs.
Campbell's birthplace. Soon after her
arrival John r. Richardson. an old
friend. proposed q moonlight hay ride
FOR the young people, Mrs. Campbell
being accompanied by her children.
Accordingly, Mr.. Richardson hitchad
two wagons together, on which were
placed hay racks with hay, and with 2
fOur-horse team started out for Jolly
hay ride. In the party were the chill
dren of Mrs. Campbell of this city and
several children of Mr.. Richardson S
neighbors, the party comprising about
twenty.
They drove out a road along the
beach, singing and having jolly time,
as is the right and privilege of young
people on such an occasion, and on the
return took another road which
brought them through the village.
They were passing through the village
about o'clock, singing and calling in
badinage TO friends, as nearly every
one in the party personally knew al
most every resident of Lahaina.
Suddenly they were confronted Icy
Deputy Sheriff Lindsay, who demanded
that the party stop and declared them
under arrest. Mr. Richardson's two
sons were on the front seat, one Of
them driving, and they wanted to know
what they were under arrest for. Lind
say. in maudlin way. declared that
they were disturbing the quiet of the
night. The boys thought he was jok-
ing at first and simply wanted to have
fun with the young people composing
the party by soaring them. But Lind
say soon made apparent their mistake.
He ordered the boys off the wagon and
began trying at the traces to unhitch
the horses The boys not getting
down from the wagon quick enough to
suit his fancy, Lindsay grabbed hold
of them and jerked them off the seat,
tearing the shirt of one of the boys.
At this stage Mr.. Richardson. VINO
was on the wagon and had been keep
ing quiet to see how far Lindsay would
go, jumped from the wagon and want
ed to know why the party had been
stopped, and, If an arrest were to be
made. where the warrant was for 1t.
He further asked what the fine would
be, to which Lindsay replied IS FOR
each one arrested, including Mr.. Rich
ardson and his two sons. Mr.. Richard
son then demanded that he be taken
| into custody at once and given q
/ chance to pay his fine and gain release,
when Lindsay weakened and the party
drove on home.
| But, of course, the whole pleasure
of the evening had been destroyed
4 Young women in the party. all of them
/ of the best families in Hawaii, felt hu-
inflated to think that they would be
| classed as rowdies, when as a matter
of fact it. was a youthful hay ride
/ party out for an evening OF innocent
/ fun. under proper chaperonage.
! A resident of this city who returned
1 from Lahaina on Sunday said to Re-
publican reporter last night that on ths
next day following the ride Lindsay
was very much intoxicated and made
a worse display of himself than Il
did on Thursday night when he stop
ped the hay ride party of young people
who in their youthful exuherance
were enjoying moonlight ride ss
young people should enjoy themselves
when proper opportunity like this
I offers.
( II is to be hoped for the good of the
/ Territory that the high sheriff and tbs
attorney general will make rigid in
/ yestigation OF this case and summary
/ dismiss this unworthy man from the
force. Such men disgrace the uniform
/ they wear.