The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-15
THE SHIPPING MASTERS ENGAGE
JUDGE WILCOX.
Turk and Lewis once More Battling
With the Police Department-The As
sault and Battery Cases.

The shipping masters, the Sailors
Union ana the nUn-unlUn men, Captain
Bray OF the Sailors Home ana the
Evangelist of the much talked-of joy
full News Mission had full swing IN
Judge Wilcoxs court this morning.
Turk and Lewis were up for one of their
periodical bouts with the police depart
ment being tried for assault and bat
terry on ". Mccarthy the man VINO is
credited with doing the shipping bust
ness of the joyful Mission.
There was "a large crowd from the
water front when the case began. AT
torney Andrews defended the shipping
masters and Henshall did the prosecut-
ing. McComb was Unexpectedly absent
Had be been in the court he would have
heard some interesting remarks from
the bench concerning his mission,
Judge Wilcox appeared to think that
the enterprise was open to some criu-
Cism.
The best entertainment for the big
crowd came when Turk and Lewis gave
their defense. Lewis took the stand
with an air of injured innoce..a which
a practitioner was heard to remark was
worth a fortune. and told Cf how he
and Turk had been aI,a,,ed by Nc
Carthy.
Lewis said he was u capitalist, his
business being money-lending, with
the side His old friends in the hall APP
peared bit startled by the dignity of
the term capitalist, but the witness was
ready with details if they were needed.
The testimony of the defendants, who
both told the same story, was to the eff
feet that Mccarthy had suddenly aC-
costed them and made grab for Lewis
throat. Lewis hit him in the mouth and
he staggered back. Then, by reason of
unaccountable error, he made for Turk
That mixed all three up. Mccarthy
went down, Turk on top and there was
a scrimmage that lasted till officer Nc
Creighty came and gathered them In.
Both defendants made much of the
fact that Mccarthy had a gun on his
person. The gun was found when he
was searched at the police station. AT
the time of the arrest Turk londly de-
claimed that he had right to hit AMMAN
who made motion to his hip pocket,
as if to draw gun. 1t developed today
in court that the gun was in McCarthyS
blouse.
The witnesses for the prosecution tes-
titled that Lewis struck the first blow.
The three shipping masters stood TO-
gether and talked, and suddenly Lewis
landed on McCarthy's jaw. Then Turk
followed up with a few swings and Nc
Carthy was soon on the ground.
After Mccarthy fell the judge was
told, both the other shipping masters
tried to kick him. Turks foot struck
McCarthys jaw. Lewis missed but he
kicked so hard that when he missed he
keeled over and landed on his back.
That was the end of it. officer Nc
/ Creighty arrived on the scene just In
time TO intercept Lewis as the ldtt, 4
was walking away in dignified manner.
! McCreighty took all three to the station,
where Lewis and Turk We're promptly
| charged with assault and battery. They
called for five or Six warrants against
/ McCarthy--for carrying a concealed
/ weapon assault with a deadly weapon
| battery, profanity and everything else
that could be suggested in connection
with the circumstanCes,-but Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth would allow only
one warrant, and assault with deadly
weapon was the choice. Lewis dill the
! necessary swearing.
The hearing of the case is still going