The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-10
DAY WITH
THE POLICE.
Gamblers Are Fined
Heavily.
WERE PLAYING FAN-TAN
Charles Coney Had to Pay Six DOL
lars and Costs--Gsorge
Assessed.

In forty-eight cases presented in yes /
terday's Police Court thirty-one children |
OF the Flowery Kingdom figured as de- |
PENDANTS, and the court room looked like !
the sttingroom of Maunakea street no. |
tel before the plague. The simple Celes-
tials had offended chiefly in matters of
opium, ARRAY and gambling, the latter
offense being responsible for the hauling
in of no less than twentyfour almond
eyed devotees of the diverting game Of
fan tan.
They were of all ages, sizes. descrip
tens and varying degrees of cleanliness,
and when they lined up they presented
noble front The Court took a recess of
ter minutes while the roll call was being
gene through.
The batch was captured during the
progress of a game of fan-tan over the
store of Kee Chong, on Hotel street. All
pleaded guilty, taking chances that His
Honor was in pleasant humor.
In this they reckoned without their
ne st.
You admit you We're all playing fan
tan,p said the Judge You were violat-
ing the law, and l don't see why you
should receive different treatment from
the white men who were fined here yes
terday I fine you ten dollars and costs
Otherwise, we should have people running
around and kicking about the unjust dis
elimination against poor white gamblers.
The collection smiled sardonically and
dug up"
Susuki, like Jehu the son of Nimshi
| who Sc record is printed in Holy Writ
drove furiously, also. as the evidence
| went to show, heedlessly.
"Hackmen do not own the road" said
| His Honor. Pedestrians have a perfect
right to be on the street. 1t is the hack
| mans place to steer clear of them and
| they should not have to run or jump to
get out of the way q fine you twenty
| dollars and when next you feel like rum
ming over a man, the memory Of the fine
may cause you to change your mind
| Joe Rosa left his horse unattended.
THAT was very wrong thing to dc"
remarked Judge Wilcox. Some of these
sober, sedate old hack horses at times
develop surprising turn of speed. Why.
| that horse of yours might have run as
far as Kawaiahao Church while you were
biting off chew of tobacco"
That's so.' acquiesced Joe.
"Oh myi how some of them can go!
reflected the Judge reminiscently. Il rep
rimand you," he concluded. Go buy
hitching rope!'
Charles Coney got drunk and assaulted
his wife Judge Wilcox imposed a fin,
of Sc and costs, saying that he was will
ing to allow any reasonable prerogative!
to the head of the house. but added tina
the line had to be drawn somewhere, ant
assault appeared to be the proper place I,
draw II.
The conduct of the lady In the case die
not appear to be altogether without re
proach and His Honor, gazing upon he
charms, observed that blonde hair in
} woman generally denoted temper. 9Th
lady was a nativeO
Matthew Ness appeared in the-to him
new role of complainant. His grievanc
was against Rowan George, whom he al
leges knocked him down and kicked him
Mr.. George is the gentleman who recent
ly cleaned out the crew of the For
George In artistic style.
This kind of thing must come to a
end and / will do my best to put sto
to it, solloquized Judge Wilcox as h
fixed the ransom at $25.