The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-24
WILLIE" CRAWFORD ANGRY.
Defies the Customs Force and Creates
Amusing Scene.

William H. Crawford, better known
as Willie" Crawford. was angry on
Wednesday, while the City of Picking
was in port, lying at the Pacific Mail
wharf. He wanted to go aboard, but
was stopped at the gate of the wharf
and warned that he could not enter, as
no Chinese were allowed on board
while the immigration commissioner
was engaged in examining the Chinese
who had come from the Orient to land
at this port.
Inspector Doyle, who was at the gate,
told Crawford all this in his usual po-
lite and dignified manner. Crawford,
however chose to get mad, and there
and then told the inspector that he
was not Chinese, and that he would
go aboard in spite of Doyle or all the
members of the customs department.
He mixed a few naughty words in his
defiance of the customs men, and re-
marked, incidentally, that he was as
good as any customs man.
Doyle said that Crawford might even
be a great deal better than the whole
of. the customs force, but he would,
nevertheless, not allow him to go
aboard. His orders were not to permit
any Chinese aboard the Picking while
the Chinese aboard were being exam
ined, and he was there to carry out
his orders. Crawford had queue and
that was proof enough for Doyle that
he was a Chinese.
After abusing Inspector Doyle and
using some naughty language, Willie
made for the gangway leading aboard
the City of Picking.
At the foot of the gangway Inspector
Taylor was stationed. Now, everybody
who has any acquaintance with Taylor
knows that he is a man who will at
tend to his duty. Crawford demanded
that the inspector permit him to go
aboard. He talked loud enough for
everybody on the wharf to hear what
he said. He abused the inspector and
used anything but complimentary Ian
guage about the force.
Taylor told him that he would not
be permitted to go on board until he
had obtained permit from the collec-
tor of the port or from the immigra-
ton commissioner, j. X. Brown.
Brown was found and the pass was is
sued.
Willie shouted a parting shot from
the deck of the Picking after he got
aboard. OF this, however, Taylor took
no notice.
The scene was an amusing one to the
by-standers. Willie is by no means
known by all the customs inspectors
on the waterfront, and they very natu-
rally took him for a Chinese. When
he was in the heat of his anger, while
engaged in abusing the inspectors, II
is said by those who witnessed the af-
fair, that Willie's queue wagged with
anger.
The matter of Crawford's insulting
the customs men was reported to Col
lector Stackable. The collector up
holds Taylor and Doyle in stopping
Crawford.
While the Chinese aboard an Oriental
steamer are being examined it is not
advisable to allow any other Chinese
from ashore to go aboard, as he Is
likely to influence the strangers in
what they say to the immigration
commissioner.
AS a matter of fact, Willie Crawford
is not a Chinese, although he wears
a queue and looks like one. The in
spectors are not supposed to know
anything about his antecedents, how
ever and they naturally took him for
q Celestial.
he mere fact that Willie speaks
t'sis'ese would be enough to keep him
beiAs examined unless he had a permit
from s5a collector of port or the i'm
migr&aon commissioner
1t is uaderstood that the matter will
not rest here, but that something is
likely to be done in. the near future
which viii make it very unpleasant for
people who undertake, as Willie did,
to dictate to customs inspectors while
they are discharging their duty.
Yesterday Crawford swore to a war;
rant charging Inspector Taylor with
using profane language. Willie forgets
the language which he used to the in
spectors on the wharf.