The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-19
IlplHEsE R0HDIEs IRE
SENTENCED TO JAIL
TWENTY-FIVE or THEM ATTACK
ed ; PORTUGUESE TUES
DAY NIGHT.
Thrilling Escape Of csrOSal From ths
Excited Mob Of Assasies-Lswyer
Brooks Pleads FOR Lsnlsney sst
Judge Wilcox Is finn.

Judge WIlcex's curt presented lively
appearances Yesterday aftsEnsa1 When the
twenty-five Japanese. who were captured
Tuesday night. were called up for trial The
back of the court rsorR was SLED with
JapaneSe friends OF the defendants inter
ested IN the case High Sheriff Brown
prosecuted the case. and Attorney f. NJ
Brooks defended the japanese collective
u. Testimony was given By Portuguese
named Carohal 70 the esfecf thar BE had
BEEN attacked BIZ tie defendants az the
corner Of Piikoi and Beretznia streets. at
about . O'Clock while inofenSively walk
Ing home. He reported the matter 10 the
police aud special oficer. c. E Rich
arcSon. was sent out in citizens clothes
with the complainant Arriving IN the
Reighborhocd. they found that hostilities
had in no wise subsidized They were both
attacked. and one Japanese struck the Of
hcer. who thereupon showed his badge
and told the Japanese that they were IN
der arrest. The 0rientals did not seem
much Disconnected By this. however. and
when the officer seized the Japanese that
had struck him. the Others ran in and
tried TO pull him away from the officer.
who started OF toward town with his cap
ture- The crowd OF japanese followed
/ bowling and threatening an attack As
the officer. and the Portuguese with the
offending Japanese. neared Cottage Grove
the pursners closed in on them and began
fierce attack. making things so lively
that the policeman and the Portuguese
were compelled to abandon the captured
japanese and take refuge in the house
of Thomas Tuck. which was kindly
opened for them bv the owner when the
noise of the riot disturbed the neighbor-
hood. The excited Orientals surrounded
the house. and the officer and the P0rtn-
guese locked themselves inside, Immediate
~ telephoning for the police Reinforce
ments We're sent out by the High Sheriff
and the twenty two rioters were captured.
The defense made by Mr. Brooks was
that the japanese had been melted to
their action by the continued persecution
of gang of Portuguese toughs who in
fest that part of the city and who have
been attacking and abusing the Japanese
servants of the neighhorhood The Jan
anese. in order to fittingiy respond to the
attacks of the Portuguese. organized them
selves into body and attacked the first
Portuguese that came along. Mr.. Brooks
pointed ont that the Japanese did not
understand the significance of the officers
star. and that the resistance of an officer
should not he held against them. The
attorney said that he realized that such an
action as that of the offenders should not
go unpublished. but plead extenuating cir
cumstanees and asked the leniency of tie
court. Judge Wilcox reprimanded the
TWENTY-FIVE Japanese severely. and sen
fenced them TO ten days in Jail and costs
each.
The case of Nah Kui. who gave his
wife black eye. was up before Judge
Wilcox in the morning. As his wife
wished to withdraw the complaint the
case was not prosecuted. but a judicial
lecture was given the Celestial and sen
tence was suspended for six months
Eight Chinese who were captured in
private room on the corner of Bethel and
King streets Monday afternoon in a
gambling game. were fined so each.
keala and Chas. Worth were each fined
- for being drunk. Bob Taxa, D. Keiki
and Miliona, were each fined So and costs
for affray.