The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-08
POLICE FIGHT GAMBLERS
A HARD BATTLE IN A BURNING
DWELLING.
Chlllingworths Hand Broken and His
Head Bruised-Pugilist Angnews
Strong Impromptu Exhibition.

A gambling house in Kakaako was
the scene on Saturday night of one of
the hardest fights between police and
u gang of roughs that Honolulu has
ever seen. During the melee Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth' right hand was
brohcn, half dozen or more of the
gamblers were temporarily laid out and
the house in which the fight took place
was set fire to and partially destroyed.
There were between twenty and thirty
men against Chillingworth and two Off
GERS.
The deputy sheriff received COM
plant by telephone on Saturday even
ing that there was a big gambling party
in Ioela's place, near the kerosene ware
house. With Lon Agnew and another
officer the deputy started for the place,
little thinking that he was going up
against gang that was full of fight
to the last man.
The joint was easily enough found,
and the deputy sheriff, according to
custom, broke in upon the game while
it was in full progress. He was about
to make arrests all around, when the
gamblers rushed for him.
Someone knocked over the lamp that
lit the big room and then began hand
to hand battle between the three Off
GERS and crowd of over rs angry ma
tives and Portuguese and few whites.
The police have the names of twenty
men who were present and it is thought
there were eight or ten more.
Lon Agnews ability as a pugilist
saved the day. The deputy sheriff has
been doing a bit of work in learning
and practicing the manly art himself
lately and he says it was beautiful to
watch Agnews arm work. Agnew
stood at bay, while the crowd came
for him, and he sent them back pant
ing or bowling one after another. At
another end of the room Chillingworth
was busy in the same way.
In the meantime the overturned lamp
had exploded and the angry scene was
lit up by flames that shot up one side
of the wall. 1t began to be too lively
for the gamblers now. Chillingworth
broke his hand over the head of man
who was coming for him. The deputy
let fly with all the force he had gather
ed, during his recent training, and his
right hand was very badly smashed by
the impact. Three bones were broken,
:. and 1t will be some time before Chill
\ lingworth does any more boxing.
\ The gamblers by this time were es-
Gaping from the burning building as
best they might, and soon the officers
were alone with three men they had
managed to seize and keep hold of.
They put out the fire and started for
the station with their three men.
In addition to having his right hand
broken, Chillingworth received a heavy
blow on the side of the head, raising
a lump that had not gone down this
morning. Agnew did not suffer much.
The prize FIGHTER had been wanting a
good fight for some time, and ne got
all he wanted. The prisoners were
locked up and Chillingworth had his
hand put in splints.
In Kakaako there We're many sore
heads and bodies yesterday. Agnew
strikes a John l.. Sullivan blow and
Chillingworth has a good stroke too.
The former was at bay on a decline,
so that the men who came for him were
above him, and he usually reached the
body The three men arrested gave
the names of twenty others who were
in the game and Joined in the attack
on the officers