The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-15
VICE RAN
RAMPANT
Wrongdoers Kept
the Police
Busy

Judge Wilcox win be confronted this
morning by a calendar at once
lengthy and interesting. Saturday
night, in police circles was, IN the par
lance of the curbstone, hummer, and
the spirits of violence. intemperance
and unprobity stalked through the
streets, and many fell victims to the
snare of their disastrous eyes.
One of the first arrivals on Saturday
at the gilded cage was Albert Peyser,
formerly assistant haberdasher at a
local garmentry. He was arrested at
Hauulu, and inspected the view from
the Pail at the expense of the Terri
tory. Peyser is charged with gross
cheat He is alleged to have negotiat-
ed "phony cheques. The orders were
signed by Sing High & Co. for $21.7
and by Kong Sang Yuen for $50: both
knows of no such firm as Sing High &
Co.,and Sing High. a laundryman, de-
MES any knowledge of the cheques.
The other firm repudiates the cheque,
and pronounces it a forgery. Peyser
the latter cueuue 10 the
clerk at the Moana Hotel.
The Sing High cheque was given to
Harry Klemme, and is endorsed by him
and J. w. Podmore.
Another victim is Viggo Jacobsen,
the pen artist, who cashed check of
Peyser's on Bishop & Co, bearing
Peyser'S signature, for $40. Jacobsen
does not wish to say much about it,
but it would seem that Peyser in this
instance was absolutely heartleSs.
Peyser has been in the Islands at
different times for many years past
His relations reside in San Francisco.
OF late he has been selling clothing on
commission.
]. Kelly, S. C. Henry and a Mr. Mar
tin were pulled in for fighting one with
another in a public place, to wit, King
street.
Punchbowl furnished a speciment for
the Merchant street menagerie in the
person of D. Haglim. officer McCor-
mick, of the local horse-guards. was
giving shipping instructions about a
common drunk whom his horse had
stumbled over, when Haglim approach
ed him from the rear and smote him
grievously on the Uranium with a
chunk of rock of the earlier Iavaic for
nation. Assault on an officer is the
charge.
dispute with a fellow in
Magoon's long house on Queen street
on Saturday night, and backed up his
argument with a jackknife, which he
welded so freely that his victim was
badly cut about the head and neck,
and the scene of the conflict resembled
a miniature shambles
The police interrupted ball game at
PaIama yesterday, and arrested Geo.
Tfot, Ale n,~ln III A h 7 90
W. Kaeo and Alex McCandless on a
charge of violating the Sunday law. It
is understood the boys were practicing
together with a view to challenging
the nine of the Finest to play them for
a keg Of beer.
Rumor has it that news of the raid
drifted down to Moanalua, where the
Hoot Mons were ''golfing" for dear
life, and that the Scots packed up
their cleekS and mashies and conduct
ed mastery retreat.
Joe Fonceca was arrested on the
complaint of his wife, who says that,
while joyous with liquor, her husband
fired several revolver shots at her. The
pair live in the wilds of Kalihi. The
woman is the only witness of the al
legged shooting and late last night no
specific charge had been preferred
against the man.
The perennial Sweet Emalia and
suite We're gathered in from the swfpe-
lands on the usual charge of having
celebrated heartily but withal lndis-
creetly.
The residue of the overnight board
ers at the Territorial House included
sixteen gambling Pakes, a couple of
furious drivers, son of sunny Ten
nessee, held for investigation, and l..
oliver, one of Pains car men, who IS
charged with embezzlement.