The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-29
Defy the Police
at All Leong
Block.

y number of sake-soaked Japs came
near precipitating a riot last night in
that aristocratic section of Kakaako
where looms up All Leongs tenement
house. The sand lot has a reputation
which is never allowed to grow dim for
lack of polishing by the police. During
the bubonic plague visitation, 1t was that
spot which was most favored by the mer-
ry microbe, and since then the blood split
in numerous small sized riots has fire.
quently incarnadined the silver sand.
About 1915 p. m. officer Punohu, who
happened to be in the vicinity, discovered
several Japs in possession of native
named Kiaihale, whom they alleged had
entered room of one of them and stolen
blanket. Punohu arrested the native
and was on the point of taking him to
the station when the Japs demanded that
he be turned over to them This the Off
Ger refused to do, and one of the Japs
thereupon blew a police whistle and soon
hundreds of little brown men We're on
the scene.
officer Kama also heard the whistle
and rushed to the assistance of Punohu.
The odds We're terribly against them
however, and Kiaihale was seized and
taken to a room where number of Japs
commenced beating him, after having
locked the door Meanwhile officer
George Richardson happened along, and
seeing that more trouble was in sight
, telephoned to the police station for help.
When the patrol wagon arrived a fight
between the officers and the Japanese en-
sued. and after hard fought battle
eight of the offenders were loaded on the
wagon and taken to the police station.
About 1880 o'clock the sand lot was
thronged with people, who had swarmed
thither in response to a rumor that Sc
r!ous riot was in progress.
! At the station the prisoners, one and
all, stated that the row was started by
kiaihale stealing some of their property.
Iagi, Yosioka, Cuwe. Kawamata, Yama-
moto, Tamamma, and Tanaka were
charged with assault and battery on XII
aihale, and Yamura and Kiaihale were
held for investigation. Several of the
Japs showed traces of having been up
against it, one in particular having an
eye as big as an apple. The officers
clothes Were also badly torn.
The gang of Japs is well known to the
police, and their trick of blowing whis-
tie in order to call up the main body in
an emergency is an old one with them.
They We're the ringleaders in the riot on
Beretania street, which occurred not
long ago, when a policeman was mobbed
while making an arrest and was forced
to summon help from headquarters. on
that occasion the Japs waylaid a Portu-
guese against whom they thought they
had a grievance, and when an officer in
terfered, blew a police whistle and
brought bowling mob of their country
men to the spot
Judge Wilcox sent over score of them
to Jail for ten days one a charge of riot
ing, and promised If there was a recur-
renee of any such trouble to deal with
the offenders still more severely next
time.
The riotous Japs in the daytime work
as yard boys, cooks and in other capaci-
ties, and attred in conventional black,
and stand up collars, look the personif-
cation of the meek and inoffensive. As
soon as work is over, however, they dis
card their business suits, and clad in XII
monos, drink sake, gamble and raise
Tophet in general until they fall asleep
or are arrested
Other arrests yesterday included:
All Lam, j. Williams August Frietas,
kawasaki, driving dray faster than a
walk Kahalehane, George Davenport
larceny second degree; kawasakI, assault
and battery; George fhIlips, w. Stewart
George Phillips, Gesslon, drunkenness
ID. Espinda. Needless driving; Kaaihue,
investigation; l.. kauihomanole, violating
carriage regulations.