The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-17

HITS HARD
A Deputy Sheriff
Bre axis His
Club.
IT HIT A HiLO
CITIZENS HEAD
japanese Crushed Under a Der
riek-Much Activity
in kau.

evening that startled the village OF
4ic 10 its circumference. AS nearly
as can be found out, the episode is
properly photographed in the following
words: Mr. Overend was engaged in
a colloquy with one Pollock, recently
arrested for adultery. They were
standing on the sidewalk near tie Hilo
Bakery. Dixon came along and mixed
himself up in the conversation, declar-
ed to Overend that the police, when
they made the raid which resulted in
the arrest of Pollock, were in reality
after his own scalp. Overend
hooted at the idea. Dixon became
aggressive with his tongue, and asked
Overend if he had his badge. Over
end replied that he did not have his
star. Dixon then replied: Then you
are q - liar" Instantly Overend
struck Dixon on the head with his po-
licenan's club The club was broken
with the force of the blow, and Dixon
was hors de combat. Dixon was then
taken to his home and medical aid
summoned. Monday he was walking
around town, Tuesday he was ordered
to keep his room by his physician, and
visitors were denied. Wednesday he
was reported better.
The encounter was witnessed by Ka-
nohe, a member Of the police force.
Monday morning Dixon called on Sher-
if Andrews The sheriff put him
through an examination, which drew
out the information that Dixon ques-
toned Overend regarding his star, in
order to make sure in his own mind
whether Overend was on duty or not.
His theory evidently was that if he
esta blished the fact that Overend was
not on duty he could with impunity
give him a piece of his mind which
he had been saving for that purpose.
The Sheriff assured Mr.. Dixon that ac-
cording to Dixon's own story. Overend
had acted in the scrap. merely as a
private citizen. and therefore the mat
ter did not properly come under his
purview as Chief of Police on this Isl
and
| Mr.. Overend insists that he was on
duty and acted as he did because he
was threatened and accosted in a way
! To a representative of the Tribune
Sheriff Andrews said: In all cases of
an officer using more force than is
authorized by law I viii not and do not
4 propose to stand between them and
: prosecution. I do not propose TO dis
charge men for petty offenses, unless
! repeated I think if Mr. Overend had
( been private citizen on the street
he would have been exonerated for
resenting. as he did an open fragrant
Insult"
/ The Sheriff said that it was not his
( business TO move in bringing any one
to account for a breach Of the peace,
unless the man assaulted We're inca
pacitated. and therefore could not
swear out a warrant for his assailant' :
arrest.-HeraId
TOOK FRENCH LEAVE.
Kabo. an Hawaiian serving a two
year sentence in the Hno jail and
acting as a trusty in the jail stables.
: disappeared between and il a m
Tuesday. When it was found that the
man was not at his work an alarm
was sent to the jail and the Sheriff
notified officers We're sent out on
a search. and IT was found that Ka-
bo's wife had disappeared early in the
morning from her dwelling. taking her
clothing with her. The search was
continued up TO the hour Of going to
press. but the man could not be To-
'cated--Tribune.
r-T--T-T. TOD
Sheriff Andrews was cited on Thurs
day Of last week by Judge Little to
show cause why ne should not be pun
.Ished for contempt Of court for refus-
:nE 10 turn over to the clerk Of the
Fourth Circuit all monies collected for
hnes and penalties imposed by the
Judge Of this circuit. instead Of remit
ting To the treasurer, as provided by
Legislative Observation-Disclosures
CANE PLANTING.
While the plan to organize com
.pany 10 plant thousand or more
acres of cane in upper Olaa may have
been abandoned for the present. the
public may rest assured that it viii be
contaminated in the near future. Two
things have operated against the for
nation Of the company at this time:
the high valuation Of land and the low
price Of sugar, and the uncertainty OF
the situation. II has been demonstrate
ed beyond peradventure that cane may
be cultivated at a profit under ordinary
conditions, and this fact should en-
courage the land owners to plant their
lands with something that viii bring
them good returns. Because the olaa
} c.,- ,ai5 n f,ipr r,-ica for lands IS