The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-14
SOLDIERS IN A RIOT
WRECK SALOON AT IWILEI LAST
NIGHT.
Crowd Drunk and in Ugly Mood and
Caused Police Trouble-Police officer
Was Not Cruel.

1t was Rough House" night at Iwi-
lei last evening and from about s
O'CLOCK until past midnight the excite
ment was in force. Drunken soldiers
from the transport Buford were re-
sponsible for the trouble and they GER
tainly made record that is far ahead
OF any thing similar that has been en-
acted in Honolulu. Had it not been for
the prompt work of Deputy High Sher-
III Chillingworth in gathering a force
of helpers, the soldiers would have held
a general riot throughout the Iwilei
district and done much damage. As it
was, they wrecked one saloon and tried
to demolish several Japanese soda wa
ter stands.
The principal fight occurred in the
saloon on the Waikiki side of the Iwi-
lei road, little makai of the rice mill.
a number of soldiers were inside drink
ing beer and suddenly a fight started.
The soldiers were not trying to pick a
quarrel with some civilian but fought
among themselves. Chairs, glasses,
bottles and every available object
within reach were picked up and used
as weapons. The interior of the place
soon looked as if a whirlwind had been
playing short engagement there.
Earlier in the evening, Chillingworth
had been apprised that trouble was
likely to occur at Iwilei, during the
night and he got Deputy Sheriffs Re-
near and McDuffy to accompany him
to the district. The officers were near
by when the row started in the saloon.
| McDuffy jumped into the room and
within a short time the trio of officers
who are big stalwart fellows, had sue
+ ceeded in getting the riot quelled anC
placing three of the men under arrest
/ Threats were made by the soldiers t.
| wreck a couple of soda water stores
where the men claimed they had beer
robbed. The deputy sheriffs and other
policemen prevented any trouble, how
| ever, although in one instance, a Jap
| anese had to barricade the door tc
/ check the rush of angry soldiers.
The soldiers We're nearly all intoxi-
! Gated. At least, those who caused the
row We're drunk and they were in ar
ugly mood. The crowd acted in a dis.
graceful manner. The police showed
much leniency in dealing with then
however, and charged the offender.
with simply being intoxicated. Hal
a dozen were in the police court thi!
morning and were fined 81 and costs b!
Judge Wilcox.
Complaint was made to the Higl
Sheriff yesterday over the ALLEGED
rough handling of a drunken solde
from the Twenty-fifth Infantry by Pc
lice officer Keana. 1t was claimed b!
| bystanders that the officer had thrown
the soldier down and cut the soldier
head by striking him with a club. Al
investigation showed that the soldie
had been beastly intoxicated and tina
the officer had first taken a loaded re
volver from him and then taken him il
charge. While Keana was holding tn
soldier at the corner of Fort and Kini
streets, the soldier fell to the grounC
pulling the policeman after him, as tn
officer was not looking for the man t
fall. High Sheriff Brown said tina
while the soldier might have beef
roughly handled he did not consider
that the police officer had been undul!
rough and had not cut the soldier!
| head.