Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-23
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POLICE WERE Tn. CtNlER
Of LIVELY BOABARDMGNI
GAMBLERS AND THEIR FRIENDS
VIGOROUSLY PROTESTED THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE
LAW.

Lihue, Kauai, Nov. 21.-Last Sun.
day night. week. Makaweli was the
scene of lively riot which at one time
threatened serious trouble between the
police and the japanese Of Camp One.
Deputy Sheriff Crowetiof Waimea and
two officers, accompanied by Edward
Blake, went to Makaweli to investigate
conditions last Sunday evening. and
after looking around the plantation
camps little, were piloted by Porto
Rican boy to house in the camp Just
below the mill. called Camp One. where
about twenty Jajanese were engaged
In gambling. officers Oneha, Keawi,
with the Porto Rican boy and Edward
Blake rushed into the room first, when
a lively struggle was Immediately com.
Menced by the japanese inside In their
endeavor to escape. and the door lead
ing into the room was pushed shut be.
fore Crowell could enter Immediately
the cry of police! police!" was sent
up by the Japanese and japanese came
running from all over the camp to the
assistance of the gamblers, gongs were
rung and cries Tor assistance were
shouted all around by the japanese, and
crowd of a couple hundred gathered
in a twinkling, armed with sticks Of
cane, pieces Of wood, beer bottles, soda
bottles. axes. hatchets, ana every con.
celvable weapon found handy, and the
house was surrounded with the police
officers inside. During this time the
gamblers in the house had overcome
the four men VINO had gotten in TO ar.
rest them. and had escaped from the
house. shutting the policemen in. t1rst
the rioters threw everything they had
through the windows ut tno police in.
side the house. and cut the men up con
siderably. Then the rioters broke into
the house and tied up Edward Blake
and the Porto Rican boy with ropes,
but not the policemen, who were armed
with revolvers, and by discharging
their guns into the air, succeeded in
keeping the Japanese at bay while they
made their escape, but not until they
repeated blows from bottles and clubs
and sticks Of cane.
About this time Deputy Sheriff Gro
well arrived with help from the planta'
ton, which he had gone to secure as
soon as the riot began, realizing that
SO many Japs would do serious damage
to Ave men without assistance.
Ben Rice was one of the first to ar.
rive, and he went after the japanese
rough shod. forcing his way into the
house where Blake and the Porto Ric'
an boy were tied up. and had Just time
to rescue Blake by giving him knife
to cut the rope with which he was tied
before the japanese forced them both
to retreat. The Japanese then dragged
THE Porto Rican boy out of the house
land tied him up to a tree In the camp
close by, and tortured him by threats
and menacing gestures. All this time
q great hubbub was going on, japanese
yelling and cursing. and throwing mis-
siles at the little crowd of officers anc
assistants who were holding their OWL
and retreating the best they could
Soon Manager Baldwin and Head Luna
Ewart and w. c. Smith and II. J. Hot
mer and others arrived ana assisted In
ouelling the mob enough to allow the
retirement of the police officers, with
the Porto Rican boy, who was Fes
oued from the Japs upon the arrival OF
Manager Baldwin. Sheriff Coney anc
Deputy Sheriff Rice had been notified
lover telephone of the trout { Il ... A
well soon after IL began and immediate