The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-22

The following morning l was taken
to the Police Court, where Mr.. Hay
W God met me, who 1 had Sent for to
pursue an investigation with the view
CT Furnishing the offenders under the
guise of guardians of the peace. He
advised and pursuaded me, presumably
by the advice of the District Attorney
who had been i'm consultation with him
previously, to pay $500 and be let off,
but 1 refused to do so and insisted on
foing to trial. 1t seems the Judge had
in the meantime heard of me and the
nature of my case, and he told one of
the officers to tell me to go home. /
informed the officer i would do that
provided by case is not nolle pros'd
but should be continued till Thursday
which was agreed to. To home l went
and was later joined by Mr.. Haywood,
who repeated the advice of the morn
ing to drop the matter and i'm a few
days no more would be heard or
thought of it. 1 replied l thought the
matter had gotten too far and would
drop the matter only upon a vindica-
ton of my conduct and that these po-
lice officers be given a reprimand; if l
cannot get any justice 1 will resign
rather than have the stigma while in
my official capacity. He expostulated
with me but 1 turned deaf ear and
he has not been here since.
The case is still pending, which was
further continued to be taken up this
morning and is further continued for
a further investigation. You will see
by the clippings here enclosed and the
story of the policeman told the Dis
trict Attorney which I got from Mr..
Haywood that they are at variance
The policeman that arrested me said
that 1 was arguing with a man on the
corner of the street, that we were MAX
ing so much noise he came up to US
| and told us to not make so much
racket, and to that 1 replied that 1 was
| a Delegate and had \ right to do as I
liked; 1 got abusive, he says, and raised
little rumpus, therefore had to ar
rest me. The other policeman said
| that I was fighting with someone and
that the policeman came up and ar
rested me. gTsIN
| When talking this matter over with
Mr.. Haywood. 1 suspected that he was
led to believe by the statements of the
| policeman as given to the District At
| tOrney that the cause of my arrest was
from being under the influence of liq-
uOr for he always reverted to a fellow
/ imbibing little too much which would
! very probably make him utter uninten-
| tional offensive remarks and thereby
cause a quarrel, as try what I could to
convince him otherwise he would in
variably reply that he had been in that
way very often.
You may judge for yourself from
the statement of either of the police
men that 1 argued with person at the
corner of the street, and naturally in
most cases follow with a fight, when
the other policeman arrested me, No
one else could have been arguing or
fighting with me but Morris, as we
were together all the time till l sep
arated at the time of the rush-out;
and moreover neither Morris or me
would place ourselves to quarrel over
our misgivings at the public street. ]
can only say now that it was a mis-
fortune to me and a misapprehensior
on the part of the police officers, so tc
get out of the muddle they made, are
attempting to get out of it the best
way they know how.
]. KALANIANAOLE.