The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-13
WAIPAHU
TROUBLE
The Deputy Sheriff on
Causes of
Riot.

Editor Advertiser: On the first page
of this mornings issue of your paper
appeared Head Luna E. Worthing-
ton s contradictory statements in re-
gard to an article headed "Police OH
GERS Attacked by Chinese at Waipahu
Camp"
The following statements are the true
story:
On Saturday evening four officers
and myself assembled at Eva court
house | waited there with my officers
until the arrival of a Police wagon
from Honolulu at go p. m, carrying
six police officers and driver. We all
left Eva court house for the Chinese
camp at Waipahu. My officers rode on
horseback. and | rode on wagon. But
before we approached the Chinese camp
(this camp is situated on the left-hand
side of government road leading to
Waipahu) we left the horses and wag-
on on government road about 400 feet
away from this Chinese camp. We
went through an alley, and across a
vegetable farm to the rear of this Chi
nese camp. Then we jumped over Il
fence, dividing this vegetable farm
from Chinese camp, and rushed right in
a room where the game was going on.
There were eleven Cinnamon captured
in said room. Dominoes or Chinese
cards were found on table. The China
men were told that they were arrested
for gambling and that we are police
officers. The Cinnamon made no resist
ance. Afterwards the camp boss came
and saw these Chinese under arrest
The camp boss asked me, GLOW much
is the bail?' / tod the camp boss ten
dollars for each Chinaman; then the
camp boss said to me, g am going to
see All Tai, and to get money to bail
out these Cinnamon. During the
camp boss IS absence one Chinaman was
bailed out, whose name is Lee Hoy; his
bail was nut bv a Chinaman whose
name is Sin zee. In said room there
were ten Cinnamon left, who cannot Sc
cure bail. We waited for the camp
boss in this room for some time; he
did not return, so / ordered the officers
to take these Cinnamon out of camp
to the wagon. Finally we came out
of this room and went out to govern
ment road. One Chinaman wanted his
hat, so we halted on the government
road about five minutes; then we start
ed toward the police wagon. Within
fifteen or twenty feet away from
where we halted E. Worthington and
the Chinese camp boss arrived. E.
Worthington was In an exeitable man
ner. E. Worthington asked me if 1
had warrant. I told him I had evil
dence here (showing dominoes). He
police badge" and at the same time
held my coat. I told him, am Fer
nandez, the deputy sheriff of this dis
trict. Worthington said to me,
Damn the deputy sheriff; you have no
right to enter and to make an arrest
in our camp I asked E. Worthington
!" You want to bail these Chinamen?''
He said, damn the bail; / have some
thing to say in this place. So he
turned around. saw Lieutenant Joseph
Luahiwa, and asked him for his badge.
Lieutenant Luahiwa showed him his
badge. Then I ordered the officers to
take the Cinnamon on to the wagon E.
Worthington turned back and called
out to the Chinese In camr, ''Come on, !
come on!' He had a lantern in his
hand, and the camp boss was there also. !
He was hlndering me. Chinese came
out of camp with sticks when Head |
Luna Worthington called them, FCome |
on, come onl' The Chinese arrived /!
at the place where Worthington and I |
were stanu1ng. / was. struck on the
arm by club. Then [ saw the China
men clubbing the officers. Then I got
away L lost my prisoner, and other
officers also. There were FIVE prison
ers escaped during the fusillade on the
road. Saw Worthington there amongst
the Cinnamon. Heard reports of guns.
When [ arrived at the wagon. saw five
Cinnamon on wagon. Saw Frank Ka-
nae had wound on head. [ did not
hear nor see any person being shot on
the spot. Mr.. Bull ana Worthington
arrived at Eva police station at II
o clock p, m. Bull put up $50 bail for
five Cinnamon, and they were immedi-
ately released from Eva jail. Bull made
these remarks before me during his
call there that night: "That the 20
lIcemen had cold feet, run away, left
part of wagon back, and I am sorry
that policeman was not dead
JOHN FERNANDEZ.
Deputy Sheriff.