The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-08
TWO FACTIONS
IN PEACOCK
STORE
BalIou's Strong Arm Is
Put Forth at End
of Long Day.

Yesterday the struggle between the
Peacock and Rothwell factions for the
control of the wholesale liquor business
of w. C. Peacock & Co., Limited, took
on an acute phase, the scene of hostil
tiles being the store Of the concern Oh
merchant street, near Fort.
Following a whole days antagonistic
investment of the Peacock establish
lnent by the Peacock and the Rothwell
factions without any violence yesterE
day, a personal collision took place
about six O'Clock in the evening and
the police forthwith invested the dis
puted wholesale liquor emporium.
The clash occurred between Sidney
NJ. Bailou, of Rockwell 8 counsel, and
r. L. Auerbach, bookkeeper of the Pea
cock regime It came like bolt out
of blue skies. At the time the Roth.
we'll faction had tacitly accepted
situation in which, having been delay.
ed in proceedings for an injunction
against W. C. Peacock as manager, it
was going to leave the Peacock faction,
holding the position through the night
which il had held all day.
Bouquets had indeed been exchanged
between c. w. Ashford, of Peacock S
counsel. and Mr.. Ballou upon the mu-
tual good feeling that had been out
wardly maintained all day An Ad"
vertiser reporter had witnessed the
conclusion of what seemed to be an
armistiee for the night and left the
store. Several mosquito nets had been
brought into the store, and Mr.. Peacock
had a set of chess with which he and
Mr.. Auerbach Were to while away the
evening.
All at once Mr.. Ballou left the group
of his associate counsel and Rothwell
guardsmen and went out Returning in
a few minutes he found the entrance
to the store blocked by Mr.. Auerbach,
who told him that having left the place
after the negotiations about the night q
occupancy had been concluded be could
not be permitted again to enter.
BALLoU's STRONG ARM.
Mr. Ballou s response to the overt at
tempt at his exclusion was to tackle
Mr.. Auerbaeh and thrust him violently
aside. The struggle was short and
sharp, but decisive. Mr.. Auerbach was
hurt rather sorely and, wisely conclud- |
ang that he was not match in physical
prowess for the athletic attorney, aban- !
doned the contest. Mr.. Ballou passed |
along and rejoined his party at the rear |
of the front storeroom.
There was a slight commotion on |
both .tides of the counter dividing the |
factions, but the tussle between the |
two men was so quickly over that the |
good sense of both sides prevailed |
Hence there was no mixup or rough |
house as might have been expected In |
such critical situation If each faction
had not maintained its evident deter
miuation not to be responsible for any
unlawful violence.
In the meantime the police patrol
wagon, IN passing toward the station,
had been signaled by youngster, who
called the attention OF the officers on
the wagon to the Peacock store, point
ing his finger toward the entrance.
Whether this was the cause of the ap
pearance of the police on the scene or
whether they came at Mr.. Ballou IS
previous notification could not be elicit
ell from either side Anyhow, Captain
Sam Leslie and two patrolmen were in
the store when the Advertiser man,
having heard of trouble there, returned.
Everybody then was in sort of con-
strained good humor.
.'You bet l don t want any physical
violence, if / have Ballou to butt
a against''
This was Mr. Auerbach s lugubrious
remark, when Mr.. Ashford had urged
that everything tending to physical
violence should be avoided. He was
nursing a confusion in the region of one
elbow, which he said he had received
when pushed against the edge of the
door. There was scratch by one of
his ears also, which he thought was
caused by Mr.. Ballou s cuff button in '