The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-06
CHINESE MOB
FIGHTS THE
POLICE
Political Battle Among
Clubmen Ends in
a Riot.

Politics are booming in Chinatown.
The annual election of officers of the
big Chinese club on King street last
night produced a raft of trouble, dam
. aged Cinnamon and the major portion
of the police force.
The office of treasurer caused the
dissension The Butchers Guild had
man slated for the job and the
Money-Lenders and Bankers Union
hal a candidate whom they determines
should secure the coveted office.
AT SIS Chinaman rushed into the
noIice station and asked for some Of
4icers to be sent at once to the head
quarters of the Chinese Society on
King near Smith street, and next door
to Fernandez hardware store. He said
4hat he thought there would be big
trouble there shortly.
six specials were dispatched to the
chinese club house and three of them
a assembled the stairway and entered the
fsieeting hall of the club which was
Tl.ed with excited Cinnamon, some of
whom were fighting among themselves.
BATTLE WITH POLICE.
The officers tried to restore order
but were attacked by the occupants of
the room. officer Kong Kee was soon
done up and Wright was battered with
chair but succeeded in pulling Hong
Kee away from his assailants to
corner of the room.
Meanwhile the door of the room had
been locked on the inside and the of
ficers without forced it in an attempt
10 rescue their Imprisoned comrades.
one of the policemen ran to the sta
tion and asked for reinforcements ana
Deputy Sheriff Vida proceeded to the
club with every man he could muster
Vida and his men rushed into the room
but the Cinnamon looked so ugly and
SO great a crowd had gathered in the
street below that word was sent to the
station to rush every available officer
to the scene of the riot. In answer to
this response the patrol wagon dashed
round the city and collected a dozen
or so men from their beats.
A HOT TIME.
Vida and the police in the room had
a warm time and We're busy taking
care Of themselves without bothering
about making arrests, till the patrol
wagon brought along the emergency
men.
The charged the crowd in the room
and Lum Kin, one of the ringleaders
of the trouble, was arrested and sent
TO the police station escorted by Officer
Akolzi, Frank Kanae, John Kaaua and
Dick Panaewa.
A mob of 400 yelling Chinese followed
their countryman to the station and
the officers in charge of Lum Kin had
to fight hard in order to keep him from
being taken from them.
The station reached, the prisoner
was rushed down below and the crowd
surged in and had to be driven out by
the limited force on hand. Things
looked so bad that the great doors
We're closed and three officers stood at
the small door and clubbed everyone
who came within reach.
The clubbing evidently was not rel
ished by the Chinese. for they broke
and ran back to their club
The police had by this time cleared
the club room and were dispensing the
crowd in the street when the mob from
the police station arrived. couple
of charges and a lot of impartial club
bing had a salutary effect on the .ce-
1estial disturbers of the peace and they
soon came to the conclusion that they |
had had enough fun for one night, ana
melted away.
Besides Ium Kin, Lee Look. Yong !
Kai and All Moon were arrested and ;
viii appear in the police court this |
morning to answer to a charge of as
sault and battery on a police officer.