The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-07

IAUKEA OUT OF REACH

! police station to make further demands
for arrest. Formally they called upor
/ the receiving clerk for information
blank. The blankest thing they were
confronted with was the face of the
clerk. who stated that he hadn't such
thing on hand
| You refuse to supply us with a
blank. Cannot we lay a complaint
here?' demanded Harrison.
You can see the captain of the
watch" answered the clerk, pushing
! the button.
The captain of the watch stalked in
I'VE wish to lay a complaint against
one S. A. Shimiota for selling liquor
without a license" stated Harrison, for
about the fourth time.
you will have to see the Deputy
Sheriff about it," and the captain strode
out to summon his superior.
Jarrett was the next man to hear
that Harrison wished to lay a COM
plant against one S. A. Shimiota for
selling liquor without a license. The
news troubled Jarrett more than it had
the other two police.
NO LICENSE COMMISSION EXISTS.
why didn't you shoot that when
Fennel was here?'' he asked.
when who was here?" interjected
Gear.
when the License Inspector was
here?' repeated Jarrett.
t'There is no license inspector" an
swered the two attorneys in chorus,
there is no such an officer. There is
only a so-called inspector with police
commission
Then you refuse to allow US to lay
a complaint here?'' was the next de-
mand of Harrison.
81 haven't refused you anything yet.
have To- the Deputy Sheriff was get
ting a little miffed and couldn't help
showing it.
''well we inform you now that every
former saloon keeper in Honolulu, IN
particular S. A. Shimiota, is selling liz
uor without a license" said Gear, and
we demand that you arrest them undef
the provisions of this law
Jarrett studied the sections of the
liquor law pointed out by Gear, VINO
took advantage of the lull in the pro-
ceedings to make statement TO re-
porter.
ever since the service of the in
junction we have been trying to get IN
touch with the Sheriff to get a ruling
from him as to whether he is going
to let all the saloons run without IL
censes or is going to shut them al
1Ip. but we have not been able 10
reach him in any way or find out Where
he is. The police station has been IN
communication with him all nlght'
however. We have demanded the ar
rest of persons selling liquor without
licenses and have offered to supply the
notice department with evidence, some
of it from their own officers. We nave
notified the so-calIed License Inspec-
tor, but they all refuse to make any
arrests, this in the face of the ln0uhc-
ton of the Circuit Court
Jarrett had ceased studying his book
while this statement was being made
whereupon Gear turned upon MIN
again and demanded the arrest of A
S. Shimiota.
GEAR INCLUDES THEM ALL.
"And if you want further informa-
ton I will cite the man across the
road and every other saloon man IN
Honolulu" added Gear.
w alt unltl L Cdi 4Ae1F q $1,000
the Sheriff." asked Jarrett, who dis
appeared into his own office, not to re-
appear until the two attorneys had lett
going over to the Union Grill here
, demand was made upon Detective
Lake to go and arrest Scotty Weston.
JARRETT TAKING NO CHANCES.
In explanation of his attitude the
Deputy Sheriff said that until the
courts had ruled or the injunction ne
lid not see that he could do anything
towards arresting all the men who
had paid in their money for licenses
and were running under permits. II
there were any warrants issued ne
would serve them, but he failed to
where he had any business runnins
himself in for any damage suit for
false arrest on simple information.
NAY RESULT IN EXTRA SESSION.
Senator c. J. Mccarthy, who is one
# those whose applications for license
has been approved. said that If the
present proceedings should have the
effect of overthrowing the law, he had
no doubt the Governor would call a
special session of the Legislature TO
enact a license law. and IN that case
'elt sure that mach change from the
present would be made.