The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-05
SAILORS ASHORE
AND THE POLICE

The explanation given by the police
yesterday regarding the alleged un-
necessary violence in collecting a
| hack fare from two of the petty Off
I GERS of the cruiser Maryland on Tues
day night clears up the affair consid-
erably 1t appears, according to the
| statements of the police at the sta
ton and of the driver of hack II,
that the two sailors had been using
the hack for some hours, finally going
to Sleep The hackman tried 10
awaken them for directions but could
not induce either of them to tell him
where next to drive AS he did not
know to what vessel the men belong
ed and getting tired of playing porter
on a sleeping car, he did the natural
thing by driving to the police station
to have the derelicts taken care of.
AT the station the men were not
handled any rougher than was neces-
sary to induce them TO wake up, when
the fare was paid. The difficulty in
the matter appears to have arisen from
the fact that the occupants of the hack
went to sleep and on awakening gath
cred the idea that they had been driven
straight to the station instead of
around town to sundry places first.
In connection with the general at
titude of the police toward the men
OF the visiting fleet Sheriff Iaukea has
issued orders to treat the boys leni-
emily. Further than this, the Sheriff /
has arranged with Admiral Dayton to /
release all sailors who may be gath
he hi oI.xx- oz,I = I,xy
ways, stranded on the various shoals
or capsized, stove in or otherwise rem
dered unseawortfy, at sevenS o'clock
each morning if called for by the i
of the various vessels
This will prevent the necessity of any 4
of the boys arrested for a minor mis-
demeanor from having to stay for the
police court trials and being posted as
a straggler, in which event there would
be ten dollars paid for his arrest and
return to the ship. AS one-half of any
rewards paid in this way is the per-
1uisite of the Sheriff, it will be seen
that the making of such an agreement
IS sacrifice on the part of the Sheriff. :
This agreement was made by the
Sheriff at the time he paid an official
call upon Admiral Dayton on Tuesday,
The message from the Sheriff to the
men of the fleet being wigwagged from
he flagship to the other three vessels.
In pursuance of it the three sailors ar
'ested on Tuesday were released yes
erday morning, and others will prob
IDLY be released this morning.
Another feature of the agreement is
hat the master-at-arms of the vari-
,us vessels can take cognizance of the
act that any sailor arrested for any
serious charge is in custody and there
~ prevented from returning to his
hip before his leave expires. This will
Llso prevent any such sailor from be-
ng posted as absent without leave.
So far it cannot be said that the po-
ice have been other than gentle with
he visiting bluejaclzets, treating their
FRANKS with leniency and only inter-
ering with the fun of the men when
t is necessary to do so to preserve the
'eace. Last night some of the men
.shore carried their fun too far. In .
ne row about ten o'clock last night
It the corner of King and Fort. the
late glass window of Chambers, drug
tore was smashed in, the fighters dis
,ppearing in all directions as fast as =
hey could foot it. Somewhat earlier =
n the night, three sailors VINO had 4
tired a horse and forgotten from 4
Fhich stable they had secured it, and
Tho were being guided to the Terri
DRY stables, turned upon the police
ficer and attempted to do him UP. i
he officer was able to hold his own,
owever, and no arrests were consid-
red necessary.
On the whole, however, the boys on
nore leave have conducted themselves
! a very orderly manner. Everyone
/ Honolulu is their friend and this
act seems to be generally recognized.
S to the tales of friction between the
ailors and the police, a little investi-
alton will usually show that the sail
rs have been treated better than the
,wnsfolk would have been under the
lme circumstances. ks