The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-27
MAN AND
HIS BEER CAPACITY
COMMISSIONER LUCAS WANTED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
COMMISSION INTERESTING.


ed Lucas.
There was a general laugh at this |
and the merriment was large for the |
crowd in the legislative hall in the |
Capital last night at the session of the
Board of License Commissioners was
very big This was in the matter OF
the application of A. o. Rosa for the |
renewal of a license for the Wigwam
Saloon near the Kakaako Nilsson.
The Mission folk here arrayed !
against the saloon. Lyle Dickey was
there to talk law and B. w. Ryder, |
Superintendent of the Mission, was on
hand to tell all about the place and
how he thought it was too near the
building where children gathered
w. A. Perry had been brought in by
those protesting against the license as
sort of an awful example, the conten-
ton being that the Wigwam people
had served him with drinks when he
was drunk.
The aged, aged man, Perry, gave evil
dence that proved this charge a mis-
take for he testified that he had never
been unable to stand up to the bar
and ask for what he wanted and dis
tinguish the liquor served to him.
Then you were never drunk" said
Lucas, emphatically, ana there was
another welcome laugh. Perry testi-
fed that he usually filled up at the
brewery.
The sensation of the evening occur
red when Lyle Dickey produced Ha-
waiian male child of ABOUT years and
wanted him to tell the Commissioners
how he mad visited the saloon, if he
had ever visited it. The child was
frightened, but while Deing examined
by way of ascertaining whether or not
he should be allowed to testify he
stated that his mother frequently sent
him to the Wigwam for beer AS fur
Their questions were put the little boy
wept, possibly believing that he was
there to be punished.
w. c. Peacock doomed large in the
front row of the audience and he sud-
denly gave tongue, crying aloud that
anybody who would put such a child
through such an ordeal SHOULD be
sacrificed, crucified and flayed"
Chairman Ballentyne raped for or
der and declared that he did not want
any repetition of the incidents of the
night before. "Scotty wanted to hear
the testimony and Peacock demanded
that the testimony be given, remark
ing that the hearing was public. Bal
lentyne stated that the questioning of
the boy was but preliminary. Frank
Thompson, who won additions to his
laurel pile by successfully defending
Sam Johnson for assaulting 1T Is
Said" in the police court in the after
noon, jumped up to protest to the fur
Their examination of the baby and was
loudly applauded Jack Lucas put in
a word and said he thought time was
being wasted since the child was cry
| ing and in no condition to testify
Chairman Ballentyne then gracefully
excused the youngster.
Judge Perry represented the part
ners applying for the renewal for the
Wigwam and put on host of wit
nesses who all testified that the grog-
gerry was always conducted in a decent
and legal manner. When Dickey
brought on his testifiers Judge Perry
asked to be allowed to cross-examine
then, but was denied the right. His
protest was entered on the record.
Anti Saloon John Martin was on the
stand.
1T is your business to bust up sa-
looms, is it not?" inquired Commits
sioner Lucas.
Martin was not familiar with so
slang word as bust" and said so,
in effect. The expression was inter-
preted for him and he admitted that
it was his aim in life to put saloons
out of business"
Then what do you mean by boost
ing McTighe's saloon?" asked Lucas.
"What?" cried Martin, me boostin'
McTighe's saloon-never!"
Il heard you myself say that if any
body was given a license in his dis
trict McTighe was the man who should
get it" said Lucas.
"Hif you call that a-boostin' of lis
saloon" said Martin, why then you
may say | was a-boostin' of hit" APP
plause from the house.
Martin complained that children
played tag through the Wagwam's bar
room.
w. P. Ryder gave testimony of see
ing DRINKS go in and out, of noises
and of children playing around out
side. He utterly forgot that he had
ever testified in the police court in a
case in which the Wigwam proprietor
was charged and acquitted of selling to
a minor. The incident was recalled by
the production of the court record.
Patrick Francis Ryan's application
for renewal of a license for his saloon
in the Occidental Hotel also brought
out much of interest.