The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-07-16
DR.. ATCHERLEY
UNDER ARREST
(From Thursdays Advertlser.)

Nfrom Inursdays AdverttSer.)
Insane DR.. John Atcheriey was
arrested last night in the editorial room
of the Advertiser where he had come
to make a new statement about the
Man in the Garret. He had told but
little when Chester Doyle entered and,
putting his hand on the Doctors
shoulder said: "'You are under ar.
resti" DR.. Atcherley, who was sitting
beside the Editor, jumped to his feet
and demanded warrant and threaten.
ed to have Doyle arrested for assault
At Mr.. Smiths request the officer let
the matter drop for a few minutes
until the interview could be con-
cluded:
What Atcneriey said was this: "The
man who telephones from my garret has
been busy all day and l am nearly
distracted. Mr. Magoon came up last
night and said l was crazy to put such
story in the Advertiser, but he did
not understand. The man was quiet
then but listening. Yesterday he made
himself known again. l heard him
telephoning to Wayson, saying l have
been here all the time The fellow
called up Brinckerhotf as well as Way
son and guyed me. This is the kind of
thing l have had to endure for nine
months. The most dreadful language
is used. -
''Does your wife hear the man also9''
was asked.
"No. One must be ready to hear
must be en- rapport She hears moth
ing. | have moved from Emma street
to Kalihi but the man has followed
me.n
''Did he take his telephone over?''
eyes. He knew where / was going
and rugged it up beforehand. 1t is a
portable telephone. How they work
1T, goodness knows. think Overend IS
the electrician"
Officer Doyle entered again and said
that Mr.. Magoon was waiting for DR..
Atcherley at the police station. 81
don't care if he is" replied the Doc
tor in high key, "where is your war
rantH l demand it. You put your
hand on my shoulder roughly and said
was arrested. Who are you9 What
right have you to arrest me?,'
Doyle showed his badge but the Doc
tor wouldn't bulge so Doyle went to
the foot of the Advertisers stairway
where two other officers were in wait
ing. DIR. Atcherley then went to the
telephone, calling up the police station
and wanting to know why he had been
interfered with2 While he was talk
ing, Doyle returned with the other
officers and the insane man was car
ried, struggling and protesting, out in
to the hall. He appealed to Editor
Sn1Ifh hp hat ,l, -
quietly with the officers and make his
protest in court.
At the Station.
On the street DIR. Atcherley contin-
ued to protest and struggle and it was
necessary to half drag, half shove him
along for about half block when
he concluded that it was useless for
him to pit his feeble strength against
the muscles of the three men who had
him in charge, and he went peaceably
but volubly to the station.
Arrived there, the doctor again de-
manded to see the warrant under which
he was arrested. Doyle had not come
in but was waiting outside. The desk
sergeant apparently did not know just
what his authority was, and he, at
Atcherley's request, called up Sheriff
jarrett and asked what he should do.
The Sheriff told him to have Atcherley
locked up over night for investigation.
Has all the world gone crazy?"
demanded the doctor. ''I don t under
stand this. Where is your warrants
By what right do you arrest me2 What
have L donef''
The officers were unable to answer
the DOCTORS questions but told him that
charge would be preferred against
him in the morning.
When an attempt was made to search
him, Atcherley insisted on removing
the contents of his pockets himself.
But he failed to take out his bottle
of "dope" and the syringe. These
articles were taken from him by one
of the officers. "Please put that bottle
where Chester Doyle can't get at it
to poison it," pleaded the prisoner.
The desk sergeant promised that he
would do so. A few minutes later
Atcherley requested that the dope and
syringe be given back to him. 81
want to use it before being locked up,'
he explained "When / was here be.
fore the Sheriff allowed me to have it,.
The officers put him off with the
promise that he should have his
medicine" when he needed it.
Atcherley then wanted to telephone
to Attorney Magoon, but was not al.
lowed to do so. He was taken upstairs
to be locked up in the solitary cell
away from the other prisoners.