The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-28
WAY IS FOUND
TO EvADE :
Law
(From Mondays Advertiser.)

against Sunday liquor selling and Ho-
nolulu is supposed to dry town on the
Sabbath, but yesterday was an excep-
ton and the surprise of it all was that
there was no attempt made to conceal
the fact that booze was on tap.
The beer came in kegs, casks and
bottles from the local brewery. Blue
jackets went down in hacks, buggies,
surveys, autos and empress wagons and
carried away beer in all kinds of con.
tanners. The men laughed when any
body suggested a dry Sunday.
The bluejackets stole march on the
commissioners by getting orders on the
brewery from various downtown saloons
for beer for Sunday delivery. They
say they paid the money to the saloons
and received orders ON the brewery,
which when presented brought them
the quantity of beer they paid for.
| The beer was carried about in vehicles
and thirsts were quenched whenever
the owners of the kegs felt like get
ting around foaming stein.
Atkinson Park looked like a German
picnic with kegs lying about and plen-
| ty of bluejackets close by. In fact
most Of the parks looked like German
picnic grounds. Last night the brew
cry apparently closed down on orders
and when squad of sailors visited
the place and could obtain no booze
they started to stone the brewery build
ing and then fed.
Blind pigs were in active operation
all day and late into the night. In
spector Fennell found large number
of places where booze was being dis
tributed, but it was mostly beer, and
those in charge of the kegs said they
had purchased them from saloons on
brewery deliveries. The inspector made
raid last night and with search
warrant took large quantity of liq-
uor from a room occupied by "Phoney"
Davis, formerly a United States ma
rine. The room is located in the All
Leong block, Kakaako. When the in
spector and Others visited the block,
about thirty bluejackets were on the
upper veranda.
Once rough house was started and,
in free for all fight, number of
bluejackets kicked in the doors of
rooms occupied by Hawaiians, broke
down wash sink and broke several
panes of glass. The trouble arose at
Davis ! place and the Hawaiians are
rather sore at Davis.
In Davis rooms, where the windows
were darkened and the veranda was
screened by blankets, the inspector
found keg of beer with patent spi-
got inserted in the bung, siphons, a
large number of glasses, bottles of gin
and whisky Davis said he knew about
two hundred marines and the marines
of the fleet were looking him up and so
he put in supply of booze for them.
Inspector Fennell has had his search
warrant on tap for several weeks and
last night, having confirmed his in
formation that booze was being sold
there, he decided to raid the place.
The Hawaiian roomers in the building
say that Davis has sold booze there
for months.
Another raid was made in a Kaka.
ako house occupied by Manuel Gouveia,
an old man. A marked coin was used
in the transaction, but when Fennell
made his descent upon the place after
having seen the money pass, he had
a hard time locating it again. The old
man was foxy and secreted it, until
when pressed, he slipped it into the
pocket of Portuguese customer. The
performance was seen by Fennell and
! the coin confscated. The old man was
placed under arrest.
Since the Sunday closing regulation
went into effect the number of blind
pigs has increased. Yesterday the blue
jackets bought booze in Kakaako, Ka
lihi, Waikiki, Punchbowl and number
less other places.
Inquiry atN the brewery yesterday
afternoon elected the information thai
beer was being furnished to person!
bringing orders from saloons. Their,
was no secrecy regarding the dispens
ing of the liquor and sailors, equipped
with orders from downtown saloons
had only to call, present their orders
and take away the beer.
/. One party of bluejackets secured al
express wagon, on which the men load
ed two kegs of beer. The kegs wer,
tapped, spigots were inserted, and the
sailors drove through the streets of tn,
city. Whenever they saw man il
uniform who looked thirsty, they woult
stop, one of them would jump to tn
ground, draw glass of beer, and in
vite the dry one to quaff.
Several parties drove around tow
in hacks, kegs of beer being loade'
into the vehicles. Most of the cele
orators were very generous and offere,
their supplies to everyone with whom
4 they came in contact.
Last night an effort was made 4
get beer into the Princess skating rink
and for time the refreshments wer
m tap between skates. The manage
< ment communicated with the officer II
!. charge of the provost, however, an,
two guards were placed at the en-
frances 10 the rink. They soon stoppe,
tho foolishness In that quarter.
q Considering the number of me
ashore, aud the quantity Of beer O
% tap, the crowd was not disorder
one, and 10 most eases the supeThuou
spirits were worked OF In shouting
!, Some Of the men became possessed o
:" the speed mania, aud the mopDte
{. p0liea had a busy time keeping theI