The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-31
HEADS CRACKED
IN SUDDEN RIOT
Confined from Page One.)


The nucleus of the Hawaiian gangs
was a group of boys about whom con
tinuaI complaints have come in to the
police. They hang around Ihomas
Souare continually, insulting girls,
women and elderly people and fieelng
at the first sign Of anyone big enough
to chastise them.
After the band concert was over,
the officers, tired of the fight talk and
the actions that were making it insult
ferable to those who had come to at
tend the concert, started in to clear
the park.
McDuffie and Nielsen walked to-
wards one of the large groups that
had lust commenced to form and pass
ed them the tip to move. Some one
usassed' back, there was swish OF
a stick and the fun commenced. Each
partv thought that they were beng
attacked by the others and the marines
and Hawaiians sailed into each other.
For ten or fifteen minutes there was a
General fight and not until then did it
begin to dawn among them that there
were police among them using other
things harder than words.
In the thick of the fight big, SIX
foot Hawaiian whanged Captain Neil
sen in the back of the head and al
most knocked him out. The officer
turned and landed one on - jaw hard
enough to open his eyes. He then saw
the buttons and the uniform and his
knees began to shake. He said:
Excuse me- in a weak and hum
BILE tone.
Just as he did so, Officer Minvieile s
NIGHT stick cracked over his skull and
he turned and ran, being kicked judi
ciously by the captain as a parting
shot.
Special Officer Bergau was hit IN the
head several times and had to 60 home
after the fight. Officer Oleson was also
hit and most of the others were bruised
more or less badly.
As soon as the police were ldentlhed
there was hurried scamper for cover
and every tree in the park was soon
full of rbrave' marines and skuIklng
Hawaiian toughs. After the park hac
been cleared the officers returned tt
the station, passing groups OF forlorr
heroes vending their way down town
with their features all dlsarranged ano
their mood chastenel. Among the
| larger groups the officers sent STICKS
hurting between their legs and etfec
tualIv scattered these for the night.
The marines, badly battered after
threatening to wipe the ground up with
Juvenile Hawaiians, whined about com
ing down to the police station ano
making complaints against the officers
IA h yV-YI
warmly welcomed.
The officers had no sooner returned
to the station when similar report
came in from Kalihi. Another trip was
| made at once but upon arrival there
only the victim was found. The gang
had skipped.
An old Hawaiian had been riding
down King street on a bicycle, the oil
in his lamp having just given out. The
gang, one of the most notorious II
town, stopped him and asked him
about his light. Then they threatened
him with arrest, threw stones at his
machine and refused to let him pass
on It was in the same district AMI
by the same boys that several Chinese
were robbed some months ago. The
names of the boys were all secured and
they will be arrested this morning.
'.The hoodlums of the city give rs
more trouble than all other people put
together said Sheriff Jarrett last
night. "They cook up the petty thiev
cries. start or protect gambling games,
assault Younger boys, insult girls and
so many complaints have come in about
them that something will have to be
DONE
Orders have now been issued to use
the clubs freely on the heads of the
young hopefuls of Honolulu s cutters,
and it will soon be seen if the young
heroes will react to a night stick quick
err than they will to a reprimand from
the juvenile court