The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-03

And again the rioters, yelling as if they
were possessed, refused. They howled
that they would not go back to their
camp, but would camp all night in the
street. Crime climbed into the win
dow. the better to be able to address
them, and told them they were making
fools of themselves and would suffer
for their contumacy unless they went
home. And they howled him down.
While he was talking the fire hose
had been connected up by some of the
policemen, and most of the officers
were punched just back of the door
way.
Hid Behind the Women.
The cowardly men among the immi
grants had pushed their women and
children into the foreground and were
hiding behind them, evidently believ-
ing that the police would not charge
through the helpless crowd. But they
had had warning enough and the situa-
tion had become intolerable.
"We won't go home; we will sleep
in the street, howled the mob.
Police Charge.
can right, turn loose the hose, or
dered Jarrett, and as the water burst
from the nozzle, drenching those i'm
mediately in front of the window, the
police charged out of the door.
The sudden dash of cold water in
their faces threw the Russians into con-
fusion and broke up the formation they
had taken, with the women and children
between the men and the police station
door. This was what was wanted, the
police breaking through the Gordon of
women and laying into the men.
; Never before has such scene been
witnessed on the streets of Honolulu.
With the wailing of the women and
children and the tangled curses of the
men was mingled the sharp crack of
police clubs, the thud of fists on skulls,
the hiss of the whips of the mounted
police.
There were three mounted policemen
present. They had previously cleared
the street of onlookers so as not to be
impeded in their movements, and at the
word of command they advanced on
the Russians.
And then occurred something that
demonstrates better than anything else
could the cowardly nature of the immi-
grants Lifting their children from the
ground, the big husky men held them
up in front of the horses as a protec'
ton to themselves and in the hope, ap-
parently, that the horsemen would not
dare charge for fear of injuring the
little ones.
Attacked in the Rear.
| But the Russians had reckoned with
out the foot police, and while the husky
loafers We're holding their children be
tween them and the advancing horse
men, the men on foot fell upon then
from behind. Crack, crack, sounded
the clubs, and at every crack Russian
Jumped and yelled, then turned wildly
and tried to climb over the backs OF
his fellows in an effort to escape from
the remorseless clubs.
The women and children who ha6
been massed directly in front of the
station house door were brushed aside
by the police, who were careful tt
strike none of them, and they went fol-
the men. There was no opposition
The bravery of the Russians is confined
to brave words. There is no fight il
them. They simply fell over one an
other in their efforts to get away.
And the police were not sparing IL
their use of the club, though as a rul
they took care to use it where it woul'
prove as persuader without doin;
any permanent damage. No skull
were cracked. but every blow of
night stick brought forth a yell and
wilder jump from some noisy immi
grant.
And the Russians Went.
The trouble lasted about a minute
and when the dust of battle cleared
all that could be seen was disordere'
mob going for the Russian camp on tn
dead run. They did not, except for
few of them, stop to argue the ques
ton. They stayed not on the order o
their going but went, and it would hav
taken a Wyoming jack rabbit to kee
up with them.
One man PROSTATE, holding his head
and one baby boy were left lying oi
: tho road after the police charge ha,
{ passed. The boy was one of the chill
dren who had been held up to stop tn
, police horses, his father having throw
1 him down when he proved useless as
, shield. He lay stunned for few me
Y menls, Wnllc NntsltT l'oglo VuIiiSh M
. to the sidewalk out of the way o
further harm. His mother broke bac
through the police to rescue him an
carry him off. The man got up and fle
n on his own account.
. But there were few who had lei
5 sense, and after they had reached II
/. corner of Merchant and Bethel street
e they turned back, accompanied,
n course, by their women and childre
n whom they relied upon for protection
Il But the police We're no longer in
~ mood to temporize. They simply picke
n out the men, dropped their clubs an
went for them with their fists.
- There was one big whiskered Rn
le sian who had been hrft IN picking 4
biz child aud holding il up before Il
r. advancing hotemen. lie was one
y, those WHO did not have enough a.
l' who turned back 30 reiup 90 n
3. police station That Has about q
u Tine hr g0t hlr, fnr policeman cang
q him q iull arm swing on the jaw a.
D thu hutslHu sent d0wn us II fuMen
d.