The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-07-29
PANTHEON MAY
LOSE LICENSE
And Two PIug-UgIy BruiserS May
Go to Jail for Assault on
H. M. Ayres.

Joe Silva, proprietor of the Pantheon
saloon which has for so long been a
place of none too good repute, will
probably lose his licenge as a conse-
quence of the disgraceful affair that
took place there on election night, when
Jack McFadden and Elwood Heine, the
two whose crooked work has put boxing
to the bad in Honolulu, assaulted and
beat up H. NJ. Ayres.
AS soon as he read in The Advertiser
yesterday morning the account of the
trouble, Liquor License Commissioner
Craig hurried to Silva's place and
rather heatedly asked the proprietor
concerning the affair. Silva assumed a
look of injured innocence and excused
himself by number of fimsy and very
transparent excuses which, unfortunate
ly for him, did not at all agree with the
truth OF the matter.
License Inspector Fennell also landed
with both feet on the man who runs
one of the worst booze joir Is in Homo
lulu, and Silva is correspondiDgly terri
fed. To make matters worse for him,
Silva finds no support among the other
liquor dealers of the city. They all
realize that his place is a menace to
their own business and are quite willing
to keep hands off and let the license
commissioners administer to Silva the
medicine he appears to deserve.
Silva's case will probably come up
before the commissioners at their next
meeting and it will be surprising il
they do not adopt the only course that
seems to be left open to them and take
away his license.
Nor is Silva the only one who is in
trouble as a result of the assault on
Ayres. Jack McFaddeD, whose work
has queered the prize fight game in
Honolulu, and Elwood Heine, another
pug of the same caliber, were arrested
Yesterday on warrants sworn to by III.
NJ. Ayres. McFadden is charged with
using vulgar and profane language and
Heine with assault and battery.
The last time McFadden was up be-
fore Judge Andrade, the magistrate told
him that next time he would send the
plug-ugly to the reef to learn a few
things. Consequently, if McFadden IS
convicted it will probably mean a Jail
sentence for him. Heine can hardly ex
pect to fare better.
But that will not be all for Nc
Fadden. 1t is understood that United
States District Attorney Breckons has
few things on McFadden and has
made the statement that the next time
the auburn haired bruiser made crack
of any kind, he would find himself in
the grasp of the federal authorities with
serious punishment hanging over his
head, So it appears that there is good
ground for hope that Honolulu win at
last get rid of one or two of the gang
who have so long made Hotel street dis
agreeable and dangerous for unescorted
women.
The license board will meet next Fri
day afternoon at which time Joe Silva IS
case viii probably be considered.
In addition, there are two applica-
tions to be considered. Wing Chung
Lung, who formerly held a wholesale
license, wants a similar license for
premises on Hotel and Maunakea
streets.
NJ. G. Silva, formerly proprietor of
the Kamehameha saloon which was
closed on account of being outside the
fire limits, petitions the boail for a
retail license for premises opposite the
Japanese theater on Maunakea street.