The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-30
WATER DRIVES BACK
RUSSIAN EDWARDS

Vasileff, Biloff and Surupove the
three Russians who were arrested yes
tarday afternoon on the charge of va
grancy, and who were responsible for
the mob attempting to charge the po-
lice last night at the station house,
still assumed their independent air this
morning when they were brought IN
police court to answer before Judge
Andrade.
The three troublemakers, headed by
the self important leader Vasil2ff
pleaded not guilty to the charge of va
grancy on the grounds that they were
employed by the other Russians to
look after their interests and We're
therefore immune from prosecution.
Sheriff JARRETT, Deputy Rose Chief
McDuffie, Attorney General Lindsay,
Deputy County Attorney Milverton,
nearly all the police force off duty, 10
say nothing of the public who had
come just to see what was being en-
acted in the court of justice, were on
hand when the self-styled martyr
leader was called before the bar 20.
plead.
Every prec.tution had been taken by
Sheriff Jarrett to have plenty of men
on hand to act in the event of a re-
petition of last nights attempted jail
delivery, but not a single Russian was
within the walls or anywhere near
headquarters.
Vasilef was the first of the trouble.
makers to answer to the charge and
during the whole time that he was
before the court he kept up an air Of
martyrdom which was revolving, to
say the least, in an American court.
When asked by the court through an
Interpreter what he had to say, ne
replied that he was not a vagrant, as
he was being paid by his fellow cOun-
trymen to see that they received JUS
tice and right from every one here in
Hawaii.
Biloff and Surupove acted in man
ner that almost bordered on contempt.
At the request of Attorney General
Lindsay their cases were continued un.
til next Tuesday so as to give his de-
partment chance to look up the COM
plete evidence in the case.
Nicola Suerbeive, charged with
threatening to kill his wife who, ne
claims, is a prostitute, pleaded not
guilty, and gave as his reason for
causing her any annoyance, the fact
that she did not give him some of the
money she had received.
At the request of the Attorney Gen.
eral the case was continued until next
Tuesday.
Although no trouble is expected to-
day by Sheriff Jarrett from the Rus
slams who were quickly dispersed last
night by the use of clubs and water,
all the available police are on hand
in case there is any sign of trouble.
On advice of the Attorney General
the present prisoners will be kept in
custody until Tuesday morning, as no
one knows what might be done if they,
were allowed to go free or out on
bail.
Sheriff Jarrett in talking this morn
ing about the ATTEMPTED delivery Of
the leaders last night by the idle Rus
SLAMS, said that he had done every
thing to persuade the mob to dispense
without trouble but as they did not
seem to see it in the light that he
did he had ordered the men under
him to charge the crowd which num-
bered nearly five hundred, including,
women and children.
"The men thought that by using the
women and children as shields, we
would not do anything, but I was de-
termined that they would have to go