The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-03
Russians Riot Around
Police Station and
Defy Sheriff.
Fire Hose Turned on
Them While Charge
Is Made.
Use Women and Babies
as Shields, but Did
Not Fight.
lFrom satnrdny e Adverti.er.l }

The Russian loafers who have for
weeks defied the laws and constituted
authorities of the United States have
at last got what was coming to them.
All the belligerency and defiance was
effectually knocked out of them about
half.past six last night by Sheriff Jar
rett and his husky policemen and the
riotous immigrants were scattered like
chaff before a strong wind.
Just after six O'Clock the entire band
of Russians besieged the police station
and in threatening tones and with
clenched fists demanded the release of
their leader Vasilieff, who with three
others had shortly before been arrested
on warrants sworn out by the attorney
general 1t looked for a while as if
they were going to charge into the
police station, overwhelm the small
number of officers present, and attempt
by force to carry off their leader
But Sheriff Jarrett was equal to the
emergency. He concluded, after Civ
ing them plenty of opportunity to heed
his orders to disperse, that the time for
talking had gone by and that the heavy
end of club was the only thing that
would command respect.
Police Shorthanded.
When the hundreds of yelling rioters
poured up Merchant street and stopped
in front of the police station, things
for n while looked desperate, for it
was Just after the day watch had gone
home and the night men mad not yet
come on. Aside from Sheriff Jarrett
and the desk officer, there were not
more than two or three officers at the
station. But the sheriff called out
several of the TRUSTEES and began to
temporize with the bowling mob while
he bent every effort toward getting re
Inducements. He called up the attor
ney-general and Secretary Mott-Smitl
and explained the situation to them
and then waited until his men begaI
to drift in.
There was nobody who could under,
stand what the Russians were yelling
but the word "Vasilieff - could be dis
tinguished, and it was easy to surmise
that the rioters had come to demand
the release of their leader. Finally q
marine came in who could talk and un
Sheriff Jarrett tried TO induce the moi
to disperse.
But they would not disperse A mum
ber kept calling for Martin Grune, who
has on several occasions acted as theii
interpreter and who has aided them il
other ways Mr.. Grune could not b,
located over the telephone, but finally
he came in accidentally, having ap
lxy fbat !.
at the police station.
Wanted Vasilieff.
The sheriff told him the situation ant
asked him to talk with the Russians
and find out what they wanted. Mr.
Grune did so, and the leaders of the mol
said they wanted Vasilieff.
The sheriff, through the interpreter
told them that Vasilieff had been ar
rested on a warrant in accordance will
law, and they could not have him. Still
they persisted. Again the sheriff tolC
them TO disperse. They would not dis
perse.
Finally some of the leaders asked il
Vasilieff could be released on bail. TIL,
sheriff looked up the law, then called
up Acknowledgement Lindsay, and an
nounced finally that the four men unde
arrest could be released on deposit o
bail in the sum of $3.50 each.
The amount might as well have bee
a million, and the announcement raise
"A loud cry from the Russians, who bega
TO crowd closer into the door, until the
were packed in solid mass of howlin
humanity.
offered Babies as Hostages.
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the rest and had hearing. He had
suggestion to make to his compatriJi
and "A chorus of approval greeted /
Then he laid his proposition before III
sheriff This was nothing else than a
offer TO leave number Of babies
the hands of the police as hostages
Nnsilief were released The offer WI
for as many babies as the sheri
wanted up 10 one hundred and hfty.
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another burst 0f eaeeration from Il
mob.
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hune, "thai they must obey the lal
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iend 10 carry Il out They mnst Al
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