Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-14
HINTS SHACMEDB0YSM MADE To
WORK in FIELDS WHEN WOUNDED
Attorney Tries to Get Teacher
to Admit Sour Bread Served
to Boys at Waialee

That certain inmates at the indus
trial school were strapped" in spite
Of the fact that Superintendent Hugh
Tucker had not authorized any Of his
assistants to mete out punishment OF
this kind. and that boys were required
to work in the taro fields when their
legs were encased in shackles, is a
portion Of the testimony given by John
Themes, teacher at the school, dur
ing the initial session Of the trial OF
IL boys charged with being the ring
leaders in the recent "mutiny" at the
institution.
According to the story Themes told,
the trouble started when the boys
were lined up for lunch on Sunday,
November 81. One of the boys, refer
red to by Themes as No. 229 Peter
August) stood out Of line. Themes
said that he took him by the sleeve
and told him to stand into line.
No. 229 stood out of line and pick
ed up stone and called me a vile
NAME" said Themes. Il started to
lift him then, three or four times, but
he had shackles on so didn't hit him.
The boys went into dinner. After din.
ner, the boys seemed to crowd around
me. I do not know which ones were
doing the crowding. They were try
ing to get No. 229 over towards me,
to quarrel with me-"
"Hune Around Laughing"
Themes testified that he got out
of the crowd and that the boys then
went over to the playground. There
were about Is or 80 boys in the crowd,
he added. He said that No. 229 then
came up to him and hung around,
laughing. The boys went on playing
and after while they began to crowd
around Themes again. said the wit
ness.
sThen," said Themes, mo- a
George Kahepa) took No. 229 apart
and 'braced up like he was going to
fight. Then he began to talk to me
and the other boys lined up around
me- No. 10 David Hawaii) was one
of those ! did not recognize the
others. had to keep my face toward
~. was afraid that If Isturned he
would hit me.
mo. ~ was prepared to hit me,
from the way it looked. He squared
off and began to quarrel with me. He
accused me of calling 229 name
FIRST
The witness said that No. 10 hit him
from behind.
He hit me ON the nose, with hts
fist, think Themes continued.
From behind?" asked Judge Ash
ford. in whose court the case is being
tried. "How could he reach your nose
from behind? Was he at your back?"
Themes said he thought No. 10 was
either at his back or his side.
Struck Out With Fists.
Then all the boys struck at me"
he continued. Il lodged and got out |
of the way. They struck at me with
their fists"
Themes added that he did not notice
whether the boys had anything in |
their hands. About 10 or IL boys were
surrounding him, he declared.
do you recognize any OF the other |
boys who struck at your" asked At
torney Glenn X. Quinn, counsel for the |
boys. pointing to the row OF defend.
ants.
Il do not" answered the witness |
Themes said that after he had got.
ten away from the boys, ]. M. John
son, assistant principal, took No. a |
and No. 10 to the old dormitory. No.
az was strapped there.
How, do you know he strapped him? |
Did you see him?" Themes was ask.
ed. He answered that he did not.
After being strapped, Tennes said |
that No. ~ was taken to the black.
smith shop for the purpose, he be-
lieved, of having shackles put on. A
little rain came up and the boys went |
over and stood under the date palms,
said Themes. Then they started run
ming towards the new dormitory. As
they ran, they picked up rocks and
sticks, he added.