Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
COMPLAIN THAT
KRAMER STRUCK
SOLDIER IN FACE
Blow of Whip Cut Skin of limo
cent Bystander During Small
Riot Saturday Night

Half dozen. -bob-tailed" ex-soldiers,
who, the police say, are bad actors"
a dozen or more soldiers and some
civilians we're mixed in small riot at
the corner of Nuuanu and Hotel
streets Saturday night, during which
Mounted Patrolman John B. Kramer
rode into the crowd and with the as
sistance of members of the provost
guard dispersed the mob Kramer
used his whip, striking at some of
the men when they attacked him, and
accidentally cut soldier who was not
engaged in the fight Previous to the
riot some of the men almost broke
up Salvation Army meeting.
Edward NJ. Amundsen, Company A,
End Infantry, who was cut on the face
by the officers whip, today complains
ed to Sheriff Rose and an inyestiga-
ton is now in progress.
According to Kramer and members
of the provost guard the fight was
started by the "bob-tailed" men, and
some soldiers jumped in. About 20
men were mixed in the melee at one
time and Kramer endeavored to stop
the fight by forcing his horse into the
crowd. He did not use the whip or
club, he says, until one of the soldiers
drew back and struck his horse on
the nose with his fist, at the same
time trying to grab the bride with the
ether hand. Kramer hit at the man
with his whip, he says, and struck
Amundsen.
Many Offer Testimony.
Half a dozen of the men signed
their name to Amundsen's complaint
and will appear as witnesses against
Kramer. Among the men in the crowd
at the time, 1t is said were the five
who later attacked Henry Carter.
Oscar Nelson, in jail on suspicion
of being implicated in the attack on
Carter, was in the near-riot and was
knocked down by member Of the
provost guard.
The big crowd and the rapidity with
which they got away after Kramer
and the provost guard ended the melee
prevented any arrests being made at
the time, although several soldiers
thought to have been mixed in the
scrap were later taken In by the
provost guard.
Sheriff Rose will have a number of
witnesses to hear before he reaches
any decision in regard to the COM
plant against Kramer.
In the midst Of the Christmas spirit
there was also some fighting spirit
Saturday night and Sunday, many
small ARRAYS being reported by the
police.
Pvt. Chester Adock, Company B, I'd
Infantry, received scalp wound on
the head from Policeman Robert
Akeo's club, after Adock, according to
the officer, attacked Joseph Hebron,
a civilian, on the Iwilei road. and
when the officer inteyfered struck him
in the face. Akeo took Adock to the
station where his wound was dressed.
Military authorities will deal with the
case.
Mary Garcia Beaten Up.
Glen ]. Murray, 159th Company.
Coast Artillery Corps, is charged with
beating Mary Garcia at her home In
Iwilei Sunday afternoon, knocking her
down and bruising her. He will be
tried by the military authorities.
All Kui, an adopted son Of Frank
Kanae, 1880 Kama lane, ordered ice
cream in the store of M. King on
King street, and when the latter did
not bring it quickly enough told him
to hurry or he would wiring his neck.
King did not answer, but George A.
Andrews, who was standing near, |
looked toward Kui and the latter
came out of the store and hit him in |
the face as he was boarding a car,
Andrews says. Kui got away yester-
day, but will probably be arrested
today.
William Hood, 68th Company. Coast
Artillery, and John Rihiki, civilian,
engaged in q fight Saturday afternoon
in front of the Maxine Drug store on
Hotel street and fell through the win
dow. Both men were cut by glass and
each others fists. 1t being Christ
mas they were not charged with fight
ing but were held in jail overnight.