The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-05
POLICEMEN
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AND-IuMBLE Fight
Quarrel Over Affections Of Mar
rled Woman Starts Row In ?
Nuuanu Saloon
DRUNKEN BELLIGERENTS
,, THEN BRAWL IN STREET
officers Barboza, Akeo, Perry
And Kawaiahoa involved -
Sheriff Rose Shields Men

Following two or three hours Of
"arousal in the Mint saloon, in Nun.
anu street, on Wednesday afternoon,
four police officers became involved
in an argument that ,resnlteA In free
for.an fight in the street outside the
booze joint. -, .,t.. .,
Police Officers Manuel Barboza, Rob.
ert Akeo, Joseph Perry and Abraham
Kawaiahoa spent the major portion of
the afternoon in the saloon drinking.
Shortly before six o clock row
started between Akeo and Barboza over
the affections of n woman whose hus-
band resides in HilO, and who is a we'll
known Democratic politician. ,.
,Barboza tried to pick a fight with
Akeo, who refused to ohlige him,
whereupon Barboza asked Nick Mich.
olsen, the bartender, for drink,
which service, seing that the police Of,
fcer was drunk, Nicholson refused
Barboza then called the bartender a
vile name, and in response to the lat
ter's urgent request left the saloon,
only to appear half an hour later.
On re-entering the saloon Barboza
again challenged Akeo to fight, and
the latter again refused.
Calls Bartender vile Name
: After stormy ten minutes, during
which Kawaiahoa and Perry tried TO
persuade Barboza to behave himself,
and the proprietor of the saloon, John
GOnsalyes, and Bartender Tony Ia,
wares endeavored to induce the ram
FUNCTIONS officer to go home and sleep
his jag off. Barboza again left the
saloon.
Half an hour later Barboza entered
the place again, stripped for action.
TIo wa. shirtless and wore only pants
and coat. For several minutes he paced
the floor of the saloon, talking wildly;
then he threw off his coat, and,
stripped TO the buff, insisted on Akeo
trying physical conclusions with his.
At this interesting juneture Robert
Akeo, doubtless reasoning that discre-
tion was the better part of valor, in
this case, anyway, beat ii.
Barboza Thrown Into Street
Then Police Officer Perry grabbed
Barboza by the neck and ran him out
of the saloon into the street, thereby
succeeding in accomplishing what the
proprietor and crew of the place had
tried hard but in vain to bring about.
Outside the saloon a free-for-aIl
| Eight started in which BarbOza is said
to have hit Perry in the eye, and the
latter officer to have beaten up Bar
bOZa considerably. KawaiahOa is said
TO have hit q head whenever he saw
one sticking out, doubtless in general
principles.
AS the fight outside the sale IN was
assuming serious proportions and was
being witnessed by a rapidly increas-
ing crowd, Proprietor Gonsalves tele-
phoped to the police station, and in re-
spon to his call the patrol wagon
was despatched to the scene.
Meanwhile a brother of Barboza,
chauffeur, nappening along, and seeing
that Manuel was getting the worst of
the fray, packed him into his ear and
drove him to the police station. Hawai-
ahoa and Perry were taken to the sta
ton in the wagon.
Sheriff Shields Benigerents
Every effort was made by Sheriff
Rose 10 conceal the affair, both on the
night of its occurrence and yesterday.
A reporter from The Advertiser, seek
ing information on the matter, was
met with a refusal from Sheriff Rose
to discuss the fight, one way or an
other.
The officer who made the arrests
says that both men taken to the sta
tion were considerably under the infu.
ence of liquor. The condition of Bar
boza spoke for itself.
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