The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-19
William Spencer Discharged For
Extortion and Robert N. Kane
ALI Laid Off For Assault
LATTER BRUTALLY BEAT
-. UNoFFENDlNG SOLDIER
When Joseph E. Sheedy Inter
venes On Behalf Of Khaki Boy,
Mounted Officer Abuses Him

One policeman has been removed
from the force through his resignation
being demanded and another has been
suspended for thirty days.
William Spencer, Aiea policeman, has
resigned, and he was booked at the
police station yesterday morning on u
charge Of extortion. Mounted Police
man Kanealii has been suspended for
thirty days for beating soldier.
Spencer is accused of having arrest.
ID three Japanese-K. Hfmura, X. Ia
guehi and PHOTOGRAPHERS of Oahp
plantation, for fishing on Sunday, which
IL not in violation of any statute, Five
dollars bond was collected from each
man, but the three were not hooked
and no report was made to Eva court
One paid Spencer three dollars for the
giving up of his seine. On complaint
Of the plantation officials, Sheriff Rose
investigated, demanded Spencer's re-!
signation and turned the case ever to
A. NJ. Brown, city attorney. The men
"NiN HukubN 81 HNDtHttl
resignation is effective today. The case
win 60 TO the grand jury, it is expect.
ed. ~ I,t a..'. -
sheedy Sees Brutal Assault
Kanealn's suspension was from last
Saturday, Joseph Z. Sheedy, e. neral
superintendent of the Inter Island, wit.
Dessed the assault and made charge
against Kahealii. Mr.. Sheedy was ask
ed what had occurred, and he gave
details of the assault
He said that he was driving in Ring
street, September 2, when he saw a sol.
o1erl running, pursued by the policeman.
At Nuuanu-and King the soldier slip
ped and fell! The policeman grappled
with him as he lay on the pavement
and beat him over the head and in the
face with his, riding whip. 1t appear.
ed, Mr.. Sheedy said, that the police.
man either kicked the soldier in the
face or gouged him with his knee The
soldier made no resistance, Mr.. SheedN
salu, ana hts only defense was to try
toI'shield his itaee' against the blows
of the whip ~ = ~ ..l..
Mr.. Sheedy left his automobile and
demanded that the policeman ceas,
Beating the Soldier. Another policeman
came und he and Kanealii took the sol
der to the police station, whittier Mr..
Sheedy drove.
Policemen Rough Soldier
The POLICEMEN were "roughing" tn.
soldier as they were walking to the
station, Mr. SReedy said. Sheriff Ros,
stated that they were urging him on
as he was dragging back.
At the station Mr.. Sheedy complain
ed to Sergeant Needham. AS he dc.
scended from his car Kanealii seized
him by the arm, but was warped to
deslst. In the receiving room KaneaE
waved his whip before Mr.. Sheedy's
face and addressed him as "dog" anc
coward" and Sergeant Needham wa
unable to force him to cease. WheI
Mr.. Sheedy departed from the station
after making his protest. Kanealii fol
lowed him, using more abusive Ian
guage.
Sergeant Needham said that he ask
ed the soldier whether he wished I,
make a complaint against Kanealii an'
that the soldier replied that he did not
The sergeant admitted that he took tn,
name Of the soldier, but said that h.
had lost the slip on which it was writ
ten. Only slight bruises were visibl'
on his face, he said.
Sheriff Gets No Report
No report Of Mr. Sheedy's protest war
made by Sergeant Needham TO Sheriff
Rose. Mr.. Sheedy called the sheriff r
attention to it, telling what he had
seen, and the sheriff suspended Kane
ali. The sheriff said that Needhnm =
failure to turn in a report was due to
his belief that the incident was CLOSED
because the soldier was willing TO droI
the case sd
Kaneali asserted. both at the tim,
of the assault and to Sheriff Rose later,
that the soldier had made an insulting
remark to him as he was reporting il
al Hotel and Bethel streets. He chas
ed the soldier TO King and Nuuanu