Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16

hit Daniels with a demijohn Of wine
which he was carrying and fled Dan
iels pursued and caught Crawford near
Aala park, where be beat him over
the head while the soldier was held
by another policeman. Crawford was
dragged to patrol box and further
mistreated and also later kicked and
beaten in the patrol wagon. He claims
that Ross stamped on his face. All Of
this was corroborated by Sergt. Joseph
Huf, who was. absolutely sober and
was not with Crawford or Bennington.
Capt. Gallogly said that the army 81.
ficials do not object to the police
using clubs IL soldiers are dangerously
pnruly but do object If they are beat
en- unnecessarily after being subduei
and arrested.
Sheriff Rose, by his witnesses, at
tempted to show that at no time dur
Ing the affair did any policeman use
a club; that they handled the soldiers
with great care and Kindness and that
Crawford received his wounds by rum
ming into tree and by later being
thrown to the ground by Police OF.
ficer Abe Kia.
Except for one little Japanese girl,
every witness for the police denied
seeing the police use clubs, or de-
clared they had left the scene just be-
for the clubbing was supposed to have
ihappened. The 5Japanese girl, KikUt,
said she had seen Daniels use his club,
lbut later her own testimony became
conflicting
Often the witnesses for the police
contradicted each other.
kia said he had grabbed Crawford
and thrown him face down on the
ground. Crawford,s head striking the
curb and previous to that there was
no blood on his face. NJ. NJ. Espinda,
another police officer, declared, how
ever. that Crawfdrd's face showed
blood before Kia took hold OF him.
This might indicate that Crawford had
been hit,
! Daniels said he had been knocked
down twice by the soldiers but at no
time did he have any inclination to
use his club.
As to what happened after the sol
ciers had been taken to the police
station, the testimony CT the police IS
decidedly conflicting.
Ross said that Crawford was able to
walk iI.to the station and was very
unrnly, making It necessary for him
! TO use force to keep him quiet while
being searched Desk Sergeant Need
ham and Policeman Al n. Gunderson.
on the other hand, said Crawford
came in quietly and did not oppose
being searched.
All fha ,1<lscn ,.-s.~..... ~
claimed that Crawford's coat had
only q few drops of blood on it. When
introduced. however. it was found to
be thoroughly smeared. Sheriff Rose
told the commission that only little
blood was 10 be seen on the blouse
but wren the blouse was brought from
the police station and handed around
the bystanders and at least one mem
Der OF the commission said at once
that the garment showed evidences d;
q great deal OF blood. Though the
fight happened more than three weeks
ago Nand the blouse has been much
handed since then, the smears oil
blood are over large Part Of the sur
| face.
Summed up, the centraditions OF
Witnesses were mainly as follows:
| First: There was an absolute con.
fIict between the soldiers and the DO.
lice on the question of brutality, the
| soldiers claiming unnecessary beat
ings were administered, the police de.
nying It.
Second; Witnesses for the police
ccntradicted each other on the ques.
Ition Of clubbing. TIE little Japanese
girl declared absolutely that Daniels
fused his club though she was not def.
mite as to just what point of the fight
he used it Others denied the club
bing charge in toto.
Third: Witnesses for the police
contrad!cted eash other on the ques-
ton Of Crawford's bleeding about the
face and head. The arresting officers
claimed that the bleeding was occa-
stoned by q fall in tnssie with Po-
licenan kia, Crawford's head strik
ing the curling. Policeman Espifida
testified unequiFocally that he saw
Crawford bleeding before this tussle
which bears out the testimony as TO
| Daniels having used his club.
Fourth: Witnesses tor the police
ccntradicted each other as to Craw-
ford's attitude when taken into the
police station. The arTesting officers
claimed that Crawford showed fight
and Ross said Re had to handle the
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