The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-08
THREATENED GUARD
WITH GUN, charge
AGAINST HAMILTON
Libbyyille Man Under Arrest As
Consequence Of Encounter
With Nuuanu Patrolman
ACCUSATION IS DENIED
d.. BY PINEAPPLE MAN
Incident Develops Fact That Val
ley Guardsinen Have Rifles
''', But No Ammunition


Following the issuance Of three CON.
plants against him by national
guardsmpn, Ralph Hamilton Of Libby.
Vile was arrested yesterday morning.
The three complaints which have beon
sworn TO are carrying concealed
weapon, assault, and violating tho
rules Of the board of health. The case
will be heard on January 10 in the
police court. .a. .... ~
"Do / look like man who would
be fool enough to threaten two soldiers
in the performance of their dutyi''
said Aamilton yesterday after the ar
rest, when informed that he was ac-
eused of holding up two ~ the Nunanu
water guards with loaded revolver
on the Pail several days before Christ
mas. He Ii n big, broad, two-fsted
man who has been an undermanager ON
Libby, MeNeill and Libby's pineapple
plantation on the windward side of the
island for several years. ,i.
Zig Gun and Little &t, Z
According TO Hamilton 8 story, he
was driving over the Pail December q
with Ed. Peck Of Waiphau and two
Japanese. They passed the first water
guard with no trouble, but when they
came to the second, they were stopped
and Hamilton got out Of the machine.
he CLAIMS thar he was talking with
the guardsman on duty, and that he
sad, You have q big gun (referring
to the Fihe carried by the mani and (
have a little gun" and he pulled out
the pistol which he carried and laid
it in the palm of his hand. He claims
that. the violation Of the health rule
was permitted by the guard.
He says that, they then went on, and
that an officer Of the guard stopped
them further on, but allowed them 40
proceed, and that he had not heard OF
the matter again until he was arrested
yesterday. htH et
Hamilton is the man who caught the
four Filipino murderers who killed the
Japanese storekeeper and dubbed his
wile one night lsome months 40. The
aeotchRan caught, the four criminals
single handed and kept them rounded
up, at the point Of n shotgun for four
hours until the arrival Of the police.
Permitted To Garry Gun
y At that time, ne says, Detective
sergsant' Keliett gave HIM petmission
to carry revolver, as he il continual.
~ on,dns rounds among q large num-
her of iaborers ON the Kaneohe side.
some of whom are known TO be bad
characters He asked Kellett 70 give
him a gun, but the detective aid nof
do so, 80 ne went to T'heo. H. Daviea
" Co. and purchased one, which he has
carried constantly since that time. II
was this revolver which he had with
him At tie Pail. tE
The charges contained in the police
court complaints are more detailed.
lhsy state that Hamilton and His
panty, In which the two japanese only
+ isrs nen Tiuned, were Pussed BY the first
guard ana stopped by the second, az
was customary. When stopped, Hamil-
ton is alleged TO have jumped from the
nIaenIhe and committed an offenso
with was against the regulations Of
the board Of health. n
he is said to have fiourished his re-
yolVer, mepnwhile cnrsing the guards.
men and threatening TO kill them II
they interfered with him.
Guards UnarIncd N.
The two men on duty were Sergeant
George Pail and Corporal George Kea-
we. They say that Hamilton Commit.
ted the otfense despite their protesfa.
! and that as one of them had only 4
pistol and the other rifle, both with
gut ammunition, they could not arrest
him. Sergeant Pail entered the CON
plants against Hamilton.
Both the guhrdsmen are to lose their
noheommissioned rank as a result Of
their failure properly TO perform their
duties on the occasion in question. n.
IT 10 held by guard officers that fhav
should have arrested HamiltDR ON the
spot, gun or no gun, II he committed
the oifense alleged.
The fact OF the gnardsmen,s hav-
ing unloaded guns IL according TO usage
In such eases, said a high officer Of the
guard yesterday. They are not expect.
ed to shoot, but in case Of necessity can
use their bayonets or club offender.
with the butts of the weapons.
Not War Guard
"This was not war guard. hut a
quarantine patrol, y said Capt. d. L.
Mackaye, regimental adjutant, yester
day. "The written orders say merely
Permit no one TO commit a nuisance,
and that Is the extent of the guard X
duties Ammunition was always held
In camp ready for use, but none was
given to the patrols, rs an Improper use
Of il might have resulted in the death
of several irresponsible people. :,
Col, W. r. Riley turned in a report
Of the matter to national guard head
quarters on Wednesday. The adjutani
general at once recommended that the
two men be reduced to the ranks as d
matter of discipline, and after takine
the matter up with the Judge advocats
the reduction was decided upon and
win go into. effect as soon as orders eau