Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 504, 23 January 1902 — POOR MEMORY [ARTICLE]

POOR MEMORY

'JHttERSOH WILL HOT PROSECUTE ► WARFARE BETWEEN UNION AND NON-UNION SAILORS IS ABATED. C. Estte Released Upon the Charge of Assault and Battery on a Chinese f jine Builder—Porto Rican Vag--arts Must Either be Proven G-Hty or Discharged The remarkable change of sentiment upon the part of J. Anderson, a non anion sailor belonging to the freighter Hyades, resulted In th‘- w hob-sale release of an even dozen anion seamen who had been arr<siej by the police, and arraigned In •he First District Court upon the charge of threatening to do bodily harm to Anderstfli. The case came up before Judge Wilcox yesterday morning Prosecutor Chlllingworth tackled his job wlrh the belief and conviction that he had a confplete walk over in making the charges stick against the defendants When Anderson f ame rushing into the police station on Monday night, he unfolded a blood-curdling tab- to Deputy Sheriff Chlllingworth. in which he stated that the men in question had assailed him as he was passing tei the vicinity of the lumber yards near the Oahu Railway depot. Anderson claimed he had been told that unless he made himself scarce in this community he would be severely dealt with. Afraid for His Life. Those fellows will kill me.” ex citedlv declared Anderson, after his release from the enemy’s stronghold. The union sailors were brought »a<e to face with the nonunion accuser during the latter part of yesterday - session of the police court. Deputy Chlllingworth was primed for a stiff cross examination of the defendants Anderson was placed on the stand and tol l to give his version of the assault and consequent direful threats. Whether through fear, or a lack of memory, Anderson declined to have anything to say. To the surprise ami disgust of the prosecution, the star witness flatly denied that the bunch < f union men had ever used threatening language to him. From the ' hanged standpoint assumed by Anderson. the men were all good fellows and he declared that he had nothing whatever against him. Case of Cold Feet. Chlllingworth soon tumbled to the racket, and was not slow to see that it was an aggravated case of “cold feet" that confronted him in the case of Anderson. He therefore motioned for a nolle pros for the dozen men ami they were dlschargi d The troubles which have existed between union and non-union men for a week or ten days past are now believed to be ended. The recent departures of union vessels, namely, the C. D Carleton and Chas. E Moody, with the contemplated sailing of the Florence, has greatly diminished the ranks of the fighters. Yesterday there was very little doing along the skirmish line. Water Flume Case. C. Rolte, charged with assault and battery upon a Chinese named Hoe Wa. was ordered discharged yesterday by Judge Wilcox. The case was one in which the prosecution sought ro establish the right and title to a water flume. The matter had taken the greater portion of two days to thresh out. The row was caused over the contention of Ahlo for a right of wa> across certain lands which Mr. Bolte controlled. On January 11. the flume of Mr. Ahlo was torn up at the order of Mr. Bolte but a few days later Ahlo came with a force of men to replace the flume. It was charged that Mr. Bolte used force in stopping work on the flume, and that the Hoe Wa forces were put to route. A. G. M. Robertson, attorney for the defense, said that in order to make out a ease of assault and battery it was necessary to prove malice on the part of the defendant. W. A. Kinney, representing the prosecution, contended that it was not necessary to prove actual malice. Judge Wilcox reviewed the case at some length and said that the alleged assault was of such a trifling character that he did not consider it constituted an offense. Job Lots. Ah Sang, a Chinese, charged with taking a Cleveland bicycle from the premises of Mclnerny te Co., was held for trial at the next term of the Circuit Court All marks on the whe*l had hen obliterated by the Wiley Celestial. Ah Hong, who was said to have received the stolen property, was discharged. George Connifl was dlsoharged.hav-

Messrs- Morris and McCann were release*] with a reprimand. They also were charged with assaulting IjDQOIStThe prosecution failed to show to the satisfaction of the coart that M. Authordo and R Mantsahi were vagrants. They were consequently diacharged. Sante* Sorena. a Porto Rican vagrant. was sentenced to one year at the Reform School.