The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-10-14

CHINESE IN TEE POLICE ~CoURE-During the first
part of the past week, day after day the Ponce
Court room has been pretty well packed with the
shaver heads Of the children Of the FloWery King
dom. either as parties in action or spectators Ii
Hawaii had but a Treaty with that Empire, the post
Of consul of China would be one worth filing The
first case on Monday morning was that of a China
man who came from CaIlao as a passenger on the
bark Cecilia, bound to Macao, arrested on Sunday
on a charge of smuggling opium. 1t appeared that
on landing from the ship, the Chinsman in question
was searched BY the Custom House officer. who find
ing upon his person a small can of prepared opium,
such as is sold here for smoking by Chinese, caused
him IN be arrested. The bail, which was $1,000,
was Immediately furnished. and the man set at
liberty. On the trial it was proved by the Chinese
doctor of the ship, that the defendant was a most
;nyeterate smoker of opium, and that il was nothing
extraordinary for him to use mp the quantity pro
duced, (about So WORTHY in a half a day. The
Court discharged the case, on the ground that it ap-
peared that the opium was brought on shore by the
prisoner only for his own use, and not for sale On
Monday also, VIM. A. Markham, licensed shipping
master, appeared aud answered to a g%arnishee writ
sued out at the instance of I. r Foster, owner of
the brig Ramshamehd y. 1t appeared that Mr..
M1EkQam udu III us udl4S u gum VI N~SA "a
a plumber Of Chinese. who were owing for passage
money from Tahiti to this port. the said Chinese
having shipped to work on a plantation on Maui.
On Tuesday, DIR. L Preston, counsel for the Chinese,
appeared, and in their behalf confessed judgment in
favor of 7. r Foster in The sum of S25 each. On
Wednesday, Ahsee, a Chinaman lately from Tahiti.
was brought up under a warrant Of arrest for
threatening the life of Ahfat, who has been here some
- 80 a nnoE II annaarp1 that
the Quarrel commenced in Tahiti, where Ahsee had
committed a murderous assault on Ahfat, for which
he had undergone imprisonment. On meeting here.
the former said to the latter, "Ab, you escaped IN
Tahiti, but L will kill you here" The Court ordered
Ahsee to give bonds in the sum of $500 to keep the
peace for one year. Ahtin, who keeps a Chinese
eating and boarding house corner of Maunakea
street, was arrested on the sworn complaint of VIM.
Alworth, a police officer, that he feared he would dc
him a bodily injury. 1t appeared that Ahtln nao
said In reference TO his having been arrested py
AIWortb. that if another party had not been present
he = would bave broken his head" The Court tooE
time to consider whether such language in regard to
what had already passed. could be construed into a
threat for the future, and gave judgment on Thurs
day morning by ordering Abtin to give bonds in the
sum of $50 to keep the peace for one year.
The question of the legality of Sunday marriage:
Is exciting considerable attention in legal as vel
as clerical minds. There seems to be about an
equal division of both parties in this important
matter. 1t is held that as marriage is a legal clSi
contract. and that legal civil contracts are hIega
if made on the Sabbath. it is void If performed or
this day. An interesting test case Is now pending
in Rochester. a millionaire died there recently
and wiIIed all his property to the children OF M
second wife. diSinheriting two of bis own children
The marriage was performed on Sunday 1t IS no
/ clear how this will invalidate the will should tbs
decision be against Sunday marriages, ont soin'
LAWYERS believe that in such a case the will could
and would be broken. If the court decides tina
marriages are invalid if performed on that day, NJ
doubt many more interesting and pointed case
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