The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-09
Police Court.

Saturday, March 2-There was but one case in
the Court this morning, that of a foreigner, arrested
for being drunk and disorderly. He was fined Sc,
and warned that for n similar charge, he would be
- sent OVER
Monday, March Am assault and battery, grow
ing out of n dispute about n water right, was settled
out of Court, the parties concluding that the shortest
and cheapest mode of solving the difficulty was to
apply to the Commissioners of Water Rights. A
native boy named Kealohapauole, f6 years of age,
was proved guilty of attempting TO steal from the
till of 4 China tea and cake shop. He was sentenced
to prison with hard labor for six months, the Magis-
trate remarking that he regretted the necessity of
sending n young boy for n first offense, to associate
with hardened criminals, but the law gave him no
option.
Tuesday, March ga native was given in charge
on Monday by the RIidueG S people, on suspicion that
he intended to steal, he having been found providing
about mysteriously where he had no business, but on
Tuesday morning no one appeared to prosecute, and
he was discharged.
Wednesday, March 6.-Two cases of adultery were
tried, and the parties being found guilty were fined
the men $50, and the woman $50, each. Kulaa
and Rebecca, woman, and Douglass Panee, Henry
Peters, and two others, all natives, were charged
with making a loud noise late on Saturday night and
early Sunday morning last. 1t seems they had been
TO one of the numerous dancing parties that have
lately been fashionable among the natives in this
city, and instead of going quietly home fiOm the
dance, they went about the streets singing, notwith-
standing they were demonstrated with by the police.
They were all mulcted therefore in the sum of -
each, except one woman, who was charged So, for
g saucing . the police.
Hannah Kaaiahua, was charged with being Access
sorry to Waahia, the doctress and sorceress who was
mentioned last week as having been fined 500 for
practiciug medicine without a license. Mr.. Kanihina
appeared as counsel for Hannah. and objected 10 the
Police Magistrate entertaining jurisdiction in her
case. because he had previously decided the case of
Waahin, which was precisely the same in all its par
ticulars. On being asked to produce the authorities
in support of his point, MIR. Kanihina, (who passes
49, - 49, 1,--o.N ~ -
that he had left his spectacles at home. The Magis-
trate however proceeded to try the case, and the
woman being found guilty as charged, was fined
one hundred dollars.
The proceedings in Court to-day appear to have
been unusually interesting to the native population,
as there was probably not far from TWO hundred per-
sons in attendance.
Thursday. March 7.-Ahlum and Ahsee. two
Cinnamon. the first n passenger on the alden BeSSe,
and the other a resident here. were arrested for
smuggling opium on shore from that vessel on
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was in proof before the
Court. that the two men went on board together,
and after a while came on shore also together,
their motions being watched by customs guards.
When they landed, one of the guards. a very in
telligent native named Henry Barker, invited them
into the office of the Surveyor of the Port. but
they declined the civility. and had to be taken
there by force. On searching their persons, All
lum, the stranger, was found To have a package of
prepared opium. sworn to be worth sic, nicely
secreted in a pocket between his thighs. Ahset.
who was doubtless the i~nstigator in the job, had
a very small -quantity-about a dollars worth-on
his person. also seCreted. The Court imposed a
fine of 500 each on the men, and ordered the
opium confscated.
Friday, March 8.-Kahiapo-which, being inter-
preted signifies . the first born "-debased his birth
right by getting drunk, and confessing the same,
was fined So. Pamaiulu was charged with assault
and battery on Wailoa, the grandmother Of his fe-
male - friend The old lady objected to her grand
daughter, (who was a remarkably tall young woman
described by a bystander as 9 Polly Longstockings)
going to a feast in company with the young man, and
was so demonstrative Of her dislike TO him that he
showed her away, whereupon she fell and bruised her
face. 1t appearing TO be a sort of a mutual affair,
a fine of 81 was imposed on the assaulter.