The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-02
Police Court.

Saturday, Feb. PA stout. oleaginOus looking
naive woman, named Waahia, who has for years
past enjoyed a reputation for some kind Of sorceTy
oasu pernatuTal medical powers, had been tried on
Thursday on a charge of practiclng medicine with
ouksa license, and was to-day brought up for SEN
tente. The testimony was not strong against her.
asshe had som fifty of her followers and friends
in COuTt. ready and anxious to testify IN her behalf.
and it required a good deal of moral courage to
tell the actual truth in the case. 1t appeared that
"a man named AalOna was taken sick, apparently
with typhoid lever. and his family consulted Waa-
hia on his case. She is cunning to that degree that
she never gives medicines herself, but always
through another. and so it was in this case. The
sick man was given through her directions, sundry
decoctions, the nature of which did not appear, and
at the end of five days he died. The evidence was
somewhat contradictory but the magistrate decided
that it weighed against the dOctress. and she was
fined 500. from which she Immediately noted an
appeal to Judge Kamakau.
Monday, Feb. 26.-There was Il solitary case of
drunk i'll Court to-day-that of a young native girl,
who was fined So. Pity that the wretch who gave
her the liquor cannot be known and punished.
Tuesday, Feb. PA native was arraigned for
gross cheat. 1t appeared that during last year, he
had engaged under a two years contract to work on
Makee's Plantation, on Maui, but deserving from
there, he came to Honolulu, and on Monday engaged
himself under another contract to work on
NIcKeague's Plantation, in KOOlau, receiving an ad-
vance Of $50. The case being clearly proved, the
man was sentenced to pay a fine Of S5O,-equivalent
to about six months imprisonment at hard labor.
This is one of the evils of the system of paying large
advances to laborers when shipping on our planta-
tons. 1t is difficult however to find a remedy, now
that the plan has been so long in use, and the neces-
stiles of planters are such. Heavy sentences do not
seem to cure the evil.
Wednesday, Feb. 2S.-Several seamen, belonging
to vessels in port, got into a . free fight on Tues
day night, on Beretania street, and four who were
locked up bore evidence on their countenances thai
some telling blows were given and taken. The mag
istrate being absent through illness, they were adj
mitted to bail for appearance this morning.
Thursday, Feb. 2g.-The seamen arrested yester-
day for fighting and bailed in the sum Of five dollars
each, failed to make their appearance, and the sum
of twenty dollars was forfeited to the Exchequer
Their names as called were-Charles Long, NJ. d.
Cover, August Davidson, and George Jackson.
! Aho, a ChiHaman, arrested for cruelty to his own
| hog, was bailed for five dollars and did not appear.
+ a native named Allo, was charged with assault and
: battery on his wife, Kaaea, who was the principal
( witness against him. Corroborated by others, she
proved that the cause Of quarrel was that she had
not kept his l~ordship's supper warm enough to suit
him, whereupOn he had struck and beat her, pulled
her about by the hair, and displayed various other
tokens of his amiable disposition. 1t appeared that
he had been before the Court once before and been
punished for similar behaviour towards his wife,
from whom he had been separated for a year by
order of one of the judges of the Supreme Court,
When asked for his defense, he said he had no wit
nesses, for everybody present at the affair was his
wife's relations. He was sentenced to twenty days
Imprisonment at hard labor, and to give bonds in
the sum of soc to keep the peace towards his wife
iOr one year
Friday, March 1.-Davida, a young native got
into a quarrel with another, and gave him a beating.
There was a controversy as TO who was entitled to
her affections (f course there was a woman IN the
easel and hence the row. Davida was fl ned 50
After sentence was pronounced it leaked out that he
was an enlisted soldier whereupon the Court ex-
pressed a regret that it had not oeen advised Of the
fact-the fine would have been heavier. Mr.. \.
Clavie was charged with selling goods of foreign
manufacture without a license. He plead guilty to
having sold n few matches at his place on the Valley
road, about three miles from town. 1t appears that
he has been keeping a little establishment for the &C
commodation Of travellers into the country, where a
cup Of tea or a glass Of soda water could be had, and II
has proved quite a convenience, as we are informed
The Court imposed a fine of 500, remarking that as
$500 was the maximum provided by law, a reduc-
ton to one-ffth was all that was justifable. While
the principle Of law is right, the practice IN tins case
under the circumstances, seems severe. 10 have or
dered the offender to procure a license at once, or &c
pay a fne of S51,-the cost Of a lcense-mlght bE
considered more equitable. Are the license laws 81
rsry strictly enforced throughout the country?