The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-02-08
Police Court.

On Monday morning several Cinnamon, belong
ing to the British bark Li9hgoot. were before the
Court, on a charge of threatening the life Of the
Captain. Mr.. Preston. counsel for the mon, stated
that they were arrested without warrant and had
been held In confinement seven days. lie objected
to the Court now going into the complaint, on the
ground that the arrest had not been made In ac-
cordance with statute provisions, and the Court had
no jurisdiction. The men were discharged, and
notice was given Of intention TO bring a suit for
damages. Mr.. Herbert, proprietor of the
Hawaiian Hotel, was charged by Mr.. Grusendon.
with an assault and battery on the night OF the 3lst
ult. 1t appeared that on that evening Messrs.
Grusendof, Kohler and Lundt, made "a wager of a
barrel OF beer with some other persons, that they
would attend the Good Templars' Ball then going
on at the Hotel, dressed in some old livery coats,
profusely ornamented with Ibrass buttons, which
had been sold ut a recent auction OF effects OF the
late King. Arriving at the dsor Of the ballroom
arrayed in these coats, they were admitted by the
gentleman in charge, they presenting tickets ,;but
who did not at first notice the incongruous nature
OF their dress. But once in the room, the company,
both ladies and gentlemen, were not slow 10 APP
preciate the fact that the trio of new corners wero
by their grotesque attire intending 10 burlesque
and bring ridicule upon the affair. The would-be
masqueraders were civilly requested 10 retire, aud
Mr.. Herbert was urged TO induce them TO do so.
This, according to the evidence. he endeavored 10
do in a civil manner, which at Arst the offending
parties appeared TO comply with, but shortly after
wards returned, and insisted upon their right 10
stay. This Mr.. Herbert resisted, and struck one of
the three, when they went away. In the language
Of one OF the witnesses, "Mr. Herbert struck tho
complainant (Grusendof) under the jaw, and
knocked him about ten feet" The foregoing il
the substance OF the whole story, as IL came out In
evidence. The Magistrate, in giving judgment, re-
marked that it was evidently d made up plan be-
tween the three parties to attend a respectable as
s~emblage in an unusual, disrespectful manner. and
that it was fortunate they met with no harsher treat
ment. This did not, however, excuse the party
making the assault. and he was 6ned IS. The sum
was promptly made up by some members Of the
Order Of Good Templars who were listening TO the
case, and paid into Court-as II would have been
had the fine been ten times the amount. The affair
was an eminently disreputable one for those who
thus attempted to show their contempt for an Order
which stands high in the public estimation.
On Tuesday, three soldiers 10 whom reference
was made In our LAST named Mahiai, Kalebua and
Kamakee, were a~rraigned on a charge Of assault
and battery on Gustav Inser, on the night Of the
goth January. 1t will be recollected that they beat
and left him insensible, taking his money. $3.50.
The robbery could not be proven, but Kamakee
was used as Crown witness, and the assault and
battery was completely proved. Mahiai was fined
the full extent of the law, 500, and Kalehua S75,
which in their cases means respectively about lG
and l3 moaths Imprisonment at hard labor.
While there has been but little criminal business In
the Court this week, there has been an unusual ac-
of civil business. On Wednesday
there was no less than six cases of this nature de-
by the Magistrate.