The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-02-10
Police Court.

During the past three weeks the police court has
been about the most uninteresting place Of resort In
town, and the place where lawyers used TO congre-
gate. has not known them for weeks. The very air
Of those sacred precincts has been dull and heavy,
80 that even the clock on the wall stands daily in
need Of q judicial punch or push to keep up with
time. Some Eve or six DRINKS are on the books,
but in every instance Q bail Of 5000 has been for
feited, and the eager audience Of the court room
has been deprived Of what may be called the
A" scenery " in the performance in q case Of drunk,
noses blooming as red as the giant Of battle rose,
or perhaps swollen as large as q pOtatoe without
sprouts. or inscribed with bloody heiroglyphics, dis
NAL facial expressions fit models for q Hogsrth, etc.
One gentleman Of color paid S15, 90 for the pleas
ureof having a farious drive through town all by
himself. Kawiks, for grabbing $3.50 from a Ce-
Iestisl and running of with the BONANZA. was SEN
fenced to sir months hard labor and repayment Of
s17.b0. besides cost; and Mahua, for helping him
self 10 two bottles Of extra good brandy from the
freight of 6 coaster, was sent to Kawa for three
months to esoheW strong drink.
Anxious enquiries were made by q few interested
friends at the Station House for one Of that numer-
Gus but only species Of the biped family in existence
as 9 living testimonial Of evolution. (the tail from its
usual place in their original fsrefAthers having
shifted TO the top Of the head) but the loved and lost
one had gone in the ROndaza, leaving bis sorrowing
friends kindly remembering the black and glossy
tail which their lost friend used TO wear 30 graceful
N-Akin. another unfortunate victim OF evolution,
wanted to dig n pit for Atuek. but he himself fell
grievously fell into it tail foremost. Akin arrested
Atuck for assault aud battery, and Atuck readily ac-
knowledged the fact and testified that be put o head
on Akin because Akin was drunk. threatened TO
break the door in, and did swear at him dreadfully
to the grievous hurt Of his Christian feeliugsi and
besides Akin bad made two very lovely fenale friends
drunk, which unfortunate revelation brought Akin
under arrest for giving intoxicating drinks to ma
tives. The lovely Rosa, sister Of the celebrated
" Yallar Rose of Texas" imnortalized in song, and
Hao, (w.,) testified to the hospitality Of Akin, for
which hospitality and misplaced confidence he was
fined s75 and costs. which sum was duly bat per-
hsps not very cheerfully paid into that same iron
safe. On the same day another generous individual
was fined and paid $40 and costs for procuring one
bottle Of bad gin for a native. Joe Kanamu. captain
Of the schooner R0piOlani, Of eleven tons burthen,
for cruelty to animals. was fined $50 and $3.50
costs. The captain having taken on board III head
Of live sheep at Lanai, landed co Of that number
at Kaneohe. Island Of Oahu. the balance having
been swept overheard or died in the hold. A very
lenient sentence, we take It. Every government
ought to consider that the dumb and defenceless ami
mails, Gods creatures. are its especial wards. We
have laws for the protection Of animals, and hope
animals are cruelty landed On the wharf. or poor
hack horses maItreated, and arrests in suoh cases
viii always meet with praise from every feehng
person.