Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-23

of Rome. Their progress toward tie Malay pom
Ursula and adjacent islands WAS made In the snme
manner, tho original inhabitants being pushed
onward by the t1lux Of race after race. IL was
nm easy matter to pas from one group to another
In their large double canoes and the irar yeielcu,
aud the movement continued until nll tho groups
IN tho Pacific were populated. There are pccu.
hafties In features and language common 10 tho
Polyncsians and the natives Of Madagascar while
IN some rcspcctB the former hte rcsembed by tho
NulUs ~ South Africa. The popularity II the
Polynnsian upper lip. n DISTINGUISHING feature is
noticed IN tho Madagascar and among the Inlue
but not among the paTunn nor African negrocs
some OF the legends oi Now Zealand and Ifa-
wall identical in their first parts, but atteriy
are changed by the admiSturc OF local events aud
names Both Of these far distant peoples claim 10
have come from the same country, Hawaii or ns
called 10y the Fiji isnn5ern, Savni. Mr. Forbes
followed with few words ON the aame subject.
Tho remarks OF both spoakom were vory interest
ing and instructive and we regret that We cannot
notice them nj greater length, as they deserve.
TIM trial OF Father Larkin on n charge OF man
slaughter for contributing toward the death Of
David Pnahao, occupied Tuesday and Wednesday
IN the Supreme Court The testimony VIVA sub
stantnlly the same ~ that given Mt the prelimin-
AIRY examination before the Police Judge, and pre-
vously nj the Coroner's inquest, and which
was published In the columns OF tho pnEss NJ the
time Messrs. >. Il. Dole md j. Russell were at
tnrneys for defendant, and Mr.. Preston conducted
the prosecutions Mr.. Dole In his plea for the de-
fence, maintained that ms the defendant was not
the architect of the building which fell and killed
Iaahao, and was not responsible for its weakness,
he could not have contributed IN any way toward
his death. He wac the proprietor OF the building,
but ho did not auperintend its construction, and
II the contractor or workmcn did not do their
work well he was not to blame. Mr. Preston in
his argument held that though the defendant did
not auperintond the conjunction of the building
and might not bo responsible for its weakness vel
he contributed TO the death OF David Paahao by
his criminal negligence. After the completion OF
the building he should have seen a certificate
from the architect before paying for IL using IT,
IL was built for school house and the defendant
by allowing IL to be used for other purposes con-
tributed toward Weakening IL. On the first night
1t was used, November 10Th, the walls had to be
supported by braces from the outside and il has
boon no stronger since. The breaking of the iron
rod showed the building 90 be unsafe. and de fen
dant should not have allowed IL to be occupied
when i'll that condition. He knew IL was unsafe
as he had taken steps 10 brace the building from
the outside n short time before IL fell. Mr. Pres
ton concluded ~ follows: "On testimony we are
entitled to conviction and asN that the defend
ant be found guilty as h. Ia guilty. don't want
70 DO hard ON him in person aud have him taken
from society for u time, but ] ask IL MS n Just
punishment and Ms guarantee for tho more faith
full construction Of such buildings in the future.
l ask only that you give an honest verdict-su u
one that each of you cln say when you 90 home,
] have done my duty" The jury retired TO de
liberate on verdict about o'clock, and after be-
ing out eight hours failed TO agree upon a verdict,
standing six for conviction and six for acuuittal
new trial was ordered.