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Police Court.
Friday. April 27th.


All Kona. reralnded from tie 26th inst, being
under Is years Of age, was sent u the Reform
atory School for one year.
Ali Hee, charged with malicious mischief was
rsInanded
g. Ing Lok. charged with violating Section S,
Chapter 90 Of the Penal Code, pleaded guilty
and was fined S25, costs s., and given p hours
to make such alterations As the Fire Marshal
shall direct.
Wing Lok was also charged with gross cheat.
He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted and
fined $50. costs $500. Appeal noted.
SATURDAY, April 2eth-
Kileona, charged with assault and battery,
pleaded not guilty, bnt was convicted and fined
SO, costs 1910.
MONDAY, April 30th.
-Four cases Of drunkenness were docketed aud
disposed Of as usual.
LeIong, charged with violating Chapter 90,
Section S Of the Penal Code, was remanded I'M
til May 1st.
Yong Yuen, same charge. admitted the state
ment of the Fire Marshal, and was fined S25,
costs 50, and given twenty-four hours to make
such alterations as the Fire Marshal might direct.
Chan Sing, same charge, same result.
Wong Mann, same charge, was dismissed.
All Hee, remanded from the 2Sth. was again
remanded.
FOX Sing. charged with assault and battery,
was remanded. John Russell for the defense.
Robert Grieve and \. L. Atkinson. charged
with libel in the second degree, in that defend
ants did print and publish a hbelOus article,
were remanded until the 2nd May.
TUESDAY, May 1st.
Five cases of drunkenness Were disposed of as
usual.
Wong Kui and Koolau were charged with
affray Koolau forfeited bail SO. Wong kui
pleaded guilty and was fined So, costs 81.
Lee Wong, remanded from the Both of April,
forfeited bail SGT.
Fox Sing, remanded from April 3Oth, pleaded
not guilty but was convicted and fined SO,
costs 81 so.
NJ. Gerstly, charged with violating Rule % of
Express Regulations. pleaded not guilty and
was reInanded until the ID inst.
Kakaluku, charged with giving Intoxicating
liquor to prisoners, finally pleaded guilty and
was fined 500, costs 1910.
keelikoma, same charge, remanded until the
md instant.
REX vs. GRIEvE AND ATKINSON.
LIBEL.
DECISION OF JUDGE BIcKERToN, DELIVERED on
WEDNESDAY, May 2ND.
The Court has taken this matter under care
ful consideration. In regard to the first ground
taken by the defence, that the prosecution
should not charge the degree, that it is for the
Court or Jury having jurisdiction to find the
degree" this Court is only sitting as a Com
hitting Court, and would have no jurisdiction to
find the degree, and could only commit for libel.
The words Ind Degree'' are superhuous and
lAilSht NC - OAl1 diA " IL
Attorney-Genera might charge libel in the indict-
ment, 1 don't think this point is fatal to the case,
or would warrant me in Diminishing the case on
''these" grounds alona. 1t is commended by de-
PENDANTS counsel, that the article in question
must be taken as a whole, ! certainly think so,
and have so considered it, l find portions of it
are quotations, but the writer of the article
mme on them, and taking it as a whole, L
consider it libelous, and L think that the charge
might have been made fuller and more explicit
than it Is, but it seems to me that the article as
n whole does impute to John Richardson the
offences of adultery and of receiving brides, as
in the charge alleged. L do not consider that
the Court would be warranted on the present
showing, and IL the present stage of the case,
IN allowing this motion to dismiss, Therefore
the motion is overruled, and defendants may
proceed with their defence if they so desire.
Defendants through their counsel declined 10
offer any defence.
The Judge then committed tie defendants for
trial to the Supreme Court.
Counsel for the defendants noted an appeal
TO the Intermediary Court.
Russell for prosecutions; Hartwell and Smith
for defendants.
WEDNESDAY, May ID.
Weloula and Kalawelu were charged with
adultery, Weloula was fined $40, costs 81. Ka-
lawelu was fined SIS, costs 81.
Two cases of drunkenness were disposed of as
usual.
Pilipo and Uilama, charged with ARRAY. Pi-
lipo forfeited bail SO, Uilama fined SIS, 81 costs.
NJ. Gerstly, remanded from the 1st inst, was
reprimanded and allowed to go on payment of
costs $40.
Tung Wo, charged with violating Section & of
Chapter GO Penal Code, in regard to fire regula-
tons, was remanded and a number of other
cases of the same kind, at the request of Mr..
Castle for the defense were also remanded until
the 9Th.
THURSDAY, May Sd.
/. Lord, remanded from the I'd, was fined $12.
Koubopa ohor0a1 with assault and hattery
was remauded.
Keolai, charged with furnishing prisoners
with liquor, pleaded guilty, and was fined
$50, costs So.
Kelekoma remanded from the I'd inst. was
dismissed.
FRIDAY, May 4th.
Three cases of drunkenness were disposed of
as usual.
Keauhane, remanded from the 3rd., was al
lowed to withdraw the plea of guilty, and sub
mitted to commitment to the Supreme Court to
be tried at the next July term.