The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-03-07
Parke's Pililxia.

The Marshal of the Kingdom having received
intimation from the Chamberlain that, if bule-
TIN placed on the board in front of the HaIouii
Poe AiBa office, was removed, as it commented
upon him, 1.-THE Chamberlain he would be pleased,
Marshal Parke acting upon the spur of the mo-
ment drove in carriage, accompanied by his
clerk, Mr. Charles Hopkins, to the Pde dina office
and siSfd the bulletin board carrying the contents
to the sacred precincts for perusal by the
seryitor of His Majesty. Mr.. ]. d. Kawainui the
editor and one of the proprietors of the paper,
complained against this unwarrantable exercise of
authority on the part of Marshal Parke and to
test the legality o. the proceeding commenced a
civil suit for trespass, damages being placed at
500 the limit permissible for the case to be heard
IN the Police Court. On the 2nd inst the case was
heard before Judge BickertOn and the following
was the testimony offered:
J. U. Kawainui, sworn, staied;-I am journalist
and editor of the native paper Pds AiJtq. On the
25rd February, between quarter and half-past four
O'Clock IN the afternoon, the Marshal of the King
dom drove up TO my office, jumped ont of carriage
and went TO the place where hung nv bulletin
board on the wall and without warrant or word, he
seized the board, saving 81 take possession of this
board He ran to the carriage quickly. At the
time, / did not demand my property, as was ex
cited at the action of the Marshal. After he was
in his carriage, asked him if the frame contain
ing the bulletin was of any value TO him. He re
turned the frame but kept the paper on which the
bulletin was written, without my permission. He
gave no reason whatever. did not prevent him,
being frightened. NV brother and working bows
Parke. After returning the frame. he said. - /
want TO take this bulletin of yours TO the Palace
After he went away. went to Mr.; Cecil Browns
oihce, and he at once wrote to the Marshal
Cross-eTamined by the Attorney General-I am
not certain whether myself my brother took the
bulletin Our of the frame and gave il to Mr. Parke
am confused regarding who opened the glass.
Mr.. Parke had the paper in his possession all night
went to Mr.. Parke's house that evening heard
that he had been looking for me- was frightened
and thought was going to be arrested The Mar
receipt for it. I~told him the matter was in the
hands of my attorney and preferred to let it re-
main there. ! received the bulletin back next
morning at half-past eight O'Clock without a re-
ceipt
Redirect by Mr.. S. b. Dole IL did not read the
receipt offered me, only glanced at it. Iasked Mr..
Parke who commanded him to take the board
down. He said the Kings Chamberlain wrote to
him commanding him TO come down to my office
and 10 lake this bulletin down. Mr.. Parke told me
he did not read the letter carefully SO he came and
instead OF asking me to take it down. took posses
SION he told me he was in the wrong.
kahumoku testified IL work at kawainui's
Was at the office on Friday last / saw Mr.. Parke
standing at the door looking at the board, Mr.. B.
w hawainui and myself went out to see him
Something new to see Mr.. Parke at our office door
Mr. Parke took the board down and got into a
carriage with it. J. Z. Kawainui came out and
spoke to Mr. Parke, and heard the latter say
t. / am going to take this bulletin board He did
not ask permission.
Cross-examined.-The bulletin was inside a
frame and do not know who opened it.
Mr. 3 b. Dole who appeared for the prosecution
rested his case at this point.
The Attorney General appeared for the defen-
dant and placed on the stand as his first witness
Charles Hopkins, clerk TO the Marshal who testi-
fed as follows:
Charles Hopkins stated: Am clerk of the Mar
shall was with him on Friday last between four
and i've O'Clock. the Marshal told me he wanted
me 10 go down to havainui's office and read a GER
tam item IN the Hawaiian language that was on
the bulletin outside of kavainni's office We
rode down together. On arriving there, Mr. Parke
asked me to jump out of the carriage and see if
the item On the bulletin board | got out
found it was there, and said so to Mr.. Parks
AiHa Office and Mr.. Parke took the board down of
the hook. As the Marshal was entering the car
rage ]. q. kawainui came out, and he asked the
Marshal what he wanted with the bulletin board.
Mr. Parke replied II want TO take possession of
this In the meantime / got into the carriage
on the makai side. Mr. Parke was sitting on the
mauka side. B. W. kawainui and others were
standing round the carriage at the time. B. W.
kawainui said that is not the one this is the
one, pointing to another board with a lot of
printed matter on it. l said don't want that it
standing on the inauka side of the carriage at the
time. he again asked the Marshal what he wanted
With the bulletin board. He said also elf YOU
wan the bulletin you might well take ont the
sheet and leave the board; and the Marshal re-
pied, "AL right kavainui then unscrewed the
back and gave the sheet to the Marshal and he
took the board. From there started up TO the
Palace and then we went back to the Marshal's
office- After being there ten minutes, note came
word came to the Marshal TO go to the Chamber