The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-07
Parke's Pilikia.

| The Marshal of the Kingdom having received
lntimati0n from the Chamberlain that, if a bulle-
tin placed on the board in front Of the HuoaH
] I0s isDH Office, was removed, 1t commented
upon him, the Chamberlain he would be pleased
Marshal Parke acting upon the spur Of the mo-
ment drove in n carriage, accompanied by his
clerk. Mr. Charles Hopkins 10 the Pds Alma Office
and si-s5 the bulletin board, carrying the contents
/ 10 the sacred precincts for perusal by the
! seryItoT OF His Majesty. Mr.. j. e. Kawainu the
editor and one OF the proprietors Of the paper,
complained against this unwarrantable exercise Of
authority on the part Of Marshal Parkc and 10
test the legality ~ the proceeding commenced a
civil suit Tor 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
WIS the testimony offered:
J. I. Kawainui, sworn, statedi-Iam journalist
and editor OF the native paper PHF Alma. On the
&3rd February, between quarter and half-past four
O'Clock in the afternoon, the Marshal of the King
dom drove up to my Office, jumped out Of carriage
and went TO the place where hung my bulletin
board on the wall and without warrant O. word. he
seized the board, saying Il take possession u this
board He ran to the carriage quickly. At the
time dld not demand my properly. as was ex
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. i die not prevent him,
being frightened. My brother and working bows
we're there at the time MIR. Hopkins was with Mr.
Parke. After returning the frame, he sad, "
want 10 take this bulletin of YOURS TO the Palace
After he went away,l went to Mr.. Cecil Browns
Office, and he at oTice wrote to the Marshal
Cross-examined by the Attorney General-I am
not certain whether myself or my brother took the
bulletin out'of the frame and gave ii to Mr.. ParSe.
am confused regarding who opened the glass.
MI frke had the paper in bis possession all night.
l won't TO Mr.. Parkes house that evening, | heard
nat he had been looking for me, was frightened
and thought was going TO be arrested. The Mar
shal offered me this paper, provided gave him
receipt for il. / told him the matto- WAS in the
hands Of my attorney and preferred to let it re-
man there. received the bulletin back next
morning at half-past eight O'Clock without a ro-
ceipt. X
Be-direes by Mr. $. B. Dole II did not read the
receipt offered me, only glanced at it. Iasked Mr..
Parke who commanded him 10 take the board
down. He said the Kings Chamberlain wrote to
him commanding h:m TO come down to nv Office
and TO take this bulletin down. Mr.. Parke told me
he did not read the letter carefully he and
instead of asking to take it down. took possess
sion he told me he was in the wrong.
kahuruoku testified - work at Kawainuis
Was ai the Office on Friday last. l saw Mr. Parke
standing at the door looking at the board, Mr. b.
W. kawainui and myself went out to sec him
Something new to see Mr.. Parke at our office door.
Alr. Parke took the board down and got into a
carriage with it. j. L. Kawainui came ont and
spoke TO MIR. Parke, and heard the latter say
- | am going to take this bulletin board He did
not ask permission.
CrOss-eXamined.-Ihs bulletin was inside 2
frame and DO not know who opened it,
Mr. ). Il. 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 &c the Marshal who testi-
fed as follows:
Charles Hopkins stated: Am a clerk Of the Mar
shal. was with him on Friday last between four
and nve O'Clock, the Marshal told De he wanted
me TO 60 down to kavainui's Office and read a Ger
tam item IN the Hawaiian language that was on
the bulletin outside of Kawainui's Office We
rode down tOQgthpr On nrriyinu flara Nv Tbarl-.
asked ne TO jump out of the carriage and see if
the item was on tie bulletin board. | got out
found It was there, and said so TO Mr.. Parke.
Just then some people were coming ont of the Poe
AfHd ofhce and Ny. Parke took the board down of
the hook. As the Marshal was entering the car
rage }. l. hawainui came out, and he asked the
Marshal what he wanted VITA the bulletin board.
Mt. Farke replied Il 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. Kawa.,Jui and others were
standing round the carriage al the time. B. W.
hawainui said @that is not the one this Is the
one pointing TO another board with a lot of
printed matter on 1t. / said we don't want that it
Is the manuscript we want. Joe kawninui was
standing on the manka side of the carriage at the
time. He again asked the Marshal what he wanted
with the bulletin board. He said also If you
want the bulletin you might es well take out the
sheet and leave the board; and the Marshal re-
piled, "Al right" kawainui then unscreved the
back and gave the sheet TO the Marshal. and he
took the board. From there we started up 10 the
Palace, and then we went back to the Marshal's
ONCE. After being there ten minutes. note came
up from Cecil Brown A little while after that
word came to the Msrshal to 90 to the Chamber