The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-09
SUPREME COURT--JANUARY
TERM, 1885.
Chief Justice JUD1, presiding.

THURSDAY, January 8th, 1885.
The Court met at 10 o'clock and after a
few moments delay the case of Wong Kau,
charged with counterfeiting was called.
The Attorney-General conducted the prose-
cution and Mr.. Russell appeared for the
defense.
The following persons were called on
the jury. G. J. Mccarthy, e. Huddan, A.
D. Bolster, Thos. May, NJ. G. Eggles, W.
Clark, n. o. Clifford, E. S. Cunha, E. G..
Greary, ]. w. Hingley. T. Lishman, and E.
C. Hendry.
Mr.. Russell objected to anyone serving as
juror in this case who was directly or in
directly in the employ of the Government;
whereupon Mr.. Hendry stated that he had
been assisting the Secretary of the Board of
Health for the past few days, and being oh
jected to on that account withdrew. Mr..
J. F. Bowler was called in his place, but be-
ing objected to by Mr.. Russell on the ground
that he was engaged on Government con-
tract, he gave. place to Mr.. John Johnson.
The tale being complete the jurors were
sworn, and, the defendant pleading not
guilty the prosecution called as their first
witness.
Mr.. Max Eckart being sworn stated that
he was manufacturing jeweller, had been
in the business 25 years. Upon being
shown the moulds captured in the defend
ants shop he stated that they contained
the impression of the Kalakua dollar. That
such moulds were used for casting coin,
medals, etc. That the moulds were not per-
feet yet could be made SO. The impression
in them was good one of both sides of the
Hawaiian dollar. The witness described to
the jury the mamie in which such moulds
were used. There were marks On Sthe out
side of the moulds showing that they had
been clsmped together. These moulds had
not been used for casting impressions.
Upon being shown a Hawaiian dollar the
witness said that the impressions in the
moulds were like it. (The mouIds were
handed to the jury and examined by them.)
The witness was shown spurious coin.
Said it was made of tin and lead, and alloy.
Such a coin could be cast in the moulds
shown if they (the moulds) were perfected.
Mr.. Hobash and Mr.. Spear, both manu-
featuring jewellers, were next examined
and gave substantially the same evidence in
regard to the moulds, as the first witness.
MIR. Hobash, in reply to question from Mr..
Russell, for the defense, stated that a cast
copy Of a coin is never so perfect as the
original. That the moulds produced are
so imperfect that perfect dollar could not
be made from them.
In answer to the Attorney General the
witness said that the moulds could not be
used for any other purpose than that of
casting limitations of the Hawaiian dollar,
without changing the impressions inside.
Mr.. SilloWay, being sworn, that he had
known the accused about four months.
was in his shop on the Goth of November
last. He was busy with what 1 thought
was dollar which he had wrapped in paper
| end held in vice. He was filing it. On
the bench was a coin or medal which
| picked up and put in my pocket. 1t was
not silver. gave the piece to Mr.. O'Con-
nor. The one now shown me is the piece.
1 saw the pieces of wood now produced.
Did not have them IL my hand.
In reply to a question from Mr.. Russell
the witness said that he had formerly lived
on Maui. Had been convicted of selling
| liquor without license.
W. F. O'Connor being sworn, testified to
having visited the accused at his shop more
than once. On the day he arrested the ac-
cused he was standing at his work bench
| looking at the moulds. When he saw the
witness he shut the blocks together and
slipped them into a paper bag. 1 seized
them and told him to come with me. The
accused resisted, and called to some other
Cinnamon to help him. They came from a
back room, and others from elsewhere.
called to a native that was passing to help
me, and between us we took the man to the
Station-house, where delivered him to Mr..
! McKeague, with the moulds.
Kawainui sworn: Was passing along the
street, when he saw the last witness strug-
Cling with the accused and other Cinnamon.
They seemed to be trying to get away some