The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-30
THE POLICE COURT.
vALEDICTORY ADDRESS BY JUDGE
BICKERTON AND SALUTATORY
BY POLICE JUSTICE
DAYTON.

This morning, the Police Court
opened under the direction of a new
Magistracy. Long before the APP
pointed hour, (9:3O a. NJ a large
number of the general public as
sembled within the Court room, and
the sitting accommodation was soon
filed, the front row of seats being
occupied by body of police officers
and delegates for the whole of the
Honolulu force.
A few minutes before the hour
above specified, the following named
gentlemen of the Honolulu Bar took
the seats allotted to them near the
Bench, and on the mduha side of
the Court room: Messrs. Jonathan
Austin, w. II. Castle, f. M. Hatch,
w. Austin Whiting, Lorrin A.
Thurston, +. IF Ward, A. p. Peter
son, J. A. Magoon, j. L. Dare and
G. Creighton.
The Crown was represented by
the Attorney-General, Antoine Rosa,
and the Marshal of the Kingdom,
Hon. j. l.. Kaulukou, who sat oppo-
site the members of the Bar.
The members of the press, repre-
senting the u. G.. -IdUertiSer and
DAILY BULLETIN were accommo-
dated with seats near the Marshal.
Precisely at half-past 8 O'Clock,
the newly appointed Police Justice,
David Dayton, Esq, followed by
the retired Justice, Richard F..
Bickerton, Esq, entered the Court
room from the doorway and as
cended the bench, the audience
meanwhile rising. After the formal
interchange of courtesies by the
Bench and the Bar, Justice Bicler-
ton stepped forward and said:-
"Gentlemen of the Bar, as you
are already aware Mr.. Dayton has
received from the Governor of
Oahu, his commission as Police
Justice of Honolulu, and l now in
troduce him to you my successor.
He is wcll-known to all of you and
feel sure you will extend to him
every courtesy that is due to his
high position. / trust you will treat
him as well as you have treated my
self, and in so doing, there cannot
possibly be any misunderstanding.
L thank you, gentlemen, and will
now retire in favor of Mr.. Dayton. "
Police Justice Dayton on rising,
said -
Gentlemen of the Bar, l thank
you for your presence here this
morning. | was surprised to re-
ceiye the commission of Police JUS
tice for Honolulu from the Governor
of Oahu, knowing that amongst you
there are others more able to fill the
office. i am under extreme obliga-
tions to for the courtesies extended
to me during my incumbency of the
Deputy Marshalship, and if you
will only treat me as kindly as you
have my predecessor l shall have no
reason to complain. / shall freely
ask advice from those who are
better posted in law than myself.
L am not entlrely separated from
the police, for whom l have q big
"aloha," and with whom ] have been
connected for the past 2S years, AS
to the Marshal, I have to thank hin
for many courtesies during his in.
cumbency of office, and 1 expec,
that you. gentlemen, will extend
him the same courtesy rs was ex,
tended to me during the incum.
bency of my predecessor. In the dis.
charge of my official duties, ! shall
be likely to err, but any error
may make will be from lack OF
brains, and not from lack of con.
science. l shall at all times be
ready, gentlemen, to consult with
you. My time is all my own, and ]
have no legal practice" ="
Again thanking the members OF
the Bar, His Honor resumed his seat
and proceeded with the business OF
the day.