The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
COURT TERM AT HlL0.
--latest Particulars from 4 Corres.
pOndeht.L

10 press, tne IOiIOWlnS leJUCr was Tc-
ceived by hand from llilo. Items
of Court proceedings copied from
the lilo Record in that issue are
omitted to save space:
The term of the Third Circuit
Court, now in session here, is the
only thing at present relieving this
Sleepy Hollow from its accustomed
slowness. Thera were on the calen-
dar 8 native criminal, aud y native
civil cases; so for ign criminal, and
IS divorce eases, the last being al
most without exception natives on
bo'h sides of the controversy.
The native criminal cases were
disposed of as follows:
y .
Rex vs.. KamakuIinui. Malicious
injury. Convicted; sentenced TO
four months hard labor, and pay
costs S2S. j. w. Kalua for defend
ant
Rex Va. Kaluna. Mayhem. Con-
victcd; sentenced to two years hard
labor, and pay 500 fine. Prisoner
when drunk had bitten a woman's
lip off.
OF the civil cases, one was STRICKEN
from the calendar for informality in
the pleadings, aud the other IAN APP
peal on a $500 suit) was given to
plaintiff, after a regular "circus"
between the lawyers engaged, and
the presiding Justice, which the
audience enjoyed immensely.
or the thirty foreign criminal
cases two have already gone over to
the Waimea Term; four have, on
motion, been stricken from the
calendar for being convictions in the
Court below, under law which has
been declared unconstitutional CHE
Liquor Act Of 1889; one has been
stricken eff by reason of its being II
second conviction in Court below
for same offence; and two defend
ants were dishonest enough to bring
a lawyer all the way from Honolulu,
without pay in advance, and then
withdraw their appeals without con-
sulting him, and beat hlm out of the
fees. Two foreigners pleaded
guilty" to the charges set against
them one, Jose Joachim, Portu-
guese, for furious riding, wherein he
just managed not to kill Japanese
woman in Hilo, while top-heavy from
surplus of Madeira For This amuse-
mtnt he was fined $50 and $3.50
costs, the Judge letting him off
light, as he pleaded his own cause,
and declared he had no property
| but wife and five small children
Crooked Jack" the S. S. Islander
WHO hurgla izrd the office OF the
Iilo Sugar Co.. was the other, ant
he got four years hard labor, auc
Sl1 70 costs, for his pains.
The only foreign criminal tria
thus far finished is that of two
Japs, late arrivals in the country
who cut, manned and almost kilIet
a Chinese gardener at Star Mill, 10
hala, last March. They were con
vicled and got two years hard labo
and fine OF $40 each. V. V. Ash
ford prosecuted; and Mr.. Katsur
defended.
On yesterday morning the ceIe
brated Honomu murder case wa
commenced. Seventy-three me
were examined on their coir di,
before jury was impanelled; an
there had been several motions, de
murrers, ETC., argued in the case
previous 10 it's call for trial. 1t re
quired whole day and q half t
get the jury, and then, by workin
long hours. There is so much i
this case that even brief outline
at this stage, is Impossible, furthe
than this: that there are three Oh
nese charged with participation
one for being accessory before th
fact, one for the murder itself, an
one for accessory after the fact.
was in connection with these ioir
ders, in one trial, that the aboy
motions and 'demurrers were Gale
forth. Two of the parties are anon
the most respectable merchants {
this district-one at Hilo, and or
at Honomu. Hitchcock & HitcI
cock, V. V. Ashford, and Paul Nel
mann defend, and the ball fairl
opened this p. M. The Court roo
has been crowded since the case ws
first called, and the examinations {
"talesmen" (chie6y so, as the regl
lar panel was soon exhausted) b
the attorneys for the defence affore
ed an exhibition which kept up a
unremitting interest. 1t is though
the case will require week to tr,
Meantime, all hands from Hone
lulu are very anxious to return HON,
all being convinced that there al
worse places in the world. (No +,
ference 10 Hilo). OBSERVER.