The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-01
FRIDAY, Nov, LIST,

The Court opened at 10 a. m.
Acknowledgement Ashford moved
that the case of B. III. Kahananui,
Hiram Kaaha and A. S. Mahaulu,
conspiracy, be placed on the native
Jury calendar. He said he was
ready to present an indictment.
The indictment was then read
and translated TO the defendants.
j. l.. KaLlukou said he appeared
for Kaaha and moved that his plea
be postponed to the next term. The
Government had limited that it in
tended to be lenient in these
cases.
The Attorney General said that
ny the presentation of this indict-
ment it was evidence the Govern
,nent did not propose to stop in the
matter.
The Court-When counsel asks
for time to plead it is generally for
The purpose OF examining the indict-
nent. In this case there had been
plenty of time. The indictment was
10 the same form as those already
presented and MIR. Kaulukou bad
lad plenty of time to confer with
MS clleut since July, The case
could not be tried this term, as the
curt closed tomorrow. The de-
PENDANTS are out on bail. / will ask
them TO plead.
All three then pleaded not guilty.
The Acknowledgement moved tina,
The case be continued for the term
which was granted.
The Court said that all those in.
dicted for conspiracy and riot would
be required to attend in Court al
l p. m.
The Court then took recess to
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Court resumed at l o'clock
The seven defendants in the rio
and conspiracy cases who had beer
confined in prison unable to obtair
bail, were brought up, and the Cour
fixed the bail at 500. All the ease
connected with this affair, mot heard
were continued to next term.
Ho Fon was then arraigned before
the bar to receive sentence for con
spiracy, of which he had been founc
guilty.
Mr.. Neumann moved for an arres
of judgment.
Atterney-General Ashford said
was very serious offense and there
was not great deal in the case tt
appeal for mercy. Ho Fon is
young man with wife and two chill
dren, and he hoped he would TAX
the lesson of this occasion to heart
and it would have permanent be
nefit on him during his life.
His Honor said it was impossible
TO estimate how much this "racket'
of Wilcox's had done towards in
juring the good name of the coun
try and disturbing values. II thi
country had more revolutions n,
new enterprises could be start
ed. This disturbance was start
ed by people Disconnected, GU
of employment and without money
They got money aud he be
lleved from the evidence that tn
Chinese furnished it. Ho Fon acte
as kind of agent for the Chinese
he was foolish boy and had got int
q bad scrape. He would 6ne hir
$3.50.
Mr., Neumann withdrew his motto
for arrest of judgment.
j. NJ. Poepoe was brought up 70
sentence for conspiracy.
The Attorney-General said Poe
poe had forfeited any special clair
tor mercy in the way he had shifted
edged and fenced in giving his ev
dence in the Wilcox case, instead {
assisting the prosecution.
His Honor gave quite lecture I
Poepue and then fined him $500.
James Kauhane, who pleade
guilty for conspiracy was fined Sl0(
and David KAPPA for riot s25.
AT 2;O5 the Court adjourned I
to 10 O'Clock Saturday morning.
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