The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-05-28
COURT NOTES FROM HILo.

We have been permitted to make the
blowing extracts from private letter
received psr last mail Of the Kinau:
To show the vast amount Of business
s.sf7-e che Circuit Court during the first
week 55 the term, the writer says, the
Court kapt long hours, from a. m. to
-a-- and from ] TO 5 80 p. m, and on
Two DAYS as late as Top. m.
Tr51e f0r murder was acquitted on
-as defense OF insanity, and the Court
committed him to the Insane Asylum,
which power Is delegated to 1t by an Act
Il me legislature passed in 1862. DR..
El7--5z gave very clear testimony in
TIE case. and the writer thinks the jury
we're justified in their verdict. The
shaving was entirely without motive and
re-r sudden. The trial occupied one
whole day
Inc next case was that OF j. W. hekoa
s5-za assault with loaded pistol on a
--zaneze 70 make him pay his taxes
Sd. Testimony Tor the prosecution
was given bv Jauanese and Portuguese.
The -u-v- rendered a unanimous verdict
rf not guilty. Mr. Rosa appeared for
z-e defense.
0r Thursday May 9Th an appeal
case AGAINST kealakaula for larceny OF
Z +r--v-Hve cent bucket was tried and
-rz defendant acquitted. Joseph Ma
wan zrFpeared Tor the defendant.
The rex- case was that OF hekahuna
and Kaaanui. brother and sister Tor
zn-e--- 4 request by counsel Tor the
DEFENDANTS Nessrs. AChl and Nawahl)
ana II the Jury believed that one kepa
zn5 not hekahUna opened the door
zHen the constables came, they must
zc-uit the defendants, was overruled by
-1e Court. The Jury rendered verdict
1i uCt guilty.
on Fridzv MAY 10TH Kama Kulinui
7-4s r-ie5 Tor malicious injury in cutting
I'D q fzded horse in a most cruel way
wien half drunk. John w. kalua APP
-.=.-e5 f1r the defense The jury were
c-- from Il 80 q. n. TO about 10 p. m.
z---lrE the case. A unanimous verdict
c= guilty was returned
Tbe [as- case ioy Hawaiian jurors was
-F1af OF Kaluua, who was tried Tor may
be-- hitting q wOman's lip off at Puma
when intoxicated with sour potato and
ava. The Jury, on which were three
-aIez-er- after few hours, returned
verdict of guilty. three dissenting. The
5efer5zrt-s request after verdict to poll
TIE 7-rv. was UveTuled by the Court.
Rosa Tor defendant.
saturday Nav IL was devoted to the
hearing of civil cases and divorces. A
--8nf neut member Of the bar, probably
-E-7-.r gverwurk, having some business
before the Court this morning, had to be
Weakened cut oil sleep to attend hear
Er.. The Court COunseled with the
LAWYER
III the afternoon after the weeks work
che writer saws His Honor the Chief
Justice rode over the new road to the
Volcano Tor several miles. The Judge
was heard 30 remark that it (the road
PROMISES Do be beautiful drive when
conn -etel-
Tie foreign Jurors were in attendance
E Monday May 49,, 10 Try two Japan
s---f ar very bad assault on CHINA
man cutting his left hand nearly OIL.
n-r Kat-ura. the japanese lawyer, de-
=l-5.f. ana had lot Of witnesses to
r-ure an aIui. The trial lasted all day,
and The 51rg returned a unanimous YER
dict of guilty. 1agi and lahuchl are
.ta names u the defendants.
W.-1r-. Neumann anC Y. Y. Ashford
were urziuE that the Chinese lAki ct all
-r--ft-r rase with the accessories before
and after the tact shall be tried in Homo
---- A motion to change the same was
--.-7 and 0veTruled and demurrer Tor
5laar Vi The accessories with the prln-
l-n4-
Tire man for malicious injury was SEN
rsrraE tg four months and costs; and the
ascendant In the mayhem case to two
wears and 500 fine and costs.
lack Tor h0usebreaking and stealing
-F-e sale and $500 Vas sentenced to four
wears ~ this was q second otfense.
A Portuguese for furious riding, plead
entity and was fined so and costs; and
several persons for selling liquor without
license have paid up fines and costs.
A rr7soner in for larceny Of turkeys
and sentenced 10 - months by the Puma
magistrate was released on habeas
,-.-pus. the statute authorizing only one
re Court was engaged Monday eve
mig. hearing argument on plea OF
surTel5is convict in a Portuguese man
Slaughter case from kohala, he having
been convicted OF an assault and fined
-. IN the Police Court, from which he
supsaled before the aSsailed had died.
TIE Court overruled the plea, but sus-
-.fned 4 similar plea in another case OF
prisoners who had been convicted under
section 5 oil the gaming Act OF 1856 and
ve-e nov charged under Section 3 OF the
same Act on the same state Of facts.
The whole OF Tuesday May IA was
snsnt In irving 10 get jury IN the Ho-
--uu1u murder case,-The King vs.. Akl
80 others. On Wednesday the 10Th at
ID. after examining seventy five
5--s-s. the parties succeeded in getting
-v-zlvs men who were not objected to,
md being sworn as jurors to try the case,
- rial proceeded. The Attorney Gen
- spened the case on behalf OF the
P-,za-u-ioD. Case still on when the
steamer lett. e....
after this case there were some fifteen
more an the calendar and ii Is not likely
- the Court will return to Honolulu,
rnr7l about May 29th. 1t is heavy
term
The Court and members OF the bar
4rere ali well at last accounts.