The Daily bulletin., 1889-10-28
Bush CONTEMPT CASE.
The Defendant EOund GIUts aud
bNned " nee with COSts.

fishing certain articles in ha Oiaio |
and Ia Leo ka Lahui calculated |
to bring the Court into ridicule, etc.
Bush filed an answer that at the
time he was not editor and publisher
of the Ia Leo o ka Lahui and there
fore not responsible. lie was pub
Usher of the Ia Oiaio and the arti-
cles contained therein would not
bring him into contempt
Acknowledgement Ashford said
the series of articles which appeared
in the papers on the prosecutions,
tended to prejudice the public and
obstruct the administration of JUS
tice and bring the Court into ridi
cule and bad odor. Bush's denial
of responsibility would have to be
proved and he would call witnesses.
S. X. Kane sworn, stated know
Bush. AT present time he publishes
the ka Oiaio at his house, Printers
lane. know the Ka Leo ka La
hui. Have had conversation with
Bush about his newspaper enter
prises. IA Oiaio was the first pub
lished. 1t is a weekly. Bush in
conversation said it would he better
to have daily paper.
Cross-examined--The Ka Leo
ka Lahui says that Mikasohe and
kanoa are the publishers.
BY the Court The articles in the
weekly read different from the daily.
w. G. Achi sworn, stated Il know
Bush, he Is publisher of the Ka Ola
10, and another paper ka Leo ka
Lahui comes from his office.
asked Bush why he put Mikasobe
and kanoa in as editors, as people
did not trust them. He told me he
put them while the trouble with
the conspiracy cases lasted, When
they were over he would put in his
own name. He said some time
after he was making money on the
Ea Lahui. l have charged Bush
with libel, the article first appeared
in the Lahui, then after IN the ka
Oiso.
Several copies OF ka Oiaio and
Lahui were offered ~ evidence and
the Acknowledgement rested his
case.
For the defendant the following
witnesses were called:
5. p. kan0a sworn, stated
have q small interest in the ka Leo
ka Lahui, Mikasobe is the editor,
| am his assistant. We are RESPONSE
BILE for the articles. Bush has no.
thing to do with the management.
Bush is editor and manager Of the
ka Oiaio. Both papers are issued
| from Bush's residence. ] handle
the cash. Articles for the Leo ka
Lahui are not submitted to Bush.
Frank Metcalfe took my place on
the paper last week.
Cross-examined-I was assistant
editor and wrote some articles.
John Sheldon wrote those two arti-
cles (pointed out in the paper). |
had weekly salary, paid myself as
[ had the money. Kept the balance
for the next week Made settle
ment TO the proprietors. Bush is
one of them. Sometimes dividends
were paid. The stockholders in tbs
Ka Leo ka Lahui are Bush, Ka-
noa, John Sheldon and Metcalfe.
understood there were four share:
and l owned one. l put in $50
The press and apparatus belong tc
| 'hn al
were transferred to the other. Tha
was because we we're short Of type
The two papers have been consider
ed one thing as far as the issuing i
concerned. The same men set NJ
the type for the two papers. pa,
all the men.
John +. Bush sworn, stated
deny the statement of w. G. Ach
that Mikasobe and Kanoa's name
were to appear during the insurrec
ton trials and mine after. hav
an interest in the Ka Leo ka La
hui. Mikasobe and Kanoa are tn,
responsible publishers. l am re
sponsible for the Ka Oiaio. l hav
no control of articles published il
the Lahui nor are they submitted tt
me. Why articles appear in tn
Lahui from the Oiaio is because W
get short Of matter. Kanoa handle
, the cash for Lahui. They pay m
for publishing it when they can
Had money from him on account
had no settlement. My interest i
the Lahui is held for m
children. i used some of thei
money. Mikasobe and Kano
have asked inc for advice and tol
them to be careful. l got the in
, spiration in writing the article IN
nau Pill Aupuni" from q. csmmunt
cation in the BULLETIN. The report
of the trial took from the BuLLf
TIN.
Cross.examined-I am respons
, bic for everything written in til
Ka Oiaio (a copy of Ka Oiaio {
August 9th was here shown the wi
ness, with local stating that "or
] daily will be published in the morI
ing" | suppose it meant the Lahu
, The paper is not published on Satu
= day for j observe that day as Sal
;, bath.
y Mr., Rosa said that Bush had /