The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-07
SUPREME C0ijhT.
Opening 0f the tprii Term. Dis.
charge OF tusurrcction!sis.


The April term of the Supreme
Court opened at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Mr.. Justice Bickcrton
presided and the following members
of the bar were present: His Excel
Icncy c. W. Ashford, Attorney
General, MIR. Charles Creighton,
Deputy Acknowledgement; Messrs.
Paul Ncumann, W. Il. Castle. An
tone Rosa, w. q. Smith, Vim. Eos
ter, w. \. Whiting, V. V. Ashford.
+. NJ. Hatch, a. +. Peterson, j. l..
kaulultou, W. C.. Achi, J. W. Ka.
lua, j. A. Magoon, J. II. Barenaba,
j. NJ. Poepoc, }. NJ. Davidson,
Henry n. Castle, $ II. Kane, Gard.
ner X. Wilder, &. l.. Carter, w. G..
Parke, ). X. kaco, and Enoch
johnson. Marshal Sopcr was officer
of the Court, and Mr.. Henry Smith,
Chief Clerk, was ut the desk.
On the opening of the Court the
Acknowledgement announced the
change in his Deputy, presenting
the commission of Charles Creieh-
ton, appointed in place of a. p.
Peterson, resigned.
The following persons, each
charged with either conspiracy or
riot, were called and stood up in two
ranks, there being over 80 of them /:
Kahuak.i, Hamaia, kaena, Kuka-
ulalii, A. X. Palckaluhi, T.: II. Ma
huka, S. X. Pua, kailianu, George
Kali, Kaimimoku, Kaalokai, Sam
Lclco, George Maxwell, John Kaai,
Adam kaeo, George Baker, David
Kahukula, Thomas Spencer, Kani.
kalio, William Perry, Pupule, Ma
Inc, lloomanawanui, $. Kila, Robert
Palau, Nahinalau, Auwae, kauhi-
koa, Manuel kaaua, Kalihi, Pamalo,
Polikapn, Moses Makaluh, Manu-,
Namclana, Kamaikaloa, John kelii
John Palau, Nakai, Solomon Ka-
halehili, Kawehena, Kahoomahele
Keawe, Makolo, John Hapa, Kanoa,
Kamai, S. +. Kaiue, Walu, Hiram
Kaaha, Il. II. kahananui, A. S.
Mahaulu, and Juno Davis.
The Acknowledgement said May
it please the Court: The political
disturbance ont of which these cases
grew was led by a number of men,
chief of whom is II. w. Wilcox, who
has had trial before a jury of his
countrymen, involving all or nearly
all which would come before jury
in the case of any of these men. A
number Of others were not prose.
cuted because they were used n:
Crown witnesses. 1t is the opinion
of the Crown that it is Of no practi
cal utility to prosecute these, a
after the acquittal of Wilcox it il
not likely any of these men woult
be convicted. There arc other
reasons which it is not necessary tC
state, thinking that these are sutli
cient, and if this honorable Court
considers them so, or has other
reasons of its own, we ask that leave
be granted to enter nolle prosequ
in each of these cases.
His Honor, addressing the inter
prefer, said: You may say to these
men, Mr.. Wilcox, that the motion
Of the Acknowledgement was sub
mitted to me q few days ago, ant
you have now heard what the honor
able gentleman has said. The COur
grants the motion, and gives leav
for nolle prosequi to be entered
and orders the discharge of these dc
PENDANTS.
The defendants with pleased i
not surprised looks then disappeared
into the dense crowd watching tin
proceedings.
The Court announced that case
would he heard as nearly rs posi-
ble in the order in which they ap
pcared on the calendar. Then fol
lowed the usual arrangements re
quired in cases Of retired or absen
counsel, after which indictment
were presented on the Hawaiian
jury calendar. The Deputy Attor
ney-Gcneral said he expected to b
ready to try lIapu for murder o.
Wednesday.
The trial of Kahaku for larcen
began before native jury and i
now in progress. Creighton for tn
Crown, Kane for defendant.