The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-14
Supreme Court.
OCTOBER TERM.
TUESDAY,

TUESDAY, Oct. 13.
In the case of the Queen VS.. Kaahi
waena-vagrancy-th defendant was
sentenced to four months imprisonment
at hard labor.
In the Queen VS.. Oliya-forgery-de
PENDANT was sentenced to three months
Imprisonment at hard labor and $25 fine.
The Queen VS.. VIM. Hoopii; charged
with burglary in breaking and entering
the store of B. f. Ehlers.
This case occupied almost the entire
day, being called at $3.50 and the jury
not rendering a verdict until 6P. NJ. The
prosecution called officers Toussaint and
Hopkins and Mr.. Dow, clerk in the Mar
shal's Office. These witnesses related
the circumstances of the capture OF the
accused and his admissions made after
arrest. The prosecution rested at IL 40,
and the defense, represented by MIR. Ma
wahi, called Captain Trip, who testified
that he had twice driven through the
town with Hoopii in carriage, and that
on these occasions Hoopll had pointed
out and identified two men as his con-
federates. These two men were Mr.. Nc
Gifin and Harry Juen, late OF the Police
force.
At rs VIM. Hoopii, sworn, testified
mauka wall of the veranda. The hole
was not boarded up. He climbed the
skylight and broke, by accident, the
GLASS with his foot. He had taken the
things merely as proof that he had
effected the entrance. The burglary
was planned beforehand with two white
men. whom he saw for the first time the
evening of his first entry at Davies q Cos.
The two men were sitting in front of the
coffee shop on Hotel street, near Castle
& Cookies. They called him to come and
sit down and asked him what his BUSH
| ness was. He said he was a carpenter.
They told him it would be better to work
| for them for So night than IN the day
time for s.. 80. They would not tell what
the business was until he promised to do
it. It was to help them to get Wilson
discharged, by committing burglarles. L
Quit work as carpenter and took to
burglary as a business. Used to meet
these men between 10 and IL P. M, back
I of Castle & Cookies store. Knew II was
Wrong to commit the burglaries. Never
took ANYTHING for myself. The men TOOK
ali the money. Don't know how much L
made. You (meaning counsel) can
reckon it up-5 times 81. L was not
CAPTURED owing to the assistance OF the
two men. They kept near and gave me
assistance; told me where there woulo De
no watch each night. They knew aoou II
the burglary at Ehlers'. That night
saw them at the coffee shop. Juen W.. was
discharged then, so did not know that
Toussaint was going to be near Enters, :.
! VIM Hoopii was on the stand LOT
nearly an hour. At 80 the Court TOOK
an hours recess, and upon re'assemoihg
the Court and jury proceeded TO T rhe
premises and inspected them. in ne
prosecution put in some testimony IN re-
bultal. and the jury retired about 4 M,
returning at o'clock with unanimous
verdict Of guilty. Sentence reserved.
The motion to quash the lndlctm f7i1,
in the case of the Queen VS.: Lam h An
Chez ct al, on the ground OF autrelo nn
acouit, was argued in the. afternoon
before the Court in Banco by a; .; R Man
we'll for the prosecution. and Paul Neu,
mann for the defendants; Inc 0sp oino -
the case was whether the defendants;
having been acquitted OF murder, c4uiu
be tried again for arson, the DEAN In IA
question having been the result ol 'no
burning. ..of law ri
great importance. Judgment was 10,
served.