The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-01-16
SUPRE ME COURT.
Jaauary Term Before McCu!Iy, j

FRIDAY, January l6.
The King VS.. Cheng Hip Hing,
All Cheong and three others. The
defendants were charged with violat-
ing the statute which makes it an Of
Tense to have illegal possession of
the implements of banking game,
in this instance the game Of
pakapio, on appeal from a convic-
ton in the Police Court. The two
named above were found guilty by
the jury. On being arraigned for
sentence, after hearing Mr.. Ashford,
counsel for the defendants, and Mr..
Creighton, for the Crown, Mr.. JUS
tice McCully said:
have expressed myself from time
to time on the subject of the prose-
cution of Cinnamon for gaming. 1t
is well known that there is no other
gambling practised in the country
than that by Cinnamon. The few
instances cited by the Deputy At
torney-General of prosecutions
brought against foreigners for this
offense are too rare exceptions to
qualify the general observations.
There is no betting on the horse
races at Kapiolani Park and on other
sporting events. There is no gam,
bling going on in hotel rooms and
saloons and hired rooms by foreign
ers. That must be the fact because
there are no prosecutions. 1t is said
there are none with the rarest excep-
tions, on account of the difficulties
in making proofs. And it is said
that there are great difficulties con-
nectcd with the detection and prose-
cution of Chinese games also. But
if there are they are overcome not
seldom.
The scales of justice are repre-
sented under the likeness of our
Chief Justice Lee, overlooking the
court room, as being evenly balanced,
and it strikes me as an enormous in
justice to the most industrious class
of people in this community that
they should be raided and bounded
and tied together by their queues as
these men were, for their gaming
while others are let alone.
| shall impose the penalty which
upon reflection since last evening |
had determined, the same that was
in my mind before hearing counsel.
| had supposed until just now look
ed at the record of the Police Court,
that their penalty had been a fine Of
one hundred dollars each, which |
thought was large. | am astonished
to find that it was five hundred dol
lars. 1t is shocking to my sense of
justice from anything that has been
shown in this trial.
| sentence them each to a fine of
twenty-five dollars with costs.
The King VS.. All Sung alias Sam
Hoy. Burglary. Ashford for de-
PENDANT. Continued for the term.
Acknowledgement Peterson moved,
and nolle prosequi was granted in
each of the four following cases of
appeal from Police Court:
l. The King VS.. Young John Wing.
Assault and battery.
2. The King VS.. Narcisse Perry.
Assault and battery. Ashford for
prosecution; Davidson for defendant.
3. The King VS.. Iwamura and two
others. Gaming. Kaulukou for de-
PENDANTS.
4. The King VS.. See Au alias All
Yam. Whiting for defendant.
The King VS.. Akana. Unlawful
possession of opium. Appeal from
Police Court. Continued. Neumann
for defendant.
The King VS.. All Hung alias Chock
Heen. Larceny fourth degree. APP
peal from Police Court. Appeal
Withdrawn. Davidson for defendant.
The King VS.. r. Gerke. Assault
and battery. Appeal from Police
Court. Appeal dismissed with leave
for Reinstatement if defendant comes
in on Monday next: Whiting for de-
PENDANT.
The Court adjourned for the day
immediatel y after noon recess.
Tomorrow the Court will hear di-
vOrce cases.
The foreign jurors are excused till
Monday.