The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-09

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Meeting the three defendants with
any opium transaction, the singu-
larly astute guardians of the law
have not made a beginning in that
direction, except Sin their minds"
We are wondering whether this is
herring drawn across the scent to
distract attention temporarily from
the operations of what the defend
ants attorney denounced, during the
trial, as the official opium ring Of
Oahu" We confess our benighted
condition as to the real facts under
lying this farce, and pray for enlight-
eminent; kindly turn your calcium
light upon the actors for the benefit
of we Mauians, Mr.. Editor.
SCRAPS.
One of the incidents of the opium
trial was the refusal of the China
man, All Mi, who was called as a
witness for the Grown, to testify
whether he executed the notes pro-
duced by Mr.. Boardman, though he
disclaimed any tendency of an an
sWer to incriminate him. The Deputy
Attorney General pressed for All
Mis- punishment for contempt, and
the Court responded with fine of
$50 imposed upon his Celestial OBJ
stinacy.
Our little community has felt its
Importance during this week, Incl
dent to the advent of so much of the
official and professional element of
Honolulu to attend and conduct the
opium trial.
The manager of the local saloon
reports business as booming, as re
suit in part of the advent above ad
verified to.
Besides Mr.. Jones, Court Steno-
grapher, there was present Mr.. III. Z.
Austin, of Waihee, who took short.
hand notes of the trial proceedings
for Honolulu paper, supposed to be
either the Bulletin or Ka Leo.
We are again met by the rumor
that one of our policemen has for the
second time at least distinguished
himself by doing the Jesse James act
between here and Kahului, the victim
being a Chinaman, who claims to
have been relieved of 500 by that
guardian" of the peace and prop
erty of the citizen. But, after all, how
can a guardian" intelligently ad-
minister the peoples property with
out first appropriating the same. The
policeman in question is still on the
force-one of the official trustees
to all appearances, though the rumor
of the alleged robbery is public here,
and is generally believed. After the
tactics of his chief, the Marshal, in
rifing private correspondence, why
should not this enterprising makai
combine the congenial and lucrative
function of a road agent with that of
his public service? Why should
criminal practices make this officer a
criminal, if the rifing of sealed let
ters, obtained by indirection, makes
another officer a public benefactor
By the way Maui is interested in
knowing what the Wilder's S. S. Co.
will do with the clerk who so ofici-
ously passed over the property of a
passenger by their line, (said to have
been found in his stateroom) to a
customs officer, for the purpose of
subjecting the passenger to inconve-
nience and prosecution. We up here,
have some interest in knowing what
is to be the fate of our private pa
pers, sealed letters, ETC., which we
may inadvertently lose or mislay on
board this company's steamers. Is
it legal for the person SO coming
into possession of another's prop
erty, knowing its owner, to make
such use of it as this company's clerk
did? More light, Mr.. Editor, please.
The counsel for defendants main
tanned that the acts of all parties
concerned in the pocket book episode
were criminal acts; while his sub
Excellency as stoutly denied it, and
painted those acts in all the roseate
hues of laudable bsnevolence. Be
tween the conflicting assertions OF
those petti-fogging lawyers, we ruraI
laymen are awfully befuddled, and
now we appeal to you. Mr.. Editor
for the true state of the law.
It is said that, upon her arrival a.
Kahului, for a visit to Maui few
days since, Mrs.Dr. Nichols of Homo
lulu, had her trunk opened and
searched by the customs officers a.
that port. 1t is also stated that the
law allows such acts as this, and if i
does, we hope the Legislature viii
effect some notifications in it. Sucl
arbitrary acts, if generally persisted
In, would soon create Juror against
such a law.
The mills in this locality have
ceased grinding for the season, with
the result that the product of each
has fallen below the estimate, though
not much below. The weather i!
favorable for cane, and prospects fol
the coming season are good.
1t is rumored that future passen
gers out of Kahului on the Claudine
will be obliged to roll in the trough
of the sea, at anchorage, from
o'clock to s P. NJ. before starting, TIT
object whereof is said to be to pre-
vent the necessity of entering Homo
lulu harbor before daylight. Th,
prospect is not soothing to our gas
trio susceptibilities. We all like tn,
Claudine and her commander, bu
this three hours rocking in tn,
cradle of the deep may not tend t
increase our aloha for the craft OF
her route. We shall see. lao.
Maui, April Z.