The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-13
YOU SUNG ACQUITTED OF THE
MALIKO GULCH MURDER.
Mossman EmbezzIement Case Contin.
ued-Court Notes, Etc.

OF the EecODQ Circuit WIS DtSuH VI
Wednesday morning June 9TH, Hon
A. N. Kepoikai, circuit judge, pre-
siding, there being present @. h
Wilder, deputy attorney general has
prosecuting attorney for the govern,
ment; S. f. Chillingworth, sheriff oi
the island and the following deputy
sheriffs, ]. G. Long of Waikiki, r
Il. Hose of Lanaiua, J.. a. Andrews
OF Makawao and III. III. Reuter- OF
Hama. Officers of the court present
were Henry Smith, clerk of the judi
ciary department; Goodale Arm
strong, clerk of the circuit; w. l..
Wilcox, Hawaiian interpreter; Lii
Cheung, Chinese interpreter; j. w.
Jones, stenographer, and u. Nahoo-
lewa, police officer from Honolulu
having charge of the alleged muir
derer.
Members of the bar present were:
j. A. Magoon, A. Rosa, V. V. Ash
ford, j. l.. Kaulukou, John Richard
son, John W. Kalua and John Kala-
ma; also the following magistrates;
VIM. I'll. Daniels OF Wailuku, Chas.
Copp of Makawao and NJ. Kealoha
of Honuaula.
Following is the order of the cases
and disposition of the same:
Regina va. Kamaka W. liquor
selling, appeal from WaIluku. A
nolle prosequi was entered on the
10th; Rosa for defendant.
Provisional Government Hawaiian
Islands VS.. Joe Ross, embezzlement.
Tried on the 7th by Hawaiian jury
which returned an oral verdict of not
guilty by direction of the court.
Rosa and Richardson for defendant.
Provisional Government Hawaiian
Islands vs.. Kuaokahala K. house
breaking. Defendant plead guilty
on the 9Th and was sentenced the
next day to six months imprisonment
at hard labor. Richardson for de-
fendant.
Provisional Government Hawaiian
Islands vs.. Puhipuhi W. polygamy.
The deputy attorney general declin-
ing to present an indictment, the de-
PENDANT was discharged on the 10th;
it transpired that defendant presum-
ed that her former husband, Chi
nese, has either died or left the isl
ands some five years ago, hence her
second marriage. Defendant in per-
son.
Provisional Government Hawaiian
Islands w. T. S. Nahum, suppression
of offenses, appeal from Molokai;
nolle prosequi entered on the
10TH Kalua for defendant.
The appeal of Geo. Kalilikane,
found guilty of malicious injury by
the district magistrate of Molokai,
was withdrawn on the 18th.
Provisional Government of Ha-
waiian Islands VS.. You Sung, alias
All Sung, charged with the murder
Of a Japanese woman at Maliko
gulch, in August of last year. The
defendant was tried on the 9Th by a
foreign jury, which rendered a
unanimous verdict of not guilty.
There was no direct evidence as to
the killing, but the defendant was
seen going towards Haiku by half a
dozen school children, just after the
deceased had been seen by them also
going in the same direction; the
evidence was altogether circum-
stantiaI, although there was some
testimony to show foul play. Ma
COON for defendant.
Regina vs.. All See, opium selling.
appeal from Hama, heard on the 9th,
jury being waived; judgment of the
lower court affirmed; sentenced to
pay a fine of 500. Magoon for de-
PENDANT.
The appeals of Sam Gee and four
others for maintaining lottery
scheme, Alan and All Fan for gamb-
ling and Aliona for larceny were dis
missed for failure to file notices of
appeal according to a recent ruling
OF the supreme court.
On the 9th foreign jury was
called to try the case of the Provi-
sional Government Of Hawaiian
Islands Va. Joao Gomez Jardine, alias
Kaula, under charge of assault with
intent to commit rape; failing to
agree upon a verdict, the jury was
discharged after deliberating one
hour and half Ashford for defend
ant.
The cash bail (S125) of Kihara
Yozi, charged with distilling liquor,
was declared forfeited for non:
appearance; also SO deposited by
E. Foran, under charge of assault
and battery.
Provisional Government Of Hawaii
an Islands vs.. Sakamoto and SINH
mort, conspiracy in the second de-
gree; tried by foreign jury on the
9th, which rendered an oral verdict
of guilty without retiring. Defend
ants had conspired in the arrest and
trial OF some other Japanese before
the district court of Makawao for the
alleged larceny of pig. Defendants
had no counsel, and were each sen
fenced to pay a fine of 5000 on the
10th.
A nolle prosequi was entered or
the 10th in the case OF Regina VS.
Ahana, charged with gambling.
Richardson for defendant.
William l.. Mossman of MakawaC
was arranged on the 10th under an
indictment charging him with EN-
bezzlement, and his trial was con
tlnued until the December term O
court. Ashford for defendant.
Manuel 9. Ross was granted a di
vorce from his wife on the 7th on tn
ground of desertion. Richardson 70
plaintiff.