The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-05-30
COLLAPSE OF THE JAPAN
EsE LIQUOR CASES.
The Fire Company at Work-A
Lady Coffee PIanter-SaIe of
Planfafion-MoonIeht Pic
mic. at Cocoanut IsIand-A
Quiet Wedding, etc.
Special to the P. c. ADVERTISER. !

HILo, May Is. = The Japanese
liquor cases that occupied the court
so much of late met the fate that
might be expected, considering the
source from which they originated.
The case before the court was made
test case, as all the others depended
for their proof of guilt on one or two
of the three informers. The principal
witness in this case, after testifying
that he obtained the liquor on such
night at the defendants house at
Papaikou, was proven by the books of
restaurant-keeper in Hilo to have
spent the whole day and night at his
house in Hilo. Upon receiving this
testimony the judge threw the case
out of court, and so all the other
cases collapsed as the result. The
probability is now that this informer
will himself be prosecuted for per
jury, and such cases our juries up
here handle without gloves. When
the government employs and uses
such material as these gamblers to
put up jobs on innocent people to
give the court business and make it
appear that they are very careful of
the public welfare, it is no wonder
that they are brought into contempt
and are so unsuccessful in the prose
cution of so many criminal cases.
That there is more of desire to
create business for the court than a
proper consideration of the evidence
and the source from which it comes,
before cases are instituted is quite
evident.
Mr.. Andrew Brown has been here
during the past week investigating
the fire service, and the needs of the
town in that line. At a meeting of
the fire company, held at the court
house week ago, after a great deal
of discussion on various subjects, it
was decided to use the balance of the
appropriation, about $500, to build
house to store the engine, and to ask
the town hall fund-keepers to turn
over the amount collected for that
purpose, say $400, to the fire COM
pany to assist in the building. Now
that the steamer is here and in the
process of being polished up and
made bright and clear, it might be
we'll to give a public trial of it as
early as possible, to see how it will |
work, and to let the community
know what they can rely on in case
of emergency.
The sale of the Sumter coffee plan
tation at the mauka edge of the lower
woods to Captain Eldarts was con-
a few days ago for 5000.
The plantation is about four years
old, and has fifteen acres of trees,
most of them one year in bearing.
Owing to Sunter's having practically
abandoned the place for one of the
lots on the volcano road about Is miles
up, it has got into very neglected
condition, the crop of few months
ago being allowed to drop from the
trees unpicked. 1t was attempted to
stock this place couple of years ago
for $4,000, but the effort was not
successful. Captain Eldarts has
taken hold and large clearing has
already been made, showing the
coffee trees but slightly injured, SO
in ashort time the whole place should
be much improved. Lying, as it
does. just on the road, it is very de-
5irable that it be successful, as it is
about the first place of note pointed
,ut to tourists for the volcano. And /
low we have lady lawyer who has
aiken up claim on the volcano road
md intends to plant coffee like the
est of them up there, with two lady
swyers in this district and two lady
loctors within easy call, 1t is safe to
all halt in the evolution of women / /
o lately emphasized by Mrs. Potter !
Palmer driving the golden spike in !
he woman's building at the Column
ian Fair, and ask who are to be the
leaders in the near fu-
ure. '
A very large picnic party occupied i
JOCOdnuG lSlduQ on 1u6SQdy evening, [
nd in the light of a brilliant moon {
njoyed themselves till near mid /;
light. A plentiful supper was pro- :
ided and dispatched, and the row
yer the smooth bay was highly en- T
Dyed and many expressions of plea
1re were given to Miss Hattie Hitch I
ock, who got it up. ?
A very desirable work is being con- b
ucted by the Puma road board in
le lower volcano woods in cut
ng away of the weeds, that have q
rown SO high as to shut out the
Optical vegetation from view, and SO .
on the road as to whip
ne in the face in driving through. d
makes the place very much more b
itrsctive when the beautiful shrubs, Z
lants and ferns are exposed to view =
I'D form border of great beauty a
ong the roadway. Il
Subscription lists are circulating !,
r the Stevens silver service and are E.
Getting with ready response. =,
Mr. Rf1fue Tunop II hoe boor, u