The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-09
December Term of the Second
Circuit Court - Stray
ScribbIines, Etc.

OF peaceful Lahaina. Sunday AM
Monday was passed most quietly AM
enjoyably, but during all Tuesday
second invasion occurred, this tim,
by the calvary division of old Kin,
Court, and the interesting village o
bread-fruits, palms and ruins hai
since then been the scene OF life
hustle and legal proceedings. During
Tuesday evening the Kinau brought
the Honolulu delegation, and during
Thursday morning the Mokolii added
the Molokai detachment. Something
ter A. NJ, on the 9Th inst, Circuit
Suuge N Kepoikai entered the
court rOOm,>2nd Sheriff Chillings-
worth formally announced the begin.
ming of the December- term. There
was host of official dignitaries in
attendance. There were Deputy
Attorney-General Wilder and Messrs.
Kinney, Rosa, V. V. Ashford, Creigh-
ton, Achi, Paehaole, Maheluna, Ka-
lua, Richardson, Kalama, all men,
bers of the bar; the District Magis-
trates, Messrs. Copp, Daniels, Kahau-
lelio, Kaleo and Kalauokalani; the
deputy-sheriffs, Messrs. Hooking,
Joseph, Scott and Baldwin; the inter-
I.
Or. A. Doyle (Japanese), All Choy
(Chinese), a Tavares (Portuguese);
and Captain Andrews; Arthur Wilder
(stenographer) and others.
After the usual preliminaries, one
of which was the examination of the
calendar, which showed sixteen GRIM
inal cases, the jury attempted to try
the issue entitled Pro 7isional Govern
ment VS.. All Flu ct al. Four China
men had assaulted native boy at
Wailuku, the ''casus bellp' being a
dispute over some water rights.
However, the jurymen never
received their dollar per man,
as two of the defendants plead
guilty before they had had an oppor-
tunity to reach verdict, and All Flu
was fined So, Kong Fong $50 and the
other two were allowed to go without
punishment for good reasons.
In the Lahaina murder case, per-
haps the most importanS one of the
term, Sikh YOsugarO, after a cOnsulta-
tion with w. A. Kinney, Esq, plead
guilty to manslaughter in the first de-
gree and was sentenced to eleven
years imprisonment at hard labor.
The two Japs, Sikh YOsugaro and his
victim, made an appointment to fight
because of some ill-feeling, and i'm the
struggle the murder took place. 1t
was a sort of duel to the death.
During Thursday morning, after the
judge had declared this sentence, the
Molokai case, Provisional Government
vs.. John Hiu, for feloniously branding,
was nolle prosecuted the ami
nal in Question had been returned to
Jvrfison, its owner.
The next case, Provisional Govern
ment VS.. Kaula Ia Portuguese for
criminal assault upon native girl at
Waikapu, consumed several hours
and finally terminated in an acquittal
owing to- the legal efforts OF V. V.
Ashford, who served the defendant
without recompense.
No. IS, Provisional Government vs.
Yoshimoto, for the distillation OF
okolehau, resulted in verdict OF
guilty. Spirituous liquor was proved
to have been found i'm the defendants
possession, and that, according to the
law of 'S4, is prima facie evidence OF
its manufacture. The sentence will
be given tomorrow morning. j. *.
Kalua for the defense.
No. "a, Jose Maciel VS.. Jose Freitas,
civil costs of $500 claimed for assault.
A. Rosa for plaintiff; Chas. Achi for
defense. No verdict as yet o PM.
1t is possible that the foreign jury
will finish their part of the calender
by tomorrow (Frlday) night.
STRAY SCRIBBLINGS.
Conductor Quill, of the Kahului
Railroad Company, uses n bell punch. |
Mr.. J. w. Colville'S new house at |
Paia is approaching completion-per- |
hans the Christmas dinner will be |
eaten in 1T.
Saturday night, the I'd inst, nearly |
an acre of cane was burned at Kama |
pail, Lahaina,-the act of japanese |
incendiary.
ID. Howard Hitchcock, artist, who |
has recently returned from severalJ
wears study In Paris, has been visiting |
for few-days, his sister, Mrs. III. >.
Townsend of Lahainaluna. He de-
parted for Hilo last Tuesday night.
Pioneer Mill, Lahaina, started |
grinding on the 9Th inst, and the
Waikiki folks have been making
sugar for about two weeks.
During Sunday night, the Sd inst,
another incendiary fire occurred at
Lahainaluna and again about an acre
of cane was burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J. Mclaughlin OF
Waikiki should be congratulated. 1t
is pretty baby boy.
LAST Saturday evening (the I'd inst.)
after the Waiiuku teachers had I'm
a1-..i Their local circle meeting, they
improvised an entertainment when
was mucn enJOyeu ny lhSLA
and neighbors. 1t consisted OF music
and Rotations.
During Wednesday afternoon 18th
inst.), tennis games were played In
the shady court of Mr.. and Mrs:
Dickinson. Lahaina ladies are all
good tennis players.
There's n real banyan tree behind
the Lahaina Court House. 1t should
be most carefully cherished.
At p. NJ. Saturday, the 9th inst, a
baseball game will take place on the
Lahaina grounds between the Wal
xapu and Iahaina Mines
There's some talk of negro min
strel show to be followed by dance,
to occur at "Lanikea," the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. +. III. Hayselden, La
haina, either tomorrow or Saturday
night.
G. A. Doyle, Esq, the japanese IN
terpreter, accomplished neat bit OF
detective work during today. 1t seems
that two Japs have been recently I'M
prisoned because of the incendiary
fires which have been occurring on
the Lahaina plantation. The evidence
against them was not of the strongest
nature and the Government was anx-
ions to obtain additional facts. AS an
E-J,oar,apt S5DO reward was offered |