The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-02-14
THE NEW ACT.
Judge Whiting Opens the First
Oahu Term Under the
Judiciary Act.

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when the first term of the First
Judicial Circuit was opened by
Judge Whiting. Judge Frear sat
with Judge Whiting on the bench
while Chief Justice Judd and
Associate Justice Bickerton, with
President Dole and Minister Jones,
were also present in the Court
room. The bar was also very
fully represented. Besides At
torney-General Smith and Deputy
Attorney General Brown, the
following attorneys were among
those present:
General Hartwell, c. w. Ashford,
Chas. Creighton, A. P. Peterson,
]. A. Magoon, II. E. Cooper, J. L.
Kaulukou, A. Rosa, Enoch John
son, J. K. Kahookano, J. Nawahi,
J. K. Kaulia, S. K. Kane, A. G..
Correa and A. Kauhi.
A large number of Hawaiians
and Chinese adorned the back
ground and among them were sew
eral of the disengaged band-boys
enjoying their vacation.
The Court was opened without
any special ceremony, and after
the usual preliminaries business
began.
No. 3. The Queen VS.. Lui Opu-
nui. Needless driving. Appeal
from Honolulu District Court.
Kaulukou for defendant. In this
case the defendant did not appear
and his bail was forfeited.
No. 6. The Queen VS.. Kanaka-
okai alias Kalauola. Maintaining
lottery scheme. Appeal from Ho-
nolulu District Court. Xaulukou
for defendant. The appeal in this
case was withdrawn.
/. The Queen VS.. Kaloa, assault
and battery. Appeal from Homo
lulu District Court. Kaulukou for
defendant.
This case was tried in the
afternoon before a Hawaiian jury,
who brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
9. The Queen VS.. Lukela Kaai-
manu-, felonious branding. Appeal
from Koolauloa District Court.
The trial of the above case was
not completed yesterday, and will
be continued this morning.
The Court adjourned at 4 PM
The case of the Queen VS.. Lukela
Kaaimanu, felonious branding,
which was still on when the Court
adjourned at 4 o'clock the preced-
ing afternoon occupied the whole
of Tuesday morning and part of
the afternoon. At about 2 80 P. NJ.
the jury brought in a verdict of
guilty, two dissenting.
The next case taken up was No.
= the Queen VS.. J. II. Kama, as
sault and battery, appeal from
Honolulu District Court; Kane
akua for defendant. The jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty,
one dissenting.
In cases Nos. 8 and Is, the
Queen VS.. Sam and Peter Pedro,
and the Queen VS.. Sam Pedro,
nolle pros. was entered, defendants
paying costs.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. s, 1898.
No. 81, (a). The Provisional
Government VS.. Nahaolelua and
six others malicious burning.
This is the case of the fire lately
started in Emma square. There
was no evidence worth mentioning
against the defendants and the
Court ordered the jury to bring in
a verdict of Not Guilty.
The Queen VS.. John Burke,
maintaining lottery scheme. APP
peal from Honolulu District Court.
Kaulukou for defendant. Verdict
Not Guilty, one dissenting, at $3.50
P. NJ.
E. E. Carey, charged with Grim
inal libel on the information of
DR.. Harrison, asked the Court for
leave to file bond of $3.50 without
surety to release his cash bail of
$500 in Court. The motion was
granted. Peterson for the prose-
cution, Hartwell for defendant.
In cases 10 and II, the Queen
vs.. John Mahuka and G. D. Wilio-
ka; assault and battery, a mol.
pros. was entered, the wives of de-
PENDANTS interceding in their be-
half.
AT CHAMBERS.
In the matter of Geo. K. Norton,
on motion of E. A.
Jones. assignee, Judge Frear con-
frmed the sale of Lot 492 on the
south slope of Punchbowl to Ar
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