The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-27
DISTRICT COURT.
FRIDAY, Jan. 26.

The cases of D. Ferreira and r.
Miranda were remanded till Feb. i.
J. J. Fernandez, charged with
gross cheat for trying, on December
%, 1893, to obtain from Manuel L.
Figueiredo s4.85 in coin and Is
cents worth OF goods on the false
representation that a certain certI-
ficate represented lawful money OF
the United States Of the value Of
s..
VI. T. Figueiredo sworn, stated
that defendant bought 10 cents
worth of cigars and a bottle of
saltwater at his store on Christ
mas Day. The certificate was
handed to him in payment and
1885 was returned In exchange.
When Figueiredo's son came home
he said IL was not good Figuei-
redo went to defendant and de-
manded back his money, but he
replied "that's good money; g
away" When Figueiredo spoke 20
defendant at his house, he said 1t
was good money in California, but
since then he said to the plaintiff
that the reason he cheated him was
because he had been cheated with
it by someone else. Defendants son
promised to pay back the money,
but he failed to keep his promise.
William Fernandez, sworn, sta
ted that defendant was his father,
and worked at the United States
Consulate. The Consul gave him
the certificate, telling him it was
not good, but he kept it in his
pocket-bcok for year az curio.
Defendant was found guilty in
the second degree, and sentenced
to pay a fine of $50 and costs.
J. Duane, charged with embezzle-
ment. was found guilty and re-
manded for sentence till today.
Alohikea, a native over 10 years
old, was brought up charged with
intending to commit an offense,
with violence, against the person
of Paele on January 18th, he hav-
ing threatened to chop off the head
of said Paele. Defendant pleaded
not guilty.
Alohikea is the same man who
killed Huihui (k.). at Kau. Ha-
wall, In 1880. He was convicted of
manslaughter, but was pardoned !
about two years ago by LIliuOka
lani.
Paele testified that Alohike: was
at his place at Pauoa valley last
Thursday, and wanted to take !
away his pigs. Alohikea said that |
if Paele came up to his home on |
Mount Tantalus, he would cut his !
head of. On New Years day,
Paele had trouble with defendant. |
After aiding him in building u
grass house on Mount Tantalus, he |
drove him and his family out of |
the house, and they returned TO
their home In Pauoa valley. He
used threatening language to Paele |
then. Lately Alohikea chased an |
officer with a cane-knife, but he |
was prevented by Paele interfer-
ing Paele lived in dread Of this |
man, for he had been once found |
guilty OF mansIaughter ne was GER
tain he would carry out his threats
against HIM. He owned a pig, but |
Alohikea had taken that away |
from him, and said that if he in
sisted on getting it back, be would |
chop his head off.
Alohikea, the defendant, denied |
In toto the statements of Paele, |
and said that they made such false
statements in order 90 get him con-
victed.
The old man, who appears to be
little out of mis- senses, requested |
to be allowed to spend the night at |
his old grass hut on Mount Tanta-
lus, so that he could attend to his
animals and fowls. but the request |
was not granted, and a police
officer was sent up last night to see
that the fowls were all right.
The case was remanded till this |
morning.