The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-06
FIRST CIRCUIT COURT TERN
Nearly the Entire Native Jury Re.
fuse the Test Oath

Nearly the Entire Native Jury Re.
fuse the Test Oath.
This morning the August term of
the Circuit Court OF the First Cir.
cult opened. Judge Whiting pre-.
sides. Gardner X. Wilder, Deputy
Attorney. General, has charge Of the
prosecutions. The calendar consists
IA follows: Hawaiian jury criminal
eases, IL; foreign jury criminal, 81;
Hawaiian jury civil, 3; mixed jury,
-; foreign jury civil, -; jury waiv-
pu, 30; divorce, Total, LIB cases
There was large attendance Of
the bar at the opening. The calen
dar WAS called yer. attorneys in
most cases az .'"ring really" Judge
Whiting warned the attorneys that
whore they had signiGnd readiness
Tor trial he should expect them -
br really. Indici monts wern present
ed, keaweamahi for burglary, IA
haleinauna for hnI.ehrraking, John
Hapa for rObhrry, J. Delu aud G''io-
nino Mormoe for burglary, Autone
Clogs for receiving stolen goods anJ
John Burns for robbery. Pleas were
allowed to he reserved in each ease.
The Hawaiian iurv we're then called.
The following we're excused for
the term because they did not desire
To take the oath of allpgiauce to the
Republic: J. Aho'o. Kcobokii. Kea
kahiwa. Nuholua, Enoka, Victor.
Mai. Kupaa, >. T.. Boaidman. G.
Crabbe, d. Bout. Hnnkii, Poom.. .nai,
Gandall. Krkoowai, pauole. lialua
po. J. Aea. Ka!ailoa, Welewele, y.
StiIlmin, Muanaliba, Hill, Ainiu, j.
4. Robinson, kcawe, W. AylrtI. Il.
I Williams. y. Kane, I. Tesla. Ii Aea
and ID. Hoapili.
A. ). Mahaulu. who had taken the
oath, was excused owing to his duties
rs deputy tax assessor for Waialua.
Keliipio, another qualified juror.
was excused till notified, "a he IL a
member Of the Board Of Rrgistra
ton. kahumoku was the only juror
on the panel who was not excused.
Judge Whiting said there was hut
on. Jury availabla. They would re-.
qulre to call IN ;ai.smpu one by one
for each Ease. IL. thought he should
pass Hawaiian criminal cases and
call iD the foreign juror tomorrow.
Mr.. Kaulia asked to have his eases
deferred till next term.
Tb" Court Thought II better Ia
pass Hawaiian eases Tor the present
Ii H. was found necessary to try
SON" particular ease, they could gel
jury, but It would take all night
aud they would not be in gooI
humor ~ the morning.
Mr.. Kauc wanted to get lighter
bail for on. OF his clients charged
with burglary IL hc was TO be- helC
without trial.
Mr.. Wilder objected. saying S50t
was light enough for the charge.
Tho Court considered IL best I,
pass the Hawaiian calendar for The
present.
Mr.. Kane then said he should hav,
to insist Oh trial.
Mr. kauiukOu waited to accnmpa
ny his family on u holiday excursion
Ia Hawaii next Tuesday, aud IL III,
\ Hawaiian eases were To 90 over ~
wanted To know IL il by that time
NV w 'i''' 'i'l''A'i w NV fS''bi
iu'o that matter ut that time.
Mrssrs. Kauiukou and Peterson
But We are ready now.
The Court repeated what IL sal,
. before, that IL insisted upon jur
could b. oht AIMED at great rXpendl
,ur" az tim" IL should make an ~
der IN the matter On the op"niug u
Tho lnuTt alter f.p,S3
Counsel acluirsccd, saying II coul
, not h" brlprd.
Ga ia" rIsirg 81 IN" Court f.
uoun recess, III" Hawaiian jurors ~
ruNd drew their - i.e each Tor al
! trudamcr. This did not require the
, taking hr oath
: At l:!D judge Whiting made n
. order i"r the attendance 81 forrig
4 jurors Tomorrow morning nj 9:3U.