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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
THE SHERWOOD TRIAL.
Lots OF Eioquence IN the Air Of she
District Court.

In the District Court this morn
ing the trial of James Sherwood
on a charge of liquor selling was
continued and at this writing At
torney Creighton is making the
walls of the courtroom ring with
his eloquent appeal for the dis
charge of the defendant.
This morning the prosecution
put Professor Lyons on the stand
who testified that one of the bottles
given him for examination by de.
tective Cordes contained spirit
uous liquor commonly known
as beer containing 4 7 l0ths per
cent of alcohol. George Sea ties
tilted to receiving the bottles at
the police station in his capacity
As clerk and their safe keeping.
The prosecution then rested.
For the defense two witnesses
were introduced, W. G.. Black and
L. A. Patterson, who testified
that they were present at the time
the alleged purchase of liquor
was made and paid for with
marked money. That the officers
asked Sherwood for change for
the dollars in nickels in
order to play at the nickel
in the slot machine and
that he gave it to them. That
Sherwood gave no package to
the officers nor did they have any
when they left. Both witnesses
were severely cross-examined by
Marshal Brown but stuck to their
testimony, denying that they had
been paid for testifying.
The defense also proved by
Cordes himself that he had had
the warrant of arrest and search
warrant in his pocket for four
days previous to swearing to it.
The warrant of arrest accuses
the defendant of selling liquor
within five months last past and
particularly September 6, Deem
Der 20 and " last. AS the de
PENDANT is being tried for selling
liquor on January Is, the attor.
neys for the defense claim the
whole proceeding is illegal, the
defendant being tried for an
offense on which he has not yet
been arrested. In his argument
this afternoon Attorney Creighton
is scoring in somewhat severe
terms the methods employed by
the police in securing testimony
for these cases.
Since the above was in type the
defendant was found guilty and
fined $500 and costs. The case
was at once appealed to the Feb
ruary term of the Circuit Court.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
6QQ Eve7i3e sulIeti7,
ErrIEL LOGAN, Editor
THURSDAY, JAN. 81, 1897.

Notwithstanding the strong pull
in the United States for having
tia ration give availing promo.
ton to the Nicaragua Canal
scheme, there are great and in
ereasing appearances of the Pana-
ma Canal scheme being put
through il anticipation of even
the Nicaraguan preliminaries.
With French capitalists putting
up funds to keep thousands of
men at work on the Panama ditch.
simpiy to give it tangibility in the
eyes of the investing public, it
does look as If De Lesseps is 60
Ing to have monument as glor
ioUa to his name in the western
as be has in the eastern hemi-
sphere. Nicaragua or Panama,
however, is all the same to Hawaii
unaer present conditions, but this
my not be the case in relation to
events desired most earnestly.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

If Hawaii is going to be repre-
scented at the "Victorian Age Ex-
hibitiou,"a ms che will doubtless be
invited to be, the ancient sugar
mills of these islands-if any are
extant- should be looked up, and,
if possible, have set side by side
with them one Of our up to date
nine roller cane crushers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

Judge Cook of San Francisco
is reported to be introducing
brevity into judicial deliverances
in criminal trials. This is a re.
form that is an accomplished fact
in these islands, charges to the
jury in criminal cases being SIM
pie, short and to the point.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

With regard to the late renewal
of disclosures of sordidness
among the leading newspapers of
England, it will be remembered
that the bill Of expenses for floating
tue Hawaiian loan in London in
clud-d fee to a financial journal.
A statement Of this was treated
here with scorn at the time, but
the London dispatch republished
i'll a previous issue of this paper
gives proof of its good faith. The
payment Of the fee was simply in
dispensable.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
AUTHORITY,
Public Lands Notice.

Notice is hereby given that The fol.
lowing lots in Hampkua, Hawaii,
Opened for application January 18th,
1897, wilt be sold at Pub ic Auction,
Oh saturday Frb g b., ut II o'rinck
noon, ri the office OF Guns Williams,
HoEukai, Hgmakua, under the spe-
cial terms aud rputitrnuS named in
Publit Lands Motto. declaring su'h
lands open:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

Everything is not lawful in war
not much, in these days. DIR.
Zertucha, either the hetrayer or
the actual murderer of General
Maceo in Cuba, goes into history
as an infamous monster. His
role was not OF honorable war, but
that of the crawling midnight as
sassin.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

Executive sessions of the Board
OF Health are just as Legitimate as
the private deliberations of the
Executive Council. 1t needs no
strain on the Imagination to
realize cases the settlement of
which requires the production of
confidential evidence. Should
puUiIc or private interests be
tea,rd with injustice in executive
Sessions, there is little fear that
someone would bring the facts to
Huht.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
IN THE HIGHER COURTS
DEFINITION or LAW AGAINST CAR.
HYING CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Jury's Award OF Damages Co rhonc
Against Kiemn,e Confirmed
Circuit Court Hcarings.

Judge Carter is still hearing
Magoon VS.. Ahmi.
An order has been signed by
Judge Carter, granting the petit
ton of NJ. A. Gonsalves, guardian
of the Camara minors, to expend
part of the principal for the
maintenance aud education of one
of the wards.
Justice Whiting is author of a
unanimous opinion Of the
Supreme Court, which quashes
the conviction of Charles II.
Clark in the Honolulu District
Court, for being found armed
with a deadly weapon without
being by law authorized so to be
armed.
The defendant had been arrest
ed for another mi5dempanor aud
on being searched n pistol was
found on his person. He was
charged with the offense herein
mentioned and, Notwithstanding
that he produced in defense a Ii
cense from the Interior Depart
ment to carry revolver, he was
convicted.
The Court says: "rhe record
ed minutes of the magistrate are
sufficient for US to infer that the
magistrate regarded Chapter 81
of the Penal Code rs meaning he
carrying of concealed deadly wes-
pons. If our penal law male the
olfense one of carrying deadly
weapons concealed, then probably
the licenses would have to go fur
Their than the mere production
of his license, and show for what
reasons he was carrying a deadly
weapon, in order that his plea Of
justification might prevail. But
as the penal law does not define
the offense with reference to the
concealment, we must hold that
no conviction of the defendant in
this case can be had, and his ap-
peal is sustained and the convic-
ton quashed."
Attorney General Smith for
prosecution; Davis for defense.
Chief Justice Judd writes the
unanimous opinion of the Su
preme Court on w. H. Thone vs..
G. Klemme, appeal of defendant
from the verdict of jury award
ing plaintiff 1920 damages against
him for malicious prosecution.
The exceptions are over ruled, the
syllabus of opinion being as
follows:
Where the defendant in an
action to recover damages for
malicious prosecution makes a
defense that he relied upon the
advice of counsel in institutiug
the prosecution, the question
whether he made bona fide full
and complete statement OF the
essential facts Of the case to coun.
sci is a matter for the jury. 1t is
not error to refuse to grant a
nonsuit il such case. The evil
dence in the case is not such as
would warrant the court in setting
aside the verdict rs contrary to
the evidence and the weight of
evidence"
Davis for plaintiff; Thurston e.
Stanley for defendant.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
OF INTEREST TO wHEELMEN.
Meeting Called TO Consider the For.
nation Of an Association.

Meeting Called 20 Consider the For.
nation Of an Association.
Notice is given elsewhere of the
calling of meeting of wheelmen
on Monday evening for the purpose
Of forming an association having
for its object the furtherance of the
interests of wheelmen and the
purchase of a tract of land at
Kewalo for track from Chas. S.
Desky.
This gentleman has made an
offer in writing to a few promi-
nent wheelmen by which he
agrees to sell them sufficient land
for a bicycle track around the lake
at Kewalo, furnish the earth ne
cessary for its construction and
deed sufficient extra land for a
grandstand and other necessary
buildings for a consideration
which is said to be much below
the real value OF the land. 1t is
designed to form an association
similar to that which has acquired
the Kapiolani Park race track
and take up Mr.. Desky's PROPOSE
ton. 1t is hoped by the pro-
motors that all the wheelmen in
town will be on hand at the meet
ing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

AS it were, a birdseye view of
the entire peace force of the Re-
public is presented in the BULLE-
lin today. The appearance of the
men, in their becoming uniforms,
is all that can be desired. There
is tone Of high efficiency in the
businesslike reports of the super
Tor officials. The country, as we'll
q, the Attorney General, is to be
congratulated upon the satisfac-
tory showing of Hawaii's police.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

1t really looks as If Japan did
have a hand in the Philippine
imbroglio. Spain is in rather
poor position, however, to resent
the intrusion if proved, at least
while she hos on hand the Cuban
mess
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

Contrary to Honolulu's ideas
the metropolitan press is not
omnipotent. The annual edition
Of the San Francisco Chronicle
was two days late this year. 1t
was in six sections and contained
fifty. eight pages.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
Orchestra NoJice.

The Y. NJ. G. A. Orchestra being
about to resume practise, invites
Amateur Players in the city to join
its ranks, more particularly those
who play Violin, Cornrt and Flute.
Apply to II. f. Wichman, President;
w. A. Love, treasurer; Wray Taylor,
secretary, or any member Of the Or
chestra. 509-lw
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

pay their debts Ey and-by there
may be an alliance of nations con.
Quoted on lines of advanced liber.
ty to automatically boycott coun.
tries that cling to the rags of
medieyalism.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
FOR SALE.

Corner of Lunalilo aud Pensacola streets,
Five Lots, IS feet by 1875 feet each. The
most desirable residence property for sale
on the plains. For terms apply to
MRS. L. \. HENDRY,
4S5.tf Telephone 30l.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21

Nicaragua as whole would
seem to need British or some
Kind Of civilization, according to
tie report that it's Gree" men and
women are sold into seryitude to
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
TO LET.

The Residence of E, r. Hendry. corner
Khan and Pensacola streets. House con-
tains Eight Rooms and has all the modern
conveniences. Large grounds. Tel. Sol.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-21
rAAUII,o SECTION.

AHUALOA SECTION, nelr HDNOknh
Lot Arrn UPSET Price
lS........,.. lS.2l.A ..........S lS2 10
No person will be allowed to purchase
molo than one lot. All purchasers must
possess Qualifications aud make the sworn
declaration required of Cash Freehold Pur.
Chasers under the lnud act of 1895. One
fourth Of purchase price is due INN ediatcly
after the sale.
Plnus of above lots and further informa-
ton may be obtained at the Office of Public
Lands Honolulu or at the Office of Chas,
Will ms, sub-agent, Honokaa, Hamakua,
Hawaii.
j. f. BROWN,
5l3-3t Agent Of Public Lands.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

tion Of the company attorneys instruct
ed the jury that there could be no re-
covery and ordered a non-suit entered
with a rule, returnaDle at argument
court to show cause why the compulsory
non-suit should not be stricken off.
VERDICTS BY DEFAULT.
Two cases went for the plaintiffs by
default. The first was that of May,
Troutman IL CO., against John Scism to
recover on two $4,000 notes, upon which
only $4,000 had been paid. James May,
one of the members of the firm, Went
upon the stand and proved the obliga-
tions. whereupon Judge Archibald di-
rectcd verdict for the full amount
with interest from Jan. 2, 1894, amount
ing to 500 1854. The other was the
case of S. kavaola against p. j. O'Don-
nell and Harry A. Depuy. The allega-
tion was that COW strayed from the
premises of the defendant and ate up
$40 worth o. the PLAINTIFFS garden truck.
Court directed a verdict for that
amount.
Eight days and the nes-Schimpff
case still goes merrily ON. Yesterday
afternoon the jury accompanied by
Contractor Worden, Mr. SChimpff and
the building to see for themselves its
condition and judge whether Cr not the
contention of the defense was correct,
that it was not completed in good and
WOrltmanlike manner. The defense
rested just before adjournment and it
was thought the end was in sight, but
the plaintiffs concluded to put Mr.. Wor-
den IN the stand again in rebuttal.
The defense has all through pursued
most thorough and eXaCtng course
of cross examination, making the plain
tiffs prove everything, admitting moth
ing and fighting every inch of the
ground with all the VigOr they can com
mand. If MIR. Worden's examination
on rebuttal is very extended there is
no telling where the s-eXamination
viii lead to. There are faint hopes
however that it will be given to the
jury tomorrow morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
PERSONAL.

G. e. Corey, of Altoona, is visiting
friends in the city.
Miss Kate Seeley, Of Jeffersonville, n.
Y, is visiting Scranton friends.
Select Councilman Robert Robinson is
Ill at his home on the South Side.
Mrs. f. p. Kingsbury yesterday after
noon entertained the Ladies' Whist club.
Joseph w. Held, of SD Monroe avenue
is confined to his home with typhoid fe-
yer.
County Detective Thomas Leyshon is i'll
with pneumonia al his home on the " est
Side.
Mrs. William +. Hallstead will give a
tea tomorrow afternoon at her home, on
Wyoming avenue.
Mrs. NJ. G. Reynolds, of Wyoming ave
nue., leaves for New York this morning,
where she will spend a week.
w. II. Winton and his sister, Mrs. Thom-
as LiVey, have gone to southern Califor-
MA, where they will remain for some time.
Manager II. Vincent O'Malley. of the
Scranton Parcel Delivery company, is
confined at his home with illness. His
work is being performed by Ford Bertran
James f. Cummings, of West Lackawan-
ma avenue, and Miss Mary Moyles, of
North Main avenue, will be married this
morning at o'clock in st. Peters cathe-
dral by Rev. James f. Jordan, of Old
Forge, a cousin of the groom.
Miss Nellie Lowry, general secretary;
Miss Elizabeth Doersam, assistant Secre-
tary of the Young Women's Christian as
sociation, and Miss Helen Brooks, of this
city, and Mrs. Eunice Adams and Miss
Janett Adams, of Attica, n. Y, inspected
The Tribune linotype plant last evening.
The Misses Clara and Tillie Lauer, Pau
line Goldsmith and Simon Lauer, William
Morris, Albert Levy, Samuel Kramer ana
Robert and Edward Gallen attended the
reception given by Mrs. Jonas Long at her
home on North River street, Wilkes
Barre, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Simpson gave a din
ner to over score of their friends last
evening at the Hotel Jermyn. There were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. McMullen,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. f. Megargel, Mr.. and
Mrs c. ID. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Powell, Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Wolf, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Sanderson, Mr.. and Mrs. F. II
Connell, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schlager
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. LaBar, Mrs. B. Hill
Mrs. Roll, Mrs. Booth.
The best of all Pills are BEECHAM'S S
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

ured in the case except as the agent of
TunStall who he AYERS was owner of
the Providence Register plant at the
time, consequently no such settlement
as alleged could have been arrived at
Attorneys }. Elliot Ross and Nathan
NidaNer represent the plaintiff and Al
tOrney j. j. II. Hamilton the defend
ants. The case was on at adjournment.
a compulsory non-suit was granted
in the case Of Jacob Fletcher against
the Scranton Traction company. When
the plaintiffs side rested at II o'clock,
Mr. Hand and Major Warren argued
that no negligence. had been shown on
the part of the company and that con-
tributory negligence was clearly appar-
ent on the part of the lad who was
killed. The testimony, they held, show
ed conclusiVely that young Fletcher was
not ON a crossing but had attempted
to cross the tracks diagOnally in the
middle of the block. There We're no OBJ
struCtlOns to prevent his seeing the car.
One of his companions did see the car
and stopped. This boy shouted to Plet-
cher yet he darted across the track di-
rectly in front of the car. The matter
of speed does not enter into this par
ticuiar case, they argued,
Mr.. Burns in arguing against the mo-
tiOn referred to the testimony of Mich
ael j. Burke, a merchant tailor, who
said the car was running at a speed of
thirty or forty miles an hour. This in
itself was negligence Mr.. Burns con-
tended. The motOrman had he been eX-
erCising proper care and keeping a
careful lookout would have seen the
crowd of boys heading across the track
and should have realized that the car
would reach the spot before the last
boy could get across. He argued that
the right Of a traction company is not
paramount to that of the general public.
People are not restrained from crossing
street whenever they see fit simply
because there are car tracks thereon.
The public was there and using the
street before the street car company
existed. AS to the rate of speed he said
location should be taken into account.
Two miles an hour on LackaWanna ave-
aue, at times would be the rankest kind
of negligence.
Judge Archibald sustained the conten-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
IT COSTS MONEY TO
RUN A NEWSPAPER
So the Stockholders OF the Sons of
America Discovered.
SUED FOR AN OLD PRINTING BILL
The Case of Fletcher Against the
Traction Company NOn-Suitcd on
the Grounds That There Was No
Negligence on the Part of the Com-
pany and Contributory Negligence
on Part of the Boy--Jury Goes Ont
on a Tour of Inspections.

The affairs of the Sons of America
Publishing company are being aired in
court room No. 1 before Judge Arch
bald. j. f. Baumester, Simon Lauer,
George Frahle, Henry +. Koehler, l..
C. Armbrust Charles w. Westpfahl,
John Batter, A. f. Stokes, II. c. Haak,
b. S. Emory, w. H. Coons and Samuel
Mckeehan, stockholders of the defend
ant company, are being sued by w. c..
Tunstall, former proprietor of the
Providence Register, for S246.S9, which it
is alleged, is still due for the work of
printing the paper
The defense is that Tunstall is not
the proper party to sue, that the defend
ants named are not the parties that
should be sued and that at all events the
debt has been paid.
1t appears that the paper was started
without any formal understanding by
number of the members of the Patri-
otc order Sons of America. and as it
gave evidence of becoming permanent
it was decided to Increase it's scope and
organize stock company, which was
done, the defendants above named sub
scribing the capital. Later the bust
ness fell OFT and the paper was turned
over to j. l.. HopeWell in payment of the
debt which had accrued for printing.
Mr.. HopeWell alleges that he never fig
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

collision and was afterwards trampled
upon by the frantic people rushing out
of the car. She complains of pains in
her back besides the COntusons she
suffered, and it may develop that her
spine is seriously injured. Mrs. Evans
received only slight bruises but she is
a delicate woman and the shock brought
Oh hysterical spasms which REQUIRED
every few minutes. Mrs. Evans added
to her injury by jumping from the car
after the collision.
Harry Thomas who had his finger
smashed, was riding on the front plat
form of the outbound car. All the in
jured persons were passengers on this
car The women We're cared for at the
Eureka house by Or. NJ. a. Ross and
Dr. j. a. Manley until II o'clock when
they We're removed to their respective
homes.
The accident was due the company,
officials allege to some Vandal tamper-
ing with the signal lights. The inbound
car turned on the lights at the Bull $
head switch to hold the outgoing car at
the Diamond switch. After the car
moved someone, it is claimed, turned
the lights off and left the road open
to the outbound car, which Immediate
ly caught the lights and started up
the hill.
There is slight curve at the top of
the hill and another at the bottom
forming a weakly defined IS" This
with the intervening obstructions, the
Eureka hotel barn particularly, make
it impossible for a motorman either
on an ascending or descending car to
get a full sweep of the hill. The point
where the cars met is just midway
| between the two switches and it is eVi-
dent that they must have started out al
most at the same time.
They came together with great force,
as the descending car was going at d
| high rate of speed. Both the motormen,
however, Enoch Evans of the Provi-
! dence car and w. Harland, of the Peck
| Vile car, aver that they had their cars
| under control. Neither however was
! expecting another car. as each sup
| posed he had the lights and thus the
| accident occurred.
The tenders, headlights and dash
| boards of both cars We're badly wrecked
| but both cars continued their trips.
| Both motormen, though they stuck to
! the brakes, escaped without injury.
| None of the people in the incoming car
| sustained any more serious damage
| than a rough shaking up.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
A. o. H. OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Division No. 30, of Bellevue, Has a
Gala Evening.

Division No. 20. Ancient order of Hi
bernians, Board of Erin, elected officers
Monday night at its hall on South
street, Bellevue, and celebrated the
event with smoker and social session,
at which Colonel f. j. Fitzsimmons
made an eloquent speech on Irish Art
and Literature"
The installation ceremonies were con-
Quoted by County President William
Dawson. The officers installed were:
President, p. f. Calpin; vice president,
Patrick Murphy; recording secretary,
NJ. F.. Regan; financial secretary. John
McGreevy; treasurer, Thomas Timlin.
Badges were presented to william
Quinn, John c. Rohan and Matthew De-
warren for bringing in the greatest
number of members during the year
just closed. Colonel Fitzsimmons of
fered silk banner to the division in
LackaWanna county showing the great
est increase in membership during 1897.