The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-06-08
MAUI NEWS
Circuit Court Does Rapid
Work.
Native Convicted Of "Kahuna-
fsm--Sugar Shipped from
Maui.

MAUI. June THE June term Of the
Circuit Court Of Maui began on the I'd
inst Judge J. w. Kalua presiding.
AFTER PRAYER by DR.. E. C. Beckwith, Of
Paia- The calendar of IS cases was con-
si6ered, and during the day IS or II
cz== were either noIle pros'd or other
wise disposed Of Deputy Attorney
General =. P. Dole, Attorneys A. Rosa,
Z. ~ Dickey, Enoch Johnson, John
Richardson. A. n. Kepoikai, s. F. Chill
llEEwC-.L. George Hons. ". P. Wal
WafGIe. ID addition 10 local sheriffs and
district magistrates. were in atten-
dance. J. E. Bush was Hawaiian inter
prefer.
a case 0f perjury against Kaahu was
tried ou the ID before native jury,
and BE was sentenced to tive years
Imprisonment and costs of court. N.
=. Eaiwai0le was assigned by the
Court for the defense
Thursday and Friday a most excel
le-r native jury heard the case of Ma
wgIr- charged with "kahunaism." In
spite Cf q brilliant defense by Antoine
J
uf guilty. s 20 3. after being out more
1hEu three hours Nawelu is a dwarf.
Is years Of age. and wears gold ear
rings. BY testimony, ii was shown that
while he used native medicines. known
10 be beneficial he also used the arts of
al oid-lme native kahuna-the cere-
u1-y hog 'kuni''-burning the nails,
hair sUirIle. a live white chicken, etc,
The rites of 'hOomanamana" with
uics. and the "anaana" by praying
over ava. etc. He also had a small
rope tied around the patients head
and passed over a cross-beam of the
ceiling Tie pulled the end Of the rope, I
saving he was symbOliZing hauling in
fish Then the rope was fastened
around The chest, thighs knees, calves
and pulled Judge Kalua sentenced him
30 paw q fine Of $50. This morning. in |
moving for sentence. ATTORNEY. General
" %. smith couplimented the native
iu-T mon The good judgment displayed
iu This case
a last nights steamers. Attorney
General Smith 3Tessrs. Paul Neumann.
T. a. Andrews and c. A. Doyle arrived
Err Waikiki.
s. e. Alexander. Of Oakland. went on
be- Eailu-
The t1ul#-Svlra liquor case is being
-ria5 ro5er. This is Q celebrated af-
fair Er law. being the alleged illicit
sale an LIQUOR or the Eahului race track 4
during The last Fourth of July.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
Judge EElua granted five divorces,
leariuE TWO more on the calendar.
plea OF mot guilty" was entered
Tor NCa- KIN and Paahao the alleged
NCl17-ai uurderers. and a change Of
venue granted TO Honolulu in August.
A grand subscription lUau viii be
given fr lao on the 11th.
Elnfav Nav DIST "A teachers at
-erEe5 The monthly meeting at the Ma
lEwao school-house.
dancing marty in social compli-
r1ar- -o Miss Ethel smith. Of Honolulu.
was given Thursday evening by Mr..
and Yrs. n. 3 Baldwin OF Hamakua-
poke
Misses Kate Watson and Leonard Of
lTarrz0lU seminary viii depart for
-te Coast rhe latter part of this month.
n IS reported that the seasons crop
al SnraeEelsville Is about $4,000 tons;
1r TTanul-u about $500 tons; Of Paia,
ASIA -1-s- and OF HamaluapOko. more
EtEr ODD tons.
The schooner Golden Shore. HendeT-
son master departed on the ID for San
Francisco wf-h a cargo Of Haiku and
D- srE-
TIE ta-keuti-e Planter. Dow master.
Departed on the 5-h for the Coast with
El- ard Paia sugar.
During -he month Of May 1S9T) 70
-E- =1 rounds III SuEar were shipped to
Sz- Francisco and New York from
Estu7ri. The value of all exports to
-he Tinted States from Kahului last
-1r-r was Ss25 1922.
The weather Is generally dry, with
zze- showers. light and scanty.