The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-22
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Breezy Items From the Justices
Court

q. Creta, Jr., a bright looking lit
tie chap appeared before the Magis-
trate this morning on a charge of
disobedience to his parents. He
received a lesson from the Judge,
who suspended sentence in the hope
that obedience and general good
behaviour would be the main feature
in the boys character during the
next month. The Judge regretted
that we did not have law by which
he could order naughty little boys
spanked by the Deputy Marshal,
who simply looked Mortified by the
very suggestion OF enlisting him as
"bass drummer"
Lo Ting plead guilty to charge
of selling foreign goods without a
license. The old Chinaman thought
that he would have finger in the
boom, and he became an "uncle" to
the Boys in Blue, who couldn't get
the money due them, owing to the
virtues of our alphabetical societies,
and who disliked the idea Of going
around without a bean in their
pockets. "Uncle" Lo Ting in fact
bought the blankets, the coats, the
leggings, even the "unmentionables"
of some Of the boys, and he sold
the goods in town at profit, hich
would make spectators III Eva
stock pale with envy. A complaint
from headquarters reached the po-
lice, stating that the goods wero the
property VI the United Stal"s, and
that the men had no right to sell
them. As the "boys" are now in
Manila, it was impossible for the
police to prove that Mr.. Lo Ting
was receiver OF stolen GO d., so
charge as above stated was made,
the goods confscated (for the bsne-
| fit Of whom it may conc, rn) aud
| the old Chinaman sent away with a
terrible warning not to tresspass on
the business of the legitimate pawn
brokers.
There was another case, in which
trouble had been caused by the
Boys in Blue. Mr.. Ahchew, a we'll
known dealer in pineapples, radishes,
bananas and other delicacies claim
ed that he was deliberately i'll treat
ed, pushed, knocked down and de-
prived Of at least six dozens Of
pineapples on Sunday, the 18th inst,
at the Oceanic dock, when the trans
port st. Paul sailed for Manila.
AS the result of the injuries done
to him and his sweet pine apples,
he had Peter Fernandez arrested
for larceny in the second degree, to
which charge the defendant for
whom Mr.. DeBolt appeared, plead
not guilty.
From the mass OF evidence pre-
sented by both sides, it appeared
that there was big and hilarious
crowd at the wharf on the day men
toned. That Peter was in a gener-
Gus mood and purchased bananas to
the amount OF ST. so, to throw to the
soldiers on the transport. That a
rush took place towards Peters
fruits, in which he was knocked into
Aohew's pineapples, and that in the
scrimmage Achew's pines and Peters
bananas we're seized and donated by
the generous" crowd to the Boys in
Blue.
Judge Wilcox discharged Peter
saying that he was not satisfied that
defendant stole. the pineapples. The
Judge thought that Peter, who is a
valuable and steady employee of the
Wilder's S. S. Co., was like many
other people here, ladies and
gentlemen alike, who lost their
heads whenever the "Boys in Blue
appeared, and became distinctly
generous-with other peoples pro-
perty, Well meaning people who
didn't own fruit tree or an inch OF
land were anxious in their excite
ment their patriotism by inviting
the soldiers to ego right in and
help yourselves to mangoes," in the