The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-15
ON PARDON CASES
Petitions are Considered by the
Two Councils.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION
Words for Political Offenders-Ex-
Wilcox Late-Thos. B. Walker.

There was not a single spectator for
the joint meeting of the Executive and
State Councils held yesterday after
noon. The following members of the
two bodies were in attendance: Act
ing President Cooper, Ministers King
and Damon, Attorney General Smith,
Messrs. Bolte, Kennedy, Jones, Wilder,
Winston, Naone, A. G. NJ. Robertson,
Ena, Mott and Kane. Mr.. Bolte was
again chosen to act as temporary secre-
tary and read the minutes of the last
two open sessions of the Councils.
In presenting the matter of petitions
for pardons, Attorney General Smith
made a brief statement to the effect
that established precedent was to be
followed in the issuance of number
of gifts to prisoners on the 18th inst,
and that as provided by the Constitu-
ton the Council of State had been call
ed into meeting for it's advice in the
premises. Mr. Smith said that II petit
tions had been received, but that not
all of them would be laid before the
Council of State. He then presented
cases one after another, final disposi-
ton being made of each before anoth-
er was offered.
Yakama Kekua This native is in
the Police service at Wailuku, Maui,
1t had somehow been forgotten that he
was ineligible for public pos Ion, till
he had undertaken to register for an
election In 1882 the man had been
convicted of forgery and had served a
term of two years. His conduct in
prison was good and since leaving re-
straint he had been in department all
that might be expected. The pardon
was recommended by the Circuit Judge,
the Sheriff and S. F. Chillingsworth,
the prison inspector for the Island of
Maui. Mr. Kennedy moved that par
don issue Carried unanimously.
Jeromimo Moemoe, a native of the
Philippines-He has served on Hawaii
half of term Of six years for burglary
committed in Honolulu. With a
younger member of the band he was
convicted of attempting to take pro-
perty from house near the Smith
street bridge. The young accomplice
was pardoned a year ago. Pardon was
recommended by clergyman, the Cir
cult Judge of Hawaii and the Sheriff.
Jailor Low wrote that the mans con-
duct had been bad in prison here.
Gardner Wilder, who was attorney for
the state when the convection was had,
advocated a pardon, Mr. Jones made
the motion for pardon and it yas car
ried by vote of six TO two.
NaOne Hayaiian boyle was 10 in
the year 1889 when sentenced to serve
four years on two counts for larceny.
He was shipped to Hayaii to york on
the roads. There he escaped and was
recaptured after months. While fugi-
tive living in the woods he descended
on homes and villages and did stealing
for which he was sentenced to serve six
years more. Until four years ago he
was very unruly prisoner. For long
time his conduct has been exemplary.
He was in the dark cell at high as
five times in one year and on one Oc-
casiOn, when he was led into assist
ing Ryan in revolt, he was given
thirty lashes. JailOr Low says the lad
was boyish and was influenced by
surroundings and that he gives good
promise of reforming and leading a
| good life Mr. Kane moved for par
| don and the motion was carried unan-
| imOusly.
w B. Anderson Captain of the
opium schooner Henrietta-This man
| has served his eighteen months and
now asks that six months of the time
attached to working out the fine OF
| $500 be RENTED. He is the on,y re-
naming prisoner of the episode ant
represents that he had been forsakeI
| by the men who were to profit largely
| in the undertaking. He was twenty
six years sailor in various water!
| and was never before in any trouble
Of this sort. His conduct on the reef
has been excellent and his pardon i
| recommended by the inspectors. I
was remarked that Anderson had beer
punished sufficiently and Mr.. Ken
| nedy'S motion that he be pardoneC
carried unanimously.
David Ella, native Hawaiian VIII
has two years to serve of a sentenc
for assault-This man is now a trust,
at the police station. Doubt has beer
expressed as to his guilt That he b