The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-06
From rnsra.,. Dali,


WIZ ~ 'ANiN iRh'pNbb
I. During all OF yesterday II was
/. whispered about town that At
Z. torney Geo A. Davis. whose i'm
{. prisonmsnt for contempt 81
(. court has caused so much fuss.
- would be a free man. And so II
{. came to pass. The Council of
(. State was convened at p. m.
% aud pardon granted. Mrs.
[. Davis accompanied Marshal
{. Brown to Oahu prison with the
% order for release.
20 on Monday evening last when
[. Davis left the police station,
% where he had occupied a special
% room provided by the author
I. ities, IL was known that he was
o a sick man. The numerous in
% cidents OF the ease must be
% quite familiar to the whole
% community. The strain OF the
10 rushing events, into which the
. man threw himself with his
% well known impetuosity, proved
% too much for his severely tried
% nervous system and there were
% signs OF a physical breakdown.
% Justice Whiting on Monday
% refused TO issue writ of ha-
Z! beas corpus petitioned for by
% Davis and yesterday the full
S Supreme Court, In an opinion
|. by the Chief Justice, Mr.. A. +.
~ Judd, likewise denied a writ to
!. Mr.. Davis. This was, by the
% way, the fourth proceeding OF
% like character that Mr.. Davis
% had instituted since December
% 2ith last. All this time he has
. been studying his case with the
- closest application and on the
% one hearing. had some days
% ago, when he was defeated In
% his object, Mr.. Davis made an
% extended and impassioned argu-
% ment. replcte with citations ger
% main to the case.
10 The trouble Monday last was
10 In the matter OF carrying out
% the two sentences imposed on
% Davis. For the initial contempt
% he was fined $50 with the order
% that he remain In Jail till the
% same was paid. Next he was
% sentenced to serve ten days
% Imprisonment beginning at the
% expiration OF satisfaction of the
S first mittimus. Davis did not
% pay the $50 till he had q deci-
% sion In his first habeas corpus
% case. IL was held by the Mar
% shal that the ten day period did
- not commence till the first pen
% atty was paid. This made Mr..
% Davis angry and was the cause
o OF his appeals to Justice Whit
% ing and the Supreme Court.
% The writ refusals sustained the
% Marshal and his legal advisors.
10 DIR. &. b. Cooper, the Oahu
% prison physician, reported yes
% terday morning that Mr.. Davis
% was a sick man, that his condi-
% tion was serious. In the after
% noon Minister Cooper went out
% to the prison with Drs. Cooper
S and Herbert. II was then ap-
S parent that unless there was q
% change at once Mr. Davis would
% collapse completely. He was
% hysterical and quite weak. 1t
o was upon the recommendation
% of Minister Cooper that Pres
% ident Dole called the Council OF
. State and recommended q par
% don for Mr.. Davis. 1t had been
% suggested on the street that
% Judge Perry, before whom the
% contempt was committed, would
% be willing to vacate the orders
% II he was informed OF the con-
% dition of Mr.. Davis. But the
% law stood in the way. 1t could
0 not be done.
10 II Is believed that In q few
S days, or II may he a few weeks,
% Mr.. Davis will recover his
% health and be able to enter up
% on practice again. All OF his
% clients who have been consult
% ed express willingness to await
% his return to his Office and
% Chas. Creighton and other at
% torneys have volunteered to
% look after the business OF the
% sick man so long al NECESSARY.
10 While AT Oahu prison Mr..
10 Davis has been cared for in the
% private quarters of the jailor,
% Mr.. Henry.