The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-09
THE DAY IN
i THE COURT
The Decisions of a Just
Judge.
UNFORTUNATES SENTENCED
WiIcox's Rare Discretion in Max
ing the Penalty Fit the
Crime.

A large and cosmopolitan audience
filled the Police Court yesterday morn
ing A deputation from Iwilei was
there to watch the case wherein two Of
tuguese aristocracy came down in a
body from the slopes of Punchbowl to
revel in anticipated spicy details of a
batch of assault cases. A goodly num-
Der of the town sports were also in evil
dence, brought thither by the enforced
presence of some of their guild who
had gone astray in the matter Of jack
/ pots. The presence of a number Of la
dies lent festive air to the proceed
/ ings.
/ There were thirty-nine cases on the
calendar included in which number
were eleven charges of drunkenness.
ten of assault and battery and seven Of
gambling.
Two dollars and costs flowed in pref
~ frequently until Katie arrived on the
scene and then the record was broken.
Katie, who Is said to have partaken too
literally of the distilled root of the ii
plant made eyes at the judge and it
was all off. She departed in peace.
Andy Brown of bibulous renown, who
is creditably filing the place of the
most regular Monday morning patron
of the halls of justice. recently left va
cant by the retirement of Monday"
crews into the country, was next invit-
ed to state his condition last Saturday
night.
Mr.. Brown pleaded guilty with his
back turned to the judge, but his honor
requested the privilege of being allowed
to look upon his old friends face again
and defendant right about faced. Four
dollars and costs was the amount of
the fine.
Williams, another drunk, no sooner
stood up in the dock than he attracted
the attention of the bench.
Your name isn't Williams, what was
it last timer" Intercepted Judge Will
cox.
Gomez" said Williams, and he also
paid the usual fine.
Six poker players who were inter-
rupted in the middle of little game
lined up but made no bluff. After re-
garding them for some time in aston
ishment his honor said:
ut Is so rarely that white men are
arrested for gambling that 1 confess I
am taken aback. Why the last charge
of similar nature against q white
man fingers not in the human mem
ory,"
Judge Wilcox raised the party $40
apiece and none of them stayed with
him, that is after they had squared ac-
counts with the court officer. One man
rendered FIVE blue chips in part pay
ment but his proposition was met with
the ridicule it deserved.
Kikila, whose weakness is Craps
also lost $40 to the judge who seemed to
be playing in rare luck
. Charlie and Bill, profanity experts,
We're vigorously amusing.
Il didn't say no bad Words said the
former, "as a matter of fact ] didn't
say nothing but - you"
Hanrahan testified differently, he
swore that both men were drunk and
used words that were lurid and large
and quoted them.
IF those expressions were nsed." said
his honor, their application was In
appropriate and impossible
Il was not under the influence OF
liquor as the officer states L never
drink liquor, as a matter of fact, only
beer" remarked Charlie.
Judge Wilcox asked when the arrests
were made. and on being told Sunday
night, expressed surprise, saying tina,
he had understood that it was impossi-
BILE to procure a drink in Honolulu or
r the Sabbath.
o Charlie and Bill then cross examined
: each other as to whether pet names
were exchanged Charlie denied this
and Bill admitted that he was to<
drunk to remember; he said that If H.
had used the expression alleged it wa:
foreign to his recollection.
IF every person who says -
were to be fined ten cents there woult
be no need of taxes" remarked hi.
honor. Go away Charlie and stop il
. the old shipi' he concluded.
Billy when he heard Hanrahan ga,
!. that it took three men to search him
: fiourished two dollars tied up in
handkerchief. exclaiming. You couldn'
have searched me very badly"
Judge Wilcox's eagle eye took heet
or this, and he relieved him of his hid
den talent
Nellie Nicholas said she told her hub
by not to drink, and he choked her
so she had him arrested. Mr.. Nichola.
SAID he was too drunk to remember
First he drank wine, and then swipes
until finally all became a blank
, Judge Wilcox fined him 50 and costs
\ adding that If he kept on choking hi
. wife she would finally run away from
him, and then he would want the tudg
. TO bring her back.
, Hanuna, who had decorated his bet
J. ter half with an awful eye. and anothe
q less awful, was the third in succession
10 plead that he was too drunk IN re
member. 1t didn't go, however. and tn
eyes had it.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth sal
that when complainant came to tn
station she was sober and bleeding a
the mouth, nose and left eve. DefeD
dant was also sober
There is no excuse for a man VIII
gets drunk and commits a crime" sal,
his honor. People who get drunk an
. can't remember things we send to tn
: country for a time, where the unwonte
lquietness and lack of worry usual
have an invigorating effect upon tn
memory. L sentence you to one month
q imprisonment"
Gussman disturbed the serenity of tn
kakaako night, and forfeited 81 an
costs for his intrepidity.
Il saw six DRINKS down that wa
~ yesterday" reflected the judge, IAN