The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-13
THE ROBBERY At KAkAAKO
JUDGE WILCOX HEARS ALL
ABOUT IT.
The Lively Honolulu Career of an Ex.
Cabin Boy-Sidelights on Wilson
Divorce Case Detective Work.

The details of the recent Kakaako
robbery and some new facts about the
Wilson divorce case evidence, were
brought out in Judge WilcoX's court
this morning, in the trial of the case
of j. Griffin, charged with assault and
battery on Harry Leroy. 1t appears
that Griffin was the companion of the
young man who was robbed, and that
Leroy was accused of the robbery. Le-
roy is a youth who arrived in Homo
lulu about three months ago as cabin
boy of the bark st. Katherine. from
New York. He has found life quite
exciting in Honolulu, having establish
ed himself in a Kakaako Joint" which
frequently receives unannounced vis-
its from the police. Leroy was ar
rested for violating the liquor law
short time ago, and next made the ac-
quaintance of the Jail when he was
taken in on the kakaakO robbery case.
His job at Kakaako put him in line
for the divorce detective work that
caused the trouble.
The trial this morning looked like a
mock trial most of the time. Griffin
was his own lawyer and he had so
much to say that the court finally gave
up trying to keep to the dignifed rou-
tine of the law, deciding that the best
way TO the truth was to give every
body full swing. Leroy told his story
and then Griffin asked questions and
ConIfaulcteu the answers.
You know that all your testimony
is lies" he said at the end Leroy
testified that he had called at Griffin's
place to see S. Hartman who lives in
the same house, about some money due
for detective work Leroy had done in
the Wilson divorce case. Griffin came
to the door and called him names, ac-
cusng him of the Kakaako robbery,
and finally striking him several times.
Griffin talked for about an hour on
the stand. Most of his evidence was
about the robbery. with now and then
a reference to the assault and battery
case. He testified that he knew that
Leroy had committed the robbery,
which occurred when the victim
was asleep. He swore that Leroy had
struck him several times over the head
with a cane, before the attack that
caused the arrest was made.
Hartman testified for Griffin, but
did not seem to know very much about
the fight. He admitted having signed
note, which was to pay Leroy for
the latter's work in the divorce case.
1T was done as an "accommoda Ion'
to Griffin, said Hartman. Judge VIII
cox read the defendant a severe lee
ture and imposed a fine of $50 and
costs. Griffin announced an appeal.
1--WE care nothing about $50" he began,
out we shall appeal" Judge Will
cox Interrupted with a few remarks
about contempt and Griffin subsided.
The victim of the robbery at Ka-
kaako was a. b. Judson, a young uni
versty of California student, who was
on his way to China on the steamer
Doric for vacation. He and Griffin
started to see the sights of Honolulu,
and ended their evening at the Joint"
as the witnesses called it, in which
Leroy does detective work and is re-
puted to serve drinks between times
Judson was robbed of over 5000 and
some diamonds. Leroy was arrested
when morning came, but was finally
released as Judson would not have any,
thing to tell desiring to get away.
High Sheriff Brown was credited by
Griffin with calling Leroy thief and
expressing sentiments that indicated
the sheriff's opinion that the eX-cabin
boy ought to be behind bars, but Le-
roy didn't seem to have any hard feel
ings against the high sheriff. Brown
is the best friend I have in Honolulu,
said the enterprising youth, and the
! high sheriff blushed modestly.