The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-14
HE HIT HIM
REAL HARD.
Griffin Says He Struck
LIE Roy.
COMEDY IN THE COURT
Judge Hears the Players Out and
Fines the Chief Actor Twenty
Dollars.

n n comedy was played in police COGrt
yesterday mornlns. lac prIncipai cnar-
aOtcrs were Many LeisOy, an eN-Cauin
uUy VINO nas miIue an unsslvOry RECORD
stuCe nts arrlVal Il nOuoiuIu ON tne St.
tNatneriue tnrce taOntns ago, ana j.
tffnuin, whose most unfortunate naDit
seems 10 nave been that OF getting into
bett0y and other bad company. GrIf-
an was. arrested ON THURSDAY for an
assault and battery on LettOy, the lat
! ter bearing the marks OF conflict on
MS right cheek
For more tnan an hour the case was
allowed To swing fun tilt until botn
sues mad exhausted all the testimony,
words and compliments they could
command. The Judge found that Crit
an, wuO acted as his own attorney, had
new methods Of interrOgating "A pris-
oner, and beng I'm an unusually good
J frame OF mind, he gave both parties
fuli sway. much 10 the amusement of
teh court On-loOkers.
Beyond the matter of the assault
which Is charged TO Griffin. the latter
made statements which threw more
light on the kakaako robbery OF a
week ago than he would have given II
subjected TO the police sweat-box. 1t
was brought out that Griffin was i'm the
] company OF the passenger from the
Doric who was robbed at Gardeners re-
sort. and was practically witness To-
the theft OF certain sums from the man.
no he claims he stayed with during
the night 60 protect. The High Sherin
aud his deputy preserved sphinx-liks
countenances during the whole OF this
recital which added clue upon clue to
the mysterious robbery or "man-roll-
Ing" Lekoy has preferred TO remain
among the resorts OF kakaalo since his
! arrival here and seems 20 have found
u remunerative. only short time ago
he was arrested for dispensing liquor at
Buchanan's place. shortly afterward
he nearly fell into the clutches OF the
Deputy Sheriff who made preparations
to raid the place. Through a window
he and officer Hanrahan saw Leroy
and another man make n division OF a
large sum OF money presumably about
si75. and they wondered at that time
where Il came from This was last
sunday night.
Harry Leroy was the first witness
> on the stand. lie testified that he went
Co Hartmans house 20 discuss bust
ness matter. n was n matter in which
Griffin owed him some money and for
which he had signed n note. which was
endorsed by Mr.. Hartman. Hardly had
he stated his business to Hartman
when Griffin himself came out on the
porch and said that what concerned
Hartman concerned himself. He then
proceeded TO upbraid Leroy for his
loose character and accused him OF the
theft OF $50 In Kakaako on the night
-
was rolled Leroy says Griffin
blocked his way and he could not leave.
Griffin kept on arguing. saying: You
know you took the money" Then Le-
. Roy says Griffin struck him several
times bruislng his face and using him
up generally. although he never re-
sponded with n blow. but as soon as
possible cut and ran.
Then Griffin had an innings. He wa.
allowed 90 quiz the witness. but he pro
: ceeded 10 tell such long story withou
r asking any questions that the Judg'
was forced TO act as prompter anC
start him of right. The Judge askeC
him not To stuff the witness with 81
much talk. like a sausage" Grifiir
laid great stress on Leroy's statemen
" at the time OF the fight that Marsha
Brown II the best friend I have I'm Ho
nolulu." The laugh was turned on tn
High sheriff. who took the statemen
good naturally.
On You we're a spy In the yard. weren'
az your" shouted Griffin. swinging hi
arms dramatically. let me tell yo
NJ that everything you said are abject lies
There 'wqs no hip-pocket business 4
this. as you have stated. I told 20
then that you were a dirty sneak. didn
~ Didn't ~ Yes. I did. / told yo
that you stole that $50. and you DID
That's what you did. Mr.. Leroy, wher
do you sleep at night?'
Leroy refused 20 answer the question
and Grimm pitched In with an expls
nation TO the Judge which his homo
was unable to check. that Leroy iva