The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-15
MUST KEEP THE ,PEACE
SUSPECT BOMB THRowBRs PuT
UNDER BONDS.
Refs and Camacho Must Give Surety In
s25On That They WIN Not Injure Con-
sui Canavarro.

I.ulz de Casses Camacho and Hen
riuue Gonsalves Refs are required to |
give bonds in the penal sum OF $500
with good and sufficient security TO
keep the peace. especially as To A. de
Souza Canavarro, for the period of one
year.
such was the termination of the pro-
ceedings in the District court against
the two men who are suspected OF the
attempt against Consul CanaVarro
| life with an explosive bomb, early III
| the morning of May T.
The testimony against the two men
was from the mouths of several Wit
nesses. Ex-Police officer Ferriera tes-
titled that last December he heard Rels
say in Dias guitar store that he would
get even with Mr.. Canavarro If he mad
| to spend the rest of his life in jail. Mr..
Dias corroborated this testimony. Dep
uty Sheriff Fernandez of Eva testified
that he had heard Refs say the consul
ought to be gotten rid of, and that ne
would send him to hell" and that Ca
macho had used similar language.
1t was brought out that when Rels
had a suit against the Oahu railway,
the consul had not done all in his behalf
| that he thought the consul ought TO
have DONE and his belief often ex-
pressed that thereby the decision went
against him, though a motion for new
trial is pending. From this Refs mad
sui, which was expressed in petition
to the Portuguese government for
commission to investigate the conduct
of the consul. This petition was writ
ten by Camacho, who seems TO nave
been the scholar among those opposed
to the consul. 1t was signed by CANA
cho and Refs and a few others, tnclud-
; ing two women.
| There was also considerable testimo-
ny as to the whereabouts of the two
men on the night of the explosion.
Mr. Canavarro testified that the
threats of these two men against him
had been repeatedly reported to him,
and that he had received several warn
ings by anonymous letter and other-
wise, to be on his guard against the
men of Eva" by which was meant the
two defendants. He testified that he
!. was in fear they would do him harm.
n For the defense. Refs took the stand
r He denied the threatening language at
s tributed to him, and gave an account
{ of his movements during the week th'
bomb exploded. He made very goot
appearance on the stand, being self
composed and displaying no vindictiVe
7. ness
: Judge j. M. Davidson, who defended
the two men, argued that Refs had beel
in the country ten years, and Camach
seventeen, but neither had ever De1or
been charged with any offense. VIVA
- they naQ Salu was III Ille neat VA peltF>iDi
IL and made so little impression on thos
" who heard it that none of them ha'
y ever thought it worth while to repor
it to the consul. But because they ma
sent a petition to the Portuguese gov
ernment asking for commission TO In
vestigate the acts of the Portuguese
consul and because some one had at
tempted to kill the consul, they Wer
- to be required to give bonds to keep tn
peace, when giving bonds would mea
expense to them, and if they were un
able to give them would mean that the
were to be deprived of their lbert!
IN There was nothing to connect thel
n with the bomb episode. Their petitio
in regard to the consul was clearl
within their right of petition and the
words, when spoken were not take
seriously by those who heard them. +
hoped we had not come to that sta
which existed in Rome when man w;
"a executed simply because he had dream
ce ed that he had cut the tyrant's throa
n Marshal Brown argued that the
ne words and acts through long perl'
of time showed that they harbored vi
. dictiVe and revengeful feelings again
. the consul These words and acts we
not the mere expression of burst
passion, but showed a permanent sta
of mind of hatred and revenge. VIII
there was no evidence to connect the
ns directly with the three attempts again
80 80 the consuls life, the evidence clear
"S showed a permanent hatred express
o5 from time to time which reasonah
e' ,eu might, and actually had put the cons
We in fear of them, and that their ca
was thus brought directly within I
statute.
Judge Wilcox in deciding the cal
). said that it was brought on the swo
complaint of Mr. Canavarro that
Z. was in fear of them. Evidence
threats made extending over 10
led The sta afute under the evidence threw
rm them the duty of convincing the col
lay that there was no reason for fear, whi
Is they had failed to do. To make
bond a small one would be farcical.
[. would therefore require bonds in
. sum of $500 each. An appeal W
n probably be taken.