The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-26
JOHN WAS
ASHAMED
Pains Driver Elected
Him.
SAID He HAO NOT PAID
High Sheriff's Cook Suffers Indig-
s--PoIice Court
Calendar.

Thirty-one cases greeted Judge Will
coxs return to business at the District
Court yesterday. They included nine
charges of gambling. four of assault
and battery. seven of drunkenness and
two of immortality.
O'Shea, charged with malicious in
jury, was committed for trial On an
other charge of assault and battery on
Turnkey Melanphy he was sent to the
reef for three months at hard labor. In
eXtenuation defendant pleaded that he
was drunkenly irresponsible for his ac-
tons at the time the assault was COM
mitted.
High Sheriff Brown asked for sum-
mary punishment and said that o Shea
had been unruly from the time he en-
tered the station but that he was not
very drunk, although in an ugly mood.
He said many good things about Melan-
ply whom. ne declared was a very
kindhearted man and especially so in
his handling of the prisoners entrusted
to his charge. Melanphy, he stated,
had interceded on O'Shea' behalfin the
receiving station and he had been re-
Quilted for his good offices by a brutal
blow.
Judge Wilcox said that if the case
had been reversed howl against Me-
lanphy would have gone up which
would have been audible in Hilo. The
court must protect it's officers, he con-
cluded as he passed sentence.
George Drough and F. V. Larsen
teamsters on the transport Leelanaw
were charged with assault and battery
N sat
the transport. A nolle prosequi was
entered in both cases, Catterlin being
Indifferent about prosecuting the case.
Moore. an individual who poses as a
driver of one Of Pains arks, asked one
All Lung for his fare. The Chinaman
said he had dug up once and natural
~ refused to oblige with an encore per-
Torrance. Then Mr.. Moore, enforced
a point of local street car etiquette and
I thrust the Pake from the car
There were plenty haole in the car. .
said All Lung, "and when he knock me
off he make me welly much shame p
Cab Lung is chef at the High Sheriff
establishment.
Judge Wilcox complimented Mr. Pair
OH the excellence of the car system anC
commented on the utter lack of need TO
any manner of reform
ITO undertake TO improve the car sys
tenn would Ice Ike starting to build a bar
rel around a bung-hole." were the exac
words HIS Honor used when he infiicte,
the hattery
A conductor who took the stand vouch
sated the interesting Information that on
ly about one Celestial out of forty board
a car without fostering an intention I
beat the company If possible. He state
that If a Chinaman wants to go to Wal
kil<i he invariably tenders only nickel
hoping to ride past Hopkins switch un
Observed. This he said was what too
place in All Lungs case.
Judge Wilcox thought that no assault
had been committed. ana suggested tina
If All Lung wanted repaTation. he shout
sue Pam for damages. Moore was accord
ingly discharged.
batch of nine speculative Chiname
Crfeited their $40 BAIL.
Pearl Andrews and Marcelle Reyn'
da ughters of sunny France, were not /
court when their euplionious names wer
called. Maybe the sound waves of Han
lrahan's basso profundo penetrated a Ger
tain cabin on the coast-bound Aorang
Who can tell?
Hon Foon. opium in possession. $50 an
costs; John kurasma, Ryan, kainoa, Pc
al. James Mcintosh and Coughlin, ais
drunk 81 and costs.