The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-03
GEORGE DAVIS IS FINED.
LAWYER AND HIGH SHERIFF
FACE ONE ANOTHER.
Judge Wilcox Has One of the Live
lest Court Sessions on Record-Cross
Examination of Brown.

! Inc case of Attorney George A. Davis
charged with praCticing as a notarv
without paying his license, was heard
/ ny Judge wilcox this morning before
a. crowded courtroom. There was an
ar OF suppressed eXcitment in the court
Whlle other casessthat were first taken
up We're heard and while the two bsIIi-
serents, the high sheriff and the accus-
ca, raced one another before his honor.
Mahy attorneys had gathered to see
the excitement, expecting some warlike
/ happenings, and they were not disan-
! POINTED. The lawyer made things hmm
| IRON the start, and, if he was convict
eu, ne took his satisfaction in shots Of
| Brown and Attorney General Dole the
| ldtler having come to assist in the pro-
"TS utIoh' ,.II Davis was finally fined $40.
II you ever get that S10." he yelled tn
Hlgh Sherln Brown, waving on high
/ ms pond on appeal, you can treat voi1,.
| Dole!" lelsoh
The dignity of the court was rufned
many IlhleS before the verdict came.
and the high sheriff was bomba rdaj
! with a constant succession of shots
sarcastic and direct. Davis began with
! an aVoWed determination to Hsav M
thlng in this court and especially tn
! High Sheriff Brown
! The demurrer filed YESTERDAY. ,,.o.,
first brought up.
IL is endorsed on the back "To tba
learned District Magistrate, and the
| several prosecutors who appear and all
interested in the case" and ii sets forth
reasons why the license law is uncon-
SIitutlohaI, as follows: 1T is submitted:
l: Ihat retrospective statute af
IectlnS and changing vested rights and
Iortlorl prohibtive statutes making If
! an oHense for performing the duties of
an office Of honor and of trust are
! founded on unconstitutional principles
void. anu
'2. The act is unconstitutional as #
is an Interference with the executive
ana political power of the existing gov
ernment who by it's minister made the
| appointment of notaries. The continu-
ing 10 act under vested rights and priv
| lleges acquired before the passing of
the act requiring a license is NOT an
oIense and as to such offices the act
is unconstitutional and void"
Judge wilcox promptly overruled the
demurrer Then he was provided with
several briefs and pleas and after an
oral plea of not guilty from The de-
tendant the case went on
George Edwards was the first Wit
ness. He was called to prove that
DAVIS had witnessed his signature to an
alhdaVit in the contempt proceedings
JUST Drought against Brown. At this
stage of the proceedings Davis inanVer-
tehtly addressed remark to the high
Sheri1, at once hastily correcting him
SELF, addressing the judge and remark
ing that he didn't want to speak TO
the young man" There was a wran-
gle over whether Edwards ought to tes-
tify, as he is a client of Davis. but the
judge told him to answer, and the nrn-
secution proved that Davis had acted
as notary. mo questions here" said
Davis.
Gus Rose of the interior office was
next called, to prove that Davis had
no license. His testimony caused an
other lively argument, over the date of
the notary license act Incidentally il
gave Davis an opportunity to express
MS opinion of Dole, who, he intinlated.
ought to have better things to occupy
ms time than conspiring against a
member of the bar.
The high sheriff took the stand to
testify to Davis signature on a resigna-
ton addressed to Dole and the defend
ant jumped up and made clear space
Tor a warm cross-eXamnation. II prov
ed to be very hot but with little con-
nectlon with the case at issue.
DO you know me as a man of honor
and gentleman" demanded Davis,
after Brown had intimated that Davis
did not always do exactly right
AS man of honor, yes, but not as
a gentleman replied the high sheriff
and after that the judge had to inter-
tere once or twice to stop the flow of in
dignant questions. Brown was asked
how long he had been out of law school.
+ whether he had ever paid Davis a $25
fee in an action in which Davis repre-
sented him and many other questions
entertaining to the audience. Once or
twice Davis was called to order, and
always retreated with "it doesn't mat
ter here" as expressive of his intent to
go into a higher court
The case came to a sudden end after
lengthy address by Davis, i'm which
he devoted himself principally to the
learned High Sheriff and Edward
PiersOn Dole who were both toasted
as cOnspirators actuated by personal
spite. In the course of his speech Davis
took the stand, was sworn and told the
court thaP Brown owed him the fee of
$25 before mentioned. He invited cross
examination from his enemy, bracnR
himself to meet It with defiance that
: sent wave of laughter over the court
room, but Brown did not take up the
2 def" Davis main legal contention
was that his commission had become
functus ohicio on June H.
Judge Wilcox gave a mild hammered
review of the evidence told Mr. Davis
he would make the fine the smallest
, possible, and imposed a fine of $40.
The defendant announced that the
case would 90 TO the Supreme Court
He objected to notaries being licensed
: like peddlers and fsh-hawkers," and
invited Brown to take a bond i'm any
: sum he wanted. Ten dollars" SAID the
high sheriff IF it's any more than
/ that it won't be accepted"
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