The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-11
THE POLICE
CALENDAR
A Dewey Defender Goes
Free,
JUDGE WILCOX A PATRIOT
The District Magistrate Soothes Scr
rows and Advises FraiI
Humanity.

Yesterdays calendar in police court
was the lightest that has been present.
ed for many a Monday morning Only
Cwenty-seven cases We're slated for ju-
dicial consideration, and these almost /
entirely composed of those time-worn /
misdemeanors which are more serious
than failings, and yet are hardly of
sufficient import to be classed as crimes. |
OF a truth Honolulu was a dry city
over Saturday night and Sunday A
/ feature of the proceedings was the un-
accountable absence of the boat race
inebriates who have been wont TO grace
the court in preceding years in battal-
ions the day after the Pearl Harbor
/ races. The pessimistically inclined will
doubtless deduct from this fact that the
institution is falling into disrepute.
Fred Walker was the first victim;
they said he was drunk, and with hand
uplifted in tragic manner he admitted
the truth of the charge. Two dollars
and costs constituted the first contri-
button to the judicial kitty
Monday" Crews, the old reliable, was
then invited to the punglefest; he had
business elsewhere, however, and elect
ed to forfeit his good six dollars bail.
Mr.. Crews non-appearance was great
ly lamented by the old habitues of the
courtroom, who rightly or wrongly con-
/ slider that the old green coat and its
wearer constitute a valuable mascot,
and reverence them accordingly.
Ane Kewiki, a portly native lady.
charged with being under the intlu
ence." received a reprimand and an in
junction To go and sin no more. Il
should have been of the cloth" reflected
his worship soto voce.
Mcnamara is making reputation
for himself; he is a sweet scented per
lennialIy blOsSoming beer bibber. Yes
terday was his fifth appearance in
about the same number of days. When
= arrested he was drunk and running
amuck armed with a putty knife.
Il had no beer all day" stated the
defendant, and had onIy drunk two
root beer bottles"
What digestion" remarked the
Judge admiringly, why he's perfect
! ostrich"
Il have been mauled and ilI-treated. >
said Mcnamara. but it shall never be
r said that / was fool enough to dispute
"a policeman's word; let justice take her
coursei"
The Deputy Sheriff testified that in
the cell defendant was hilariouSly
drunk and profane, even forgetting
q himself SO far as to apply questionable
epithets to himself.
Il want to ship. your worship. 50
please let me 60" argued the defen-
dant Ere's all these ships wanting
men. and / don't know whatever they'll
do il you don't let me go.'
This shipping story of yours has
: barnacles on it," concluded his worship
"TH give you chance to ship, how
fsrH nfr nd or IF
shipping masters want you as badly as
you say. they will soon fiud you ou
and pay your fine"
Henry Peters charged with disturb
ing the quiet of the night, explained
that he was only announcing the vic
tory IF the Healanis TO the eXpectan
suburbs. whereupon Judge Wilcox
murmuring that there were others,
presented him with his walking papers
= Attorney Biting, who appeared for
defendant. who is an employe OF tn
pOstOfficc. eutreated for the speedy dis
posal Of his case. He said that til
postCflice was a public institution. an
must not be kept waiting. Judge VIII
cox replied that his court was equal
q public institution and added more
over. that on Sunday and manifold oc
casiOns he had been kept waiting out
side the general delivery window of tn
postofIice, while the clerk ran throug
k, the letters three or four times to max
sure he hadn't missed any. II arm al
Id ways glad TO be able to reciprocate OF
fetal attentions" added his honor.
or LOpeS and WaiOla We're charged Wit
larceny in the second degree, and the
cases continued until this morning
The defendants are from Kauai, an
consequently the good old Jurisdiction
gag was introduced and snickere
over
An Sing. booked for needless drivini
was fined $40 and costs. When h
name was called he made bee line fC
the witness box, causing Judge Wilcc
to reflect that it would be more be
ter if attorneys would occasional
enlighten their clients minds instead
IS invariably tightening their pockets.
Thomas Handbook was charged wit
a committing a nuisance by blocking I
"a the sidewalk in front of the Occident
Hotel on Saturday evening. 1t appea
ed that some one of the sunset politi
ians who do nightly congregate in frol
III of Host Walkers lodging house. sa
something detrimental TO the great al
good Dewey in Mr.. Hambrooks pre-
ence, which so excited that gentlems
that by his emphatic manifestations
disapproval he caused crowd to &C
lect. Officer Birmingham stated that
warned defendant once and on retur
ing and still finding a crowd there,
arrested him. Attorney Biting ma
II things interesting by his ultra true
lent attitude, and the climax car
when Officer Birmingham admi
n ted that he was not an American eli
Ill zen.
Id Judge Wilcox dismissed the case, a.
Z. Mr.. Handbook arose excitedly a.
started TO declaim. He said in part:
Am an old veteran; have been dra
ged to Jail by a citizen of anoth
Re country; will have redress, will bri
charge of false Imprisonment" He
Mr.. Hambrook's friends seized him a
hustled him out of court, wearing ]
hat, which occasioned a protest FRI
"a the young man who is supposed
~ maintain order in the courtroom. I
fore leaving the hall of Justice
breathed a few choice .anathemas IL
G the ear Of the arresting officer, wh'
~ he threatened to put out of busine
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