The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
POLICE COURT
Mondays Calendar Was
Interesting
Needless Driying--Ester's CIss Ger
tinueG - 0IiIm HAND
lers Gull y

Judge Wilcox is assisting the police
| department in its efforts 20 check the
needless driving and carelessness in
the manner Of leaving rigs united on
the streets. Some eight or nine offend
ers were before the judge yesterday
for carelessiy handling horses and in
each case a reprimand was accompanied
by fine Of s. and costs. Several white
men were among the number to pay for
their thOughtlessness. The Judge stat
ed that there was in his way Of think
ing only one law for rich or poor, Ha-
waiian, Chinaman or whites; and an
nounced that all classes in his court
room would receive the same treatment
no matter what their standing in the
community. Two of the men stated
that they had fixed their cases with the
Marshal and accordingly wanted 10 be
let off. Judge Wilcox gave these men
TO understand that this sort Of things
was no go. He put himself on record as
being the Judge Of the District Court
and as such he is the boss. The men
we're called down in the most approved
fasnIon and left the courtroom with a
much better defined idea of courts and |
their Jurisdiction than before Judge |
wilcox talked to them. Hereafter |
needless drivers when arrested must de- |
post 500 cash bail before they will be |
released from custody.
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Day DRINKS who pleaded the day as an |
excuse for their dallianee with the cup
that cheers. but inebriates. The Judge |
treated them TO the usual two dollars |
and costs until a German stated that |
his excuse for being intoxicated was /
the celebrating he had done in honor OF |
Erin's patron saint. This was too much |
for the Judge who Immediately raised 1
the limit and fined him 81 and costs for
his good time.
Three cases of larceny against Muel-
Ter, a Swede, we're set for today. There
was quite an argument with the bench
as to whether or not the man had
pleaded guilty. 1t was finally agreed
that the defendant pleaded not guilty.
Manuel Gonzales, a Spaniard. who
has habit Of getting fighting drunk
and threatening folks with knife. was
sent to the reef for six months to medi-
tate over the error of his ways and
Incidentally help out the government
'oad work.
Antoine Ferreira. who was arrested
or selling liquor without license. was
ined $3.50 and costs. This is his second
'hense. In fining this man Judge Will
OK said he felt II his duty to apologize
o defendants for the leniency with
which he had treated them heretofore.
he cases had usually been appealed s
nd, on trial in the higher courts, the r
mes had almost all been raised. He
cit 1t incumbent upon him to say how :
Orry he felt for them in not having
inched them for liquor traffic in the .
rst place. =
Buchanan and Zeigler. caught with y
plum in possession, plead guilty. Hoo -
II who was with them had his case L
ole pressed. The men will be sem >
.need today. :
The case of Ester was postponed -
gain until Monday next as COckett. the -
'inctpal witness for the prosecution. Is h
III unable to appear in court. A mo- p.
on to have his deposition taken was n,
enied. II is expected that the pre- 10
minary hearing Of Downing for the n
urder Of the native Poai will take
ace today.