The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-05

Willie Forest is small boy, blase with
the designations of eleven ill-spent years.
He is a most precocious child, his father
says, and is moreover addicted to habits.
which, If persevered in, threaten to inter-
fere with willies comfort and pursuit of
happiness in the days which are to come.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Willie, carefully dressed by his nurse. was
trotted out to answer to the heinous
charge of disobedience to his parent. The
kird-hearted Deputy Sheriff allowed Will
lie to retain possession of his top and
candy during the hearing of the case.
Willies father testified that his son was
a bad bad boy; that he wanted to trav-
eTse the cocktail route at night and
slumber in his crib all day just like a real
sport. He said that when he wanted his
son to work he was usually in no condi-
tior to do so owing to the excuses of the
previous night
1.-The boy Is uncomfortable" he con-
|cluded why, only last Tuesday he tried
TO stow away on the Australia"
Willie was questioned by. Judge Wilcox
as to his shortcomings and before the
catechism had been completed the infan-
tile tears flowed fast.
why didn't you do what your father
told you to-" asked His Honor.
Because he licked me all the time,'
orously at the painful recollection.
The boys father asked that his son be
locked up in cell for five days to see
what the effect would be. If no good
were done by the treatment, he said he
would have him shipped on some vessel.
Judge Wilcox delivered a lecture and
sent the small boy down for five days. He
also scored the father for treating his boy
like q dog, adding that obedience was the
fruit of kindness.
The section under which little Willie
was arrested says:
1T shall be the duty of all children
within the years of legal minority to obey
all the lawful and moral commands of
their parents, respecting first as most
obligatory those of the father and next
those of the mother"
Little Willie passed up on both counts
OF the indictment.
Benson, Smith & Co. were charged with
selling alcohol to other than licensed
physician.
1t was a test case to decide the question
as to whether alcohol may be sold under
methylated spirits license.
Arthur Wilder, who appeared for the
defendant, made no defense. Mr.. G. w
Smith testified against himself and swore
that he had sold alcohol freely to other
than a physician and without a physi-
cans order. The manager Of the corpor-
alton told the Judge that he had violated
tie license.
| The drug company claims that under
the new conditions the methylated spirits
license applies to pure alcohol. Methyla-
ted spirits may be sold, but not pure al
tcohol.
! 'It is a test case" said Sheriff Brown
'Mr. Smith thinks that his view is right
and the Police Department entertains 4
different opinion. This case affords ar
opportunity to settle the matter"
| Judge Wilcox imposed a fine of SIS and
an appeal was noted.
| In a similar case against the same firm
few weeks ago a fine of $25 was i'm
posed. Judge Humphreys threw the case
out of the Circuit Court because 1t wa:
not stated in the complaint to whom tn
spirits had been sold. In the presen
case this error was amended
The others on the police calendar were
b. Snead, larceny. committed for trial
Wong Zip and All Wun. opium in posses
sion, $50 and costs each; Wata.ani, leav
ing horse united, S. and costs; Nakakawa
assault and battery, bail forfeited; Boil
Roe, J. J. Fernandez and Kia, drunken
ness, 81 and costs