The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-04
WAS GIVING GOOD
RED WINE AWAY
BIT the Judge Believed He
Sold IU aud Fined
Him.

one OF the cases which came up in the
Police Court yesterday was that OF one
Myers charged with seLing liquor with
case, It has excited considerable interest
ard was the occasion of much eloquence
and argument in court.
Attorney Strauss represented the de-
PENDANT, while Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth conducted the prosecution. With
the defense it was the old. old story of
giving away drinks to friends and not
ask ng any financial remuneration. With
I the prosecution II was the equally old,
I old story OF employing some one TO spy
/ on those supposed 10 be selling liquor
/ without a license.
Il, One Of the first witnesses to be put on
the stand for the prescott on was a yOunS
[ fellow named sullivan. When the attor-
ney for the deIense took the witness in
hand ne got from HIM. by means OF hot
and continuous fire of pertinent questions,
the following facts:
on Sunday. the LIST instant, Sullivan,
who comes from Sydney. Australia, and
who at present is engaged in no occupa-
ton, dropped into Myers place on Queen
street and called for VINE. Sullivan
. states that Myers gave him bottle oil
I wine and received in return for IL a
ing. Sullivan then strolled around fol
awhile. going to me police station abou
noon. according TO lis statements; there
inform ng Deputy Sheriff Chillingworti
and Court officer nanrahan Of his hav
i1g purchased wine of Myers. Chilling
worth and Hanrahan went along will
sullivan to Myers place. Sullivan wen
in first with marked quarter furnishes
him by Chillingworth and called agal
= for wine. He received a bottle of win
and took II out TO the police officers, haV
{, ing stated to Myers that he wanted
& for a man, friend of who was un
A able to come for 1t himself. Then Chill
'I-rgwCrth and Hanrahan entered the es
> Enlistment, ChillingwOrth through TN
front entrance and Hanrahan by tn
a rear. Myers was searched and the marx
" ed quarter found In his right hip pocke
: Sullivan testified that he expected n
money for the detective work, that h
: had no grudge against Myers that he ha
never seen Myers before, and that h
Fl did the work purely for his own privai
reasons. These private reasons, a
brought out by the questions OF the d'
defending lawyer, were that Sullivan b'
lieved that when there was vacancy o
the police force he would be given u
= position. He said that he volunteered h
~ information to the police authorize
l. purely for these reasons. He had bee
Il paid nothing and did not know that ]
was to receive any remuneration for
81 services.
Judge Wilcox asked the witness If ar
~: bition to become a police officer alol
az prompted him to give Information again
81 Myers. and received an affirmative repi
''They say that hope springs eternal
81 the human breast" said the Court, al
th II seems to me that 1t often springs fro
the very smallest foundation"
"A Court officer Hanrahan was put on I
stand to tell his story. He had to SAM
ur the wine which was on exhibition in I
la. court room in various bottles. and he
90 so with evident relish. The attorney
be- the defense attempted to shatter Ham
81 hans testimony by bringing In the GU
~ ton of his being an expert on WI
for saying that Hanrahan couldn't tell
difference between cider and champag
- and that he was not in a position TO 5
whether the material was wine or n
or whether IL was Intoxicating. Thou
- Hanrahan evidently knew very little
NJ wine technically, he certainly appeal
nd able to recognize intoxicating wine WI
ne tasted IL. judging by the way he sa
Piled the bottle in evidence.
Myers and Mrs. Myers. together "
another witness. insisted that the W
2 was given away on Sunday and that N
% was sold. However. the Court deci
,ect that Myers had offended against the
TO the extent OF 800 and costs. and fl
2 him that amount. An appeal was not