The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-26
IN CONVICT
GARb STILL
A Prisoners Attorney
Objects.
|. EDWARDS CASE Up AGAIN
Lawyer Davis Cites Hgh Sheriff For
Contempt and Sues For
$1,000.

who has stifftd up "A queer Hitlt IeWs re
George r. Edwards and ne q the .ndi-
vituai whose habcas corpus application
came up before the Supreme Court a
short time ago. After hearing the case
the Court ordered that Edwards be adj
mitted TO bail pending its decision on the
,ase. But Edwards could not raise the
5000 that his liberty would have cost
and no was forced TO remain IN Jail
Now Il appears that snce the habeas
corpus hearing Edwards has been receiv-
ing the same treatment as other prison
ers. that he has been wearing the prison
stripes and has been working on the roads
with his fellow prisoners. But Edwards
attorney. George A. Davis. did not dis
cover this fact uhtn Tuesday. when he
went out to see his client. and then he
found him riding away from the prison
dressed IN convict garb and going TO
work on the streets. Davis went TO High
sheriff Brown and asked the meaning Of
Ia. and he was told that "a Edwards was
stni "A prisoner he was treated as other
prisoners were treated.
Davis Immediately prepared n petition
to tho Supreme Court TO have High
sheriff Brown and william Henry. the
keeper % the prison. declared guilty OF
contempt Of court IN treating Edwards
l n this fashion. lie filed this IN the Su-
rretna Count yesterday morning and
\ shortly afterwards went out TO the peni-
\ tentiarv 90 see his cuent re was told
| that he was at work and he did not see
him until later In the afternoon. Then
no learned that Edwards had gued an
\ affidavit To the effect that he was at
work % his own accord so that he might
not lose any Of his time In case the Su-
preme Court did not release him. Davis
Immediately returned 20 the city and be-
fore 4 o'clock he had fled a suit for Ed
wards asking 5000 damages against the
High sheriff Tor his treatment OF him.
with the suit was another affidavit. In
which Attorney Davis asserted that the
afidavit obtained from Edwards was OBJ
tanned By duress and was extra-ju judicial
and entirely void.
Davis petition TO the Supreme Court
was not taken up by the Supreme Court
during the day and n High Sheriff Brown
= cited for contempt u II not be until
the beginning Of the next term, for the
court II now enjoying a vacation. The
petition was as follows:
T. George A. Davis.of Honolulu, Island
Of oahu. make oath and say;
| That the above matter was argued and
submitted 90 this honorable court on ths
9th day Of July. 1900. and the said pris
Ioner. George l.. Edwards. In now IN Oahu
ccnvict prison under the writ % habeas
corpus ard = awaiting the judgment OF
this court "a 90 the legality Of HIS i'm
'prisnnmeut for the offense and crime fo'
which he was committed. On Tuesday
the 2tth Of July. 1900. 7 saw the said Geo
: H. Edwards IN wagon with convicts
dressed In the garb OF a convict. on hii
: way TO work under The control OF a prs
on guard.
, That the writ OF habeas corpus sus
ponds the sentence Of the Circuit Court
ard I believe and say that the acton o
: the High Sheriff and the keeper OF Oah'
convict prison I'M treating the said con
Wet whose sentence IL suspended by laV
is uniawfur and contempt Of this hon
ornhlo court
That 7 have reason to believe and d
believe that the said George I. Edward
IL how clothed IN prison garb and treate
as n he was undergoing the inprison
rnent under the sentence which has bee
n and IL now suspended.
4 That 1 am counsel Tor the prisoner. a
!. well M my professional partner.
/. This afiart asks and prays. That Al
thur M. brown. High sheriff OF this Tel
IN ritory and william Henry. keeper o. a.
-. said oahu convict prison, be duly cite
n ny an order % Hon. chief Justice and N
,s Just ces % this court sitting IN banc
why the said Arthur NJ. Brown. His
sheriff and william Henry. keeper
the prison. should not be adjudged gull
On % contempt % this court, and that q
= order issue out Of this Govt. calling Z
=. the said High sheriff and keeper OF "a
- prison 20 show cause Why they shou
rot he adiudged guilty OF contempt
this court.
That I warned the said High sher
that the sentence % the Circuit Cou
was suspended. and an order made
this court 20 admit the prisoner TO ba
he and that he. the said High sheriff. wou
o. not treat the said prisoner az convi
oi undergoing sentence, because the ga
" sentence was suspended. But the sa
g ffigh sheriff utterly refused TO rega
~ the order and process OF this court.
o. he h required % DO by law. and has ev
~. since the writ was issued. clothed Z
~ said prisoner IN prison garb. and Z
- said prisoner has been treated like
convict underHoing sentence and COZ
-, PEELED 10 work at hard labor with 9th
y conv.cts on the public streets Of Hor
= lulu.
High sheriff Brown smiIIngly said N
hs az vet felt no aualms OF fear oN
the matter and ala not expect 20 be cit
-, In the manner which Attorney Davis
~ hoping for lie said a copy OF the pc
~. ton had been left for him with Dept
oa sheriff Chililngworth. but he had !
- been served with a summons or or
~, from the supreme Court
-. A few days ago Edwards In converi
- ton with the High Sheriff said ne desii
~. 90 continue working right along inst'
% exercising his right TO loaf WI
-. his habcas corpus case was pendn g
- fore the Supreme Court. His reason.
-. stated. was shat In case the Supre
Court denied him his freedom. he wo
then have served out much OF the time
4 his original sentence. III he stop
,sos working. and his petition was denied.
- would have Just that much ionger 10 c
- tlnuc In prison An af'idavit TO this
y feet was signed by Edwards yester'
forenoon and 10 now IN the High 81
ms keeping.
Attorney George A.. Davis. In his
davit 20 the t5.oet damage suit saws:
Tie visited Oahu convict prison this morn
ga- July e. 1900 before n O'Clock In orde'
~ see the plaintiff in this case. and
eet y m. again. but was told that the pri'
or. the plaintiff IN this action. was
the road az work. and that. could
v. see him, but was requested on nv soc
Sso5 visit 20 call again at b minutes aft