The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-01
HARD HEARTED
Judge Wilcox Fines a
Great Man.
Emil Ney, Grandson of NapoIeou's
Marshal, Pleads His Own Case
in Police Court.

| '"o "H eA-ulemDer of the
California Legislature, the captnrer q,
Jimmy" Hope, the notorious hanL
burglar, the secret service agent of
Uncle Sam In the pursuit OF the des-
perate swindlers of the National Treas
ury, and the confidant of the President
/ OF the United States and of the Execu-
tive OF Hawaii, was before Judge Will
cox yesterday morning charged with
using profane-or ''profume" language
as ne expressed it-toward a landIaay
VINO insisted upon keeping 50 which
the man or famous ancestry had natn
her Tor a room for a week and when
ne used only for a few hours.
Tue distinguished prisoner with a
iohg peulgree insisted upon acting as
MS own attorney, and cross-examined
cue witnesses Tor the prosecution in
'he most approved fashion. Had the
scene or yesterdays Police Court win
me learned attorney" the Marshal
&c witnesses, the crowd, and the
Judge, all vainly endeayorinR to keen
straight faces during the proceedings
been transferred to- the stage and acted
out as naturally, many a theatrical
manager would have had the nucleus OF
small fortune within his grasp. The
famous speech of Sergeant Buzfuz was
thrown utterly into prosaic tedium by
enc speeches OF this descendant of the
great French warrior. His examina-
ton OF the witnesses, and his MANY
wonderful addresses to the Court and
20 che general public. were replete with
an originality and unconscious humor
thef kept the Courtroom In the best of
huE.Jr. The Judge smiled the Mar
shal and his Deputy ha-ha ed. and the
audience beyond the rail- smiled audi
D.y so many times that the court bail
in had to put several of them out.
EMIL Ney preserved a sciemn de-
mes hbr which would have done credit
TO member OF Congress. Patrolman
Maitiand, who arrested the pugnacious
Ney last Friday evening, was the first
witness. He testified that he heard
sounds of battle from Mrs. LEWIS
premises on Alakea street while he was
seated on his own verandah, a few
doors away. He heard Ney berating
Mrs. Levy in choice billingsgate. and
at once made himself known to the an
Sry man who wanted his 81 back. Then
the fun began. Ney took the witness
In hand and asked a dozen questions
all in the same breath. He asked Matt
land to answer Yes or No" when he
had finished. Maitland wrinkled his
brow and looked daggers at his inQuis-
itor. IF you'll ask me one question
at time, maybe | can answer you"
he replied.
Didn't Mrs. Levy just say to you
when you came over where we were all
standing. Hello, LOUISE" asked Ney.
No, she didn't, and let me tell you
my ne isn't Louis, either" respond
ed I'll officer with a show of temper.
We'll, didn't ask you to show your
authority when you came up to me?
You're a fine-looking police officer,
amt you? When you took me down
20 the station you pulled your hat over
your eyes like this" (suting the action
to the word and pulling his hat on in
tough" fashion).
do you call that being fine Off
GER? When | was out on the sidewalk
| took you for a German by your ac-
cent"
Maitland has an Irish brogue and re-
sented the insinuation.
Another officer was placed on the
stand and Ney looked at him in dis
gust. II like to see men on the force,
not boys"
J. III. Hartman, the man who had the
plague, was also a witness and testi-
fed that Ney was difficult to manage at
the time he was arrested, despite the
fact he claimed to be "all shot and cut
to pieces"
In his argument asking for his dis
charge, Ney dilated upon his broad ex
perience for over thirty years in the
service of the Government of the
United States. He had been the trusted
agent OF the secret service and had run
down nearly all the bold, bad men OF
the country from Jesse James to jim
my" Hope. He had drifted out 20 Ho-
nolulu to see how things were con-
Quoted In Hawaii. He knew how the
government ought TO be managed and
claimed he had been sent by President
Dole to the Marshal to be taken on
his staff for secret service work. IF
he wanted to he could bring down the
reputation of the Marshal like a house
of cards. And IL given half an oppor-
tunity he could disclose the affairs OF
the Republic in such a manner as to
put every official to shame. He was
invaluable to the Consul General and
his information upon all subjects
which the Consul General was Obliged
TO refer to often, were at his fingers
ends"
When he announced that he was the
grandson OF Marshal Ney, the famous
soldier OF the French Empire, his chest
swelled with pride, md he surveyed
his auditors with look that said,
THAT certainly made hit"
But the Judge refused tdbe hit. He
felt that even descendant of famous
ancestors could not use "profume" Ian
guage-and all over 81. The attorney
produced an exhibit" so that the Court
could see that he had been imposed up
on in renting the room, which, he de-
clared, as a former member OF the Board
of Health guards, was 'unsanitary and
unnasty," and should have been con-
demned. The exhibit proved to be
worn towel with large holes in II.
That" said the attorney" in tri-
umphant tone. els what the lady gave
me to wipe my face with"
"where did you get the towel? Did
Mrs. Levy give II to you?" cautiously
inquired the Judge.
mo. / took IL. claim have per-
feet right to take anything l want from
thai room. because / paid her " for l..
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