The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-19
The REEF
FOR MATSU
Depraved JapGets
an Exemplary
Sentence.
WILCOX FINES
V. ]. FAGEROOS
Kekaula, Native Crook, is Com
mitted for Robbing

Yesterdays Police Court session was an
unusually long one, extending until the
end of the afternoon. Even then num-
Der OF cases had to be held over on ac-
count of the lateness of the hour
The case Of Matsu, charged with hay-
ing solicited japanese woman, took up
the greater part Of the day. The original
complaint read vagrancy but the more
serious charge was instituted.
The complaining witness stated that
two years ago she came from Japan with
a man who was not her husband. She
lived with him until she met Matsu, after
which she forsook the old love and took
on with the new. Thin was twelve
months ago.
OF late, the woman testified, Matsu has
been squandering his money In gambling
and other ways. As soon as money be-
gan to be short he ceased to care for her
and one day proposed that she become
a woman of the town. He told her that
there was lots of money in the nefarious
business and said that if she would do
as he wanted her to, she could soon earn
enough money to take them both back to
Japan.
The woman refused to listen TO his
proposition and then Matsu abused her.
Fearing serious nl-treatment, she took
the matter to the police and defendants
arrest followed.
f. NJ. Brooks, attorney for the defense,
said that he thought that it was case
of the woman wishing TO get rid OF Mat
su in order that she might be free to
live with another man. With this end
in view she had trumped up the charge
against him, being aided by one kawa-
kani, one of the witnesses for the prose-
cution. who was at present acting as
her protector.
Judge Wilcox, without hesitation SEN
fenced defendant to six months impris-
onment with hard labor.
/ V. J. Fageroos was fined s25 and costs
for assault and battery on Nick Breham.
Defendant said that he BACKED Bre-
| hams eye because he had assaulted his
| little daughter. Evidence was adduced
| to the effect that after the alleged as
sault on the little girl had taken place
both parties had drunk together and dis
! cussed money matters. 1t was after this
! that Fageroos trounced Breham.
! Judge Wilcox said that il defendant had
| thrashed Breham Immediately after the
alleged assault on his daughter, he would
| have been inclined to overlook the mat
ter. Instead of doing this he had dis
/ cQSSed money LlGlISIS with ID oAN
| then assaulted him. This, said His Hon.
or, was inexcusable, and therefore i'm
posed heavy fine.
! Henry Kekaula, lcharged with larceny
in the second degree, waived examination
and was committed for trial. Defendant
entered Chinese store on Nuuanu street
on Wednesday afternoon and distracted
s725 from the till.
/ Kekaula has bad record. He served
| a term for larceny in 1882. In 1896 nj
| again served two years for larceny
! Three years later he was once more II
trouble and served six months Tor Pill
fering. Since his release he is alleged te
| have been implicated in several jobs.
Other cases disposed Of We're: james
Messberg, larceny second degree, Apri
10; Charley Davis, Louis Esude, vagran
CIV. nolIe prosd.; Chong Hook, gambling
April 1s: Jacintho du Rigo, assault ant
battery on L. Teves, April zs; Oscal
Lewis, F. J. Turk, April 10; Alex Ia
gan. w. Wolfson, gross cheat, April ~
Yoshida common nuisance, IS and costs
All Sing. common nuisance, reprimande'
and discharged; Hao, violation carriag
regulations, April 10; Hong Yau, violation
Board of Health regulations, nolle prosd.
J. W. Ray, r. E. Rogers, w. Coghaii
Hookaaku, Kaliihaku, w. Isaac, drunk
enness, 50 and costs; Sam Kaluawai, dis
obedience to parents, committed to he
form School for one year; ]. G. Souza
common nuisance. April 49,