The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-14
Judge Wilcox Held
dCOnversaZiOne
Yesterday.
WIT AND FINES
FLOWED FREELY
Holy Moses Went Astray = Hi.
Honor Joshed Attorneys
About a Retainer.

bill of seventy-one items was artist.
caily drawn up for his consideration
The thermometer was up to So ant
the jam of Cinnamon in the courtroom
lent to the place a truly Oriental at.
lmosphere.
Twenty-one of the gentry, who night
Fly show themselves in a vain effort /,
absorb ali the visible supply of gin and
beer in town, were dealt with accord
ing to the statutes. Of them eighteen
were out in their cash to the amount
OF 50 when they left the court; one
forfeited his bail of S., and an ancient
yclept Kukuumano was reprimanded
land discharged on account of his many
Years.
'Kaaihue," shouted Clerk McKinnon
/. Here" yelled the owner Of the
name, so loudly that the indoors rat
tied. He evidently did not intend itt
be outdone in such small matter as
vocal effort by haole.
You'd better have a care, young
man, or you'll get something to shout
for" remarked the judge.
j. Wilson alias j. Mason, one Of the
intoxicated brigade, was questioned by
the court as to his real name and adj
Ivised to select a good euphonious t.tls
and stick to it.
IAN alias is the trade mark of a sls-
tpicious character" said the magistrate
/ VIM. Beatty guessed he was drunk
I'VE don't want any guessing" ex-
claimed Judge Wilcox, "guesses don't
go in the court
William Robinson, charged with
drunkenness, kept the courtroom
amused for ten minutes. He pleaded
not guilty and exercised the preroga-
tive of questioning his captors.
| 81 asked the officer the time said
defendant, "and he told me to go home,
then he ran after me and threw IRE in
the patrol wagon and hurt my arm.
| What did you do when told to go
homer" queried his honor. a
''I went home" said Robinson.
You mean you started to go home,
but landed in another place of refugee
explained the judge. you are singu7
at which rally defendant smiled, but
Immediately looked as If he would
never forgive himself for having done
So.
One of the officers who assisted In
| making the arrest testified that when
told to go home defendant commenced
to argue. vssG
ST know of no penalty for arguing
said the judge, looking at the patrol
man. sOf course, / understand that II
must have been extremely notifying
| to your royal highness. He says you
| hurt his arm, but I suppose police
! man hasn't always time to study a
mans anatomy when making an ar
rest. Next time, better convey him to
| the wagon by the seat Of his pants. :"
| How much did you drink" asked
the judge.
-Four beers" answered Robinson.
big ones?" persisted his honor, and
defendant separated his hands the
length of Barbary Coast schooner.
THAT will be ALL concluded his
honor, with look on his face which
denoted that great light had sudden-
ly come upon him. 1.-TWO dollars and
| costs. Next -
Ritero Rotaro and Hosea Tavasn
originally charged with assault,
were fortunate in having the charge
changed to drunkenness. They chased
man up Punchbowl. and topped off
| the chase by demolishing his gate.
Judge Wilcox made it "a and costs.
! saying.
'9rhe common or gutter drunk, we
let off with a 81 fine, but with the
property demolishing drunk 1T behooyes
| us to be more severe.
d. Brown and Charles Tucker were
| '.vagged'' for roosting beneath the
| shadow of the rifle butts.
1
sea air possessed valuable SOLDERING up
properties" suggested the bench.
| Brown muttered soto voce that Dep
uty Sheriff Chillingworth had 1t In for
/ him.
Tucker spoke of shipping away at no
distant date.
.'If he manifests Willingness to ship
| let every obstacle be removed from his
| path" instructed the judge. Mean
while, the cases We're continued until
| today.
Henry Lancaster, boy, and Helina
Bablist were assessed 81 and costs for
unseemly rioting meath the silver
moon.
| Four other disturbers of the quiet of
| the night were also fined 81 and costs.
One of them registered as Holy Moses.
what is your manner" asked Judge
| Wilcox.
Holy Moses" was the answer.
That's what wou'll say when / get
through with you" retorted the magis-
1 trate.
The quartet, it appeared, when ar
rested, were lying on the sand in the
Kakaako district. In their midst was
a bucket of swipes, over which they
We're chanting strange melodies. When
an officer told them to choke on their
noise one of their members, McNa-
there, and explained, moreover, that
they did not belong to the Salvation
Army. He further announced that as
| far as he was personally concerned he
/ would stay where he was every time.
When 1t came Pik's turn to interro-
| gate the officer who arrested him, he
walked boldly up to him. and looking
him ssquarely in THE face, said:
/ care you, or are you not, the man
who ran me in?"
IT am" replied the patrollman.
"AIl right" said Piki, as ne resumed
his scat sI only wanted to know"
/ The four of them were taxed 81 and
costs for their fun.
E,malia Leahi was i'm trouble for
uuenching the thirsts of the multitude
with unlicensed liquor. Attorneys
Creighton and Kaulukou, who appear
| ed for the defense, asked for a con-
ltinuance Of the case until Wednesday,