The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16
The JUDGES
BUSY DAY
Several Offenders
Are StiffIy
Fined.

In Judge Wilcox's court yesterday Mo- |
rino was fined 81 and costs for riding a |
wheel without a light. He admitted the |
offence but pleaded that he did not know
it was against the law.
You'll be considerably enlightened in
very short time remarked his honor.
s. C. Henry and John Kelley were
charged with ARRAY. The latter forfeit
ed his bail. Henry said that he was
struck first and acted in self defence.
He also reminded his honor that when
arrested he went quietly"
IN the doing of which you showed ex-
cellent discretion" said the judge as he
reprimanded him
In the case of A. Peyser charged with
| forgery. Attorney Strauss who appeared
for defendant asked for a continuance
until Friday. We will be ready then
unless the unforeseen happens. said
| Strauss. Ea
THE case will have to go on Friday
observed Judge Wilcox, as he granted
the continuance, unless the unforeseen
takes the shape of an earthquake
Mrs. LANCE was fined s25 and costs for
having assaulted her daughter Mamie
LANCE, a girl of about fourteen. with an
umbrella.
Hackdriver King testified that one day
last week he was driving a fare along
Kawaiahao Lane when he saw defend
ant having words with her daughter in
the street. She asked the girl where she
had been all night and then told her that
she had been out with a man, and ask
! ed her for money. After which she polk
ed her repeatedly with an umbrella.
| Witness said that he called upon her
to desist from ill-treating her daughter
! and that she told him to mind his own
business or she would attend to him.
The occupant of the hack testified to
having witnessed the assault on the girl.
| Mrs. LANCE admitted having corrected
Mamie, but denied having spoken to her
daughter in the manner stated by King.
Miss Lange then took the stand and cor
federated her mothers testimony.
In imposing the fine Judge Wilcox lee
tured defendant severely. He said that
the law permitted a mother to chasten a
daughter moderately for her own good
but doubted if prodding in the face with
an umbrella could be construed as a
moderate Christening for good. His con-
Guiding words were:
Your treatment of your daughter dur
ing the past year is a matter of common
knowledge. I fine you $25 and costs and
1 hope you will appeal the case and by
so doing give the sheriff opportunity
to ventilate the matter. In which case l
shall be very happy to furnish witness
es.' Notice of appeal was given.
Joe Freitas was charged with gambling.
He said that he was unfortunately and
unavoidebly in the vicinity OF a crap
game during a police raid and that the
ninions of the law failing to capture
any OF the players brought him to bay.
He was reprimanded and discharged.
Gambling cases in which sixteen Chi
namen are slated to appear as defend
ants were continued until today. The
, Pakes gave fictitious names when arrest
. ed and then forgot all about them, In
consequence of which the task OF
Strengthening them out In court yester-
day was a regular Chinese puzzle.
Williams charged with common nuts
ance was alleged to have broken a bottle
on the sidewalk. The arresting officer
stated that defendant came out of a
saloon and deliberately smashed the bot
tie on the pavement
why. your honor" said defendant, "i
was bottle of gin and that should &c
to show that the affair was an ACCIDENT
Judge Wilcox thought so too, and let the
logician go with a reprimand.
Geo. Nichols, Charles Esser, Hah Lee
ong. W. Kaeo and Alex. McCandless
five clean appearing young men, wer,
fined 81 and costs each for having play.
ed baseball on Sunday and, by so doing
fnter4ered with the quiet and repose o.
another His honor said that there were
others and imposed a merely nomina
fine.
Sagata was fined $40 and costs for heed
less driving. Said the magistrate: "Mos
of you Japanese hackdrivers probabl,
never saw horse until you helped hitcl
up plantation mule Then you though
you understood all about horses ant
came to Honolulu and blossomed out a.
a full-fledged hack driver
d. Hagland was fined $50 and costs TO
having committed assault and batter.
on Officer W. II. Mccormick, whom h
hit On the head with a rock while max
ing an arrest for drunkenness. Defend
ant said that he was drunk and not re
sponsible for his actions.
'If you had used your fists said hi
honor, Il might have dealt leniently wit
you, but you took a rock. Now a roc
is bad thing to hit a man with, blu
exceedingly useful for ballasting pur
poses and wall building. I think tina
= you viii learn considerable about the US
Of rocks in the near future"
Sweet Emalia. "the Hawaiian blonde,
was reprimanded and discharged 70
drunkenness. 1t appeared that she go
loaded and raised such a row that he
husband rolled her out of the house int
the street where she promptly diveste
herself Of all her clothing, a condition o
affairs which would have greatly inter
ested Officer Kelly of entertaining mem
Dry.
G BE careful" said Judge Wilcox, "to
much swipes makes the states come of.
Others cases dealt with were:
W. E. Lennon, gross cheat, July nth
Albert Shafer. threatening to kill. boun
lover to keep peace for six months: Kua
laula, assault and battery on Pookap
tw), Sc and costs; Chun Lung, assault
and battery on Geo. A. Garfield, SIS an
COSTS D. Learcy. assault and battery
July 18th; Tekepa, assault and batter
with weapon, committed for trial; J
Hawerson, common nuisance, s. an
costs; Naukino, selling liquor, July 18th
Henry Iaea, needless driving. July 18th
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