The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-08
Ne Men An
/ Dist. Atty.
Baird.
RECKLESS
kncs in the Sodergren
Reviewed by Those
kho Heard It.

4 Court the otner DAY aSSdll-
in the Sodergren case has
! the public, the undersign-
Of that jury would like to
lOEing statement:
: B his speech challenged the
the jury in aequitting the
d charged that it was due.
st. to hostility 10 the Unit
sernment. In other words,
ihelr integrity as jurors and
IS citizens.
and deliberate condemna-
Es rested entirely upon the
Ee sodergren was acquitted;
other cases were tried be-
In TWO, one of them being
against this same defend
the jury convicted, and
There they acquitted, Mr..
prosecuted, assured several
personally that he believed
Esred a proper verdict. We
prosecuting attorney, aft
lets that met the approval
liieE, and which constitut-
hfse jury cases that were
sttfal Court in this coun-
{ 6st be fourh, announcing
u cold blood (for the YER
rendered the night pre-
seemed for the present at
vas absolutely worse than
Ss q conviction in a case
fited States was prosecu-
lg this up, Mr.. Baird made
u on the characters Of the
Further to prosecute before
the defendant next to be
ly wound up by causing
Of the entire panel, and
4 the term.
Feeusation Of misconduct
Q vas made, nor was any
the verdict of acquittal
proper, And If such accu-
he jury declare 1t utter
IS evidently based upon
Is evidently based upon
lhe prosecuting attorney
sS from the single fact
lad acquitted the defend
demonstrates what a
remains to protect a jur-
aFge Of his official duties
= assault upon his char
lElable notoriety through
w in serving wherever
oncerned.
case complained of. the
briefly speaking. this
ndant was charged with
slalls upon the cabin boy,
a. different intervals dur
nom Newcastle to Ho-
Oseeution abandoned two
Iing the trial and of the
@fee were charged as
second dey out and the
NE weeks thereafter. The
'es to these assaults, ac-
cabin boys statement,
lllory, were the defend
mate These two denied
Inc prosecution also
t'sOooration Of the charge
i've or six of the crew
at different times dur,
while located mostly at
and by themselves, they
!. nom M the cabin and the
!, ae cabin boy and the
ane supposed to be be-
umes were given with
any Of these outcrles:
nc OF such occurrences
second witness: nor
connected with the
q any one Of the as
= the indictment. The
introduced the evidence
,Haie ~. witnesses who had
TsIerieS. to the effect
uas ang witness had twice
0lue marks on his
t.s satisfied from the evi-
',5eanor ,5s and the action
|s. the cabin boy and
Sc osAasgerated their evil
lnor:, Of the boy as told
b. t,tsooa6le, y and that the
s n ne y Captain, and show.
re aepart from the truth
T. a.m the truth in their
cfsoaaOa cOaYietion. The cap
sen.,a stsrs deny the entire
I6A,.S0n, sa0n, and the evidences r :
h. ysF'soa 50 of Brewer 5SVsoe & Co
Ill., 0f .i Irwin & Co., Can. an.
sad ,aaer and the for.
stepassss steward were intro
keen ,,,s Proving that the
and inning to this port
tion :. twenty years and
has Is a peaceable snd anu
Il SssF i've been questionaS ~np
t5s esa been a man ,'pnsa auob
out, pt5Soseeution tSss had at
souid 'DssS sss, witnesses for
ed toratan intimate relations rs
Fsrs ssS d he had never s.epqsnt, liant
ags. n an his life, then 'Sen ben
Of tba. sss having follow
t.s.at sst time. No"-
a as55,aed e5a Specifically q
second day out,