The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-10
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The Docket Was a
Very Damp
One.
OLD FAVORITES
REAPPEARED
Halle Did a Hula on a Roof.
John Hopper introduced an
Amusing Speciality.

There were SO cases on the police court
calendar yesterday morning, IS of which
were affaires de drunk. From p. m
Saturday until 1 a. m. Sunday, there
were Is straight arrests for drunkenness
feature of the docket was the notable
absence of assault and battery cases,
but one, and that a very trivial matter.
being slated for judicial consideration.
A number of old time police court ce-
lebrities were present at the mourners'
bench. including Monday Crewes,
Skunk and "McCarthy's" Katey. They
were resurrected during the temperance
revival.
Monday Crewes gave the judge his
usual song and dance. and the magis-
trate returned the compliment with a
fine of 81 and costs. Katey also had to
pay similar fine.
Il suppose you were celebrating Nc
Carthy's release from JAIL" said the
Judge TO her.
Skunk wanted time to get witnesses to
prove that it was all a mistake. His
case accordingly went over until today.
G. Kahano, Hiku (w), and Carrie Ira
Wis were charged with disturbing the
quiet of the night. Kahano, who has ev-
identity not been bitten by the spirit of
chivalry said that "it was the gals
what done it," The case against him
was nolle pressed. The ladies pleaded
guilty and explained that the row arose
over the price of a bottle of beer.
1T would have been better if you had
bought two bottles" remarked Judge
Wilcox, instead of arguing over a few
cents change. You would have had a
good drink then. AS it is, you only had
one bottle and stand good chance of
being fined" Defendants were allowed
to depart reprimanded.
Matumura. charged with leaving his
horse united, told the usual pitiful story
of having gone into store to buy a box
of cigarettes Five dollars and costs was
his portion.
Kahahawai charged with larceny in
the second degree, waived examination
and was committed for trial. He Is al
legged to have wrongfulIy annexed sur
dry silver watches.
Mura was fined IS and costs for going
to sleep in his hack in place other than
a regular hack stand
All Yong, charged with assault and
battery, lost IS and costs In the deal.
The complaining witness was a native
girl named Halle, who alleged that de-
PENDANT threw pail of water over her.
All Yong's story was as follows
Bout o'clock Saturday that girl
climb up on my loot, alice same keko
and make dance. tell her no use to
dance there that no good place to dance,
if keep on dance bimeby loot bleak, girl
come down quick, too much pilil1ia. L
say if she like dance more better she
dance on lanai, that belly good place to
hula Presently she come down. 1 not
throw any water, no Stree
Complainant put one witness on the
stand
Judge Wilcox said that he guessed de-
PENDANT threw the water all right, and
told him that he would not have dared
to have done it to a wah!ne pake or
white woman, but that just because COM
plainant was an easy going native girl
he got fresh and thought he could do
what he liked to her.
Rambo Rebaro and Hamon Rodriguez.
charged with vagrancy, were remanded
until today. Both defendants protested
that they had been earning
their living by the sweat of their brows
but the judge thought that they had
been before him before, and the case
went over in order that their records
might be looked into.
The case of Kelley, charged with
drunkenness was nolIe pressed When
It leaked out that John Hopper. a buck
kanaka with a record, was the complain
ing witness, the case was dropped like a
hot brick.
IF Hopper and Kelley were put in a
sack and shaken up" remarked the
Judge, "I'u warrant that Hopper would |
drop out first
Ventura CASTRO and Parco Livert. two |
Porto Ricans charged with vagrancy. |
we're sent to the reef for three months. |
The case took a long time to settle, and |
John Hopper introduced an amusing spe- |
,iality the witness stand.
How do they get a living. anyway
lsked the magistrate of Hopper. The
witness reflected for a while; then he
cratched his head. After pondering over
he question for quite a while, he blurt-
d out:
II don't know how in HI they do get
livingr'
young man named Jackson testified |
gainst defendants He said that he was
mployed by the Public Works Depart
1ent, and was wonderfully liberal with
aiming testimony. for disinterested
arty. He swore that neither of defend
nts had done stroke of work as Ions
9 he could remember; that they lived
y begging and worse, and that they
-ere absolutely n e
A young lady named Louisa testified
reviously the same as Jackson
a newspaper says that it is cruel to
end these people to jail for six MONTHS
aid the judge. Il have been in the hab-
OF giving them two months. This time
VIII split the difference and call it three !
loaths. I'm a regular labor bureau
end them to me. and I viii provide !
lem with good food, fresh air and
ealthy exercise"