The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-07
TEST EIGHT
HOUR LAW
Campbell on Trial
in Federal
Court.

| The United States law limiting labor
ers upon government contracts to eigt
hours work per day is being given ii
first test in the Territory of Hawai-
The case of w. NJ. Campbell. charge
with the violation of the aforesaid la
in the construction of a building upo
the naval reservation was called up i
the United States court yesterday after
noon. Campbell together with his sub
contractor, Ohta. was indicted by tn
Federal grand jury for the present tern
and the trial of the former is bein
held separately at his request.
The following jury was impanelle,
and sworn after some difficulty was ex
perienced in getting a satisfactor.
panel, some OF the jurors stating tina
they were prejudiced against the in
reference with any mans right to labo
w. E. Skinner. Stanley Stephenson, R
E. Lockwood, W., ]. Hickey. w. c. Hol
linshead, K. B. Porter. John Ross, I
w. Hebron, John D. Holt, F. C. Smith
A. D. Scroggy.
A. L. Merry, who Is clerk to Com
mandant Merry, was the first witnes!
for the prosecution and testified only
to the contract made with Campbell fol-
the construction of the building. The
contract was introduced in evidence as
Exhibit A. John McCellul was the last
witness of the afternoon and court ad-
journed as soon as he had finished. He
testified that he had seen Japanese
working upon the job for nine hours
each day but upon cross-examination
wasn't near, SO positive as at first.
When asked by defendants counsel If
he had stayed around watching the la
borer's work for nine hours, he indig-
nantly resented the intimation that he
had nothing to occupy himself with but
that When asked If he was able to
tell which of the Japanese had been
working more than eight hours ne said
that he didn't carry around a roll eff
films and kodak in his pocket all the
time. and all Japanese looked the same
to him.
The trial will be continued at $50
o'clock this morning.
ONE VERDICT OF GUILTY.
The jury in the case OF Rodrigues and
Miraldo returned a verdict of guilty
yesterday shortly after noon after hav-
ng been out all night. Yesterday morn
ing the jury asked, to be called into
court and requested further instruc-
lions. Foreman Motley. stated that an
agreement was impossible unless the
court gave them additional instruc-
ions Finally upon request the indict-
nent was read for the second time, and
| copy of the courts instructions given
o the jury. The new instruction given
vas relative to the admissibility Of evil
,ence in regard to the marriage of the
and the jury again retired. 4
shortly after noon the jury announced
hat an agreement had been reached
md upon being called into court the
erdict of guilty" was read. The court
nnounced that sentence would be i'm
osed upon both defendants this morn
1g at ten o'clock.
1t is reported that the one juryman
yas hanging out against the other
leven all night on the problem of the |
of the male defendant The
lrymen appeared to have withstood |
heir night with Marshal Hendry very |
ell, and were looking bright and |
heerful when brought into court yes
srday morning.
CHINESE AND JAP ACQUITTED.
The jury in the ease of Cheong All Tai
nd Asa Watamehabe was not long in
equitting the defendants. Immediate
upon the opening of court at nine
clock yesterday morning. Assistant
nited States Attorney Dunno argued
the jury and was followed by Chill
lgworth for the defendants Within
l hour of the time the jury was in
ructed and retired a verdict was an
unced. The jury was called into
urt and the verdict of mot guilty.
ened and read. The defendants were
nediately discharged from custody |
is understood that but two ballots
re taken by the jury. The first stood
ven to five for acquittal and the sec
d taken after little argument was
animous for the verdict returned.
THOMPSON RESIGNS.
:. E. Thompson rendered his resigna-
n as referee in bankruptcy and it
s accepted by Judge Estee. Mr.. =
ompson states in his written request y
be relieved that he Is about to leave -
d several months trip IN the states If
will consequently be unable to at Ct
d to his duties. The court has not CT
pointed his successor as yet. pi
DE A CITIZEN THEN A BAILIFF. e e
larry r. Smythe was made a citizen d;
terday morning and within half an a
IT was also an office holder of the sh
ted States and drawing pay from III
United States Treasury He for 90
re allegiance to King Edward of ~
yland. just before the jury was in
lcted in the slave" case, and as
marshal, his deputy and the other
ifs were all otherwise occupied. the
t appointed him temporarily to take
rye of the jury about to be sent out.
citizenship papers cost him four
ars. and his services as bailiff were
for at the rate of two dollars per
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