The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-24
LARGE CLEANUP OF
CRIMINAL CALENDAR
More Prisoners Gain
Liberty Through
Blunders.
SEVERAL SENTENCES SUSPENDED
AucTioNEERmoR COMPLAINS
or UNFAIR DEALING BY
COMMISSIONERS.
SEVERAL SENTENCES SUSPENDED
Prisoner Out Without 5ond or Cash
sail-GsmbIer withdraws Appeal
Answers PiIins Up in PaIswai
Development Case.

Manuel Silva and Rita Silva, dis
tilling spirituoGs liquor. each sentenc-
ed in the Honolulu District Court TO
Imprisonment at hard labor for three
months and 10 pay fine of 500 and
costs, came before Judge Gear on
appeal Rita was discharged on nolle
prosequi and Manuel Silva. pleading
guilty. had sentence suspended until
next May term
\ nOlle prOsequi was granted in
favor OF Manuel Slough. sentenced in
the Honolulu District Court TO be i'm
prisoned at hard labor for three
months and to pay costs for being
found upon the premises of another
at night without lawful excuse.
Kale, sentenced in the Honolulu
District Court TO pay a fine of 800
and costs for selling liquor without
license, pleaded guilty and had his
sentence suspended until the August
term
Napoliona, sentenced in the Homo
lulu District Court to pay fine of
500 and costs for selling liquor with
out a license. pleaded guilty and had
his sentence suspended until the Au-
gust term
Judge Gear granted the motion of
Robertson & Wilder TO dismiss the
case against Tasaka. who was fined
5000 and costs in the Honolulu Dis
trict Court for furious and needless
driving whereby he endangered the
life of Edward Holcomb. The ground
of motion was that there was no sworn
| complaint in writing.
Kn Xnf1np Canfanoad ~ Gna
of s75 and costs in the Honolulu Dis
trict Court for che ia playing. with
drew his appeal.
/ A nolle prosequi was entered on be-
J half of L. NJ Merrill. fined SIS in the
Honolulu District Court for assault
and battery on James A. Apo.
The case against All Hoy. sentenced
in the Honolulu District Court to hard
! labor for three months for being
/ found in the house of another at night
without lawful excuse. was dismissed
for lack of sworn complaint.
| In the case of Samuela. sentenced
in the Honolulu District Court TO be
4 imprisoned at hard labor for six
months and to pay costs for stealing
! SO belonging to Luka (w), there be-
ing no bond on ME and no cash bail,
/ also defendant not being found, the
| court ordered the appeal dismissed
| and the case remanded to the District
! Court
! The case against Poloaiea, sentenc-
] ed in the Honolulu District Court to
! pay fine of 800 and costs for selling
/ liquor without a license, was dismiss
ed and the defendant discharged.
| There was no sworn complaint.
Jas. F. Morgan has addressed a
written complaint to Judge Hum
| phreys regarding the commissioner
sale Of lands and buildings of the
/ Dowsett estate. He submitted a bid
to Mr. Grimwood, commissioner, of
| S99 commission. "all advertising and
extra labor to be at the expense of
the estate" Mr.. Grimwood later told
| him he had awarded the sale to W. E.
/ Fisher for 5000 without consulting the
/ Judge in the matter, although he had
told the complainant that the lowest
bidder would get the sale and that the
Judge would have charge of awarding
it. Judge Humphreys will hear the
/ complaint at o'clock this afternoon.
a sheaf of answers was filed in the
! Palawai development case. otherwise
| W. F. C. Hasson VS.. ". II. Pain and
/ thirty-one others, yesterday.
W. c. Achi by his attorneys, Achi &
Johnson and D. H. Kahaulelio, has
made answer of general denial to the
assumpsit complaint of Honolulu
/ Stock Yards Co
c. C. Biting for defendant, in ac-
| ton to recover leasehold with dam
/ ages of Oliver lavish and Maggie
/ lavish. files a motion that plaintiffs
make their petition more definite and
/ certain.
| Paul Neumann for defendants. in
| Wing Mo Chan VS.. zee Hop and Oahu
Sugar Co, garnishee. files general
denial to the complaint.