The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-22
PAH|A IS
IN JAIL
Spent the Sabbath
Behind Bars of
Iron.
WAS AND LONG
OPPOSE GEAR
Court Tries to Place Long in an
Unenviable Light, But Makes
a Failure.

on Saturday forenoon, Judge Gear
sent J. Nj. Poepoe to Jail for twelve
hours. and F. Pahia, to durance vile un-
a minor named Puhipaka Malama. The
girl recently disposed of the land to Pa
hia, upon the solicitation of Poepoe.
When Pahia was called to the stand,
he seemed to think that he had done
the girl a favor by purchasing the land
and explained to the court how he had
paid the girl several times what the
property was worth he court seemed
TO take little or no stock in his story
and ordered him to cancel the deco at
once. This he refused to do. He was
thereupon ordered to Jail until such time
as 1t should please him to follow judi
cial Instructions.
At late hour Sunday night he had
not experienced change of heart
Puhipaka Malama is minor who
possesses property on the other side of
the island. BY what the bench believes
to be Intentional Misrepresentation, she
was induced to sell the same for $50,
although its real value Is at least three
times that sum. The girl is not yet
eighteen years of age and because of
her inexperience, trusted her supposed
friends implicitly.
GEARS HASTY CRITICISM.
Judge Gear criticised Attorney l. NJ.
Long on Saturday afternoon, for alleged
unprofessional conduct, before the full
facts of the matter were in the pos
session of the court
Long had been given bill to collect
from l.. 3. Kerr, by ]. NJ. WAS. Later,
he was employed by Kerr to defend hin,
in a case of assumpsit based upon the
attempted collection of the same note.
In acting as kerr's attorney Long had
the full consent of Vivas, also of Chill
lingworth, who represented Vivas.
When the case was called Saturday
afternoon, Judge Gear asked Long some
questions, among others. he said:
DO you send out notices. Mr. Long
when you collect bilIs?''
Il do was the reply
How do you sign yourself as a col
iector or as an attorney"
Il sign myself. l. NJ. Long"
Then under. the guise of your profes-
sion, you carry out your business as a
collector
Il collect bills. at the same time ! do
not hide the fact that am an attorney -
Long then proceeded to explain his
position in the matter, and the plaintiff,
Vivas, also spoke In behalf of the attor-
ney for the other side. and went into
the details OF the case, generating the
accused man completely. MIR. Long S
SIDE OF the case appears elsewhere.
LAtNDRYMEN AT PEACE.
The sixteen Chinese laundrymen &C
cused of having entered into a conspiracy
against one OF their countrymen, were
dismissed in the Circuit Court on Sat
urday, as the pilikia had been settled out
of court.
George a Davis represented the prose
cution.
ABOUT THE COURTS.
In the case Of Emily Alves vs.. Joseph
Aives, the defendant has been ordered to
SHOW cause why Alves should not be
punished for contempt of court, in that
he does not pay alimony as directed
The case comes up for hearing next Sat
urday.
A nolle prosequi has been filed and
the defendant discharged in the case of
Territory OF Hawaii vs.. CHEN Cox ct al.
e. f. Bishop, master in the estate of
James q. Hayselden, has been allowed a
fee of $40. His report has been confirm
ed by Judge Gear