The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-06
Geo. Wade Again
Committed for
:.
Trial.
WAR ON WARRANTS
STILL CONTINUES
John Thomas Spanked His Wife
and Paid for lt-Copp
Makes Stop.

| The principal case in the Police Court
yesterday was that of George Wade
charged with attempt to murder. The
case is a sequel to the murder of Gill
lespie on the Australia in 1899. 1t was
brought on account of the recent deci-
sion of Judge Gear releasing Wade from
a sentence of life Imprisonment.
The latest charge against Wade read
THAT George Wade, did at Honolulu,
Island of Oahu, on May 16, A. D. 1899
and within the jurisdiction of this
court, to wit: on board of the American
steamship Australia, while said steamer
was within a marine league of the shore
and directly off the port Of Honolulu
being armed with a dangerous weapon
to wit: loaded revolver, assault an
other. to wit: complainant, said Harry
Evans. with the intent then and there
and thereby to commit the crime Of
murder, contrary to section So of the
Penal Laws of 1897"
| Attorney Biting who appeared for
the defence moved that the charge be
quashed On the grounds that no offence
is charged against the laws IF the Ter
ritory of Hawaii. The motion was de-
MED.
| Captain Evans stated that on the day
of the trouble he was on a pilot boat
| he OF ro1 yvha
shouted to him that a man had been
shot on the Australia. Evans and 9TH
ers went to investigate the shooting and
found Wade armed with a revolver, be-
tween decks. Wade shot at Evans and
Evans shot the negro in the head.
Chester Doyle who accompanied
Evans in his search for Wade gave
similar testimony.
Evans stated when cross-examined
| that Wade was very drunk at the time.
No evidence was offered by the de-
| Tense. Mr.. Biting remarked however
that while intoxication is no excuse for
crime, courts have held that an intoxi-
Gated man cannot be convicted where
| intention is the essence of the charge
the Circuit Court, bail being fixed at
$780,
Shorta, a Porto Rican, was sent to the
reef for three months on charge Of
vagrancy. The defendant told Judge
| Wilcox that when arrested he was try
| ing to catch wild birds for meal.
Judge Wilcox remarked that ne under
stood that Shorta was engaged in de-
| feathering stolen chickens in a banana
| plantation. Shorta has been in the ISL
ands for more than year and has serv-
ed several terms for vagrancy.
| John Thomas was fined $40 and costs
| for having committed assault and bat
| terry on his wife. Defendant who
| pleaded guilty, said that his wife an
tagonized and teased him so much that
| he laid her across his knee and spank
| ed her with broom. Judge Wilcox.
in fining Thomas told him that he had
| no right to take the law in his own
| hands.
| Misawa, Michuka, Oh and Nakamura,
| charged with assault and battery on
| Yamada, were fined $25 and costs. The
defendants beat complainant because
| he refused to have dealings with une
| femme d Iwilei.
| The cases of seven other japanese
charged with having committed assault
| and battery on Takamoto were con-
tinued until today. The mon, who are
stevedores, were discharged by Luna
Tokomoto They are alleged to have
set upon the luna and beaten him.
Semory Algeria, Jones Bowtister
| Frevery, Kesaro Pemani and Pedro
Morale, four Porto Ricans, were
charged with vagrancy. They were
| remanded until today. The men were
3 act 6 in, Of -, o;tx-
They all persisted that they were not
without means of support. One said
| that he paid 10 cents every night to a
Chinaman for the privilege of sleep
ing on his lanai; another stated that
| he was too sick to work, and displayed
pair of badly swollen legs In sup
port of his testimony third explain
| ed that he was working for a native
| and receiving IS week and board and
| lodging; the remaining defendant said
that he had employment on an Island
| steamer. Judge Wilcox will sift the
wheat from the chaff today.
| "A Porto Rican was employed as IN
terpreter in the above cases. He roar
ed his explanations unanimously. The
| judge said to him.
Quietly, quietly; your Interpreting
reminds me of Toma Abe. whose in
terpretations are like unto the rump-
| lingS of a Japanese typhoon.'
Charles Donahue, the triple charged
| hack driver, will have an opportunity
to explain his devious ways to Judge
Wilcox today. He is charged with
failing to have his hack lighted, rorni-
cation and soliciting.
| Other cases disposed OF were:
| Chida Manzabaro, accessory to muir
der, September 9; Kurnakaha, Carlson,
Wada, Mihara Kosaki, drunkenness, 81
and costs; James Denny, drunkenness,
bail forfeited; Alice Carry. fornication,
$40 and costs; five Japanese, gambling,
SO and costs.
There is no further trace of Collector
Merrill. and the police department
doubt his presence in Honolulu.
The only arrest up to 10 O'Clock last
night. was Anton Garcia, charged with
desertion.
Yesterday afternoon Mounted Pa
trolman Copp stopped a runaway team
and wagon on Hotel street, between
Nuuanu and Maunakea streets The