The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-26
HAD FIVE
HUSBANDS
Defendant In the Ii
Case Was Well
Supplied.
GRELCK'S BOND
RAISED AGAIN
He Tried to Escape on Sailing
Vessel and Is Hauled
Into Court.

Circuit Court was devoid of sensa-
tionaI incidents yesterday, and the case
Of John Ii Estate vs. Kalina Mele
pursued the even tenor OF It's way with
but one or two interesting Interrupt
tons.
In the morning, while Mr.. Magoon,
attorney for the plaintiff, was exam
ing native witness he had occasion
to stop her answer before the court
Interpreter had been given chance
TO explain the remark. Judge Gear
Immediately told the attorney 10 per
nit the witness 10 testify. and when
Mr.. Magoon explained that ne answer
was not responsive and totally irrele-
want, the court said:
You haven't any right 10 hear IN
native at ali, any more than the court
or the other attorneys. # the witness
answer was Of some benefit to your
case you might net want TO stop her
This disadvantage over the court and
attorneys is likely to lead TO abuse,
and you must wait until the answer IS
interpreted, that no unfair advantage
may be taken
By the testimony Of Keka, a witness
for plaintiff OF rebutral the interest
/ ing fact was disclosed that The defend
! ant mad had five husbands during heT
lifetime. She. KaliHt Mele. is still
well preserved woman Of about sixty.
and looks as If she might outlive sew
eraI more husbands if she continues
/ her present pace. She has not been
divorced from a single one Of the
! predecessors of her present helpmate.
ali Of them having died from sorae
cause or other. The husbands listed
as to the date Of their married life
we're AIaIa, Eva, Kanahele Kahoa and
MeIe. The last named Is her present
husband.
The case wiz probably 20 TO the jury
today. The plaintiffs evidence in re
buttaI is nearly all in and the jury
viii be instructed this afternoon. a
! postponement would have been taken
/ hut for the tact that the term ends
Monday evening, and the trial must o.
I finished before that time.
GRELCKs BOND RAISED.
Albert Grelck. who was indicted by
the Grand jury for the theft of sun
dry kegs of beer, was captured by
F.. CAPTAIN Flint on board the bark Sirent
I yesterday morning just as she was
about to sail The evening previous
he had been released on bail furnished
by his attorney, F NJ Brooks, ano
by two Of GrelcB's friends, and be hae
4 heeD repaid the $500 bond only upon
L. r-r.4 9
q cell and the high Sheriff thereu2of
applied to Judge Gear, through Depu-
~ Attorney General Cathcarr, To have
the bond Increased TO the orlSina
Tn affidavlt Of Harry Flint upon
which the application for an Increase
was based is as follows;
"rhis morning at O'Clock while
searching the German bark ''Syrei1e fol
ravyays. said bark being scheduled
20 sail 81 O'Clock for q foreign port,
discovered Albert GreIck hidden away X
the forepeuk. almost completely conceal
ed under q pile Of empty bags.
i. ascertained that ne boarded the bari
this morning at o'clock with his TRUNK
containing clothes He begged hard Il
be allowed 10 get awav on the vessel
ana offered ne money il 7 would allow
him to do SO.
knowing that ne was charged viii
Larceny. and believing that he intended
% depart from this Territory and no
; stand trial upon said charge. took hin
into custody
Captain Flint was placed On the stant
when the matter was called mp neioF
JuGge Gear in the afternoon and reiat@'
the facts a. stated above. Attorne.
Brooks then put the defendant upon IN
, stand 70 explain his action. GTeick ties
, tilted that he had no intention Of runDini
I away, and had gone aboard the Siren
10 see q friend of. AS far as I -
concerned" be said I am innocent o
this charge, and SEE no reason WHY
should run away. ] never offered Cap
tain Flint money To let me- go bat onl,
so he wouldn't bother my friend. I il
tended 20 go 20 the captain and com
back with the tug.
hat were you doing in the fore
ueak?7 questioned Mr. Cathcart
The man was seeing or was stayint
there
Didn't you have your trunk along@
NO, sir; It is in my mouse.
How about that friend Of yours ask
I'd the Court
He worked alongside me IL the brew
cry. 1 had known him for about w
DO you know Captain Mccarthy?
asked Mr.. Cathcart.
No"
Did You pay him or any man five dol
lars last night TO asip you aboard o YES
sell
NO. duu't pay any man anything.
Did you offer Captain Flint an
}. money
friends and said go HIM. D. you van
a.