The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-18
TO DEFEND
HIMSELF.
N. E. Lennon Will
Conduct His
Own Case.
WILCOX CHARGED A
COLLECTION FEE
Punchbowl HoodIum Committed
for Trial George Davis
Had q Tilt.

/ In Judge Wilcox,s court yesterday the
cases of w. E. Lennon, charged with
gross cheat, We're continued until Fri
tday, on account of the withdrawal or
j. t. de Bolt, who had previously ap-
peared for the defendant.
The high sheriff was anxious to pro-
coed with the case, but Lennoua was
equally anxious for a continuance. He
atto oaass h anl placed sns r him
in very unpleasant position, leaving
/ him as it, had without funds and
L inten@ to try my own cases. said
he, and 20 defend myself, if L have
any an def to make. It It is ,a diffi cult.
the present. circumstances, locked up as
l am in Jail, and all 1 ask in the mat
ter, is tsat l be granted two more
tda!ts.''
,ne court reminded him that he had
already faeen granted one continuance.
! THAT yas to enable Mr.. McDonough
to attend the Hilo races replied Len
cast any reflection upon the high sher-
iff, by whom I have been treated with
consideration and kindness while In
! jail but, nevertheless, such was the
reason of the continuance. The next
continuance was at the request of my
attorney, so on that score it is about
an even thing. AS "a matter of fact, no
| specific charge was filed against me
until July 18th, two days ago, and 1
do not consider that / was properly
arrested until that date
The continuance was granted, ana
Lennon was given to understand that
the cases would be surely tried on the
/ date set, whether defendant was ready
Tor not
i Henry Iaea was fined 81 and costs
] for needless driving.
/ Attorney Strauss, who defended him,
] told the court that his client was a
/ hard working, honest young man, who
| was trying to exc out an honest living
by driving hack.
| 1T is true said Strauss, that my
client ran into rig driven by Japan
csc and smashed it, and he has In eff
feet pleaded guilty to the charge by
settling up for the damage done. The
complaining witness is satisfied, ana
therefore 1 ask that defendant be rep
rimanded and cautioned as to his driv-
ing in the future
The high sheriff said that he had In
tended to ask that defendants license
be revoked, but that on hearing that
he was such worthy young man, had
thought better Of it, and had decided
to leave the case to the discretion of
the court.
''Oh, l don't know" said Judge Will
cox, lit seems to me that Mr.. Iaea has
been using this court as collecting
agency. 1t is always customary for
L ~
they collect bills Now, as this court
has been used for such a purpose, 1
think that the Territory, as its en-
ployer, should be remunerated too. We
will compromise with So and COSTS.
NJ. Vasconcellos. one of the toughest
of Punchbowl hoodlums, was commit
ted for trial on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon. 1t appeared
that defendant and a crowd or roughs
were out terrorizing, when somebody
called the band a gang of hoodlums
This angered EasconcelloS, who threw
a Ratchet in the direction the compli-
1nent came from, narrowly escaping
doing a bystander serious bodily harm
l. Defendants story was to the effect
that he found drunken man playing
with a Ratchet, and fearing he woulG
cut himself took the weapon from hin
and threw it away.
Sina charged with having been or
the premises of "a city laundry by
night, without lawful excuse, was sem
to the reef for ten days.
Alameda, Liwai and B. Benson, three
lof the "stomachs sake" brigade, pai6
So and costs. and looked as happy a:
circumstances would permit.
Ramon VasqueZ, a Porto Rican, an6
Kealoha were fined Sc and costs each
for ARRAY Vasquez said that Kealohs
took fifty cents from him, and tha
he had to fight in order TO get the
money back
Ten Cinnamon were assessed SIS and
costs each for playing game In which
money or something of value is woI
or lost to wit, pal kau.
Other cases disposed of were:
Yong Kong Hung, false personation
July 18th; All sung che ia tickets II
possession; All Sung, bribery, nolls
pressed.
George A. Davis created breeze II
court yesterday by appearing before
Judge Wilcox and asking him 10 sigr
warrants of arrest for a number o.
Cinnamon charged with conspiracy.
few days ago Davis had the men ar.
rested and taken before Judge Gear
who remanded them to Judge WILCOX.
court.
Judge Wilcox told Davis that as ths
men had been arrested once it was no
necessary to 1rearrest them. Dayi:
thereupon threatened to introduce hi:
celebrated gesticulation act, and would
undoubtedly have done so had no
: Judge Wilcox kindly. but firmly, re
him