The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-29

Court The Jap was indicted BY the
frand jury Tor the cfime ~ murder In
the first degree his crime having been
a peculiarly atrpclous one. Discouraged
by the fact that he had been without
employment for weeks. and seeing no
way II providing food Tor his wife and
children. Kasabro took his two small
babies 81 the mountains. and stranglcd
the younger. mere infant For some
reason he did not complete the dlabpll-
cal plan which his diseased mind had
formulated. The police first learned OF
the crime when the Jap came to the
Police Station house carrying the body
OF the murdered infant in his arms.
He was promptly placed under arrest.
and made no denial OF his guilt, stating
simply that he had no work and rather
| than see his children starve to death.
he wanted to kill them.
| At the opening OF the present term
of court Kinney, Ballou and McClana-
han appeared for the prisoner and ne
entered a plea Of not guilty. In Circuit
Court yesterday morning Deputy At
torney General Cathcart stated that the
defendant wished to withdraw the plea
of not guilty and enter plea of guilty
| to the charge Of manslaughter in the
! first degree. He stated that a jury
would hardly find the defendant guilty
of a higher degree of murder and re-
| quested that the man be sentenced at
once.
4 The prisoner was called before the bar
to receive sentence when Judge Gear
stated that he could not impose punish
ment upon such a man under the cir
cumstances. Il don't like to pass upon
a case of this kind" said the court,
this man must have been crazy or he
would not have committed such
crime. 1t does not seem possible that
he is guilty of such an atrocious crime;
If he is responsible he should be hang
ed, if not he should be let go. a man
who would strangle his child as this
defendant has done is either guilty of
murder in the first degree, or else hope
lessly insane, and irresponsible. l don't
believe l can accept a plea of guilty of
, manslaughter in the first degree in this
) case, and prefer that it be taken before
Judge Humphreys. l have ascertained
) certain facts in connection with this
= matter, that might influence me, and
would therefore prefer not to pass SEN
tence upon the defendant"
The case will very likely be called
f up before Judge Humphreys today.
: Mr.. Cathcart stated to the court, that
n there was no element of anger or
: malice in the crime, that the defendant
Il simply thought the child was better
e off dead than alive, and so killed it.
= DOUGLAS HIS OWN ATTORNEY.
6 Alex Douglas. the negro found guilty
e of assault and battery, was sentenced to
t, jail for fifteen days by Judge Gear yes
&c terday. When the court asked the de-
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sentence should not be passed the prison
er pleaded his own case ike veteran
attorney. He went into the question OF
Is reasonable doubt very fully, and also as
( to what constituted self-defense. Il was
a. just going through the crowd" said
lie Douglas, when this man attacked me
h and / went for him. ! wasn't botherine
= him until he started after me. I'm not
% no tramp, / am a hard working citizen
" and when I work / save my money"
Have you got enough saved now tc
pay a good stiff fine asked the court
Il Il could pay small fine" replied the
1t defendant.
lie How much have you got saved up?
e. Il only got dollar in change" grinnet
ar the negro. Il have some friends that
10 might help me out, and would like to gel
-, a light fine If could"
The court imposed a sentence of fifteer
> days, and cautioned the defendant
against the too common practice of his
I'd race, in using knife.
he GET A LICENSE OF HIS OWN.
nc In the case of Furusha, charged will
lie selling liquor without a license the cour
* imposed a fine of one hundred dollars
g. and costs. The sentence of the police
i'll court had been two hundred dollars
to The court suggests that you go ovel
i, to the executive building and get a H.
Of cense. Tell the treasurer that the cour
80 sent you. 1t would seem that there i:
" an election or fair in progress her,
IL from the number of banners on every
n street announcing a saloon" concluded
OF Judge Gear
ut In the case of William Kalahiki, charg
Of ed with the larceny of clothes from tn,
ae City Sanitary Laundry, the jury brough
az in a verdict of not guilty. This case oc
!. cupied the attention of Judge Gear al
-, day. The clothes, shirts underwear, etc.
~ alleged to have been stolen from tn,
IL laundry, We're on exhibition in the cour
n, room evidence. The following Jurors
Up sat on the case: Guy Livingston, Alex
ander X. Nicholas, Harry S. Swinton
er Isaiah Bray, Jonah X. Nakila, Ruby A
s. Dexter. Geo W. Harrison, Jas. Kaha
Mt lepua, H. C. Bckerton, John NJ. Davis
~ Hermann Levy, John \. Noble.
Of a NEW DAMAGE SUIT.
III John Stephenson, a Jamaica negro, ha
of filed suit in the Circuit Court agalns
:, John DeGreaves for damages in the sun
=, of $1,000. In his complaint the plaintiff
% says:
te That for a period of six years tn
IN plaintiff has at the instance and reques
a, of the defendant and in Honolulu fur
is nshed Caroline DeGreaves (wife of Johl
" DeGreaves) with board lodging, washing
H. ana necessary clothing, the REASONABLY
10 value and cost of which amount to tn
of IL, hafa
20 indebted to plaintiff therefor
IN THAT during all said years the defend
eu ant neglected and refused to supply sal
lie Caroline DeGreaves with the common
necessaries of life, although abundantl
t. able so to do, and that this plaintiff sup
We piled the same aforesaid al a cost L
i'll plaintiff OF $1,000. Whegefor plaintiff de