The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-05
Revelations in a
Police Court
Ease.
THOMAS FITCH
WAKES FUNNY
leremia Drank Up the Rent Money
and Then Beat His Wife.
Night Disturbers.

! The case of Frank Ferreira, charged
with assault and battery on Arthur
Gulstan. which came up in the District
Court yesterday, provoked considerable
mirth. and some of the evidence adduc-
ed must have made some of the par
ties in the case wish that the matter
had never been brought into court.
| Gulstan testified that about 2 o'clock
on Sunday afternoon he was sitting on
a bench in Thomas Square, with his
aunt. Mrs c. II. Brown, and that de-
PENDANT came up and grabbed him by
the shoulders, threw him off the bench
and told him to so home. His aunt
advised him not to have any trouble
with the assistant hack inspector, and
Gulstan, taking her advice, left the
park with his aunt, and afterwards
entered complaint against Ferreira.
Witness said that defendant accused
him of sitting on his coat. He denied
that he was doing any such thing. He
said that a baby that they had with
them started to play with the coat,
whereupon he took it and hung 1t over
the back of the bench.
Mrs. C. H. Brown corroborated Gull
STAINS statements.
When Gulstan had finished his testi-
mony Ferreira sprung a sensation by
asking him if he did not kiss his aunt
in the square. The soft impeachment
was denied emphatically. Ferreira also
put several pointed questions to Mrs.
Brown along the same line.
Ferreira put on as witnesses four
l ,,.aI1 yOfV~f w hn X
ing red beans with him in the square.
One of the boys stated that he bad
seen Mrs. Brown kiss her nephew IN
the square. He was up a tree and had
a good view of the proceedings.
In arguing the case Attorney Fitch,
who appeared for the defense, said in
who appeared for the prosecution, said
in part as as follows:
THE young gentlemen who have es-
capped from their trundle beds to come
here and testify have said that there
was some kissing going on in broad
daylight in the square. While this *
highly improbable, still such a thing
might have happened. 1 see no reason
why a nephew should not kiss his aunt
if he wants to and she let's him. If
had as pretty an aunt as the young
lady referred to. would kiss her and
you would, your honor, but probably
not in broad daylight"
He also remarked that he thought
that the infant mind had in this case
been trained to see things which were
not there.
The case is not very serious one"
said Attorney Fitch, but it is peculiar
in that policeman appears as the de-
PENDANT. policeman, above every
one else, should respect the rights of
the people"
Judge Wilcox remarked that defend
ant had gone too far in throwing Gull
stan off the bench, and fined him So
and costs. An appeal was noted.
Ieremia, a native, was sentenced to
fifteen days Imprisonment at hard Ia
Dor for assault and battery on Pomai-
plainant said that she gave her hus-
band some money to pay the rent with
and that he blew it in at a saloon.
When he came home she asked him
for the receipt, whereupon Ieremia got
mad and beat her.
Liwai WI, Kealoha (w), w. Hano, !
J. X. Wauloa and Mrs. J. K. Wauloa, /
were fined 81 and costs each for dis I
turbing the quiet of the night. They /
pleaded guilty. The trouble took place I
ing. Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth |
said that defendants were night dis
turbers with championship regulations, (
and that complaints about their dis
cordant revels were continually COM
ing in. He stated that not long ago /
their home for four consecutive nights.
Other cases dealt with yesterday
were:
Sasad, needless driving, nolle pross-
ed; All Chew, embeZzlement, commit
ted for trial; Araki, violating carriage
regulations, s. and costs; p. Machado,
NJ. s. Pedro, ]. Machado NJ. Silva, NJ
Costa, ]. r. Ramos malicious injury |
December Z; John Koon, John Talley,
drunkenness, 50 and costs; Kabiliohau,
drunkenness, reprimanded and dis
charged.
Kahiliohau walked to the police sta
ton last night and made a complaint
against some people whom, he said,
were disturbing him. He went away
with the police, and when the disturb
ars were arrested he shared their lot
The charge against him was drunken
ness. Yesterday Judge Wilcox let him
90 with reprimand. saying that if he
walked to the police station, he could
not have been very drunk