The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-27
WILCOX is
KEPT BUSY
Yesterday sDocket
Was a lefty
One.
THE "FASTER THAN
A WALK BRIGADE"
Trotting Draymen Paid $2-CoI-
lector Schnack Created a
Diversion in Court.


shooting craps in the rear of the Cali
fornia saloon were up before Judge
| Wilcox in the District Court yesterday.
In the batch were Domingo Ferreira,
Manuel Perry and other Police Court
netables. Ferreira. Perry and Manuel
Silva were fined SO and costs each and
the cases against c. Bolton and Muri
kama were nolle pros'd; Aalona Kalu
ma and Kalua were discharged and Tor
bert forfeited his bail
Welau and Fred Newcastle, charged
with doing nothing in particular for
living, were remanded until today.
Mrs. Bnnngberg was reprimanded
and discharged for profanity. If half
what the complaining witness. loom
Paul. Knust, alleged were true the de-
PENDANTS name should have been Bill
lingsgate. "Oom Paul" who resides on
lower Queen street, testified that de-
PENDANT was "shockingGy vulgar in her
mode of address toward him and his
son. Defendant on the other hand stat
ed that "Oom Paul" cursed her in Eng
I lish. Hawaiian and an unknown
tongue. Judge Wilcox in reprimanding
I defendant remarked that both parties
seemed to have sworn just little bit.
An Choy and Lau Lee who used King
street as speedway were taxed S. and
/ 50 and costs, respectively
The case of assault and battery against
ex-Speclal Officer Vincent was nolle
pressed. the aggrieved lady declining to
prosecute.
Seven of the driving faster than a
walk brigade faced the music re-
suit of an edict recently issued by High
Sheriff Brown to the effect that all dray-
men caught trotting their horses must
be arrested. The section of the Penal
Laws governing these cases is 221. Those
who suffered for their hustling proclivi-
ties were: Manuel Tavash, All Daw,
Nick Breham, w. Nakamura, John Ka-
hui. J. NJ. Smith, w. Fins and Joe.
Fins and Smith are employed at the
government corral and were driving
mules when arrested. The former said
that his team got from under his control
and that he was arrested before he could
bring them to a walk. Smith told a hard
luck story about being a stranger In the
Territory and not knowing the law.
Kahui said he was sure he was only
walking his horses when arrested. and
added that the arresting officer must
surely have erred. officer Akau said
he did not slow UP.
The remainder of the defendants did
not deny the Impeachment, and all were
fined 81 and costs.
II don't want this sentence to be a
precedent" remarked the judge. and if
the arrests continue I shall have to raise
the ante"
George Davenport. II. Lardner. Frank
Hart, a. w. Dunn, Powell. Gilfcil, Kanai.
TIiku and Jacobson, who fell into the
hands of the Solace sailor catchers on
Monday night, We're fined 81 and costs
each for over eZalousness in an attempt
TO put down the beer. Judging from their
success. they should make excellent
apostles of temperance.
Harry Juen. ]. II. Schnack and w.
Savidge were charged with assault and
battery on Kamakee. an old native lady.
Complainant said that defendants enter
ed her house and threw her and her pc
longings down stairs without cause, JUS
LITIGATION or excuse The defense was
that while they had elected Kamakee,
they had done 1t as gently as possible.
and with good reason, the premises hav-
ing been sold by complainant to one of
the defendants many years ago. Since
then she had been allowed to remain in
the house on sufferance. AS to throwing
the old lady down stairs. Juen testified
had assisted" her down In order to ia
cilitate her progress.
Schnack the bill collector. was respon-
sIble for breeze In court. On Monday
warrants were prepared for the arrest OF
Richard Roe, John Doe and Harry Juen.
Jucn's warrant was served. but the lden-
tity of the other two remained clouded
in doubt. Yesterday in court Schnack
was identified as the Richard Roe men,
toned in the warrant. Schnack was told
to appear before the court but refused to
do so.
II defy you to take me up there"
screamed the irate little collector.
"Tf Mr.. Schnaci - not man enough to
come up here when he's asked 10. why.
we have the means at hand 10 make him
do so"
Thereupon Deputy SheriH Chilling
worth served the warrant and Schnack
with an Ill grace trotted UP to the judge.
All Of the defendants were uischarg-
ed.
Iokepa Hall was reprlmanded and dis
charged for an assault on his wife. ka-
maui. The couple hail from Hlo, and
were up before Judge Wilcox a short
time ago in connection with a case of
dese-ticn. on which occasion the judge
did the dove act with signal success. Yes
teriay the twain wraugled n while and
HALL was discharged with the injunction
10 keep away from the judges repair
shop longer IN future.
The case of leaving a horse united.
against Osaki, was nolle pressed. but
R.esel. u Solace marine. was fined s. and
costs on a similar charge. Reisel pleaded
guilty. but stated that he was but, in
completely verssd I'm the laws of the Ter
ritory. which he characterized as being
new and strange.
study UP the laws Of the country you
intend visiting" said the magistrate,
and YOU VIII be money IN pocket. Why.
when you were downing schoouers in
that saloon. your horse might have been