The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-28

SOMEBODY'S
| LITTLE JOKE
Many Minor Cases Disposed of
Yesterday Morning by
Judge Wilcox.

Somebody created a small diversion
in the police court yesterday morning
by spreading a layer of Limburger
cheese on the chair of George Lee, the
bailiff Judge Wilcox was the first one
TO, sportively speaking, find the
scent" He shifted while and mutter-
ed something about wonderfully strong
evidence Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth tried to explain by saying that
some leftover bubonic rat poison had
been distributed about the place day
or two previously and that evidently
some rodent had partaken of it and
icrawled to its hole and died. His Honor
loverruled this motion, saying that the
official condiment was well known to
have proved a boon and blessing to
rats and that Chillingworth's state
ment was a reflection on the tender
hearted Board of Health, who had in
deed done much for the family of mus
tdecumanus in Honolulu
! Presently David KAPPA entered and
lChillingworth whispered something in
his ear. The crafty David went down
to the cells and returned with son of
der Vaterland, who trembled with
emotion when he smelt the unholy
stencil. After circling the court room
few times the German made bee
line for George Lee, who blushed vio-
lentIy, and, drawing his penknife, pro-
ceeded to scrape some dubious looking
substance off Lees chair. On examin-
alton the court unhesitatingly declared
the stuff to be ripe Limburger and the
mystery was solved. KAPPA is now
tracing the various sales of LimburgeT
during the past week and Clerk Fabian
has, it is whispered, made satisfactory
arrangements with his grocer.
After some feathers plucked from a
chicken offered in evidence had been
burned the business of the court pro-
tceeded.
| B. Lynch, D. Carey and ]. Doody
three ''never-sweats," were remanded
until this morning in order that they
might seek work. Domingo Ferreira
also charged with vagrancy, will swap
compliments with his old acquaintance
the judge this morning.
| Pang Chin was fined $40 and costs fol-
assault and battery on Ian Chat. Com
plainant, who had previously told the
| judge that he had been offered 81 not
to follow up the case, said that the
affair was all a joke. Other witnesses
| told the truth, however and Pang
| Chin had to pay.
| The case of assault and battery
| against Wong Kun was nolle pressed.
! S. Kaneiakala, a small boy VINO stole
| a chicken was committed for trial. The
/ attention of the small boys of the COM
munity seems for the while to have
/ switched from craps 10 chickens.
| Mele, a native woman, said TO have
| stolen watch from Jim Delaney, was
| told she could go, as the case against
her had been nolle pressed. Mele said
! that Delaney owed her So, and that she
| had held the watch as security. This
| is one of the incompatible All On's
| cases.
All Chez and Joseph Kainui. WHO did
not care if school kept or not, were
J reprimanded and discharged.
| John and Mekukala, two indiscreet
| imbibers. paid the price of twenty-four
beers apiece.
Manuel Ledo, who held high converse
in the devious gloom with a Portuguese
! maiden, was excused until 8 O'Clock
! this morning on account of an engage
ment with the Portuguese minister,
/ which he said that he and his sweet
heart had arranged for yesterday at
| ternoon.
| Mrs s Titcomb was reprimanded
and discharged for leaving her better
half all alone. The parties are
from the Island Of Maui, and are visit
ing here. Mr.. Titcomb wanted to re-
turn to the rural delights of Hama
kuapoko- by-the-sea, but his wife said
that she wouldn't go home until the
Zealandia had sailed because she
wanted to hear the band play at the
wharf
Judge Wilcox did the dove act, and
the Titcombs grinned at each other
and departed.
Dole and Alex Hart, charged with at,
fray, paid So and costs apiece.
Sing Lung, charged with leaving hi:
horse united, was reprimanded anG
discharged. He said that he left {
man in charge of his cart, who SO fal
forgot his position as to go round {
corner to see a man about dog.
Fugi, charged with similar offense
was fined S. and costs. He, unfortu
nately for his pocket, is not gifted will
Sing Ling's imaginative powers.
The inquest on the native, Iaia, wht
fell and broke his neck, on the 25th in
slant, resulted in a verdict of deatt
| from hemOrrhaga dine tn an acciden