The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-13
GUILTY
OF Assault
Savidge, Juen and
SChnaCk Must
Answer.

II. A. Juen, William Savidge and j. II.
Schnack were each found guilty Of as
sault and battery upon an old native
woman, Mrs. Mamakee, by a jury in the
Circuit Court yesterday. afternoon. The
offence was committed while Schnack
was attempting to forcibIy remove the
prosecuting witness trom the house occu-
pied by her. but which he claimed to
have bought from Iuen. The case was
bitterly fought, Judge Davidson appear
ing for the government, assisting Mr.
Cathcart. while Attorney Strauss appear
ed for defendants. The prisoners had
been previously discharged by Judge VIII
cox because OF lack OF evidence
A sensational incident occurred during
the examination of jurors, which prom
ised to have serious results. ]. o. Merse-
berg. after having been accepted as a
juror. requested that he be excused
stating that circumstances made 1t I'M
possible for him TO serve. He said n
while riding home in the car wednesday
evening, Savidge, one of the Defendants
spoke to him about the case, suggesting
that he do the square thing. The con-
versation was carried On in a joking
manner, and the juror replied in the
same tone that he would. The Court,
however, did not take the same view or
the affair, and thought this too serious
a matter to be lightly passed over Off
Ger Sea, who had been one of the party
on the car. was called to the witness
stand, and he also testified that the con
~versation was not serious, and some or
the members of the party had been Jok-
ingly referring TO the case. The Court
was still not satisfied with the e%xplaua-
ton, and requested the Attorney General
to make an affidavit calling the attention
of the Court to the matter formally, so
that Savidge could be punished for con-
tempt. He added also that if the Attor-
ney General did not do this, he would
order the clerk of the court to take such
action. Judge Humphreys severely scor-
ed Savidge for speaking to the juror,
stating that the punishment for such an
offense was a very severe one. 1t is
probable, however, that no further action
viii be taken than this r~eprimand.
The jury was out about twenty minutes
before arriving at the verdict of guilty"
Judge Humphreys announced that sem
tence would be passed this morning, fol-
lowing the hearing of a motion for a new
trial.
The jury hearing the case was compos-
ed as follows: John H. Taylor, Guy Liv-
ingstone, Edwin X. Blake, John NJ. Da-
Wis, Tod r. Scott, Alex. X. Aona, Isaiah
Bray, John L. Hansmann, Edw. Wood
ward. H. c. Bickerton, Ruby y. Dexter
and n. Peterson.
RECOMMENDS INCREASE IN BOND.
+. J. Russell, master, yesterday filed a
report approving the accounts of r. w.
Carter, guardian of Annie T. X. Parker.
The master recommends an increase of
the guardians bond from SO, 600 10 $780,
0GO. He says:
las will appear from the amended in
v%entory filed herein by said guardian on
November 18th, 1901, the personal estate
Of said ward consists of loans and in
vestments to the value of S5f, go, togeth-
er with one-half interest in 22,O00 head of
cattle. 1850 horses, and all other live
stock on the Parker ranch. and one-haIf
interest in certain leasehold interests, set
in fun in said amended inventory.
The annual revenue of said. wards estate
as shown by guardians charge for COM
nission%due him for his services during
he year beginning November 18th. 1909. |
ending November 18th. 1901, is SIS
1899.
From the above figures and from in
luiry as TO the value OF the personal
property of the ward not valued in said
inventory. it is the masters opinion that
he total value of the wards personal
property and her income is in the neigh
'orhood of $4,000 I therefore recon-
that the amount of the guardians
also recommend that the guardians
endered."