The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-16
/ N DICT 81
GILL.
His Bail Is Fixed
At Sum Of
$500.
lKAMEHAMEHA HELD /.
| FOR PETTY THEFT
Attorney Thayer's Client Refuses
to Plead Guilty---Queen
is Enjoined.

rDWIN S. GILL, editor of the Re-
II publican, who shot Mortimer I.
l. Stevens, was arraigned yesterday
morning in the Circuit Court upon
an indictment brought before the Cir
cult Judge by the Grand Jury. The
case excited much interest in legal cir
cles ands large audience of attorneys
were present. F. w. Hankey, appear
ing as counsel for the defendant asked
that ellis plea be reserved until this
morning, as he had several facts in
hand which he wished to. investigate.
Deputy Attorney General Cathcart ac-
quiescing, the court ordered continu
ance until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Lorrin Andrews, who assists in the
prosecution of the case, asked that the
Judge fix the bond Mr.. Hankey agreed
with the prosecution in allowing the
bond to be fixed by the court. Bail
was therefore fixed at $780, Mr.. Han
key stated that the proposed surety
on Gills bond was not,in court, and the
Judge ordered the defendant to remain
in the court room until his surety could
be summoned. A messenger was sent
for j. A. Magoon, who appeared shortly
afterward The indicted editor brought
his surety before the Circuit Judge, who
thereupon dictated the form of a bond
which were ordered spread on the court
records.
During the morning proceedings the
Judge made a ridiculous mistake. The
dignity of the court was upset by none
other than the judge himself. Having
in mind the "reminiscences of Arizona
which in many ways were brought back
to him by the presence of Mr. Gill,
whom His Honor had known in the
Territory of Arizona, he naturally fell
into error when debating a. formal and
solemn court order in fixing a bond
similar in form to that of Gilrs. In
stead of debating the Territory of Ha-
wall" in the proper place, the judge
caused a smoker and a smothered
laugh by saying: we do each of us
solemnly bind ourselves unto the Cir
1 cult Court of the First Circuit of the
Territory of Arizona"
His Honor was about to proceed
when sounds of laughter smote his ear
from every part of the room. He stop
ped suddenly, smiled in sickly man
ner and corrected himself by the prop
er wording, which he ordered the clerk
to see was corrected both on the min
utes and in the stenographer's notes
Both Gill and Magoon swore to make
themselves liable for $500.
KAMEHAMEHA INDICTED.
Kamehameha has been indicted by the
Grand Jury of the Territory of Hawai-
for stealing $780, Strange as it may
seem. the court records clearly state tina
| Kamehameha is petty larcenist. INT
great name of the conqueror of all Ha
nod thn n on
ciffc, has been brought into one of the
courts of the land which was his b!
right of conquest, and the people were
subject to his within for life or death.
A hundred years brings great changes
and the name which was and is toda.
the pfoudest in Hawaiian history ma
been humbled by an unworthy son o
Hawaii. albeit he is not a son of tn
royal line of Kamehamehas. milt
sensation was sprung when the Deput!
Attorney General in stentorian voice call
ed the name of Kamehameha, and
youth of nondescript appearance stoo'
up in the prisoners box and answered
to the famous name. The name ill-fittet
the young Hawaiian and there was
look of disgust upon the faces of tn
Hawaiian spectators present. At on
time and within the memories of tn
present generation, the name of Kane
hameha was sacred, and few were en-
of royal parents of that dynasty.
Kamehameha the Lesser is unable t
speak the English language. He said Il
| answer to the courts query that he ha
no money and no lawyer, and Attorne
Robinson was appointed to defend him
The case was continued until next Mon
day.
NO MORE COURT HOLIDAYS.
The First Circuit Juage will entertai
fr cfn1I ich Cd
holidays to those already IN vogue IN tn
Judiciary building. He has set his foe
squarely down on the proposition to &C
journ court on days when the, Empero
of China has birthday; the King G
Norway and Sweden an anniversary G
some incident in his life; the date Of tn
accession of the Mikado to the throne
and the myriad events which the cosmc
' politan population of Honolulu make
use of almost every week In the year.
Judge Davidson, during the course {
the courts work yesterday morning, qu
city asked His Honor if it were possibl
for the Circuit Court to declare a legs
holiday on the occasion of e.e Chimes
New Years. The Judge shook his hea
and replied. 81 am asked to close U
the court on Chinese New Years Day
1t will not be granted by the Court an
the Court cannot entertain any sue
proposition. We now are compelled
SAOSC
Years Day, Abrogation of the Nor
archy, Washington's Birthday. Decors
ton Day, Kamehameha Day. July 4. RI
gatta Day, Thanksgiving Day, and. bt
sides. on many other special occasions.
THAYER WAS DUMBFOUNDED.
= Attorney Wade Warren Thayer had
peculiar experience in the Circuit Coul
yesterday morning. He was the alto
> ney for one kanoho. q young native sal
or who was indicted for stealing sal
from the hold Of one,of the Island boa
and has been in Jail for about 70,
months awaiting trial He was convic
ed In the lower court and appealed h
case. Thayer was appointed by the CT
: cult Judge to defend Kanoho, the latt,
, having no means with which to emplc
4 counsel.
On Thursday Thayer visited Kanof
at the Oahu prison and it was arrange
that the youth should plead guilty to IL
charge and beg the Court for lenienc
on the plea that he had already spe1
four months in prison. When the II