The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-21
JEWELRY LEADS CHINESE TO JAIL
HAVING STOLEN A WATCH, All
YoK WILL PASS THE TIME
IN PRISON.
Emma MetesH Iksiks Wants Trustee
Rppointed-Notes of Territorial
and United States District Courts.
No Session Of Federal Court

When Oncer Apana was called a.
"a witness yesterday morning in th'
case OF An Cheong. charged with lar
ceny In the first degree. Judge Hum
phreys took occasion TO censure
strongly the practice OF the police de
partment In uniformlng. arming and
fitting out as full-fedged police
men Chinese who can not speak Eng
ush. and who have TO testify ia
court through an Interpreter. The
Judge said emphatically that il was
an outrage and a disgrace in an Am
erican country that men who cannot
speak English should carry clubs and
pistols and be authorized officers.
This was something. he said, that
was unheard Of anywhere else in the
United States.
few days ago Toma Abe. the jap
anese policeman was in court charg-
ed with vicious assault. While To-
ma speaks English fairly we'll he
is regarded by Judge Humphreys as
an improper person 10 act as an
officer. because OF his unrestrained
japanese nature.
An Cheong was charged with hav-
ing stolen nearly the entire stock
OF a jeweiry store belonging 10 one
Morita- Among the items named are
SO watch chains. IL kukui nut watch
charms. 20 silver rings. 20 nickel
watch charms. - silver watches.
gold plated chains and 3 watch
springs. the entirety being valued at
$3.50. A large trunk containing this
assortment OF articles of personal
adornment was introduced in evil
dence Cheong was defended by A. L.
c. Atkinson and Assistant Attorney
General Douthitt prosecuted the
case
The jury promptly found a verdict
OF guilty as charged. and Judge Hum
phreys sentenced All Cheong to four
years imprisonment.
An Yok. another Chinese. charged
with the same crime was called for
trial as soon as a new Jury had been
drawn. An Yok's alleged offense was
that OF stealing gold watch from the
jewelry shop of a japanese, Tagu
Matsu. When the arrest was made by
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth it was
found that the timepiece was the one
stolen from Kanepuu High Sheriff
Browns clerk. over a year ago. The
Japanese jeweler claimed that he had
bought the watch from a Chinese he
did not know and that il was hanging
on a nail In his store while he was
in an adjoining room when it was
taken by All Yok
Attorney J. d. DeBolt represented
the defendant An Yok. and Assistant
Attorney General Douthitt conducted
the prosecution.
The case was given to the Jury. a
verdict Of guilty being returned after
a brief elaboration. All Yok was
sentenced to one years imprison-
ment at hard labor.
In re the guardianship matter Of
Evelyn Nichols Bidweil Jonathan
Shaw. guardian. was yesterday serv-
ed with summons commanding him to
appear and show cause at the cham
bers OF the Court. tomorrow at $50
O'Clock. why his accounts should not
be corrected according TO the prayer
OF his wards petition Heretofore
filed.
Emma Metcalf Tkaika, of Moiokai.
yesterday filed a petition praying for
the appointment OF a new trustee in
the place OF Paul Neumann for prop
erty belonging to her in Honolulu.
In her petition the ward objects
first to the sale OF ? shares OF Ho
nomu for S455.70 on Nov. 10. 1897,
alleging that said stock was know
ingiy, deeeitfullY and fctitiously
transferred from the name Of Jona-
than Shaw. as guardian, to Jonath
Shaw personally. and the proceeds I
therefrom were converted to the PER
sOnal use OF said Jonathan Shaw, /
fraudulentlv and in violation of his !
duties as guardian" Petitioner fur
Their alleges that on July 50. 1898. a /
dividend OF As per cent. equal to 500 I
on said . shares. on April Is. 1899 /
q dividend of ; ner cent. and in May
1893 a further dividend OF : per cent
was declared on said Honomu stock.
Later. IL is alleged the capital stock Of
the Honomu Sugar Company was in
creased. one and one-haif times. aud
that the 3 additional shares on that
account were received by Jonathan
Shaw. Later dividends were declar-
"a amounting to $is0 and on July
3rd 1899. the shares in question were
sold for SS25. making the total
received from them hy Jonathan
Shaw. the sum Of sesh. Petitioner
asks for interest on Sl0IO.65 from
July ;. 1899. 70 November is. 1901.
the balance due claimed by her at
$3.50 IS being asked also.
Commissions Of S7s.e5 and S6a2i
are also objected 70. on the ground
OF unlawful conversion OF property
to the personal use Of the guardian
and also 10 a claim as commission OF
$3.50 which commission was disal
lowed by Jadge Perry. because said
guardian had been remiss IN the dis
charge q his duties. Numerous 9th
er objections are made
The hearing is set for this morn !
ing before Judge Little.
Court Notes
immediately upon the fling OF this |
pet 'tion Judge Estee issued an order /
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