The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-14
hot ENOUGH COFFEE
IN THE eHIG0HT
AN INQUEST ON BURNT CEREALS
HELD BY JUDGE WILCOX
IN POLICE COURT.
Mr.. 5isseI Explained That chieory
Was Pu, in the Coffee Because
!, Was Sold To Portuguese Who
Demanded II

The advantages derived from the
addition OF certain proportions OF chic
DRY TO ground coffee. we're cleyerly
presented by legal counsel represent
ing Messrs. Bissel and Gonsalves. who
appeared before Judge Wilcox in the
First District Court yesterday morn
Ing. charged with selling adulterated
coffee.
The case fairly bristled with Inter
esting features The defendants, NJ
J. Bissel, manager of the Washing
ton Mercantile Company. and n A.
GOnsalves, the proprietor OF a Punch
bowl store. were visited the latter part
Of the week By Food Commissioner
Shorey, who made purchases OF groe-
cries. Included in the array of edibles
secured by the commissioner was sew
eral large cans of prepared coffee.
The receptacles, respondent in gaudy
cOlored labels, were introduced in
court as evidence. An examination
OF the contents by DR. Shorey revealed
the presence OF quite a percentage II
chicory and other burnt cereals. AS
the coffee was a mixture or compound.
the health regulations were. there
fore considered violated, and COM
plant was made and sworn to by the
Food Commissioner.
When arraigned Messrs. Bissel and
Gonsalyes pleaded guilty. They were
represented by Attorney w. J. Robin
son. Each stated, however, that the
goods had just been received from the
Coast, and that they had not been in
formed regarding the adulteration
made in the coffee Mr.. Bissel fur
Their stated that the failure to have
the cans labelled compound" had
been due TO an oversight. a former
brand had been put up for his com
pany but the agency had been discon-
tinued and the present brand put up
instead. AS soon as it was found that
there was nothing on the tins to indi-
cate that the contents were COM
pound, a letter was sent to the COM
pany in San Francisco and an answer
received November 9Th, stating that
all future orders would be properly |
labelled. When the fact OF these cans
of coffee mixture not being properly /
laOEAAGu " do ~ AuC dNNCnNtOtk
of Mr.. Bissell two days ago he ordered /
a stamp made so that the remaining
stock could be labelled.
Mr. Bissel went on to explain that !
the chicory was put in the coffee be- !
cause il was sold to Portuguese, who !
demanded il. The court was informed
that this nationality failed to find joys |
in coffee that was minus the chicory /
flavor. The experiment had been /
tried time and again, and the COM /
plant seemed to arise whenever cof- 4
fee was pushed over the counter which
was absolutely free from coloring and !
In summing up the case, Judge Will /
cox stated that he did not believe that /
a wiIful violation of the existing reg
ulations was intended. He, therefore, /
levied the lowest fine of S25 and costs 1
IN each case. There was no appeal
Three Migrants were passed by in
the rush of business in court. and
their cases were continued over until
today
Two men, who registered as John
son and Kennedy, and claimed that
they had missed connections with the
Sierra, bound for Australia, were ar
raigned for vagrancy. They were
found reclining under the trees in the
Capitol grounds after darkness had
settled over the landscape, and were
taken TO the calaboose to round ont
the remainder OF the night. The men
caught a three months sentence to
the reef Both were old offenders.
P. Parl, arrested for needless driv-
ing was released with a reprimand-
His offense against the pedestrian
public was not fragrant one, hence
his gentle descent.
The case OF Manuel Gouevia. charg-
ed with running down Walter Sprinks,
a cyclist, was continued over until
Funda paid SIS fine for being
guilty OF common nuisance
P. Burns gracefully acknowledged
that he had labored nightly under
the burden of wholesome inebTiety
Thursday night. Burns was scorehed
for 81