The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-21
TWO ARE
CONVICTED
Watch Thieves Are
Sent to Oahu
Prison.
SHAW'S WARD
MAKES CHARGES
Alleged That He Did Not Prop
erIy Administer Evelyn Bid
wells Affairs.

An Cheong. a Chinese who stole an
assorted lot of plated jewelry from
AIorita. was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for a term of four years yester-
day afternoon on the charge of larceny
in the first degree. The total value
of the property taken was s115 and
was brought into the court room in a
couple of small bags.
During the progress of the tria! Judge
Humphreys made another attack on the
police force of Honolulu. officer Apana'
a Chinese policeman, was on the stand
and the questioning was begun through
the interpreter, when the court inter
rupted the proceeding He said it was
a shame and disgrace to employ man
on the police force who could not SPEAK
the English language, and the practice
should be abolished Immediately, as ne
would not allow it in his court. He
stated that even in New York where
there was a large number of nationah-
ties, the practice was not INDUCED ln'
! and though there were fifteen thousand
Italians there, no policeman of that ma
tionaIity were employed in the metropo-
lis. The incident was closed when the
officer gave his testimony in broken
English, as best he could
! The trial was concluded shortly after
the opening of the afternoon session.
The jury was out but half an hour
when a verdict of guilty was returned.
The following jury heard the case;
George w. Macy, j. A. Noble, b. Wood
ward, Guy Livingston, r. A Dexter,
Isaiah Bray, 1. II. Harbottle, Hermann
Levy, Joseph Richards, Harry S. Swim
| ton. David Motley, James Kahalepua.
| In the case of All Yok verdict of
/ guilty was returned by the jury within
| a few minutes after being SEM out, and
| the court imposed a sentence OF one
year in prison. The defendant was con-
victed of stealing gold watch valued
at $45 from a Japanese watch maker
who had been given the watch to re-
pair. When asked If he had anything
1 to say why sentence should not be
passed. the defendant said: Nothing
only the charge is false"
The jury which heard the case was
composed as follows: Guy Livingstone,
Isaac H. Harbottle, Chas. Z. Lake,
Edwin woodward, Chas. Dudoit' Jr-'
James K. Merseberg. John NJ. Davis
Alex G. Nicholas, John A. Noble, Geo
w. Harrison, James Kahalepua and
Jonah X. Nakila.
CHARGES AGAINST SHAW.
| Evelyn &. Nichols has filed an answer
with several objections to the accounts
as rendered by Jonathan Shaw. her
guardian.
She objects first to "the sale of two
shares Honomu at $455.70 on Nov. 13.
| 1897" and alleges that said shares
were knowingly. deceitfully and hcu-
tiously transferred from the name OF
Jonathan Shaw as guardian. to Jona-
I than Shaw personally. and he converted
J the proceeds therefrom to his own use,
/ fraudulentIy and in violation OF his
duties as guardian" Petitioner alleges
/ that on July 30th, 1898, dividend or
! forty-five per cent, equal to $50 on TWO
shares, was declared and on April loth,
/ 1899. 4 dividend of five per cent ana
( I'm Nav. 1899. further dividend of 1--WE
per cent 1t is further alleged that June
i1st. 1899 the capital stock OF SAID no
nonlu Sugar Company was increased
one and one-half times, and that sald
Jonathan Shaw received three ne"
shares on her account. Further dlVl-
dends were declared amounting In all
n 500 and on July Srd, 1892 the shares
were sold for 1925, making the total
amount Jonathan Shaw had received
! sa45 Interest on that amount is asked
| from July 3. 1899, to Nov. is, 1901, or a
total of s1,O79.65. leaving balance OF
$3.50. SO. which petitioner asks De audeu
/ to the amount due her
| objection is made TO items of 5000
land So 21 as commissions on the SrouIiu
THAT Shaw is not entitled to such pay
ment. on account of having wrongIulIy
converted portion of the property "
his own use. Objection is MADE 10 the
claim of $3.50 for commissions lhd1
lamount having been disallo"eu py
Judge Perry, because said guardian had
! baen rerniss in the discharge of his
duties. objection is made to an item
Of $50 for attorneys fee to r. d Mead
as the expense was unnecessarily incur
red to resist the application of petition
er recurring said guardian 10 turn over
to petitioner the property in his hanos'
The hearing is set for this morning a.
$50 o'clock before Judge Little.
NEW SUITS.
4 divorce libel was filed yesterday by
F,Isasie Froboese against Gus FREQ
Henry Froboese a charge of cruel ana
inbuman treatment being made. Non
| sunnort is also alleged. 1t is set out
in the petition that defendant receives
a salary of $3.50 month on the Oiaa
Plantation. and she asks an attorney
fee of $50 and temporary alimony Oh
$50 a month.
| An ejectment suit has been hieu pS
! KukuIi Kauai VS. Kindochl Okaud- iie
property in controversy Is Ioca1eu oi'
H. Pabau estate near Beretania street.
Emma. Metcalf Ikaika, of Molokai,
las netitioned for the appointment OF
lbe- mother. Emma Metcalf, as trustee