The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-07
SHE LOVED
TOO WELL
Woman Shielded a
Man Who Beat
Her.
HELD TO ANSWER
FOR PERJURY
Test of inheritance Tax Before the
Supreme Court-Brewery
Is Sued.

In an effort to save the man she loved,
and who had cruelty beaten her. from
punishment for his crime, Katie Aukai
was sent to prison to answer to the
charge OF perjury. VIM. Mccarthy,
the strapping six-footer whom she tried
to shield. was given a thirty days jail
sentence. The story is one of extreme
pathos, and though neither of the actors
in the little drama seemed to be much
affected by the event, the court specta-
tors were.
McCsrthy-Jwas charged with assault
and battery and found guilty by Judge
Wilcox. from which decision he appeal
ed The case was retired before the
following jurymen in Circuit Court yes
terday: George W. Harrison, Isiah
Bray. David Motley, George Dudoit.
John Hansmann, Jonah K. Nakila,
Joseph Richards, George K. Kaia, Her
man Levy, George w Mason, Jacob
Lando, James NJ. Sims
The prosecuting witness, Katie Au-
kai, IS a frail delicate little woman. and
has the appearance of a South Sea ISL
testified that the defendant had brutal
~ beaten and bruised her, but when she
was called before the Circuit Court yes
terday, she told an altogether different
story. She denied that Mccarthy had
beaten her and when the records of the
lower court were introduced TO show
her testimony there, she said she had
been mistaken, and that at that trial
she had referred to a man other than
Mccarthy. Her testimony yesterday
was wholly at variance with the first
story, and showed plainly that she was
attempting to shield the culprit. The
evidence of Judge Wilcox and of wit
nesses to the assault altogether belied
the evidence Of the prosecuting witness
and al the conclusion of her testimony.
the couIt ordered the jury excused and
ordered! the witness taken into custody,
until a complaint charging her with
perjury could be filed. Everyone ap-
peared sorry for the woman that at
tempted to shield the man she loved
even to the extent of committing per-
jury, but from her responses there APP
peared to be little doubt of her guilt and
she was led off to Jail in charge of the
bailiff.
The jury in the case against Mccarthy
were out but a few minutes when they
returned with a verdict of guilty.
The court Immediately passed SEN
tence of a month in JAIL asking first If
Mccarthy had any reason to present
why sentence should not be passed.
The prisoner mumbled some excuse,
and the court then stated that no len
iency could be shown n man of such
physique who had attacked frail little
woman as he had done. "She plainly |
showed" said the court. that she was |
attached to you, and sought to save you
by committing perjury herself, and
making herself liable to a long impris- |
onment. It is not shown that you con- |
spired with her to commit subornation |
of perjury, and 1t is to be hoped you did |
not. do not believe that fine would |
be sufficient and it is the sentence of |
the court that you be confined in Oahu |
prison for the term of thirty days"
ANOTHER TRAMwAYS MAN.
Kane who pleaded guilty to the theft |
of s1.75 from the Trafnways Company |
was sent TO jail for ten days. the court |
admonishing him that the eXtenuatinS |
shown in connection with |
the two boys sentenced Tuesday were /
not apparent, in his case, as he was |
man of mature years.
COURT CENSURES POLICE.
In the case Of All PAX plea OF guilty
10 the charge of assault with a danger
Gus weapon was entered. TIE court i'm
posed n sentence of 800 and costs after
first hearing evidence as TO the assault.
The abused party was a policeman who
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