The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-08
TEST EIGHT
HOUR LAW
Campbell on Trial
in Federal
Court.

The United States law limiting labor
ers upon government contracts to eight
hours work per day is being given its
first test in the Territory of Hawaii.
The case of w. M. Campbell charged
with the violation of the aforesaid law
in the construction of a building upon
the naval reservation was called up in
the United States court yesterday after
noon. Campbell together with his sub
contractor, Ohta, was indicted by the
Federal grand jury for the present term
and the trial Of the former Is being
held separately at his request.
The following jury was impanelled
and sworn after some difficulty was ex-
perienced in getting a satisfactory
panel, some Of the Jurors stating that
they were prejudiced against the in
reference with any mans right to labor
as long as he desired: d. +. Whitman.
w. Z. Skinner, Stanley Stephenson, r..
f. Lockwood, w. ]. Hickey, w. c. Hol-
linshead, X. b. Porter, John Ross, T.
w. Hebron, John D. Holt, F. G. Smith,
A. d. Scroggy.
A. L. Merry, who is clerk to Com
mandant Merry. was the first witness
| for the prosecution and testified only
to the contract made with Campbell for
| the construction Of the building. The
contract was introduced in evidence as
Exhibit A. John McCellul was the last
witness Of the afternoon and court ad-
journed as soon as he had finished. He
testified that he had seen Japanese
working upon the job for nine hours
each day but upon cross-examination
wasn't near so positive as at first
When asked by defendants counsel II
he had stayed around watching the Ia
borer's work for nine hours. he ipdig-
nantly resented the intimation that he
had nothing to occupy himself with but
that. When asked If he was able te
tell which of the Japanese had beer
working more than eight hours he said
that he didn't carry around roll Of
films and kodak in his pocket all the
time. and all Japanese looked the same
to him.
The trial will be continued at 9:3(
o'clock this morning.
ONE VERDICT OF GUILTY.
The jury in the case Of Rodrigues ant
Miraldo returned a verdict Of guilty
yesterday shortly after noon after hav
J ing been out all night. Yesterday morn
ing the jury asked to be called int
court and requested further instruc
. tons. Foreman Motley stated that al
agreement was impossible unless tn
court gave them additional instruc
. lions. Finally upon request the indict
l ment was read for the second time, an
copy of the courts instructions give
{ to the jury. The new instruction give
. was relative to the admissibility of evi
dence in regard to the marriage of tn
defendants, and the jury again retired
Shortly after noon the jury announced
that an agreement had been reached
and upon being called into court tn
verdict of guilty" was read. The cour
announced that sentence would be i'm
posed upon both defendants this morn
ing at ten o'clock.
1t is reported that the one juryma
was hanging out against the othe
eleven all night on the problem of tn
marriage Of the male defendant. TIL
: jurymen appeared to have withstoo
their night with Marshal Hendry Yer
well, and were looking bright an
cheerful when brought into court yes
, terday morning.
) MADE A CITIZEN THEN A BAILIFF
? Harry r. Smythe was made a citfze
yesterday morning and within half a
, hour was also an office holder of tn
!, United States and drawing pay fror
! the United States Treasury. He for
= swore allegiance to King Edward c
t England, just before the jury was in
+ structed in the "slave" case. and a
= the marshal his deputy and the othe
bailiffs were all otherwise occupied I'll
court appointed him temporarily to TAX
charge of the jury about to be sent on
His citizenship papers cost him fou
$ dollars. and his services as bailiff WEI
paid for at the rate of two dollars pc
) day.