The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-17
QUIET IN
THE COURTS
Sailor Convicted
By Federal
Jury.
CHANGE IN THE
USUAL PROGRAM
Hungry Gussman Jury had to
Have Newspapers to
Read.

! The tables were turned in United States
Court yesterday and seaman was found
guilty of assault upon the high seas, IA
stead Il one of the mates or captain, -
has always been the case formerly.
r. NJ. Ramat carpenter on he ship.
Roanoke. which came into port recently
with her cargo Of coal afire. was the
man convicted by a jury, and ii required
but one ballot to finish his case.
From the evidence of the prosecution it
appears that Ramat was at work clean
! ing the boilers at the same time that
II. Moxon. the chief officer, was having
the ships sides painted. The sailors do
ing the work complained 10 the mate
that SCOT and dirt from the boilers was
undo.ng all their work. Moxon Went 10
Ramat to demonstrate. and according 10
his own story, was not sparing in the
language he used in giving the order
Ramat resented the oath applied 70 him
and struck the mate. knocking him to
the deck The assault occurred October
end While the vessel was in longitudc
aG west and latitude Il north The ship
was leaking at the time and in distress.
but the fire in the cargo had not broken
out up to that date.
T Myers one of the crew, was eX-
tremely lucid, though brief, in his story
of the assault The Ipenter just haul
ed off and Knocked the mate down. and
the mate didn't do anything he said
J Gunnison testified 10 the Same effect.
Was the attitude of the mate mena-
cling at the time he approached the car
penter?" asked Attorney Fleming, who
was defending. -
The witness looked puzzled, while the
United States Attorney interposed an OBJ
lection on the gre md tat the question
called for conclusion.
Il don't understand that" replied Gun
nisun. as a final solution Of the difficulty.
Did the mate look If he intenGed
to strike the carpenter repeated tEe at
torney in explanation.
Il can't say that he did" replied The
witness.
Captain Amesbury. master of the Roam
oke told the story of hearing he mad
held on board his vessel the day of the
assault. At which charges were preferred
against Ramat The entry in the cap
tains log book of that date was intro
duced in evidence On that occasion the
carpenter alleged that he hit the mate
in self defense, but he refused to sign the
statement drawn up by the captain He
said that the mate applied an eptnet 70
him because he had spoiled the paint
The first mate testified that the clean
ing OF the boilers was done without or
ders. and he believed that it was the
work OF spite.
The captains evidence showed that the
ship was in distress al this time, and the
pumps were working.
Ramat was the only witness for the
defense. and he testified simply that he
was cleaning the boiler by the captain
orders who wanted to see if he knew
how to run the boilers with the use OF
salt water. He made no denial OF the
charge simply stating that the act was
committed in self defense. when the mate
was approaching with intent to strike
him.
The jury was out just long enough to
sign the verdict of guilty. Sentence Will
be imposed by Judge Estee this morn
ing.
The jury which heard the case was
composed as follows: X =. Porter, II.
Klemme. c. Motley Jr., II. c. Morton
John Callahan. J. D. Holt, c. E. Murray,
r. NJ Duncan. T. w. Hebron. w. H
Chamberlain, W. ]. Dickey, A. d. Scrog-
IN CIRCUIT COURT.
The Gussnan jury which refused to eat
at the Grill was the cause of more trou-
BILE i'm Circuit Court yesterday morning.
Among the bills presented to the Court
for approval was one for dollar from
Thos g. Thrum for newspapers furnished
the jury.
who ordered these newspapers" ask
ed Judge Humphreys, when he came
across the bill
I did softly ventured Banin Ellis.
you'll have to pay it out of your own
hooker then responded the Court Il
suppose you will want to get the jury an
automobile next" continued the judge
The bill was returned to the bailin, and
afterwards was paid by Judge Hum
.,,hr.vs The Dapers in question were two
files of San Francisco papers which the
members of the jury insisted on having.
CIRCUIT COURT NOTES.
\ citation was issued yesterday for
Francisco de Sa to appear Wednesday
morning and show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt. De Sa
was recently divorced from his wife and
ordered TO pay her three dollars a week
"a. flimouy. 30 sHr ne has failed TO c0m-
ply with the ordes Of he court accord
ill.,. 10 tie petition pre- -'.tci By Attorney
Watson yesterday
Application was made yesterday to
have Judge Humphreys hear the remain
der of a spendthrift case which was
heard in part by Judge Gear before he
wen+ TO HiIo for vacation. The Court
will decide the question today.
Eugene Lee has been appointed guard
ian adj Item Of the Lee minors
IN order for substitution of the John
Ii Estate for plaintiff instead OF kaun1-
lewa. and Kaapuiki for Kipi, defendant.
was made yesterday The order YVES
signed 'Abram Stephanus Humphreys.
First Judge
Phil J. Farley was admitted 10 practice
BY the Supreme Cour+ yesterday Mr.
Fancy is "a graduate Of the Boston Law
School
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