The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-01
: PAINLESS H0lDUP /"
GEE COMPOUNDED
Disaster to Predatory
Chickens Without
Remedy.
CHARGE or SELLING SKIN MILK
JAPANESE KEEPER OF ILLICIT
LIQUOR JOINT FINED ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS.
CHARGE OF SELLING Skim MILK
Stealing a Nine-Doliar Chicken
Reprimanded for Rapid Driving Of
oray-strset Brawiers Rebuked-
Assault on chinamzn Denied.

The famous Painless Holdup" per-
petrated by Soldiers Mccarthy and
Hocton from Camp Mckinley, in at
tempting to divert one of those pala-
tial coaches on the tramways system
from its easy-going home run for the
stables TO the Waikiki eair fne,' was
speedily settled in Judge Wilcox s
court yesterday morning by a nolle
prosequi being entered and the de-
PENDANTS discharged.
1t viii be remembered that Nc
Carthy and Hocton were included in a
party of soldiers returning from the
eity's gaieties TO the dull round of
military life at Camp Mckinley sew
eral evenings ago. They took The
last eastbound car on King street,
thinking it the Waikiki through ex-
press. 1t proved TO be the Punah0u
car barn limited however. and when
it did not take the turn at Waikiki
corner the soldiers essayed to compel
the driver TO make ii do SO. They ac-
tually held up the caravan and when
the driver started of to see the man.
ager about it, the soldiers took charge
of the prehistoric conveyance and
soon it was hitting the Waikiki pike
at PIT clip. with Mccarthy and Hoe
ton on the drivers platform OF the
car. whence all but they had fed. The
vehicle had passed Hopkins switch
before two mounted patrolmen, see
ing it was case of piracy, stopped
it and arrested the pirates. Mr.. Pain
| finally agreed not to prosecute.
The Paakaula 'hennery" was minus
| two chickens and one VIM. Kaeo was
charged with guilty connection with
/ their disappearance. The chickens
were the personal property of Annie
| Paakaula, so she claimed between
ebullitions of briny grief in police
court Evidently these specimens OF
mans feathered friends had been led
| astray by the tempting green of the
neighboring Kaeo garden. at any
rate when the roll was called at the
| chicken ranch a pair of the inmates
were missed from the roosts of the
| garden scratehers. A search was in
stituted which resulted in the finding
| of the fowls in the adjoining yard
laid out cold in death.
Kaeo did not exactly fall over him
self in expressing contrition, as De
considered the welfare Of his garden
patch was paramount to the safety
| of his neighbor's chickens.
His Honor advised the owner of the
flock to take the remaining members
| of the brood 10 a chiropodisi
and have their pedal extremitie:
! operated upon. Upon the sue
cess of our gardens greatly de
| ponds the existence of our citizens
nused the magistrate in dismissing tht
defendant
E. Markle, a iairyman, went III
against the session laws of 1896, Ae
81, in being charged with selling mill
from which valuable and needfu
constituent. to wit, cream, had beel
partially extracted
When the case was called Mark,
begged leave TO reserve his plea !
continuation was granted until Satur
day morning.
VIM. Savidge pleaded not guilty I,
the charge of assault and battery W
on All Seong, Chinese. The cas-
will come up for trial June 5.
] J. F. Mendonca was admonished I,
materially reduce the speed of ] !
horse and dray through the streets c
Honolulu. He was charged with &C
ing about his regular duties at pae
faster than a walk. The defendan
was released with a reprimand.
! Sukamato a Japanese drayman. wa