The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-13
BURIED GOLD Of COCOS sold PAPERS N COURT
-FOUR SMALL BoYs ARE HAULED
Up.
Judge Humphreys Tells Them to Keep
Away from the Court Room-Pro-
ceedngs Yesterday

Four small newsboys stood in a row
before Judge Humphreys yesterday ar
ternoon. one of them weeping and all oi
them trembling with fright They had
been selling papers in the corridors of
the building and around the courts,
when the bailiffs suddenly swooped
down upon them and dragged them into
court. Hopkins got hold Of two and
though they struggled hard to run from
him. he held them both and stood them
up before the bench
In the minds Of the kids such a pro-
ceeding could mean nothing less than
that they were to be bundled off to
Jail, but the tears dried up moment
later. There's no need to be frighten-
ed. the court is not going to do any
thing to you" began the judge, but 1t
wants to caution you not to disturb the
proceedings by coming in the doorway
Of the court to sell papers. Several
times this afternoon you have disturbed
the court in the trial Of a case. You
have a perfect right to sell newspapers
i'm the building and the court commends
you for working hard, but don't disturb
the court. You may go now
The boys left the court room and the
building too They did not stop to sell
papers i'm the corridor, but made for the
exit at King street. There they held a
caucus, in which three Of them pointed
the finger of scorn and threw many
taunts at the fourth one. who had cried
as he stood before the judge.
Judge Gear denied the motion of T..
McCants Stewart. in behalf of William
Davis, who was indicted by the Grand
jury for assault with a weapon that he
be allowed to see the minutes of the
Grand jury on the case. Stewart want
ed to show that the indictment had
been brought without sufficient evil
dence. The court held that the privi-
lege of seeing Grand jury minutes could
only be allowed under extraordinary
circumstances, when the interests of
justice demanded it, and that such cir
cumstances were not present in the
case of Davis.
f. Wundenberg has been appointed
trustee of property owned by the Cum
mings minors.
Suit was instituted yesterday by j.
NJ. Vivas VS.. Maria G. Levinho for $162.-
80 for a judgmnt obtained in South Hilo
and as yet unsatisfied.
The Meyerstein Company of Cali
fornia has sued I. SEQ Ehtaroo for $516
alleged to be due for merchandise sold
and delivered.
The Supreme court yesterday heard
argument on the appeal of Corrinne
Bartlett, from an order of the Circuit
court denying her a divorce from w. S.
Bartlett. The lower court held that the
alleged cruelty, which consisted in the
husband charging his wife with adul-
terry, was not cruelty. Attorney Biglow
a~rued that great mental suffering was
C~used by the accusations, which con-
stituted cruelty as real as that of ply
steal assaults. No appearance was
made for the defendant.
The case of Wee Sing Tai and Cam
pany against Marion Luning was ar
gued for the plaintiff appellant by ].
A. Magoon.
Chief Justice Frear announced him
self disqualified in the case of G. E.
Boardman against the Fireman's Fund
Insurance Company, his father being
interested in the latter corporation.