The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-12
GEAR ON
GAMBLING
Compares Che fa
to Church Fair
Games.
SAYS POLICE
DISCRIMINATE
Drunkenness No Excuse for Crime.
Yesterdays Doinss in the
Circuit Court.

There was but one Circuit Court in
session yesterday, the sitting of the
| Supreme Court shutting Judge Hum
| phreys from that courtroom. Judge
Gear was, however. exceedingly busy
and disposed of three jury cases To-
peka was found guilty of assault and
battery with a knife, and was sentenc-
ed to one year in prison. He was de-
| Tended by Attorney Rawlins, who ask
ed that he be lightly dealt with
"A man that gets so drunk that he
dangerous man." said the court in
passing sentence: perhaps by the
time ne gets out he will have recover
ed from the drinking habit"
GAMBLING AT CHURCH FAIRS.
Judge Gear in passing sentence up
| on two Chinese gamblers who had
pleaded guilty of playing che IA yes
terday, said, Il believe that a good
many more of the same kind could &c
convicted if the police went to the
church fair to be held here next week.
The enforcement of this law should be
more universal, and some of these IS
jackpot players looked after as well
as the scent man. The court doesn't
favor poker or lotteries, but it doesn'L
want to inflict heavy sentences i'll
these cases as long as arrests are con-
fined only to the Chinese and natives"
All ING and All Choy We're each fin
ed $40 and costs, which they allege
they win have to work out, as they
have no money. The case against All
Timm pas nolle pressed. These are
the same men who were found guilty
by jury Friday, but the case resulted
in a mistrial because the defendants
had not been arraigned-
In the case of Kamalu, charged with
rape, verdict of guilty was returned
by the jury after an absence from the
courtroom of but a few minutes. The
members of the jury which heard the
case: Jonah Nakila, Guy Livingston,
Isaiah Bray, John A. Noble. H. G.
Kahalepua, Hermann Levy. William
Herrick. Arthur X. Jones, Alexander
G.. Nicholas and Charles Dudoit Jr.
The court will pass sentence this
morning.
ANOTHER LARCENY CASE.
Immediately following the return of
the jury the case of Palenapa, charged
with larceny in the second degree, was
put on trial. The following jury was
Dexter. Isaiah Bray, Alexander X.
Aona, Jacob Lando. William G.. Row
land. Arthur X. Jones, George K. Kaia,
Alexander q. Nicholas, John l., Hans
mann, Charles DudOit Jr. and John A.
Noble.
The hearing will be continued at $50
this morning.
COURT NOTES.
In the case of All Fook charged with
conducting a che ia game the appeal
was withdrawn. The defendant was
sentenced to pay a fine of $50 in the
lower court.
The appeal was also Withdrawn in
the case of Thomas Metcalf, charged
with assault and battery. He was fined
$25 by Judge Wilcox.
A motion for new trial was over
ruled by Judge Gear in the case of
Harrison VS.. Magoon.
The King estate matter was taken
up but not considered owing TO the
coming of the jury. j. A. Magoon has
asked that the answer of Mrs. King
be stricken from the files
{ Thomas. +. Dillon, of California. has
been admitted to practice in the Ha-
waiian Territory by the Supreme
Court.
= The case of Louis Markle VS.. r. w
Davis has been set for trial next Sat
urday.
Chong Sin has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of Yong
Ting.
The case of NJ Souza vs.. NJ G.
Smives Will be heard next Saturday.
Jonathan Shaw, as guardian of Eve
Ign Nichols BidweH, has filed his final
report. showing the estate to be valued
at $7,273.73.