The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-15

jury in the above entitled cause, ma
for the defendants. A w; pearson
foreman.
Plaintiff excepted to the verdict and
ruling.
FINED FOR DILATORINESS
w. E. Rowell, former assistant su-
perintendent of Public works, had a
! taste of the stern realities and necessi-
| ties of jury service yesterday morning.
He was one of the jurors on the first
| Kapiolani Estate case, and was eH-
cused with the remaining jurors TOR
! half hour. while the court was listen.
| ing to arguments on motion TO dlS-
| miss 1t was an hour and ha!f be-
| fore the arguments were concluded,
and the Jury finally called into the
! courtroom to render the verdict, as di-
rected by the court Mr.. RoWeli did
not appear with the remaining eleven
| members of the jury, and the court nc
| ticing the vacant seat, sent palhll
latter the missing juror. The bailiff re-
turned with the statement that Row
ell could not be found, and after
waiting about ten minutes to give him
q chance to appear, Judge Gear issuea
a bench warrant for the arrest of Mr..
Rowel Just as the bailiff started out
to serve the paper, the recalcitrant
juror appeared, hot and GREATNESS
I'VE have been waiting for you ha +
an hour. and | have just issued an at
tachment for you said Judge Gear.
Il beg the courts pardon, / did no;
know the jury had been called in, and
lust stepped across the way TO trans
act "a little business. was the answer
You knew you had been excused f3i
only half an hour, didn't you?'
Yes, sir: but l waited one-half hour
. land then another, and thought | woult
+ take chances"
The chance will cost you just sc
. The jurymen will have to learn Whd
e jury duty means in this court. | ha"'
;, been particularly lenient with jurors il
the past, but / cannot keep counsel art
& eleven other jurors waiting for yoll
5. These jurors also had business tha
F. would take them down town, but nor
= of them left A jury trial is an *
= pensive proposition. and the cour
S cannot be kept waiting. II the fine
not paid Mr.. Rowell may work it Oh
&c if he chooses, at 80 cents day
$, When the jury was excused a feN
>. minutes later Mr.. Rowel walked II
to the clerk and paid his fine withou
~ asking any further questions.
t, ANOTHER DIVORCE CASE
n The case of All Sam VS. Tom Cha
Re for divorce was set for trial YESTERDAY
and continued until today. 1t is clam
ed that the Chnaman has two wive
es both of whom are living with him. A
III defense he sets up that his first vii
is guilty of adultery.
- GRAND JURY MAY REPORT.
10 report from the Grand Jury md
as be given today. though if il is
D. will not include indictments of II
prisoners released on writs of habe;
do corpus The Grand Jury has been
nd session for ten days now, and the il
40 dictments of the prisoners released
:, Judge Gear and again rearrested ha'
nc not been considered. The court threa
NO ened to dismiss the jury if the cas-
he were not presented. and the jury
expected to make report today. Ge
VI terday no witnesses We're examine
h and the time of the jury Is thought
ed have been taken up in preparing t
he report. Deputy Attorney General Cat
me- cart stated yesterday that his evlden
in the habeaS corpus cases was near
in shape. and would be presented
ne the Grand Jury as soon as possible.
IL Yesterday application was made
OF Judge Wilcox to have the cases of t
of Japs now held under the old charg'
but he held that he could not he
,as them while the Grand Jury was in Sc
las sion.
- A divorce was granted yesterday
tha Daniel Kaonohi. of Hilo, from kaiei
'he loha Kaonohi Desertion was alleg'
zen and libellant was given possession
IN the four children.
lad All Fook charged with conducting
ess lottery game known as che ia, filed
he appeal in the Circuit Court yeSterd
.om He was fined $50 by Judge Wilcox.
ook Chlh Nun ci'dl seu l'h "r1s,t'
anu was fined $50 and costs by Judge "
~ cox.
or Choy Yong charged with assisting
OBJ lottery game, has also appealed
less had been fined $50.
re- A stipulation allowing plaintiff tw
ven ty days to file bin of exceptions '
low entered yesterday III ny 80 IS VI
: in ploiahl Esta'e Vs. ~ :" :" -
ment.
d. H. Hoapito, trial juror, was
us, cused because of illness.