The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-10

Judge Humphreys does not want any
more policemen mn his court and dee
slres that the Attorney General and
High Shcrin shall keep their men out
of his court The following rs the sub
stance of an address delivered hy him
In open court this morning.
Judge Gear and myself have arraug-
ed that Judge Gear shall preside at
common law trials I'M this court and
l shall preside Us chancellor and as
probate judge, Judge Gear win preside
during this special term and during the
regular May term, and after the reg
ulOr May term special terms viii hv
called from time To time until the bust
ness upon the calendar has been dis
posed Of Thereafter regular terms OF
court viii be held as provided 10y law
and special terms win bee called So
often Os necessary To despatch public
business,
Judge Gear win take the Jury vrim-
inol calendar beginning tomorrow
morning and I win hear at chambers
appeals In mitigation and criminal
cases In which Jurics have been waiv-
ed,
Upon investigation we find there are
no bnilitts for the Circuit Court of the
First judicial Circuit, We und there
/ Is an appropriation for supreme
| Court officer under the Attorney
/ Generals department, the appointment
| being made by the Attorney General or
/ the High sheriff There IN no .appru-
prlntion for bnllifts of the Circuit
/ Court; but there is an appropriation
| To pay the running expenses of the Su-
/ prcmc and Circuit Courts,
by virtue Of the Inherent power vest.
/ ed I'm the Judges OF this Court, the
Judges intend to appoint their own
boillirs and not be under any ohliga.
ton To either the Attorney General ui
the High sheriff 1t In accordingly or,
dcred that Charles A, Is, Hopkins b,
and he IL hereby appointed bailiff OF
| the Circuit Court Of the First Judicial
Circuit Territory Of Hawaii ana his
salary IN hereby fixed at the sum of
$40 per month to be paid out OF the
appropriation for running expenses al
the supreme ana Circuit Court,
1t h further ordered that william
sumner ellis be ana he In hereby ap
pointed ,b0illn Of the Circuit Court %
the First Circuit Of Hawaii and hli
salary ~ hereby nXcd at the sum 81
$50 per month To be paid out of Ia,
appropriation for meeting the running
expenses Of the Supreme and Circuit
Courts.
In the matter of the Wuilulu Suga
Company w, Hawaiian Commercial
the plaintiffs motion to strike out Ger
tain portions Of the defendants answc
In the matter was argued and submit
ted before Judge j. w. Kalun sittinl
In Judge Humphreys chambers, th
morning. The court took the matte
under advIscmcnt,
In the Circuit Court this morning al
attachment was issued for Martin
Bowers who failed to show up for iur,
DUTY.
frod. Weed asked to be- excused ru
lusncNs reasons but the request wa
denied,
j, Ldghtfoot asked TO be excused bD
cau1c he was u teacher In the nigl
HohoOl, lie was informed that " thol
we're sessions of the court at night i
would be allowed Off.
g. j, Ludwigscn was excused for Nh
reason that his partner, Charles Ran
\ sey IL ulrcady on the jury,
llustO dc Ia cruz was excused b,
cause he * hard Of hearing,
VIM sumner ELLIS was excused h,
cause he had been appointed n c0uI
officer
The jury AK u whole was thcrcupo
excused until 10 u, M, tomorrow,
The following matters are set f.
hearing tomorrow or aH soon thor,
after AK possible, Territory Vs. JON
Muilua, assault ana battery on poll,
officer, Territory W., Manu-, assam
with weapon, Territory vs. Willic Sol,
mon larceny second degree Tcrritor
w. kcpanO, Harry chiffon ana Hem
LunnR larceny second degree, TER
tory W., Ium Sing, malicious injury,