The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-20
NONE ARE
CONVICTED
Three Men Turned
Loose BY
Jury.
CHINESE ARE
NOT WANTED
So Said Judge Humphreys From
the Bench Yesterday-Com-
plants Missing Again.

Another big hole MAS made in the
criminal court calendar yesterday by
Judge Humphreys Three or four cases
were nolIe pressed. and three more
were disposed of after trial Not a
single conviction was returned, the
present jury having already made
record IN the number of its acquittals
In the case of Yoshida, Ext and ku-
ninobo charged with cruelty TO ami
mails. nolle prosequi was entered by
Deputy Attorney General Douthitt. A
similar disposition was made of the
case Of All Chong and JOY Hung.
charged with larceny in the second de-
gree. They were accused of stealing
cigars In the case of Lee Kin, who
pleaded guilty 10 the same charge, SEN
tence was suspended. Mr.. Douthitt
stated that there was no proof against
him. and as the case against the other
two defendants had been nolled, no
punishment should be inflicted on the
third boy Attorney Peters, on behalf
of the boy. said his father had prom
ised to leave the Territory with him.
! In passing upon the case the court
said, Il am pleased to take this action,
and am glad to learn that this defend
ant is going to leave the Territory. 1t
would be better If all men of his class
would leave the country, then the
white man and the Hawaiian would
have enough elbow room to make
! living"
In the case of Chan Kun, charged
with selling liquor without license,
the complaint filed before Judge VIII
cox could not be found. The court al
lowed the preparation of a new COM
plant by Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth,
holding that a copy of such a docu-
ment could be made as of a deed or
will. The prosecution fell through.
however because the record of the
lower court had not been signed by
the judge who heard the case.
Charles Johnson was acquitted yes
terday on the charge of stealing
dozen bottles of beer from Captain
Brokaw of the tug Fearless. The jury
was out but a few minutes before the
verdict of not guilty was reached. The
jury which heard the case was COM
posed as follows: Charles e. Lake,
Hermann Levy. Isaac II. Harbottle.
John L. Hansman. James Kahalepua.
Charles Dudoit Jr., James K. Mersc-
berg. Edwin X. Flake. Ruby a Dex-
ter, William Herrick, Alexander q.
Nicholas. Jonah x. Nalsila.
Yong Mung. charged with larceny in
the first degree. was also acquitted.
He was alleged to have robbed a Jap
anese jewelry shop. and carried away
four silver watches. twenty-three nick
81 watches. seventy silver rings. and
sundry other jewelry of the total value
Of $500. 1t was shown by the defense
that the burglary could have been COM
mitted by any one of three persons,
who We're in the room. and the de-
Tended denied having any connection
with the crime.
The jury which returned the verdict
Of not guilty was composed as fol-
lows Alex X Akona, James X.
AIerseberg. Charles e. Lake, John L.
Hansman, Charles Dudoit Jr., William
T. Herrick, Alex G.. Nicholas, Edwin
X. Blake. H c. Bickerton, John w.
Snithies. Benjamin r. Campbell and
George X. Kaia.
CIVIL MATTERS.
a lien was filed yesterday by Lew
ers & Cooke VS. the Honolulu Stock
Yards Company for lumber and other
material furnished Contractor NJ. L.
Smith for the erection OF the new
building at King and South streets, re-
Gently destroyed by fire. The amount
asked is S3.9s4.O9.
An aDsyUar ma king a general denial
has been filed in the case of Margaret
Wong VS.. Sam Wong.
4 general denial has also been filed
in the Gregson divorce suit.
The guardianship matter OF Evelyn
r. Bidweu will be heard by Judge
Little. Judge Humphreys being dis