The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
FEELS LIKE A KAMAAINA.
What Dan Case Told Jury in
Hawaii.

Dan Case, formerly of Topeka. ap-
pears to be especially successful in da-
wall where he is in the office of the at
torney general.
The following from the Honolulu Ev
ening Bulletin will prove interesting:
Wailuku, June 23.-Today saw the
last criminal case on the calendar dis
posed of to the satisfaction of the gov
eminent, some 33 cases in all having
received the attention Of the court.
Shortly after the opening of court,
there being a lull in business, the act
Ing deputy attorney general, D. H. Case,
arising and stating that he considered
it an opportune moment to make a few
remarks, spoke as follows:
Your honor and gentlemen, I wish
to say just a few words as to the gen.
tlemen drawn and empaneled as jur-
Ors during this term of court. I do
not do this for the purpose of praising
these men to their faces, or for the
purpose of fattery, but we have had,
as you all know. an extraordinarily
large criminal calendar composed of all
kinds of cases-cases against haoles,
Hawaiians, Portuguese, Chinese, Japan
and Porto Ricans.
II have now resided in Hawaii six
years, and am free to say I feel very
have seen many juries. AS your honor
knows, and as many Of those present
know, for some years past have acted
as official reporter for the various
COuA - tAIOuS1lOQl LIE lSldHQS, anu nave
met with all kinds of juries, but 1 am
free to admit it has never been my
pleasure to appear before a jury so free
from race feeling or prejudice.
In view of the political difficulties
that occurred here in the early nineties,
1t was but natural that prejudice and
race feeling should result, but it GER
tainly is a great satisfaction to US all
to witness its disappearance from year
to year more and more. until today it
1c n fNzf h Of och
1T has never been my pleasure to see
a jury, composed largely of Hawaiians,
as is our present jury, SO fair and i'm
partial in every way. They have sin
cerely tried and have succeeded in act
ing honestly and conscientiously upon
every case brought before them. Not
only is this true as between the natives
on one hand and the haoles on the
other, but the Asiatics have been dealt
with in just as fair a manner as though
they were fellow citizens. 1 am sure
this is a matter of great satisfaction
to us ALL and 1 wish at this time to ex-
tend to the court and its officers. and
to the jury in particular, the thanks
and my personal thanks. for the can
did, earnest and thoughtful considera-
ton they have given to every matter
presented at this term OF court"
Mr.. Pogue. one of the jurors. here
said: Il have only to say that as far
as the attorney general is concerned,
he certainly has been very considerate
with the jury, but of course 1 do not
speak for anyone but myself"
Mr.. Carley, another juror, then threw
Mr., Case a little bouquet in the fol-
lowing words:
May it please your honor and the at
torney general, I must give my thanks
for the expressions that have been used
by the attorney general and / think
| that the jurymen who have served at
! this term will bear me out in saying
| that we have been very well treated.
and wish to thank the attorney general
| and the court for the courtesies that
have been shown US, and for their ap-
probation of our services"
| Judge Kalua made a few appropriate
| remarks, saying in conclusion: 81 must
! say on behalf of the court everything
| that has come to my knowledge during