Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-01
REPR|MAND
JUDGE WILCOX R0ASTS
A NATIVES ASSAILANTS
Four Months For B. Hartmann, N.
G. CampiOn and Ben Gallagher
- Appeal to Circuit
Court.

The case of b. Hartman. n. q. Cam
pion and Ben Gallagher, charged with
assault and battery on u. Kawaha OF
Kauai, was finished in the Police Court
yesterday afternoon the closing scenes
of the trial being Of a nature bordering
almost on the sensational Each Of the
defendants was sentenced to four
months Imprisonment at hard labor by
Judge Wilcox who accompanied this .
action by the following scathing rep |
rimand which the young men listened |
to with bowed heads although during
most of the trial they sat behind their
attorney. Charles Creighton. smiling |
and noddng their heads at the story |
told by the complaining witness:
Il don't need much argument from
either of you gentlemen, for have the
evidence adduced before me. | don't
think there are any cXtenuating cir
cumstances in favor of Gallagher, as
pointed out by the prosecution. for
think he was as guilty as the others.
II a man stands up and lets a black
guard injure an old native with miser-
abe .low-lived, dirty tricks, without
making an attempt to stop him, he Is
as guilty as the others. and in this
case the evidence shows that Gallagher
laughed and clapped his hands ana
| egred the others on. This case takes
the cake. | can hardly believe my eyes
when see before me three white men
| guilty of such an Oifense. Their skins
cover up dirty Carcasses. There was
not a single gentleman in the crowd.
II is the most scurvy trick to set fire
| to this old mans clothes that | have
| heard OF in years. They also robbed
| him OF his money. Disney. the bar
! keeper in a saloon. and a man who Is
! supposed TO protect his customers, says
he has only been here q few weeks, but
he does not seem TO have learned to
tell the truth at any time His resi-
dcncc in Hawaii has not taught him
how to be truthful. believe he was
an untruthful witness.
Il sentence each of you to four
months imprisonment at hard labor,
| suppose you will appeal this case TO
the Circuit Court. and hope you do,
for | want them to hear n case llko
this. | will require bail in the sum OF
5000 each"
Although Judge Wilcox has said
some pretty severe things to various
defendants who have come up before
him on different charges, he outdid
himself yesterday and one of the high
officers OF the police department who
was in the room at the time said after
the trial: Il have been on this force
for ten years and have heard Judge
Wilcox give some very severe lectures
but that one to the three white men
who assaulted Kawaha was the wors,
have ever heard"
, The three defendants have appealed
their cases to the Circuit Court and
are now out on bail in the sum OF 500
each.
Observation-Disclosures
ing purposes up to 100000. Further
man this. all such cattle will be admit
ted free of duty.
There is also to be an increased tar
in on many articles imported now no
der small duties to raise the money Il
DC distributed. An internal loan, sc
cured by bonds, will he necessary.
President Palma. in discussing thu
y matter, said: we are afraid the Sen
ate will not act upon the reciprocit!
question at this session, and Cub'
u needs immediate help. There ar'
thousands of men Idle, and the condl
lions are bad We must lake SOM
. steps to save the sugar industry an
= stimulate the cattle industry, which
we hope to bring back to its forme
. prosperous condition. The loan vii
" be taken up in two years. We hav
. worked day and night in the las
- month to improve prevailing cond
" tons. Sugar growers can secure N
y money from the banks for the comm
-. crop so that tho Government is con
- PEELED to come to their rescue by LOAF
:, ing them enough to raise next season
" cane"