The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-07
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Defendants Have a
Good Day in
Court.

Yesterday WAS another r.1i IA, Tor
criminals iB hr gr.g.t court Alto
re.ler q def.r1.u.s ve.c given their
liberty .u lism ra hr Juie. Gear
nolie prsW.ui uy Clio Deputy Attorney
General oud upon na directed verdict
,. luI.e EH1ius.u
Victor Gum was charged with as-
sru, and battery, bat the Witnesses
against Dim could mot hn found. and
u..a said 90 b' nut OF the jurisdiction
90 the court 4 nolle proscqui was en-
i,ieG hy Mr. Duuuitt
Huu ,uau and nine other Cinnamon.
convicted 200 thc Dslict Court ot gam
n'u- end fined ten io!lr, ,a,n. we're
released hy judge Gear. MT pouthitt
stated that the witnesses had been sub
roenaed bus haj NOT appeared in court.
and he wanted the trial delayed for
short time. Mr. Brooks. who appeared
for the defendants, said he would like
TO accommodate the prosecuting om-
GERS, but he did not believe there was
any testimony against the defendants
any way and the court dismissed the
case. Judge Gear said he was willing
/ to assist in every way possible In com
The same action was taken in reference
to II. Sintaro and six other Japanese.
/ the witnesses not being present in
court when the case was called Just
as all these defendants were leaving
! the building the witnesses appeared on
the scene. but then IL was too late.
Attorney General Dole was called in
to court and asked why another pros
D Inc tg1a 4
to appear in Judge Robinson's court
Mr.. Dole explained that Mr., Cathcart
| had been taken M, and that he was
compelled to appear before the grand
| jury. but a special deputy would be ap-
pointed for Judge Robinson's court
Mr.. Mathewmun was later appointed
as special deputy to prosecute and he
appeared In the afternoon in Judge
Gears court Willie Mr.. Douthitt pros
ccuted before Robinson.
In the Afternoon Abraham Pull
pleaded guilty to the charge Of the lar
ceny of a revolver ana $50 In cash, and
| was sentenced by Judge Gear to "A term
| of six months in oahu prison. Mi.
! Mathewman then entered a nolle pros
equ as against JOS. Magel Kamalua
/ Adam. Moses Adam and James Too
mey, who had been indicted with Pull.
I'm the case of James Ward. indicted
undor ryn cbarnes of larceny. n plea
az g,iltv was entered ard sentence was
susnendad nv Judre ,;oar until the
MAY term. after he had severely lee
tured the defendant. who is a mere
boy.
In the case of NJ. II. Kauwe and Mrs
NJ. n. Manuel charged with adultery
Judge Robinson instructed the jury tC
Iacuuit the defendants because of lacl
of evidence.
LAY IT TO WHITE.
Tbe Queens hospltaI trustees filed q
motion Yesterday to compel Ellen Nc.
Cullv-Hlggins to answer whether sh,
has i'm her possesslon a power of attor.
nev executed To r.. q. White. In tn,
affidavit If is alleged that White dit
hold such "A power OF attorney. bu
loaned II to the attorneys of Mrs. Hig
gins, and they refuse to return the doc
umcnt. This Is the suit In which plain
TIT seeks the return "l mote lor @oo,
oOo' helu by the hoSpllai anu LOT Whit
she had received no coIs'ue'"t'on'
MONEY RETURNED TO COURT.
Judge Gear has ordered ThOma
Fitch TO repay into court SiSG.7G. whicl
: was paid to him November 20, 1901. fo
the heirs OF Jose Antonio da silva
The former order of distribution is Sc
aside. II appearing that Jacintha di
Silva is a sister OF the deceased, an,
therefore the widow Is not The sol
heir An affidavit having been filed b,
Mr.. Fitch showing that he had paid {,
, the attorney for Jacintha da Sily;
s22e l6. and the latter Il ordered 10 pa,
that sum back into court.
PAHIA CASE.
, An answer has been flied nv the de
: PENDANT I'm the case of puInnaka Ma
lama Guerrero W. Frank p.bia 4