The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-22
MUCH ANXIETY TO GET
HIM OUT OF
PRISON
ACTIVE AND INSIST
ON HEAVY BAIL ON SECOND
Observation-Disclosures EXAM
!. NATION WAIVED TODAY.

For some cause, the attorneys for
B. H. Wright who is charged with the
embezzlement of public monies, are
making frantic efforts to secure his re-
lease under bonds. In the words Of
George A. Davis this morning, il is de-
sired to have the defendant released un-
der bonds in order that he can ego forth
into the world and prepare his defense"
The vehemence with which the attor-
neys for the defendant have sought to
secure the imposition of a small enough
bond to enable Wright to be granted
release from prison has been such how
ever as to cause considerable comment.
| The evidence that the prosecution has
against the defendant is entirely n
secondary consideration apparently to
| the desire of the man to be released un-
der bonds In fact Davis stated this
morning in the police court, that they
would waive preliminary examination
and after dismissing this apparently
important part of the proceedings ad-
! dressed the court at great length on the
subject of imposing such nominal
amount as would enable the defendant
to get loose and prepare for his de-
fence.
Wright was arraigned before Judge
| Wilcox this morning on the second
charge of embezZlement. George A.
Davis only, appeared for Wright while
High Sheriff Brown represented the
prosecution.
Il do not think" said Davis that we
care to take up the courts time with q
long examination. We will waive preli-
minary hearing but l desire to address
the court on the question of bail"
The attorney then called the atten-
tion of the court to the fact that the
release of Wright had been accomplish
ed yesterday afternoon before Judge
Gear who had named the bail at $4,000.
Good and sufficient bond which was
returned as worth $4,000 had been given
but the High Sheriff and the Attorney
| General had declined to take the res
! possibility of accepting this bond. The
! second charge of embeZzlement had
| then been brought against the defen-
| dant.,
Davis argued at some length that a
nominal bond he named to that the de-
fendant could be released and go forth
/ into the world to prepare his defence.
The prosecution had slapped on the
/ fresh charge as soon as the defendant
! had given bonds for release under the
| first. There was no telling how many
| times this might be done. 1t was
/ customary in the States declared the
attorney for judges to name a lump
sum as bail and the prosecution was
forced to bring all its charges under it
no separate bail being required for
additional cases.
! Section $50 of the Penal Code Laws
says that the matter of bail rests with
/ in the discretion of the court and that
/ the bail shall not be such that the poor
man be deprived of enjoying his liberty.
| The attorney argued that the defendant
was surrounded with the presumption
/ of innocence, despite what others might
say, until he had been proven guilty
| and it was only right and just that the
/ defendant should be given the privilege
| Of enjoying this right
The attorney did not get to the point
of naming the amount which he desired
| to be imposed against his client. Davis
/ insisted that Wright was a poor man
but If people had been found who were
willing to stake their all on the appear
ance of Wright in court, the defendant
should be given his release. He had
no intention as l understand 1t from
him." added the attorney "of leaving
the country"
High Sheriff Brown argued that so
long as the defendant had been in the
custody under the first charge of en-
bezzlement, there was no intention OF
an AUal