The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-17
SNAP JUDGMENT WILL NOT DO
Not an Easy Waiter to COnTict
Migrants Says Charlie
ChillingKOrth.
Bill Jotnson Plays . Return Engage
r7ent az the WiicoI Matinee
JUHa Willful and 7. Took Heart
20 Heart TAX From the Court 70
Place Her or Blight Road.

The remainder u the c0ntinge NJ q
Porto Ricans gathered in BY the police
department early in the week we're
arraigned IN the First District Court
yesterday morning before Judge VII
cox upon the charge OF vagrancy.
Ia the case Of Juan Goto. Ramon
Rodriguez. and Jesus BasQui. the
charged was nolle p-os'd The other
defendants were granted until this
morning TO prove that they belonged
TO The rank and file Of Honolulus
toilars.
The prosecution which in these
cases is the police department. finds
that il has a pretty difficult job on
It's hands 90 prove the guilt OF the
Porto Ricans. In most cases the men
are found loahng about the streets Of
the city and. upon Interrogation. ID is
learned that they have but recently
left the plantations and are for the
time being out Of employment
Just Left a Plantation.
We can't send man TO the reef
for the simple reason that he is with
out sob was the rejoinder of Dep
uty Sheriff Chillingwcrth yesterday.
when the three Porto Ricans were re
leased for the want OF evidence 10
convict them OF vagrancy. In each
case the defendants were enabled TO
establish their previous connection
with work They had but recently
left work on one OF the island planta.
uons. and had 5eel promised work
in other cane fields by the first Of
February.
We are criticized in some quarters
because We fail to convict these peo-
pie upon the charge Of being vag-
rants continued Deputy Chilling.
worth The laws now governing this
Territory grant unto every man wo-
man and child a fair and impartial
trial It is far from being an easy
matter to produce evidence showing
that the Porto Ricans. who are fire.
quently gathered In by the officers.
are without any visible means of sup
port
The charge OF adultery was proven
against NJ. II Kauwe and Mrs. NJ. n. |
Manuel after a considerable amount
OF salacious testimony had been of
fered for the delectation of the crowd
Of court room loungers. The defend
ants were fined Kauwe being assess /
ed $50 while the woman was let off
with SIS.
Kalani Fernandez. a plantation la |
borer brought 10 these islands from
Porto Rico BY the Planters Associa- /
ton. became tired Of a life OF toll and
sought rest in the metropolis His /
disappearance from a nearby planta- I
tion was soon noticed. and the police /
department was notified OF his dis /
appearance Fernandez was corrall- /!
ed in the local Porto Ricau colony. (
and dragged ruthlessly 10 jail His
promise TO again return 10 his duties .
in the cane fields resulted in mis- re-
lease yesterday morning,
Miscellany.
Julia Guerrero. a prepossesSing
Young lazy Of about fifteen summers
arrested on Wednesday upon COM
plant OF her mother. who charged
raternsl disobedience. was released
with a mild reprlmand.
Ito. a japanese. was taxed $40 and
costs for indulging in a wife beating
episode in which Kuma, the alleged
partner OF his joys and woes. figured
as the prose cutting witness.
Bill Johnson had been drinking and
he paid the accustomed fine. II look.
ed Ike old times TO see the Johnson
physiognomy loom up in the prisoners
dock With Johnson were Messrs.
Clark. Hakuole and Jacobson. who
also looked deeply upon the Primo.
Each drew down fines Of 81 and costs.
The case OF Al Hong alleged to
have received stolen goods was post