The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-08
Mr., DOOLEY ON
PLEAS OF GUILTY

"The only way" said Hennessey,
"for a man to get into Jail nowadays,
is to plead guilty Then, if he has no
lawyer and don't withdraw the plea,
he has a chance
'Tis not so easy said Mr. DOoley.
"They'se nanny an obstacle, Hinnissy,
between tn crime an tn Jail. l mind
tn case iv Murphy He robbed tn
widow O'Brine iv her face, leavin' her
tn likes iv hasl1 in tn place iv IT, an
pleaded guilty Nv assault an bathry.
TIL coort read firm a yellow book and
shot a piercin glance at tn defend
ants attorney whin tn plea Nv guilty
was made 'Tritln he says, with tn
liberties iv tn people again. Tn Jail
is to be closed f'r repairs he says, an
no wan can go there, without a fair an
honest thrile which, he says, this
coort will not allow a man to avoid be
pleadin' guilty. We may have done it,
he says but tn law don't say so. This
coort is not to be deceived be tn base
subterfuge Nv a plea iv guilty, into
allown' tn attorney ginral to boast iv
havn' got a conviction Enter tn
plea iv guilty an proceed with tn de-
Tense.
AN tn thrile went on, Hinnisey,
with tn prisoner protestin' his guilt at
iv'ry stage iv tn proceedings. Tn lyers
argued over tn flag, an tn last bull
Nv tn Pope an tn judge read law be
tn hour preparin' Hinnissey to make
a bull iv his own. Tn defendant Muir
ply pleaded fr a heavy sintence. Tn
widow toll her story, Hinnissey iv tn
meetin' at which Murphy took her face
FIR dough, an kneaded it, an ivrywan
thought that Murphy had chance,
Hinnissey, iv seem tn jail. But tn
flag, an tn constitution an tn strong
arm iv politics reached out Hinnissey,
an stint him home to beat his own wife
as a free citizen.
"'Durin' tn testimony iv this inter-
estin case said tn coort, I've been
readin' tn laws, common an rare, iv
ivr'y country but Howaii, an 1 find,
he says that tn defendant is Irish
2 an tn widow Nv mixed extraction. Tn
, appearance iv tn widow is strong wi
2 dence but not conclusive. FIR all tn
z coort knows, she may have allowed tn
= baby to mutilate her face with tn
latest patent egg-beater. IT has not
t been disproved, an should have been
An then tn question arises, he
b says, is tn defendant here under his
real name? If not he says, tn
p treacherous plea iv guilty is contempt
% an calls f'r an extra session an tn
removal iv Dole an Dole. I've a min,
to SintenCe him anyhow, but won T..
IF the coort please said tn lye
FIR tn defendant, i move he says, f.
> tn dismissal iv Murphy, on tn groun,
that tn statute contains no description
. iv his personal appearance, nor iv tn
= late lamented face iv tn widow
'Tis So says tn coort Tn prison
# er will go, an be warned against trif
% lin with pleas iv guilty i'm future.
n ! tbs done again tn coort will close tn
= jails. Tn coorts are tn guardeens f.
tn privacy iv tn jails, an as such thi
= coort will receive no undeserved con
4, timpt'
y What did Murphy do?" asked Hen
\. Messy
o. He wint home Hennessey, an he
. invited his frinds to his next crime
Twill be a social affair with ivry'wal
% present permitted to be a witness al III
thrile. IT'S a new fashion. Yen Sc
= il in tn papers,-'Mr. Machine an
= few frinds enjoyed a pleasant litt
% crime las night at his beautiful home
n This most popular young criminal ha
n a reputation fr entertainin' WELL an
d can be depinded upon to sustain hi
- reputation or twin be this way-'MI
+ Murphy has invited a few iv his frnd
to a bank robbery tomorrow night. w
To- eXpict to have a very successful Grim
o. to tell w.
\ AN tn criminals have opened
book Hinnissey. odds is tin to wal
r. that Murphy fails to get into jail"