The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-08
SIX MONTHS
FOR THIEF
Wheelmen Must Be
Protected by
Court.

a1ysni sc sng 81"
s,eFhon l.aiie. who pleaded guilty
TO the stealing of bicycle valued at
$50, was sentenced To oahu prison FOR a
term Of sin months by Judge Gear yes
terday morning. who at the same time
gave warning To all bicycle thieves.
The defendant "A Hawaiian boy, said
that he had simply picked up the wheel
in the str get. and had no intention OF
stealing IL, but the story told by ed
Deekum, the prosecuting witness, as re-
lated by Mr. Douthitt to the Court, did
not agree with the defense. This was
that the bicycle had been left in a door
way on Merchant street, and when
search was afterwards made IL was
finally discovered In Japanese cycling
shop, where the defendant was trying
to sell u, having filed away the number
of the machine.
III seems to me-" said the Court
that bicycle stealing deserves as Sc
we're punishment as horse stealing
which was formerly punishable by
hanging. This practice of stealing BIZ
cycles should be discouraged. | try to
he az ienient as possible with Hawaiian
boys when they are before me, but !
must do my duty"
Judge kaulukou, who appeared for
defendant, pleaded for leniency claim
ing that the people here are not all
angels and they should not be so tempt
ed. He asked for suspension of SEN
tente This Deputy Attorney General
Douthitt said he could not conscicn-
tiously recommend, and the Court pro-
ceeded to sentence, saying that he
wanted to be merciful to those who
appeared before him, and imposing a
sentence Of six months in prison. Judge
kaulukou interrupted To ask the Court
To reconsider and impose a fine, call
ing attention to the action of Judge
Gear in fining the assailants of the aged
Hawaiian $25 each. He said also that
he had heard the evidence in the lower
court in the assault case, and that II
showed 1t to have been an aggravated
offense. Judge Gear replied that the
attorney should have called the matter
to his attention Tuesday when Gala
CHER. Campion and Hartman were up
for sentence, and he would not have
been so lenient. ''If the proper show
Ing ~ made now / will set aside that
Sentence. This sentence OF six months
will have to stand"
THE JURY WORK
Two jury trials We're had in criminal
cases before Judge Gear yesterday. In
the case of Kaha, charged with ma
licious injury, in throwing rocks at a
Chinese house, verdict of guilty was
returned. Andrews appeared as special
counsel for the prosecution.
The case of Enoch Johnson and Iocla
was taken up the first thing in the aft
ernoon, and a jury impanelled. The
two hOys are charged with having as
saulted couple OF girls near "A Chinese
store at Iwilei. They claim in defense
that the girls applied offensive epithets
to them. The case had not been con-
cluded at the time of court adjourn
ment
DISTRICT COURT APPEALS.
Appeals from Judge Dickey have been
filed in the following cases:
Jose Castros VS.. j. NJ Nivas, action
for recovery of 800 which Vivas is al
legged to nave collected upon a cash
bond in police court, and retained as at
torney's fee. Judgment for plaintiff.
Jesse Makainae VS.. Goo Wan Hoy, on
note. Case dismissed because of fail
ure to stamp notes and appeal taken to
Supreme Court.
r.. w. Christensen VS. T.. b. Friel,
suit for money advanced for purchase
of poultry.
James Carly VS.. ]. II. Nunes. suit for
$177.50 for material, food and advances.
A. nj. Brown VS.. Hawaiian Supply
Co., suit on bond for $500, which de-
PENDANT is alleged to have violated.
J. II. Hamburg VS.. A. NJ Brown, high
sheriff, suit for $3.50 on execution.
Judgment for defendant.
j. A. NuneZ VS.. James Carly. Judg
ment for plaintiff for $2l4.S7; suit on ac-
count
Young Amin VS.. A. NJ. Brown, suit for
$500 for damages by reason of execu-
ton. Verdict for defendant.
Hawaiian Electric Co. VS.. Will c.
King. This was suit for electric light
furnished since January, King having
ordered his meter taken out in Febru-
airy because the rate was increased
Verdict for defendant.
+. w. Quinn VS.. Victor Hoffman.
Suit for s255 for board, newspaper sub
scription, etc. Judgment for plain
tin.
Shimoda Sentaro VS.. zee Wo. Suit
for $3.50 for goods and chattels sold and
delivered.
10 Kai aHas zee wo VS.. Shimoda
defendant asks judgment for $500
$I9,i7 on note.
MAKES COUNTER CLAIM.
An answer making general denial was
filed yesterday in the case Of G. Schu-
mann VS.. w. S. Withers. Accompany
ing the answer was a counter-claim OF
Withers in the sum of $2500 In the an
swer 1t is alleged that defendant will
rely upon charge of fraud as a de-
Tense. 1t Is set out that defendant pur-
chased the stables of the Schuman Co
and that the plaintiff agreed not to en-
gage in the same line of business for
twelve months upon penalty of $500
This agreement has been violated and
defenant asks judgment for t250O
COURT NOTES.
The case of Kimura, the Waialua JAP
Who is alleged to have murdered a
woman OF the same race in that vii
lage dozen Sundays ago, was set over
until next week, so that witnesses may
be brought here.
The case of Muranaka, charged with
robbery in the first degree WAS dis.