The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-21
BOW WONGS
WIN SUIT.
Election of Jan. |,
Held to Be
Valid.
CONSUL'S PARTY
TAKES AN APPEAL
Prisoners Indicted by Grand Jury
Arraisned Before Judge
Robinson.

Judge Gear yesterday dismissed tn,
suit OF the Territory OF Hawaii VS.. C
X. Al. declaring the present officers Of
the United Chinese Society were prop
erly elected. This is a victory for the
Bow wOngs. and the Chinese ConsuIs
party will now appeal to the Supreme
Court for relief.
| The plaintiffs closed their case yes
| terday morning with the testimony OF
Lin Shin Chow and c. s. Crane. who
testified that the election notices had
been published in The Advertiser. At
the close OF plaintiffs case Judge Silli-
man for defendants moved for a dis
missal on the ground that the meeting
OF the Bow Wongs held on January
was legal and binding. according to
the plaintiffs own witnesses. though he
admitted that a few unimportant de-
tails OF the bylaws had been over
looked. Lorrin Andrews. in reply.
stated that both elections were invalid.
and asked the court to order a new
election. Judge Gear allowed the mo-
ton to dismiss. holding that neither OF
the factions had complied with the by
laws but that the election held Janu-
airy 1 was binding. being in accordance
with the usages and customs OF the
past sixteen years. The court held that
there was no showing that the bylaws
had ever been approved by the Minister
OF Interior as required by law. a new
election. he held. he could not order
The evidence shows" said Judge Gear
In granting the motion. that there
gEa
society In 1856. and since then no new
members have been regularly elected. !
Men have been Invited to become |
members and have come in without any /
ceremonies OF Initiation or payment OF /
dues II was the custom every year 1
Tor the president or secretary by his
order TO write list OF those who had |
taken part and elect officers. This was
done last January.
only four Of those who IL is claimed
IRE the only legal members of the So
,iety attended the meeting OF January
II. at which the plaintiffs claim that
here was legal election. II the by
avs were IN force there could not be
IN election with four members. II Is
'laimed that these members. some of
hem having. according to their own
testimony. left the society years be-
ore. were still all there was Of the
ocicty because they were the only ones
egaiiy elected.
There were no objections for six
cen years 20 the method OF election
ursued In the meeting OF January /.
having been shown that the officers
lleged TO have been chosen on January
were not legally elected. and IL ap-
caring that the officers chosen on jan
airy i. whose elections were ratified on
anuary %. were elected In conformity
ith usages and customs followed for
xteen years. the motion TO dismiss
lie bill Is granted"
PRISONERS ARRAIGNFD. ;
The defendants indicted by the grand
ry Monday were arraiEned before
itge Robinson yesterday morning
Willie Forrest and Robert Paki Ke-
Al were Indicted together for lar G
ny. kcliiaa pleaded guilty and sem =
nee was suspended. on another in
ctnent Tor larceny he entered the
me plea and was sent 70 prison for
= year. Willie Forrest pleaded no,
ilty 7
ATuaa. Segua and Daniel Ia pleaded :.
I guilty 90 larceny in the second de- !,
re- Ih'y are alleged u have stolen q
'per htiinEs from the Rapid TRANSIT; y
mpany. :,
''hn Waiahao pleaded not guilty 70 -
ceny. The same plea was entered q"
Joe Akana. larceny: Pedro Rudri-
IS larceny: Tai Lung. larceny. Juan
u. larceny. and Kaha. malicious in
y kahahaua pleaded guilty - lar
- IN the second degree and vas 50.
prison for ten days. $
CRIMINAL TRIAL. y
the afternoon wahnani. charged c
q stealing twelve or thirteen dollars -
m native woman. was tried ana
nd guilty OF larceny in the ssronI
rec. He will b. sentenced this morn 3 :
. Mr.. Lichtfoot defended at the 70
80 % the court
RAND JURY'S FINAL REPORT ?
ne grand jury will make a final re- (