The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-15
GEAR HAS
A BAD DAY
Gives the Police
Another
Dig.

conclusion OF his term Of imprisOn-
ment the second Judge was harrased
the entire session OF court by attorneys
possible to secure case for trial, and
after a half dozen mad been disposed
of by nolle prosequi, pleas OF guilty
or withdrawal of appeals, jury was
secured for the trial of Manuel Neiri-
era, but the court threw up the sponge
and adjourned court at two o'clock for
the day. The Attorney General, High
Sheriff. attorneys and the world I'm gen
eral came in for a share of the courts
dspleasure, and there was a feeling of
relief when court was finally adjourned
until today.
In the morning after spending half
an hour in trying to find a case ready
! for trial, Judge Gear adjourned court
until one o'clock and then again there
was the same trouble in finding a case
| or defendant waiting for justice.
Through it all however the criminal
calendar was almost entirely cleared
up. and aside from murder cases, and
the defendants indicted by the grand
: jury there are few cases still to be
disposed of at the present term.
HIGH SHERIFF ROASTED.
! At the opening of court in the after
noon Willie Forrest, a Hawaiian boy
OF prcpOssession appearance, was
] brought in to answer to the charge Of
| larceny. He was alleged to have stolen
chicken and had been in prison for
six months, unable to secure a hearing.
Willie appeared in the blue uniform of
the convict, and the court at first or
dered him taken away, with a word of
censure for the police department. but
the defendant was finally allowed to
remain until his case was disposed of.
/ Upon motion of Mr.. Douth!tt sentence
was suspended until the November
! term.
Then the court renewed his attack
upon the High Sheriff and Jailor for
permitting Forrest to appear in court
in prison garb. He said that the police
had been warned by other judges not
to bring prisoners into court in convict
clothes, and added THE Attorney Gen
eral and the High Sheriff have been
told that; every man Is presumed to
be innocent, so you have no right to
drag him into court as If he were a
convict If the prisoner has no other
clothes then buy him some. II another
man is brought here in prison garb,
particularly IL he has not been con-
victed, the court will take some action.
You will inform Mr.. A. NJ. Brown of
that. officer"
NOLLE PROSEQUI ENTERED.
In the case of Kan Woon charged
with Illegal liquor selling a noile
prosequi was entered by Mr.. Douthitt.
The same action was taken in the case
of j. Borge also charged with violation
. of the liquor laws. This action led to
a disagreement between the Deputy
Attorney General and Deputy Sheriff
Chillngworth, the latter insisting on
prosecution, while Mr.. Douthitt argued
that no conviction could be secured
upon the testimony of informers in the
Circuit Court.
In the case OF Montana Colon, charg-
ed with assault and battery, the wit
nesses had disappeared and the case
was dismissed.
In the case of Tan Ping Sin. who was
fined twenty-five dollars in the lower
court for assault and battery, appeal
was withdrawn by Mr.. Brooks.
A jury was then called in the case
of Manuel Veiriera charged with Illicit
liquor selling, but the papers had no,
been sent up by the clerk of the Police
Court and Judge Gear refused to await
p until they arrived adjourning court I'M
Tin this morning.
: A bench warrant was issued for the
: arrest of Lee Kin and sixteen others
Mr. Douthitt moved to dismiss the ap.
: peal, but when Mr.. Thompson said he
had a few hot shots for the police de-
$ partment, Gear said he would continue
the case until morning.
- GEAR THOUGHT HE WAS TO Be
MURDERED.
q Jose Reveira, Porto Rican, wal
: sentenced to prison for two years by
Judge Gear yesterday on the charge o
larceny of jewelry from the home o
Isaac Cockett. The court said that th'
defendant had threatened to murde
+ him at the expiration of the term
: though the official interpreter STATED
d, otherwise, and attributed to the Portc
= Ricans only he most peaceable inten
y tions.
Reveira entered a plea of guilty t.
d larceny, which Deputy Attorney-G Gen
e eral Cathcart stated was the charg'
! In the indictment, as the evidence die
;. not show positively the crime of bur
n glary. Reveira admitted however tina
Il he had burglariged Cockett's home an,
= was Informed by the court that 70
/ that crime the punishment could b
: life imprisonment, though for larcen.
g he could be sent to prison only for tw,
y years.
- "Do whatever suits you" was tn
e prisoners response through the Span
ish Interpreter,
n Judge Gear then stated that he woui
a sentence the defendant to the limit o
@ two years, and as Reyeira began /
70 talk, Interpreted his remark as III
n said he would murder the IN ge whe
"a he gets out" Judge Gear is slmewha
e Of a Spanish scholar.
n THE defendant Is satisfied with wha
"a he got" was the way Interpreter Nc
Gully Interpreted the remarks Of Re
% yeiya, hut says there are plenty NOR
n around the city that haven't been pun