The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-22
AS
LAWYERS
Three Blind Men
and One Woman
Practice.
NATHANIEL MAY
BE REMOVED
Experiments With Tuatua 10 Be
Started at Settlement
Next Monday.
r HE removal of Thomas K. Nathan

| HE removal of Thomas K. Nathan
4 iel. the recently appointed District
Magistrate, viii probably be the
next chapter in the Leper Settlement
troubles. Nathaniel has been In all
kinds of pilikia since his appointment
a few weeks ago and the Board OF
Health viii very likely call for rev.
ocation of his commission within a
| short time. There is some question as
| to whether the Governor or the Chief
| Justice has the power of removal. and
| the board viii first look into that ques-
| ton.
| Judge Nathaniel. Is said to have been
having a gay old time. in the exercise
| Of his newly found authority. After
/ the adjournment of the regular meeting
OF the Board of Health yesterday after
noon there was a rather lengthy dis
\ cussion of the Leper Settlement affairs
| with Superintendent ]. d. McVeigh,
/ which resulted in a promise on she
part of the members that the super
intendent would be backed in what
ever reform he desired to make. Nc
Weigh threw some interesting light up
on the ways of justice among the set
tlement people, and he is not at all
| a supporter of the new Magistrate.
One of the pranks OF Nathaniel is
but a parallel of the acts OF other
Judges in the Territory, though a Dis
| trict Magistrate is not supposed to
| have the authority which the Molokai
Judge has been assuming. Nathaniel
has been holding weekly examinations
of applicants for admission to prac-
tice in his court, and is said to be
breaking even Honolulu records in his
zeal to get. representative bar. All
s,g.
tice and the favors are distributed
with a lavish hand. In fact within the
past few weeks Nathaniel Is said to
have given licenses to practice law TO
three blind men and a one-legged
woman. The latter is probably the
only woman in the Territory engaged
in the active practice of law. The peo-
pie who do not happen to possess the
favor of the new magistrate are strong
ly opposed to his way OF administering
justice, and there has been one long
and continued complaint against him.
The new magistrate is said also to be
mischief maker and instrumental in
stirring up trouble, rather than a
peacemaker. He is said to lack tact
and to aid In arousing dissensfons
among the lepers, in order to make
business for his court Two trials have
been held at the settlement recently
since Nathaniel's elevation to the bench
and his decisions did not meet with
much favor. Superintendent Mcveigh
has promised the Attorney General and
the Board of Health that he would for
ward to them the record of these two
trials, in order that they might Judge
of his judicial capacity.
There is also said to be objection 20
Waiamau. who is superintendent OF po-
lice and also agent OF the Board OF
Health, acting as prosecuting officer.
McVeigh reports that the lepers con-
slider that the board itself authorizes
all criminal prosecutions The lepers
are said to be bitter against Waia-
mau, and the superintendent Is OF the
opinion that the board should act in
this matter also.
Another reform suggested by Nc
Weigh in the informal discussion yester-
day was the removal Of the kokuas now
at the settlement, who were allowed to
go to Molokai originally to attend The
deathbed of some dying relative There
are now about thirty kokuas there who
have no connection with the Iepers, and
il would be not only better but In the
interests of economy to have them
moved
Superintendent McVeigh stated 90 an
: dvertiser reporter yesterday that ex-
periments will begin Monday with fua
tua- He said that the plant does not
appear to thrive at the settlement, but
that he has enough on hand to begin
experiments upon half dozen pa
tents. The tua tua is now being grown
at three or four places in Honolulu.
and Mr. McVeigh believes that he will
soon have enough OF the plant to fur
1ish medicine for all the lepers.
The lepers are in better spirits now
than they have been for years Be
sides having organized a baseball
eaEue, which has regular games, a
-acing meet and fair is being arranged
'or June II. Superintendent McVeiRh
nterds 70 ask the peorIe of Honolulu
n contribute towards the success of
he affair by donating the sum OF $leo
% be used in prizes. There will be
lorse races pie-eatinF contests. foot
. ces and various athletic events