Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-10
KAU POLICE BAFFLED
THIRTEEN ARRESTS YIELD
But ONE CONVICTION
Many Witnesses Called But Few Had
Bought Liquor - Condo
lencs With Attorney
Thompson.

Waiohinu, Kau, Feb. 2S.-My last
previous letter told of wholesale ar.
rests of law.breakers, chiefly Illicit
sellers OF liquor. and the results OF
trials. Here are accounts Of trial,
since then.
Y. Akana of Naalehu. selling liquor.
Witnesses for prosecution were: r. L.
wiInelm, H. J. Virgins, head luna
Hutchinson Sugar Co.; George Green,
Mr.. Anderson. G. X. Becker, A. Jansen,
all employed on the plantation, and
EAas. Aud. They all swore they had
not bought liquor during the last six
months and the prosecution asked for
case to be dismissed.
Nakamoto of Naalehu. selling liquor.
Witnesses all never did, and the pros.
ecution asked for dismissal.
Marubashi of Honuapo. For the
prosecution three natives swore they
never bought liquor. The Judge ask.
ed the men II they had been examined
before coming into court and although
one of them had sworn to the warrant
the Judge dismissed the case.
Osaka came into court on that name
| Defense asked his name and Mr..
Doyle being court interpreter, found
MS name to be Wakasa and defense
| began a point During the wrangling
the prosecution nolle prosecuted the
case.
A native woman was fined for not
reporting the death of one Kaluua at
Kamauoa.
All Fat. selling liquor at Honuapo.
This same man was the first case call.
ed on the 25th inst. but through a
technically he was dismissed. On his
being charged the second time, the
prosecution entered nolle prosequi.
Araki, selling liquor at Hilea. Wit.
ness Daniela swore he paid Araki SO
cents Off bottle of sake and that Ka.
peleele Nawaa was with him and they
both drank the liquor: said he gave a
half dollar and a ten-cent piece. To
prove what this witness knew about
sake the defense resorted to an old
trick by producing numbered bottles
containing liquor. Witness tasted and
pronounced No. A sake. X. Nawaa
corroborated last witness and also
chose No. A as sake, but No. 4 was
best. being pronounced kulu. Attor
ney for defense took stand and proved
that he himself made the liquor and
was corroborated by Chester A. Doyle
who swore to seeing 1t made. Judge
discharged defendant.
, Kamaima, selling liquor at Ei,ea
| Same witnesses testified in this as II
the previous case. and the defense was
the same except that three witresse!
| testified that the prosecution wit
nesses were never in the house o. I'll,
, defendant. one of whom was there tnt
whole day. Discharged for want o.
evidence sufficient TO convict.
| So ended the liquor cases-eigh
Chinese and Ave japanese arrested
and only one conviction.
, On February %. His Honor, before
closing court at Waiohinu. named L
d. Thompson, w. F. Reynolds, F. G
Eaton and J. X. Kekaula a Commit
, tee to draw up the resolution below
! which speaks for itself:
. Resolution OF Condolence-IE tn;
/ District Court East and West Kau
, before J. II. Waipuilani ESD.
[ Judge.
l Whereas. 1t has pleased Almight!
God to remove by death the wife o
D. w. X. Thompson ESQ.,; now there
+ fore. be II
! Resolved, That we. the undersigned
! members of this court. do offer to on
bother attorney our heartfelt sympa
thy and sincere coincidence in this hi
I sad affliCtion.
: Done in open court at Waiohinu till
2Sth day of February. 1902.
I J. II. WAIPUILANI.
, l.. ID. THOMPSON.
, w. r. REYNOLDS,
? c. A. DOYLE,
? +. c. EATON.
!. J. X. KEKAULAs
. ID. X. WAILEHUA.
1 The resolution was handed by tn
5 Judge to Mr.. Thompson with suitaSi
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