The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-23
.lEP[RS As
LAWYERS
Three Blind Men
and One Woman
Practice.

Il HE removal uf Thomas Is. Nathan.
/ Gel. The recently appointed District
Magistrate will probably boz the
next chapter Bon the Lepcr Settlement
/ troubles. Nathaniel has been In all
Kinds Of pilikla since his appointment
few weeks ago and the Board Of
Health viii very likely can for rev
ocation Of his commission within n
short time. There IL some question as
To whether the Governor cor the chief
Justice has the power OF removal and
the board will first look into that qucs-
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
% the Board of Health yesterday after
noon there was a rather lengthy dis
cussion OF the Leper Settlement affairs
with superintendent ]. ID. McNeigh,
which resulted i'm a promise on the
part OF the members that the super
intendent would be backed in what
ever reform he desired to make. Me
Weigh threw some interesting light up
on the ways OF justice among the set
Element 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 Dis
trict Magistrate is not supposed to
have the authority W IN the Molokai
Judge has been ast.ming. 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 I'm his
zeal TO get representative bar. All
his friends are given licenses 20 prac-
tice and the favors are distributed
with lavish hand. In fact, within the
past few weeks Nathaniel Is said to
have given licenses to practice law to
three blind men and 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
~ 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
and to aid in arousing dissenslons
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 to
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 lepers, and
1t would be not only better but in the
interests of economy to have them re-
moved.
Superintendent McVeigh stated to an
Advertiser reporter yesterday that ex-
periments will begin Monday with tua
tua. He said that the plant does not