The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-16
He ROBBED ].
Gen. MILES.
Pedro Sent to Jail
For Three
Years.
TODAY WINDS UP
NOVEMBER TERM
Big hole Made in Both the Grim
inal and Civil Calendar by
Two Judges.

Pedro Rodrigues, the Porto Rican
who robbed Lieutenant General Miles,
and Col. Maus, his chief of staff, upon
the occasion Of their recent visit here,
was convicted by jury yesterday af-
ternoon and sentenced to prison for a
term of three years.
Rodrigues told a thrilling story Of
how he mad obtained the stolen goods
and of the horrible torture he had been
put to confess the crime. A consider
able portion of the stolen goods was
placed in evidence. This consisted
principally of the property of Mrs.
Maus. General Miles had recovered
the papers and documents taken from
him before his departure for Manila, |
and the remainder of the stolen goods
was also later recovered by the police.
A silk skirt worth $50, a lace skirt
worth SIS, a gold watch worth $50, and
p knife, pin and purse were also taken.
Harry Dawson was put on the stand
as a dressmaking expert to show the
value of the dresses. Frank Kruger
testified to the value of the watch and
pin, the total making 1923. A Porto
Rican named Claudine testified to sell
ing the watch and pin for the defend
ant. He was to get at least SIS for the
Pedro that he had obtained but $13.
On the stand he said that he had re-
ceived $25 for the watch, and the de-
PENDANT looked indignant. Claudine
was the roommate of Rodrigues. A
Japanese lady barber also testified that
the defendant had left the bundle con-
tanning the stolen goods in her shop.
She had not opened it and could not
say what was inside.
Pedro took the stand in his own be-
half and denied all the accusations of
the prosecution. He testified that
Porto Rican had brought the goods to
his room and asked to leave them
there NF'urther than that he knew
nothing of the theft. Pedro also said
that High Sheriff Brown, Deputy Sher-
lff Chillingworth and Chester Doyle
had got him in a cell and beaten him,
trying to make him confess. He said
also that Jailer Henry had put him in
a dark cell and kept him there for
eight days with but one cracker and
a little water. Both stories are denied.
The jury was out but few minutes
before agreeing upon a verdict of
guilty. The defendant said he had
nothing to say why sentence should not
be passed, excepting to repeat his first
story. Judge De Bolt imposed a three
years sentence. The limit for larceny
in the first degree is ten years. II. w.
Robinson defended.
ANOTHER CRIMINAL TRIAL.
Following the close of the Rodrigues
case Gregori AhiIe and Eliza Rosalie
were put on trial for the crime of lar
ceny in the first degree. The defend |
ants, a man and woman, both Porto |
Ricans, are alleged to have stolen $3.50
from a japanese. According to the |
story of the witnesses for the prose
cution the Jap while drunk was pass
ing the woman's house when she called
him in. He spent the night there and |
when he was awakened the next morn |
ing was minus $159 in coin. A Porto
Rican boy who was in the house claim |
ed that he had seen Gregorie hide some
money in boot. Detective KAPPA |
arrested him the same day and when
he was searched over $3.50 was found in
his boots. The prosecution had not
been closed at the time of court ad-
journment.
LAST DAY OF TERM
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