The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-20
At HILO. REGATTA DAY RACES


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there was a line Of Jars and Chinese.
holding places for other people. for ten
day before the date of opening. :
Sheriff Andrews was grillod good
deal by Senator Burton. Burton want
ed to know If the prisoners could not
be worked on contract road work. "lf
there was collision between you and
the road board, there Is nothing to pre-
vent prisoners being worked on paid
contracts is there?' asked Burton, re-
marking that he made no charges, but
wanted to understand the system. An
drews said mo" and later Burton
brought out the fact that Andrews in
addition to being in full control of the
PRISONS as sheriff was on the South
Hilo district road board.
The working of prisoners on public
roads, with a ball and chain was Sc
vSrely criticized by Senator Burton 1t
appeared from Andrews testimony that
prisoners who escape are given a ball
and chain after they are reCaptured.
Burton brought out the fact that the
ball and chain is riveted on to the con-
Wet, permanently and is there day and
night.
"Dou you think that is humane pun
ishment?" asked the senator, also in
quiring as to whether it was not a
brutal spectacle for the young to wit
ness on the public streets. II am afraid
that you and L differ as to what is
humane" said the Senator when An
drews defended the system. 1t was
more humane, said Andrews, than
shooting conviCts when they ran away.
Judge Little said that the custom of
calling lawyers to the Supreme bench
brought the highest court into distrust
and disrespect He talked American
ism" at some length, and said that
present conditions were the remains of
the dole oligarchy." During the dis
cussion Burton intimated an opinion
that the Attorney Generals Depart
ment had too great powers under Ha-
waits present system Little wanted
appeals from the Hawaiian Supreme
Court.
1.-The Queen was overthrown without
right or a pretence of right" said Lit
tie, in talking of crown lands. She
was an innocent victim of things she
didn't seem able to handle" He pro-
ceeded to state that her overthrow
was due to her intention to give the
suffrage to natives, and that the revo-
luton had been made possible by Am
erican marines. When questioned by
Cooper Little admitted that the Queen
| had also wanted to disfranchise the
whites and that he had not been in Ha-
wall himself and was testifying from
hearsay.
The witness all appeared to favor an
| award to the eX-queen. r. A. Lyman,
an old kamaaina. said that she would
| have been overthrow anyhow, if the
Boston had not been in Honolulu har-
Dor, but there would have been good
deal of bloodshed.
! cot ierb i
a fifth wheel and the office ought t.
| be dispensed with. He favored NUM-
| cipal government and a sheriff for
| each county. The question of why city
| and county government had failed Sc
| far came up when Burton questioned
Loebenstein about the famous bill that
was passed and vetoed last time. Sen
ator Mitchell asked Loebenstein if h
had a copy of the act, and Loebensteir
promised to bring one. 1t was ordered
made a part of the record, and viii
make fair-sized book alone.
Attorney Wise stirred up a contro
versy by asking why warrants of ar
rest could not be secured from Distric
Judge Hapai except on approval of tn,
police. 1t developed that Andrews was
the prosecuting officer, though not (
lawyer, and Burton found much taul
with this system. Judge Gear inter.
posed that this had had much to dc
with defective complaints coming be-
fore him and forcing him to release de.
PENDANTS.
The hearing was finished by tel
o'clock in the evening, and the commits
sioners adjourned to meet today a
Mountain View, en- route to he Vclca.
no. j. F. Ryan will be given a hear.
ing on the land question. The commits.
sioners will return from the Volcano
tomorrow and leave for Honolulu il
the steamer Helene, making the triJ
direct in the best time possible.
There is no doubt about how the
Commission stands on the Hilo break.
water question. Though l don't wan
commit myself at this time" said Sen,
ator Mitchell Il am willing to say tina
there is no reason why the harbor i'm.
provements should not be made fol
Hilo, and am willing to commit my,
self thus far. United States board al
survey, to examine the harbor, will
probably be the recommendation of thu
| commission.
The senator's held a session on the
| Claudine en- route. They heard Judge
| Kepoikal of Maui, Cecil Brown and
Prince Kuhio. Kepoikai made strong
charges of misconduct against Circuit
Judge Kalua, and will present them In
| writing, signed by Maui attorneys
Brown and Kuhio both declared in fav.
or of reimbursing the eX-queen for the
crown lands.