The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-14
THE COURTS
WORK LATE
Tramways Trial Is
Nearing the
End.
(From Thursdays daily)


The trial of Hutchinson vs.. Pain was
resumed yesterday before Judge Rob
inson, and will go on again today. The
plaintiff rested at noon and the defense
began with the tram driver on the
stand. who gave his version of the col
lision He testified that the tram was
proceeding only at the ordinary rate
Of speed. and that the accident was
the fault of the driver of the water
wagon. His testimony was corrobora-
ted by another native driver
CRIMINAL COURT.
John Comes was found guilty OF ma
lcioJs assault upon Portuguese girl,
barely five years of age. Judge DE
Bolt sentenced him to five years Inn
prisonment and to pay fine of $1,000,
remarking as he did so, that the law
fixed that sentence as the limit.
Pedro Moline, found guilty of receiv-
ing goods stolen from the $. +. Chill
lingworth home, was fined s25 and costs,
and sent to prison for three months.
A nolle prosequi was entered in the
case of A. Sac charged with assault and
battery.
Judge De Bolt affirmed the sentence
of the district court in the case of
Kadoka who had been sentenced to
prison for four months.
In the afternoon Juan Veles, a Porto
Rican, was put on trial for the crime
of burglary in the first degree. He is
alleged to have robbed a japanese store
at Eva Of cigars, sardines and grocer
les. Judge De Bolt denied a motion by
the defendant to instruct the jury to
return verdict of acquital. Neles was
put on the stand in his own defense
and testified that he had found the sto-
len goods floating in a basket at sea.
The trial was not concluded at the
hour of adjournment.
The following cases are set for trial
before Judge De Bolt today:
No. 81, Territory of Hawaii VS.. Juan
Veles No. q, Territory of Hawaii VS..
Antoine Perry; No. 81, Territory of Ha-
wall vs.. Sol Togo and Annie de la Cruz;
No. Az Territory of Hawaii VS.. c.
Chamberlain and Mrs. VIM. Kekipi;
No. A, Territory of Hawaii VS.. zee
Chew.
WILCOX AS A LAWYER.
Delegate Wilcox intends to put his
influence over the natives to good use,
in turning an honest penny for him
self Yesterday Judge Gear granted
him a license to practice law in the
Territory of Hawaii, the application
being made by ex-Judge Humphreys,
the petition being in his handwriting.
The application was as follows:
THE petitioner, II. w. Wilcox, re-
presents to your honor that petitioner
is a resident of Honolulu, Island OF Ca
hu, Territory of Hawaii; that petition
er is of the age of A. years and has re-
sided in said Territory of Hawaii all
of his life, except for about the period
of one year, during which time he re-
sided in the State of California, that
the petitioner is a citizen of the United
States and of the said Territory of Ha-
wall.
Petitioner further represents unto
your Honor that he is a person of good
moral character and that he is, as he
verify believes, duly qualified to prac-
tice law in the district courts of the
said Territory and before Circuit Judg
es at chambers on appeal.
Wherefore the petitioner prays that
he may be licensed to practice law in
all the said district courts and before |
circuit Judges at chambers on appeal. |
"R w. WILCOX"
w. G. IRWIN TESTIFIES.
The deposition of w. G. Irwin in the
matter of the extension of Militant
street was filed in court yesterday. Mr.. |
Irwin appealed from an award against
him of $40 for betterments alleged to
have accrued to the opera house prem |
ises owned by John d. Spreckels and
himself jointly by reason of the ex-
tension of that street. Mr.. Irwin in his
deposition before ID. II. Case testifies
that he had given a strip of land along
Merchant street to the government free |
of charge. Also that he had donated |
another strip along Militant about sew
en- feet deep on condition that the gov |
eminent lay a sidewalk in front of the |
opera house and that there should be |
10 charge against him for betterments. |
The agreement was an oral one made |
with Minister King.
COURT NOTES.
Notice Of appeal was given yester-
day in the Dole divorce case from the |
order Of Judge Gear overruling the de-
murrer and allowing alimony.
Judge Gear made an order yesterday
allowing the Hawaiian Trust Co. to in |
teryene in the Holt will case.
George Ferris has been granted thir- |
~ days within which to file a bin of
exceptions, Ferris is now In oahu Prls- |
on, under sentence OF death,
Travel to the Coast.