The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-19
AT TORNEYS
WERE SHY
Given Clients to
Defend In a
Hurry.

There were plenty of prisoners await
ing trial in Circuit Court yesterday
afternoon, but no attorneys to defend
When the criminal calendar was call
ed the defendants appeared but stated
that they had no one to defend them.
Bailiff Ellis was Immediately ordered
to go into the Supreme Court library
and bring in an attorney, no matter
who he was what he was doing
Mr.. Andr;lda was the unfortunate who
happened 70 be within reach, and when
he appeared in the courtroom. Judge
Gear promptly asked:
! Your client is here ready for trial.
Why wasn't you on hand?"
Mr.. Andrade looked mystified and
looking inquiringly around the room
for his client without result, then turn
ed to the court and asked Where is
| hep
| Judge Gear pointed to HaIuIu. who
was awaiting trial on charge of lar
ceny in the second degree and then
said: You were appointed to defend
him; why were you not on hand?"
Mr.. Andrade was still rather bewiI- !
dered, but said that he had no knowI- I
edge of the honor which had been con-
ferred upon him, and asked when the
appointment had been made. The court
to find the date, but by this time the
jury was in an uproar of laughter, and
the true circumstances of the case
finally dawned upon the attorney.
plea of guilty was, entered by Halulu,
after the court had refused to dismiss
because of faulty Indictment and the
defendant was sentenced to two years
in prison. He has a previous prison
record, and said he had earned his Iiv-
ing by shooting craps
nd ;al-a
attorney to get in the tolls of the Cir
cult Court, and he was appointed to
defend All Chong in the same manner
as was Andrade. The Chinese was
charged with having stolen $50 in gold q
and gold ring, and the evidence was v
argely circumstantiaI. The defendant I
lad made the mistake. however. of go +
ng around barefooted, while all the
'emaining Chinese at the scene of the
;rlme wore shoes or slippers, and the W
eHtale marks of bare feet in the vicin- b
~ of the place where the money was d
aiken, proved fatal to the defendants II
hauces, and the jury brought in a YER 81
lict of guilty. He was sentenced to n
rison for a term of four months. and h
he costs We're RENTED
MINISTER IS ROASTED.
The case against Rev. Eli Kekipi. m
Tho has flock on Maui, was dismiss f.
d, though not until Judge Gear had 81
everely scored the defendant Kekipi
'as charged with adultery, and had ii,
cen found guilty by Judge Wilcox TT
he court inquired if the defendant had in
ltended to follow in the footsteps of re
to which no answer was TO
lade. The only reason for the nolle tn
rosequi was the impOsSibility of secur- of
lg evidence of defendants marriage
nd the court made it pretty plain to Al
lie reverend gentleman that he wasn't ru
eing released because of his fnno- an
a "a -,N
arked Judge Gear, that having
uSht one of the ministerial flock in Pa
lultery, we have to let him go simply Ca
cause it can't be proved that he is re;
arried. The evidence of the lower sol
urt and the record are pretty clear tn;
id show a strong case against you.
lie court wants it distinctly under A
pod in the community that because "a
u are a minister, isn't the reason
: this nolle prosequi. Ministers have
t any more right to go around with
her mems wives than members of
cir flock. You are supposed to be
example in the community, and ! 7
N in your profession should be es- NO.
cfally so, for you are looked up to ~
the younger element of society and IN
the Hawaiians generally, and they ing
justified in following your exam mo,
=. They wouldn't think it a sin, if e.
y see you living in open adultery,
follow your example, preaching one the
ng on Sunday, and doing exactly the
reverse on other days. / hope that a1Ic
next time you are caught the Ter
,vict Won Nov, oo hac1, 70 I,o,Ir spe
lrch and be good, and live up to ''
at you preach" OF
he minister departed, though he did Vi
look exactly as penitent as might pre-
re been expected under the circum- IrSf
noes Not
~ - en-.
In III Nlhl4NG CASEo. tt
I Judge Humphreys court the jury Prir
lrned verdict in the case of Geh- som
: ~ Butzke vs.. w. w. Ahana. for to e