The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-02-13
FEBRUARY TERM.
Matters Before the First Circuit Court
in Jury and Chambers,

Both the Circuit Judges are still
engaged today in the hearing OF the
cases begun yesterday. In the mnr
der case against Furaki Kasabrc'
the defense is insanity in strangliDg
bis infant child to death, because he
was too poor and unable to pro-
vide for its support. This same Jap
offered to plead guilty at the last
term of court to charge Of man
slaughter, but bo,h Judges Gear
and Humphreys refused TO pass
sentence upon him, or accept such
plea, holding that he wss either
guilty of murder, or that, il insane,
he was not responsible for his crime.
He is being tried now on the charge
OF murder in the frat degree, for
which the maximum punishment is
death, and the minimum, life i'm
prisonmant. He is being defended
by e. B. McClanahan and Deputy
Attorney. General Douthitt is pro
scouting.
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS
Tho prisoners indicted by the
Grand Jury were arraigned at the
opening of coutt yesterday morn.
lug.
Fisher and Krannich pleaded
guilty to a charge OF larceny in
the second degree namely, stealing
chickens, aud tho court imposed
sentence to six months imprison-
meat upon them. A sentence OF
one year was frat imposed by Judge
Gear, but later changed it as above.
George Davenport, who pleaded
guilty to carrying away basket OF
clothes while drunk, was ordered
confined at the police station for
one hour. He bad already served
several months waiting for the
grand jury to meet and besides de
clarel that he had no intention OF
stealing the basket.
Yse Soy, WAC stole spoons from
the Wilder's Steamship Company,
was sentenced to a years imprisou-
ment on plea Of guilty, the Terri
tory entering nollo prosequi 10
two similar charges against him
Unea pleaded guilty to stealing
bicycle and wss sent to jail for
period OF ten days.
Halulu and All Chong both en-
tered pleas Of not guilty to the
charge Of larceny in the second de-
gree,
MATTERS FILED IN CHAMBERS
The Mcbride estate has begun
action against the Territory before
Judge Hardy to establish fishing
rights OF the Ahupuass OF Wahi-
ava and Laval, and the sea fishery
OF Kalabeo and OF Kaushoa on Kauai.
Alexander McBryde has begun ac-
tion to establish fishing rights eli
Wahiawa on Kauai.
Appeals from the district court
were filed yesterday iu the follow
ing cases: Lee Kee, using proisne
language; All Cheon, forgery; HiRu-
Chi. assault aud battery; Hum
Chum aud eight others, gambling;
Louisa Torres and three others,
vagrancy (these are the Iwilei dam
ssls); N. II. Kauwe aud Mrs. M. NJ
Manuel, adultery; Victor Gum,
assault and battery; and Wong Lee,
assault aud battery.
Answers making general denial
have been fled ip tho fishing rights
suits of Kapiolani Estate, l., l.. Mo.
Candless, McBryde Estate and
Alexander NJ. McBryde, against the
Territory.
An order was made yesterday in
the case Of VIM. f, Jocher VS.. Carl
H. Patz'g, confirming the sale OF
zeal estate by VIM. Geo. Ashley,
commissioner to the plaintiff for
$1,000 Ashley was allowed fee of
Sl00 by Judge Gear.
j S. Walker fled a report yester-
day upon the estate OF j. q. Strow
and paid into court the balance on