The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-05
VIM, REED
ON TRIAL
Said to Have Cut
the Wrong
Man.
THOMPSON CASES
ARE DISMISSED
Judge Robinson Hearing Suit Over
Possession Of Valuable
City Land.

William Reed, charged with stabbing
Jerry Cronin, is now on trial in the cir
cult court on charge of assault with
dangerous weapon. The story of the
assault as told in court is rather pecu-
liar.
Henry Harrison, one of the witnesses
for the prosecution told Of the facts
leading UP to the assault, stating that
Reed had applied an offensive epithet
to man named Taylor and that the
latter had planted" him. The mysti-
fed looks of court and jury brought out
an explanation of the word as, pun
ished," plugged" and punched
| Reed then got up, and instead of
going for Taylor attacked Cronin and
slashed him. The trial was not finish
| ed when court adjourned at 4:30 o'clock.
DISPUTE OVER VALUABLE PROP
ERTY.
The ownership of valuable property
at the corner of Emma and Beretania
streets is involved ins the suit of S.
Ahmi VS.. Annie Waller, ct al, action
to quiet title. There are six law firms
retained by the plaintiff and four firms
are contesting on behalf of the de-
| PENDANTS. A jury was secured and evil
dence for the plaintiff put in prior to
adjournment by Judge Robinson yes
terday afternoon.
WANTS FITCH'S FEE, TOO.
| A petition was filed by Becky Panee
yesterday for the recovery of the $3.50
| fee allowed by Judge De Bolt to Tom
Fitch for his services in attempting to
ship An appeal has already been ta-
| ken from. Judge Gears order allowing
| $3.50 to Magoon as attorneys fee.
Becky in her petition says that she
made an agreement with Fitch by
! which he was to be paid $500 in the
| event that she was freed from the
She alleges further in an affidavit that
she was deceived by him after the case
was lost, and that 1eposing confidence
in what was told her as to liability
| for a fee, signed a petition asking that
he be given not more than $500. DR..
]. L. Wayson also makes affidavit that
he was present when the agreement
was made that Fitch was to get $500,
only in the event that the trust was
broken. Judge De Bolt appointed E.
M. Watson as next friend to prose-
cute the appeal.
LIQUOR CASES.
! Two liquor cases were disposed of
by Judge De Bolt yesterday In the
first case, that of Territory VS.. Sakado,
a Japanese, the jury returned a verdict
| of guilty and Judge De Bolt imposed
| a fine of $3.50. The defendant when
| asked if he had any reason why sem
tence should not be passed, stated that
Officer McDuffie had offered to release
him for s100, but this statement was
denied by McDuffie who said that he
had agreed to accept bail for that
amount. Judge De Bolt acquitted the
officer of any wrong doing and then
suggested that there should be more
prosecutions for perjury, as there
seemed no doubt that both the defend
ant and his wife had been guilty OF
that crime The court thought that
the oath is treated too lightly and there
should be some way of bringing its
meaning more forcibly home to offend
ers. The Japanese paid the fine.
All Far, a Chinese woman, was ac-
quilted of the charge of Illegal liquor
selling. the court directing a verdict
OF not guilty by consent of counsel
Nebo bought a bottle of beer from hel
but the woman snatched the bottle ou
of his hand and smashed it on tht
floor.
THOMPSON A FREE MAN.
Deputy Attorney General Cathcar
yesterday entered nolle prosequi il
the other three cases hanging owe
Alexander D. Thompson. He statet
that in view of the double acquittal o
the defendant the government did no
feel justified in further prosecution
and the three remaining Indictment
against both men, Thompson AM
Woodward, were dismissed. Judge D
Bolt stated his approval of this cours
saying that the cases had been abb
/ presented and in the light of the tw
| verdicts, the governments action il
dismissing the remaining indictment
was proper.
COURT NOTES.