The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-16
OlSACREtS
WITH GEAR
Robinson Admits
Confession of
Williams.

Judge Robinson ana Judge Gear have
again arrived at dismct1UhUy opposn"
conclusions ON exactly the same point
81 law. In the former trial of Edgar
and Robert Williams thU second judE"
ruled out the alleged confession said
to have been made by Rob Williams
to Sheriff Chillingworth and upon that
the case fell through and nvN indlct-
ment became necessary. Yesterday
Judge Robinson decided that The Cun-
fcssion could be admitted as cyidpn""
and allowed the statement made o.
Chiilingworth TO g. before the jury ~
will. however, bind but one defendant
Robert williams, sho made it. Edgar
Williams not being present OF giving
his assent thereto.
The court held that the statement
was binding only as to the man who
made 1t. and he announced that he
would SO instruct the jury. Deputy At
torney General Douhitt admitted that
the alleged confession could be- used
only against the defendant making It,
Sheriff Chillingworth testified that
Bob" williams had told him that he
and Hickory" had committed the
robbery. and the Sheriff stated that he
sent out lot champagne dlltI lNc con-
fession had been made.
The witness testimony that "Hick-
ory'' referred to the other defendant
was stricken out as an assumption on
his part which 1t was only the duty
OF the jury to decide.
The prosecution was concluded about
o'clock and Reynolds opened his de-
fense by the Introduction of testimony
"a, tho unnR ghnpuHtar az no do
PENDANTS. Ward. the jeweler from
whom the goods were taken. was again
placed upon the stand by the defend
ant. and a. T. Wall. of II. Wichman's,
also gave his opinion of the stolen jew
eiry.
THE CHINESE SOCIETY TROUBLES
The case of Territory OF Hawaii VS.
G. X. Al, which IL the title of the suit
to determine the legally constituted
officers OF the United Chinese Society,
was on trial before Judge Gear yes
tcrday. Very little progress was made
in the trial because of the preliminary
questions which were TO be settled.
Treasurer Wright was on the stand
during the morning and identified the
charter offered by the old officers of
the Chinese Society. There Is some
Aioubi' DloNlls lut blEdlllEdllpll vi
the United Chinese Society and the
trial was stopped to allow the introduc.
ton of further testimony upon the sub
ject of the bylaws. Ii Cheung. the
court interpreter. was on the stand to
testify as to this point. and the hear
ing was postponed until he could COM
pare the original bylaws with the laws
filed in the office OF the Treasurer. The
hearing Will he resumed lhig tpArninty
WILL TEST EN- BANG DECISION.
+. NJ. Brooks will make a test of the
en- banc decision OF Judge Gear by at
tempting to secure the release of Do
mingo Ferreira. who was sentenced to
prison for eighteen months by Gear.
while Judge Humphreys was holding a
session at the same time. The trial
VAS had before Gear during the Febru-
airy term and Judge Humphreys was
hearing the case OF f. o. Hall g. Sons
VS.. Palolo Land and Development Co.
on the same day. Brooks intends to
apply for a writ of habeas corpus to
secure the release of Ferreira and will
make the application before Judge Rob-
inson.
COURT NOTES.
Plaintiff in the case OF Makaio vs..
Adamu and Albert Horner. bill to fore
close mortgage. has appealed from the
decision OF Judge Robinson.
j. r. Colburn, as executor OF the es-
tate OF Anton Rosa. has appealed from
the decision of the Circuit Court In the
matter OF the guardianship of James
Hoare, Jr.
W. II. Pain has filed an answer ad-
mitting the allegation of plaintiff in
the case Of Gustav Kunst. assignee OF
Bishop & Co, vs. W. II. Pain and Ell
sic Neumann, eXecutrix. bill to enforce
decree OF foreclosure and sale. He con-
sents also to decree in accordance
with the prayer OF the complaint.