Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-19
ANDREWS GOT lHI.
WHEN HE TRIED TO
PROVE DRUNKENNESS
ON GEO. DUNcKER OF HIlo-ALL
TOWNS ATTORNEYS WE'RE ON
SIDE OF DEFEND.
ANT.

Hilo, Jan. l6.-The sensation in the
Courts last week was not up stairs as
might have been expected from the
array of divorce. civil and criminal
cases on the calendar, the presence OF
two Circuit Judges and an army Of
legal talent. The sensational case was
downstairs before Judge Hapai. The
defendant was George Duncker one OF
Hilo's best known hail and well met
fellows. The prosecuting witness and
prosecuting attorney were one and the
same-our well known and amiable
sheriff-Sheriff L. A. Andrews. The
charge was one that astonished all
who were present at the political meet
ing at Fireman's hall last Friday even
ing. The charge was that Mr.. Duncker
was present at the aforesaid meeting
III an intoxicated condition and that he
did disturb said public meeting.
Mr.. Duncker. who took lively and
patriotic interest in Ge proceedings
Of the meeting before the Senators FRI
Gay evening, took issue with the Sher-
if's allegations. When the case was
called in police court, the legal talent
along side of Mr.. Duncker, consisted
practically of all the lawyers in Hilo,
| II. l.. Ross of Wise & Ross, conducted
the defense, ". L. Williams, the new
attorney from Puma, was close coun-
selor during the proceedings. Both
members OF the firm Of Ridgway &
Ridgway were at defendants table, w.
II. Smith OF LeBlond e. Smith was
within an arms reach and Carl $.
Smith of Smith & Parsons was near
o., hand.
In the audience we're Senators. Rep
resentatives and nearly all of the Wis.
lting members of the Honolulu bar.
Behind the Sheriff's red beard could
he seen set face, betokening a deter
mination to win the day, with himself
as a flying wedge, a la the game OF
football on an Interstate grid-iron.
The defendant sat in the midst OF
counsel, serene, smiling, buCyant Not
o line on his face betrayed emotion.
The Sheriff was the sole witness for
the State.
Mr. Ross for the defense first called
Senator Brown 10 the stand. Witness
stated that he was present at tbs
meeting the night before, saw anI
heard defendant and that he did moi
disturb the meeting and that he was
Lot drunk.
Senator Woods was next called. HC
testified to the same set Of facts.
A. b. Loebenstein, chairman OF tht
mass meeting was called. He testi
fed that Mr.. Duncker's conduct at the
meeting was exemplary and that h.
did not annoy the chair except in par
liamentary way. l.. NJ. Whitehous'
was also a witness for the defense. II
vas his opinion that the defendant Gre
eted less disturbance than the Sherih
did. This bit of testimony brought
down the house and spurred the Sher'
lff to more frantic efforts to win tn
Court. He asked the witness II h,
could say on oath that defendant wai
sober at the meeting.
This question brought a vigorous oh
lection from defendants counsel on th'
ground that 1t was the duty OF the pros
eCution to prove the defendant guilt.
and not the defendants duty TO prov
his innocence.
The Sheriff almost tainted at thi
view of the law and loudly declaime,
to the Court that il was a new thin
to him, this theory that the prosecution
must make out case against de
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