The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-02-20
THE THIRD
BURGLAR
SENT UP
Twelve Years in
Prison for
Snow.
CFrom Wednesdays Daily)


Twelve years in oahu Prison is the
sentence which Grant Snow. the third
Of the burglar gang rounded up by the
police, received yesterday. Both Tom
Taylor and Roger James, the former
serving a ten year sentence and the
latter twelve years, were witnesses
against their ola pal and 1t didn't take
the jury long to turn in a verdict Of
guilty
Snow was charged with robbing the
house of Russian Frank" of a bottle
'of whiSkey, bottle of wine and twenty
five dollars and both of his accomplces
turned states evidence and said on the
stand that the defendant was the man
who did the job. Snow denied the
charges in toto when placed on the
stand. He denied also that he had made
a confession to Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth as was testified to by that Off
Ger. He said that Chllingworth had
agreed to put him on a sailing vessel
and let him GO If he would confess, but
he had refused. The jury was out but
a few minutes before agreeing upon the
verdict of guilty.
Snow then asked leave to make a !
that he had come to Honolulu but a
few months ago from Australia with
the intention of settling here. He said
further that he was thirty-three years
of age, and had Travelled in many states,
but was never in trouble before He
said also he had married since coming
here, and a heavy sentence would be
hardship upon his wife. He promised
that If the court would be lenient he
would never get into trouble again, say
ing that he realized burglary to be a
very bad crime.
1T seems to me most remarkable, "
said Judge De Bolt in passing sentence,
that in n small community such as
Honolulu is-only 10000 inhabitants
there should be at one term of court
eight or ten charges of burglary. Look
over the criminal docket of many cities
of from 100000 10 900 population, and
you will not find such a list of the
graver offenses as there are here.
"lt has come to the point, where the
community must act in self-defense-|
burglary is an awful crime. a most de-
testable crime. Think of the individual
in his home, disarmed by sleep, to be
suddenly awakened and confronted
while in defenseless condition, with a
burglar at his bedside ready to take
his property. and prepared to take life
If necessary for the accomplishment of
his purpose"
Judge De Bolt stated that the object
of punishment was not revenge but to
reform the criminal, and to deter 9TH
ers from like offenses. If light punish
| ment did not have the desired effect
then heavier sentences must be inflict-
cd J., H.,
stop the commission of grave offenses,"
said the court. There is no way to ac-
| complish the prevention of crime ex-
cept to protect ourselves and the court
would be remiss in its duty If it did not
properly punish law-breakers who have
been found guilty in such a way as to
be a warning to others. 1t is the sem
tence of the court that you be imprison-
ed in Oahu Prison for the term OF
twelve years and that you pay the costs
OF this prosecution"
JAP Is PUNISHED.
Imoto Kitchiro was found guilty of
Illicit distilling yesterday and sentenced
by Judge De Bolt to prison for a term
of three months and to pay fine of
500. kitchiro ran big okolehao still
on the other side of the island. He
'ldliIlSu hoN'NtI bndt ne ndu nothing
To do with 1t, but was simply sleeping
there when arrested Frank Andrade
defended and +. c. Peters represented
The Territory
INDICTMENTS QUASHED.
The indictment found against John
Brown and Samuel Il. Thomas for bur
glary was quashed yesterday by Judge
| De Bolt because IT failed to set out the
date of the alleged crime. A. Lindsay
appeared for defense
BEFORE JUDGE GEAR.
Judge Gear took under advisement
the case of the Ii Brown minors vs.. c.
\. Brown ana j. \. Magoon. The case
OF Hind vs. Low on motion to appoint
a receiver was also argued and submit
ed. decision is promised for next
! week.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge De Bolt granted a divorce yes
trrday to llalt,r Gallagher from Der
Gallagher ON the ground Of cruelty AN,
4,saTtiop. She rs 90 receive SIS a mont
almouy The plaintiff testified that he
husband began beating her four day
LATTER IIH.IH