Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-23
|SOlOMON'S TRUMPET


Found not guilty In the first case
against him. y. Santos was this morn.
ing again placed on trial In Judge
Gears court on charge Of embezzle.
mcnt.
Embezzlcment was the first charge.
The jury was out long time. At SEQ
o'clock last night they said they could
not agree. Juror Clark volunteered
the Information in court that seven iu.
rors stood for acquttal At 10 o'clock
this morning a verdict of not guilty
was presented.
Santos was accused Of stealing a
safe from a Chinese. He claimed he
had purchased the iron box on credit
for Sl5 and took possession by consent
to hold and have until he paid.
In the present case Santos is alleged
to have been seriously delinquent in
the matter Of room rents and other
money which he collected from ten.
ants in the Star block on Fort street.
The Star block is occupying its full
share of attention in the halls of jus.
tice just now. The controversy be-.
tween Isaac Noar. part owner OF the
property, and the other owners. Chi
nese. but recently received attention
motion for receiver being denied
and Noar scoring victory. Defective
plumbing and one Solomon Matthews
were star attractions In this matter.
Then Noar declares that the Terrific.
rial grand jury Is looking into certain
alleged unpleasant conditions and do.
ings in the long. two.story store and
rooming establishment near the Or.
pheum.
New Solomon Matthews is the star
witness In the second case against
Santos.
Solomon Matthews Is well known IN
Honolulu. particularly to those whose
love OF literature exceeds the Capahi'.
tiles Of their purse. For Solomon Is
the sole proprietor OF the old curiosity
shop in the Star block, where second
books. clocks. jewelry. meat axes, tea
kettles. sofa pillows, dog chains and
lamps can be secured at a sacrifice
Shakespeare, Byron. Dante. Marie Co
relli. Kipling, Albert Ross. Nick Carter
The Duchess and Richard Harding Da
Wis, their worEs. more or less dusty
and bethumbed, can be here had by
the pound.
Solomon took the stand in Judge
Gears court. He Is very deaf and car
ries a tube. A lively scene ensued
Solomon wanted to tell his whole story
or none. Counsel objected to the ad
mission of immaterial evidence ant
there was a sCuffle for the speaking
trumpet.
Deputy Attorney General Fleminl
would ask Mr.. Matthews a question
Solomon would rush with his testimc
ny. trying to tell the history OF his pas
life and all about the wiCkedness o
Santos. who is said to have COllectc,
rents and kept out money for himself
In order 10 stop the flood Of Solo
Mons eloQuence Judge Kaulukou. rep
resCnting defendant, would make
dive for the trumpet. II would h
some second before Solomon wOul
hear. Whereupon Kaulukou threw u
his hands In the attitude Of tagging
train. yelling for solomon to stoT
Fleming perforce must repeat the sam
formula when Kaulukou had his turD
at the trumpet. From hand to han
went the busy ear tube.
Jurors were convulsed, rapid bang
OF the bailif's hammer were necessar
C. suggest the suppression of mirth.
Judge Gear had turn at the trum
pet. Solomon was II. He insisted o
immaterial testimony. At one tim
three hands clutched the tube to te
him to hold his peace and confn
answers to questions.
What you fellows trying to do wit
ne?" screamed Solomon.
Nevertheless Matthews managed
tell his story in a style that was as rio
Us 1t was unique. According to hi
, Santos stole all the time ana had mac
, q confession.
The case dragged along through II
, noon hour and continues this ate
, noon.