Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-22
MAUI COURT PROGRESS
MANY CIVIL CAUSES
MUST BE POSTPONED
All Nj NOT GUILTY OF BRIBERY.
YOUNG ATTORNEYS GET A
CHANCE TO DEFEND
CLIENTS.

Waikiki, June 2O.-The June term Of
the Second Circuit Court. which con-
vened on the Bird inst. is still IN session
in Waikiki courthouse During the
two weeks that the court has been in
session but ten criminal cases have
zen disposed Of, and a great many OF
the civil causes have been continued
over until the next term, and as many
OF, these causes have been on the cal
eniar for the past three or four years,
it would not do the court any harm il
the said causes take another three
years before their final disposition.
Chas. Muneno, the Japanese with an
Americo-Philippin name. who stole
Hon. A. n. Kepoikai's silver watch
and fob was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment in Waikiki Jail, and his
sentence commenced from last Monday
On Wednesday June 18th. the case
of Territory VS.. Roke Pasane, larceny
second degree, was tried before a jury.
Messrs. Keola and Kahokuoluna, two
!
termed as "Loio Unihipili" (Vagabond-
god Attorneys we're assigned by the
court to defend the prisoner, and they
did their work so well that in two
hours and thirty minutes the jury re.
turned verdict Of guilty. No excep-
lions we're taken OF the verdict. The
sentence Of the court was nine months
in Waikiki jail.
On Thursday A. Crook also assigned
by the court, defended Wong Look for
larceny, second degree. In two hours
and thirty minutes the Jury returned
a verdict OF guilty. Defendant was
sentenced to serve a period OF servi-
tude In Waikiki jail Tor eighteen
months.
| On the same day ]. L. Coke ably de-
Tended John Kaupalolo Keanu, a Ha-
waiian charged with burglary, second
degree, That jury returned verdict
in favor OF defendant, and the native
is now free.
The biggest case OF the term outside
Of the Harry Bartele case, was heard
yesterday. w. 7. Rawlins for prosecu-
ton, while attorneys @. w. Ashford
and J. l.. Coke espoused the cause OF
the defendant S. All Mi. arraigned for
bribery. Manuel Sequira, a Kahului
policeman, is alleged to have been
bribed by S. All Nj. and s25 was actual.
ly paid to the policeman to permit the
said S. All Mi to run a pakapio gamb-
ling game unmolested at Kahului. The
money was paid over to Sequira one
night at Kahului in the house OF the
late Bob English. Sheriff Baldwin and
Deputy Sheriff Saffery were in the
vicinity when the money was paid but
none OF the officials saw the money
pass. The defense was that the money
paid to Eequira was a loan by s. All
vi to said policeman, and the said Sc
auira was known by his friends to be
very anxious to become a recognized
member Of the Mounted Patrol. Dep
Iuty Attorney General Rawlins proved
his capacity in this case fighting single
handed against two veteran attorneys,
and his objections to questions by de-
Tense were mostly sustained by the
court. A long time was consumed in
trying to get jury and before noon.
when the panel was almost completed
the attorneys for the respective par
ties announced that the Jury was sat
isfactory and the trial then commenced
in earnest. The prosecution rested at
$50 p. m. When the court met again
at p. m. Mr. Ashford for the defense
brought motions to discharge the de.
PENDANT on ground of technical error
In indictment, but objection was sus'
tanned on ground that it was then toe
late to raise such point Various 9TH
/ er grounds for discharge were like
wise overruled. The jury retired into
the jury room at 9:l5 p. m. and cam,
out again at a few minutes before mid
night with a verdict OF not guilty, anC
defendant was discharged. The court
Is hearing motions and divorce casei
this day.
II is expected that the court will fin
ish its labors next Saturday, June q
as most OF the cases that will not b,
reached then will be continued unit
next term. Judge Kalua and his clerl
l.. II. Crook. will take the Claudin
next Saturday for Honolulu on thei
way to the leper settlement to hea
two jury waived cases appealed from
the decision OF District Magistrate
Thos K. Nathaniel Of Kalaupapa. On
of them is criminal case and tn
other a $40 damage suit. but Justice l
justice whether the amount involve
Is one mil or one million dollars. an
the court has been asked to give justic
to the respective parties, otherwise
is expected that the Justices Of the Su
| preme Court will move over to the set