The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-18
A Heavy Sentence for
OkoIehaO
Maker.
Grant Snow Asks Leniency Be-
cause of His Wife-BurgIary
indictment Quashed.


sentence which Grant Snow, the third
of the burglar gang rounded up by the
Taylor and Roger James, the former
serving a ten year sentence and the
latter twelve years, were witnesses
against their old pal, and it didn't take
the jury long to turn in a verdict of
guilty.
Snow was charged with robbing the
house of Russian Frank of bottle
of whiskey, a bottle of wine and twenty
five dollars and both of his accomplices
turned States evidence and said on the
stand that the defendant was the man
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 Chillingworth had
agreed to put hinf on sailing vessel
he had refused. The jury was out but
few minutes before agreeing upon the
verdict of guilty.
Snow then asked leave to make a
statement in his own behalf. He said
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 heavy sentence would be a
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 !
very bad crime.
1T seems to me most remarkable
said Judge De Bolt in passing sentence,
that in a 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 to 100000 population, and
you will not find such list of the
graver offenses as there are here.
1T has come to the point, where the
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
in, 1afa |
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
IF 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
hen heavier sentences must be infiict-
ed. Something has got to be done to I
stop the commission of grave offenses."
said the court. There is no way to ac-
,omplish the prevention of crime ex-
,ept to protect ourselves and the court ;
would be reniss in its duty if it did not (
properly punish Iaw-breakers who have
oeen found guilty in such way to
De a warning to others. 1t is the SEN
ence of the court that you be imprison-
ID in Oahu Prison for the term Of
welve years and that you pay the costs
If this prosecution
JAP IS PUNISHED.
Imoto Kitchiro was found guilty of :
Illicit distilling yesterday and sentenced I
" Judge De Bolt to prison for a term
# three months and 10 pay fine of
400. Kitchiro ran big okolehao still
N the other side of the island. He
laimed however that he had nothing
o do with il, but was simply sleeping
here when arrested. Frank Andrade
efended and E. c. Peters represented
he Territory. Q
INDICTMENTS QUASHED. b
The indictment found against John
;rown and Samuel E. Thomas for bur
larry was quashed yesterday by Judge
,e Bolt because it failed to set out the
ate of the alleged crime. a. Lindsay
ppeared for defense.
BEFORE JUDGE GEAR. I
Judge Gear took under advisement T