The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-06
TRANSITION PRISONERS
MUST DON PRISON GARB
Since Judge Gear Ordered Their Release They
Have Been Loafing at Oahu Jail
and Wore No Stripes.

There are a half dozen badly disappointed prisoners in Oahu
prison. These are the men who expected to be released through the
instrumentaity Of Judge Gear, and who now will have to serve out their
sentences. That isn't the worst OF it either. Since Gear ordered their
release more than a year ago, the convids affected have not been COM
PEELED to work, nor have they worn the striped uniform, the common
garb of all other feons. They have in fact been having an easy time
OF it, as they were not treated as prisoners undergoing sentence, but only
as men held for trial. 1t might be held too that they we're not serving
their sentences during the year, and another year may be added to the
term of their imprisonment, but this isn't at all probable.
At any rate the decision of the United States Supreme Court has
of mind, and they are sorry they ever saw the attorneys who promised
to get them off, and who also got all the money they had in exchange
for the promises.
The number of prisoners who would have been released by the or
der of Judge Gear, but for the appeal in the United States court has
dwindled down materially since the trouble started originally. The
terms of some OF them have expired, one actually escaped, while some
of them did not call upon Judge Gear for help, taking Warden Henrys
advice in the matter. Only one man actually escaped punishment
through Judge Gears efforts. This was Goto, a Japanese who was
serving a life sentence for burglary. He was ordered released by Judge
Gear, but was rearreted, and finally when the Attorney General was
forced to secure new indictments the grand jury failed to indict Goto as
the witnesses against him had disappeared since his first conviction. He
is now said to be in Japan.
transition cases, the following prisoners have been discharged through
expiration of their sentences: Ben. Kupihea, sentenced March s. 1899,
to three years for rape; Lun Kon, larceny, sentenced to eighteen months
on March Is, 1900; Hainada, burglary, sentenced April 5 1892 tor
three years; Leen Lang, sentenced October I8, 1898 to four years TOR
assault with deadly weapon; Naopi, sentenced May 8, 1900 for two
years for malicious burning; and Anne Sang, sentenced October 10
1898, for four years for larceny.
The men who are still in prison and who will have to remain there,
with the date of sentence and term of Imprisonment are:
May y, 1899, Ihara IchigOro, murder 1t degree, Honolulu, hang,
commuted life.
May 22, 1899, Osaki Mankich, manslaughter 1st degree, Honolulu,
20 years.
lulu, 20 years.
Nav 22, 1890, Yamane Nenchiro, manslaughter end and 3d de-
grees, Honolulu, IS years.
August 10, 1900, Geo. Wade, murder end degree, Honolulu, life.
August Is, 1899, Genji, assault with deadly weapon, Honolulu,
.$Ioo fine and 7 years.
December 9, 1899, Yong Lock Nee, murder end degree, Maui, life.
May IA, 1900, Kahuna, burglary Ist degree, Honolulu, IS years.
May Is, 1900, VIM Ester, manslaughter Ist degree, Honolulu, 20
June g, 1900, Lono opio, rape, Maui, years.
lime 70 Zoo All O1Onp. raDe Hawaii, life.
January IL, 1899, Wong Cheung Hung, manslaughter End degree,
Hawaii, Il years.
April 8, 1900, Huekoni alias Kaie, burglary end degree, Hawaii 5
October 6, 1899, Hanale Napuupahee, murder end degree, Hawaii,
20 years.
years.
July 13, 1900, Makihara Katsataro, manslaughter end degree, Ha-
wall, J years.
OF the above only Ihara, Mankchi, Chida, Yamane, Geo. Wade,
Ka1una, VIM. Ester and Quong had been ordered released upon a writ
of habeas corpus. The Japanese and Ester are the only prisoners who
are working, though all have discarded the stripes. "They might have
had an action for damages against me if they had been confined as
felons and then the order for their release confirmed" said Warden
Henry Yesterday. CAS- soon IS the decision of the United States STU
preme Court in the Osak Mankichi case arrives they will don their
prison garb again and all of them will be put to work. Two of these
prisoners are at work now, one in the laundry and the other in the
tailoring shop. They requested work though, and L have an agreement
with them in writing"