Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-28
PIXLtY MUST STAY IN JAIL
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Attorney General Andrews and High
Sheriff Brown were present, as was at
80 Conductor PiXley who, deprived OF
his liberty Gnd bis wages as car con
ductor. was brought to court from tn,
Jail. PiXley wore his uniform and
looked worried. lie told the Court that
he was not sure OF again securing U
position with the Rapid Transit peoplc
Ii he was kept away from his duties
and incarcerated for an indefinite per.
iod.
The Attorney General, In manner
sympathetic. pointed sweet picture Of
the comforts of prison when u man had
committed no crime. He said that IL
Pixley had anything to complain Of, he
had the right to complain as TO the
treatment received in Jail. Really, the
Attorney General said, the only thing
that he could possibly find to object
| u in prison was that there was Ger
tain restraint necessary: PiNley would
be free TO do as he liked except leave
the Jail premises"
Pixleys face worked during the ar.
gument of AIR. Ballentyne and the At.
torney General. The eloQuence of MIR.
Andrews did not seem to comfort him
much; he seemed prejudiced against
going going back to prison and the
wearing of his uniform spoke loudly Of
his expectation that his Imprisonment
would not be for long. Hope shone in
his face while his employer ably plead.
ed for his liberty.
The Attorney General started in with
statement that without the evidence
of Pixley the case of the Territory
against Eddie Jones. charged With
numbering his wife and mother-in-law
would fall 10 the ground
Manager Ballentyne, asking permis-
sion to speak In behalf of the conduct
or, as his employer, said that he real
lied the gravity OF the case in which
PiXley was held as n witness. He. said
that Pixley had had three opportuni-
ties TO leave Honolulu, IL II had been
his desire to do so. since the night Of
the shooting, PiXley had no wish to
leave. His name had been sensational
ly and unnecessarily connected with
one OF the women who had been shot
There was absolutely no reason for
such connection. PiXley, living next
door, returned home from his duties
on the road at late hour and was
called into the affair Mrs. Parmen-
ter. with whom he had talked at the
gate just before the shooting, testified
that she did not even know the con-
ductor's name.
PiXley under such circumstances had
any idea other than that OF leaving the
country. II was his desire to remain
and free himself OF any oslium which
might have attached to his name. by
going on the stand and testifying In
the matter. 1t was to Pixley's best in
terests To stay here. He had a good,
steady position and was receiving n
fair remuneration,
PiXley had done nothing wrong and
there was no reason for him to leave
and SO create the impression that he
rad done wrong.
II was all very well to say that Pix.
ley was only detained" as a witness
said Balientyne, but the man was be
ing deprived of his liberty through no
iGut of his own and he would suffer
mentally, physically and financially.
Mr. Ballentyne had been present at
the coroners inquest. He said An.
drews was not present at the taking
OF all the evidence. Ballentyne did not
think PiXley's evidence was as mate
rial as Andrews would have it, Mrs.
Marcus Parmenter was the most i'm.
portant witness. She had testified that
she saw the shooting and saw Mrs.
Jones fall. Pixley saw no shooting.
Ballentyne urged that the order OF re.
straint be rescinded. He thought the
order harsh and unnecessary.
Andrews referred TO the leaving of
the three soldiers who entered Chief
Justice Frear's Tantalus house and
said the Attorney Generals Depart.
ment did not want further embarrass.
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