Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-01
TEMPERATURE IS HIGH
EXCITING SCENE IN
POLICE COURT TO-DAY
JUDGE DAVIS INSISTS ON ATToR
NEY STRAuS SITTING DOWN.
COURT NOT TO BE
THRILLED WITH.

The stormy battle which took place
between Judge George Davis and At
torney StraNs yesterday was brought
to a climax by a similar scene in the
Police Court this morning. Straus de-
Tended the case OF Porto Rican won
an charged with vagrancy. The attor.
rey first objected to the form of the
complaint on the ground that 1t was
against six or eight defendants. He
claimed that each defendant was en-.
titled to a separate complaint. Judge
LAWS sustained the objection and or
dered a separate complaint to be made
out.
Defendant was asked to plead, but
Straus objected, wishing to read the
complaint. He asked for a continu.
ance on the ground that this was the
defendants first appearance under the
present complaint, which had just been
sworn to that minute, namely 11:20 a.
M. She was entitled to continuance
II order to give her time to get wit
nesses and to give her lawyer time to
study the case and also the complaint,
against which he might wish to offer
technical objections.
Straus' plea made the Court very
angry. "Sit down, Mr.. Straus," thun'
dered the Judge, "or | will compel
police officer to remove you"
Straus quietly sat down and the
Court asked the defendant If she was
guilty or not guilty.
Il instruct you not to answer" cried
Straus.
Remove Straus!e shouted the Court.
Straus got up and in a quiet and clio.
Quent speech, pleaded for his clients
rights. He stated his grounds for OBJ.
jecting to the case to be taken up then
when he was interrupted by the Court,
for contempt.
Straus replied that that was a mat.
ter Of extreme indifference to him.
The Court then asked the High Sher.
ifs II he wanted to go on with the case
and received an affirmative answer.
| The Court then made reference to
the defendant which practically seem.
ed to amount to calling her guilty be.
fore a scrap of evidence had been
heard and Straus again objected, stat.
ing that no person could be put on
trial for life or liberty without due
process of law. His argument was in
tcrrupted by the Judge, who stated
that the defendant was being tried &C.
cording to due process of law. The
Court would be willing to sign subpoe
mas for Witnesses then and there and
would give the defense until p. m.
The Court at this stage took occa-
sion to comment in scathing terms on
which he said was house OF prostitu.
ton. He further stated that the owner
OF these premises ought to be before
the Court for keeping a disorderly
house. Straus informed the Court that
j. Alfred Magoon was the owner OF
the premises mentioned.
Officer McDuhie was the first wit.
ness to testify for the prosecution. His
testimony described the defendant
habits. A Spaniard who, II was al
legged, supported the woman, was call
ed as the next witness. Matauley, the
Porto Rican interpreter, interpreted
the High Sheriff's questions but the
witness signified that he did not W
derstand him. Straus arose to say
that the witness was a Castilian, who
did not understand Macauley's Ian
guage, which was Porto Rican. The
Court promptly called Straus down.
telling him to stop interfering. The
attorney arose to ask for a ruling. but
was again told to sit down.
At this point, a colored man was
found who said he could interpret for
the witness. The High Sheriff asked
tln witness If he lived with the de-
f ndant. Straus arose and said that
the witness had a right to be informed
of his constitutional rights, namely
that he was not compelled to answer
questions by which he might incrim-
mate himself
81 have already told him that" said
Iha InH1n