The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-26
INDICTMENTS
ON VOUCHERS
MeheuIa, Johnson
and kumalae
Accused.

seasonal expenses of the House of Rep
resentatives were returned by the
grand jury before Judge w. T. Robin
son, presiding at Circuit Court term,
yesterday morning against Solomon
Meheula, Enoch johnson and Jonah
Kumalae. Meheula and Johnson are
separately, and johnson and Kumalae
jointly indicted.
Meheula is indicted for gross cheat IL
having while Clerk of the House of
Representatives, drawn $3.50 against
the appropriation for sessional ex-
penses to pay for thirty volumes of
Hawaiian laws, under the false and
fraudulent pretence that he had pur-
chased the books for the House.
johnson is also indicted for gross
cheat on account of unlawfully, falsely.
fraudulently, knowingly and designedly
representing to the House committee
on accounts that he had performed ser
vices for the House whereby the Terri
tory became indebted to him in the
sum of $3l2.50. The false and fraudu
lent items, as specified by the grand
jury, in Johnson's bill were $50 for
drawing the report of the committee
on the Chinese funds, s22.50 for type
writing the report, sl30 for services 70
the committee and $50 for legal opin-
ion.
johnson and Kumalae are Jointly in
dicted for conspiracy in the first degree
in combining together to defraud the
Territory of s312.50, being the same
amount as that for which Johnson is
charged with gross cheat in his individ-
ual Indictment. Kumalae was chair
man of the special committee on the
Chinese fund.
There were two other indictments
presented, making five altogether.
They were ordered on the secret file
until the accused persons should be
arrested. Meheula and johnson, how
ever, soon after the court had declared
n recess until 2 p. m., came to the pre-
cincts of the court and surrendered
themselves.
Deputy Attorney General f. C.
Peters suggested that both defendants
might be allowed at large, pending
further proceedings, on their own
recognizances Meheula, it was repre-
sented, was held under a bond of $1,000
under indictment in the Federal court
for destroying House vouchers. john
son, besides being a member of the
bar, had property interests and debts
owing to him in the Territory which, ii
was considered, formed sufficient Sc
curity for his appearance whenever
wanted. Judge Robinson accepted the
reasons given and released the defend
ants on their own recognizances.
Jonah Kumalae did not appear with
Meheula and Johnson, and a bench
warrant was issued for his arrest.
Early in the afternoon, however, he
surrendered to the court. Judge Robin
son fixed his bail at $1,000 and Kumalae
went out with a policeman, returning
before long with a bond in that amount
on which Charles Motley was the sure
ty.
Meheula, Johnson and Kumalae will
be arraigned on their respective in
dictments at $3.50 o'clock this morning,
FINN'S TRIAL.
Joseph Fmn's trial for assault with
intent to commit murder began at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon before
Judge Robinson. w. S. Fleming ap-
peared for the Territory, and J. J.
Dunno for the defendant. Before the
empaneling of a jury had gone far,
challenges for cause exhausted the reg
ular panel. \ special venre for twen-
ty-five additional jurors was issued, re-
turnable at 10 o'clock this morning.
The following eleven men We're in
the box when the court adjourned f.
r. Bivens, $. William Spencer, VIM.
Dunbar, w. l.. Fletcher, II. c. Brown,
John C. Lane, Samuel Nowlein J. c.
Cohen, Jas. d. Dougherty, John Coffee
and ]. ]. Egan.
THE SPECIAL VENIRE.
These twenty-five men are under
summons to appear this morning: f.
G. Carrera, l.. O. *. East, David Pail
kapu, Jos. X. Nicola, Wm. Koho, Jas.
A. Lawelawe JAS BiCknell, Alex. c.
Dowsett, Frank Carvalho, Guy owens,
Robt. w. Atkinson, Fred, Terrill, Wm.
Keaha, Henry Fern, sam. +. Pierce,
IIdw. G. Brown, John II. Naone, Henry
Gehring, Jas. Houghtailing, Jos. Nau-
kama, Nohola, Edwin j. stone, \, b.
Arleigh, James w. Bergstrom and $.
w. Rose.
OTHER CRIMINAL CASES.
Man Chong's trial for the murder of
Policeman Mahelona will follow the
trial of Finn, but in any event not un-
til next week.
A motion to set the trial of Edward
NJ. JolleS loT lIGTueT VIII DC nedIu Dy
Judge Robinson at $3.50 this morning.
The case against him is for the killing
of his divorced wife, he having been
acquitted last term of the murder of his
mother-in-law.
SUPREME COURT SESSION.
A new session of the Supreme Court
was opened yesterday morning. The
courtroom looked like a new jursdic-
tion with its freshly tinted walls, doors
and window castings shining in fresh
paint, the floor covered with brown
iinoleum and the bench front clad in
renewed green drapery.
The Attorney Generals motion to dis
miss Geo. A, Davis's petition for re-
hearing of his disbarment case was set
for argument on Thursday.
Frank Godfrey, trustee, vs. John Kid
well was argued and submitted.
PAUoA WATER CASE.
Tax Assassor Pratt's anneal from, the