Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-12
POLICE COURT (R|ST
ASSAULT and BATTERY
CASES ARE PREVALENT
Y. HONG AND TOM LARkiNs AP.
PEAR CHARGED WITH HAv-
ING ROBBED A PoRTu.
GUEsE STORE.

Assault and battery cases occupied
most of the time In the session of the
Police Court this morning. o. X. Akau
was fined 81 and costs for an assault
and battery on l.. Perry, Akau and
Perry got into a dispute about a pack
age Of cigarette tobacco which ended
by Akau's knocking Perry down with
a well directed blow. ikau pleaded
guilty.
Mele kalama, Hawaiian man.
somewhat surprised these present when
he appeared. Mele Is a Hawaiian girls
name and when the name was called
everyone fully expected to see dam
sci answer. When instead, n husky
man answered the call there was con-
siderable surprise shown. The Court
asked the Deputy Sherif for an expla-
nation but Chillingworth gave II up.
Mele had committed an assault and
battery on Kailukulani. He pleaded
not guilty but was convicted and fined
81 and costs.
A gentleman of the colored race re-
joicing In the name Of Willie Bill, next
appeared before the Court He was
charged with assault aud battery on o
Chinese, named Ma Kwai. Willie Bill
pleaded not guilty. Deputy Sheriff
Chillingworth asked that the case be
continued for week as Ma Kwai had
been done up pretty badly and would
not be able to appear before then. Will
lie Bill had broken his arm and
smashed his face. He was now In the
hospital for repairs.
Kauwe, a burly Hawaiian, was fined
"a and costs for assault and battery on
kahuakai, "A Hawaiian woman. Ka-
huaki is the wife OF Kaihekulani, the
man who was beaten by Mele Kalama,
as mentioned above. The worthy couple
seems to have had a hard day yester-
day.
Kalei Kalimapehu was charged with
assault and battery on his lady-love,
Lille Bray. Both are half-whites. Ka-
lei gave Lille terrible beating. She
tried to escape him by hiding In
isewer excavation but even there she
found no safety from her sweetheart's
wrath. As II was very aggravated
case Kalei was assessed $50 and costs.
y Hong. Chinese, and Tom Lar
kins, negro, who were arrested by
Detective McDufiie for having burglar
lied the Kalihi store and for having
done several other similar jobs were
charged with larceny In the second de-
gree. Both pleaded not guilty but Hing
later on changed his plea to one OF
guilty. Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth
asked that sentence In the case OF Hong
be deferred until tomorrow and that
the case of Larkins be continued until
the same date. He indicated his inten-
ton OF entering a charge Of burglary
In the first degree against Larkins.
Pang Kau, Chinese, was charged
with assault on u ten-year-old Chinese
girl with intention to commit rape.
Fang Kau at present has case of as
sault and battery based on the same
facts. pending against him. Judge
Humphreys, who has been retained to
conduct the prosecution, was not pres
ent in court. Attorney S. F. Chilling
worth, who appeared for the defense.
stated that Judge Humphreys and he
had agreed to have the matter con-
Linued until the other case had been
decided. The other case would come
up on July p. The rape case was ac-
cordingly continued until that date.