The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-12
JONES JURY
YET COMING
Telephone People Given
More Time to Avoid
Punishment.

Early in yesterdays proceedings of
the Jones murder trial, the twelve men
previously passed for cause were re-
duced to eleven. Judge Robinson had
discovered that the last man empaneled
on Thursday, Edward P. O'Brien, was
not qualified owing to his being not
registered voter.
failed to answer to their names at jury
roll call, whereupon bench warrants
were issued to bring them in. Brown
later appeared of his own volition and
gave explanations that saved him a
penalty. Kealoha said he thought it
was no use coming. He had been
waiting around all the previous day
without being called up. Besides he did
not understand the English language.
All this passed through the mouth of
the interpreter. Judge Robinson allow
ed him to depart in peace.
The examination of jurors to find one
in place of O'Brien proceeded, but the
quest was in vain until the exhaustion
| of the list. Then a special venire for
| fifty additional jurors was ordered.
| Those examined and excused for cause
/ y. H., Il. -.
Cunha, Louis Marks, Arthur w. Rice,
Willard E. Brown and V. Kealoha.
Quinn and Brown were opposed to CAPT
tai punishment, the former also hav
ing set opinion. Cunha volunteered
the information that by marriage he
was related to Mrs. Parmenter, who
| received her death wound on the same
occasion that Mrs. Linda K. Jones was
killed. Still, in answer to the regular
questions, he said he thought he could
render a fair verdict. I'D give him a
| fair trial all right-Td give him all he
deserves was his reply that was taken
for cause why he should not serve Oh
| the jury.
Should the remaining names upon the
years Jury list of $50 not be sufficient
for obtaining a jury from, the jury
panels Of Judges De Bolt and Gear out
of the same list will be placed at the
disposal of Judge ROBINSON. Even the
grand jurors, whenever they obtain dis
charge as such, may be summoned as
trial jurors. The indictments found
against Jones were by the previous
terms grand jury.
THE TELEPHONE CONTEMPT.
Judge Gear yesterday heard the mo-
ton of S. NJ. Ballou to have sentence
Telephone Co. and w. F. Lehigh, its
superintendent. The matter was con-
tinued until Wednesday next, to give
respondents time for more completely
obeying the courts order at the origi-
nal citation, to insert Ballou's name and
number in the telephone directory.
CIVIL TRIALS.
VIM. Bierce. Ltd. VS.. Clinton J.
Hutchins, trustee of Kona Sugar Co.,
Ltd, was argued and submitted before
Judge De Bolt yesterday afternoon.
V. TeiXeira VS.. American Dry Goods
Co., Ltd, ct al, the alleged CONNER
cial wrecking case, is still on before
Judge Gear and continued until Mon
day.
COURT NOTES.
Jesse NJ. McChesney responded to the
order of Judge Gear to come into court
with a statement of debts owing to
NJ. w. McChesney & Sons, on the mo-
ton of the First National Bank of Ha-
wall, Ltd, judgment creditor. AS the
proper documents, in all respects. We're
not produced by the respondent the
hearing was continued until Monday.
Judge De Bolt has appointed Father
H. Valentin as executor of the will of
Margaret Moorhead, deceased, as NOM