The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-09-09
SEPTEMBER
TERM OPENS
Disqualification Leaves
Too Few Jurors
to Charge.
(From Wednesdays Advertiser)


The case of the Territory vs.. E.
Vivian Richardson, charged with em-
bezzlement of funds of the Water
Works department, has, by consent of
counsel, been continued until next
January's term of court.
The trial of Il. s. Boyd, charged with
embezzlement of the funds of the
Land Commission, is set for Friday,
September 80.
Besides these defendants others in
court when Judge Gear opened the
September term of the Circuit Court
yesterday morning, We're stephen Ma
haulu, chief clerk for l.. S. Boyd
former Land Commissioner, charged
with the same offence as his superior;
Enoch johnson, alleged gross cheat; +.
j. Tesla, charged with libel; Solomon
Meheula, former clerk of the House of
Representatives. alleged gross cheat;
Daniel Kamai Kahili manslaughter;
Kansioro Hayashida and Liu Lock,
charged with murder Forty-seven
cases in all constituted the criminal
calendar and the court room was
crowded with attorneys. officials, jury
men, spectators and prisoners.
After disqualification and excuse
only eleven of the twenty-seven on the
panel remained for the grand jury with
nine on the petit jury. Enough names
to raise the original number to fifty
We're placed in the jury box by order of
the judge, eleven being drawn to serve
with the original eleven. These will re-
port this morning and it is thought the
grand jurors will be charged. Among
those excused yesterday was William
Prestige, stage carpenter at the Or
pheum, who claims to be a British
subject but is National Guardsman,
and may be asked to account for the
Inconsistency which the Attorney Cen
eral thinks exists. Several were ex
cused for lack of familiarity with the
English language.
The case of the Territory VS.. p. O'Sul-
livan, liquor selling on Sunday, comes
up this morning at ten o'clock.
After the calling of the criminal
calendar Judge Gear proceeded with
the jury trials. That of Solomon Mehe-
ula has been set for Monday the Goth
inst. The case against Enoch Johnson
has been passed for the present, argu-
ment is to come upon a motion of At
torney Ashford to withdraw his clients
plea of not guilty and plead a former
conviction. Deputy Attorney General
Prosser will oppose.
The case of the Territory VS.. F. ].
Tesla, libel, comes up today. The case
of Stephen Mahaulu is set for October
II, his attorney, w. T. Rawlins, being
q member of the Registration Board.
Araki assault and battery, is for like
reason set for the same date.
Chez Leo, larceny, forfeited his bail.
Chang Chung, malicious injury, Octo-
Der 3. Hayashidi, murder first degree,
September u. Kansioro murder first
degree, passed for present Dengiro,
same charge, October 5. Franco, liquor
selling without license, September 10.
Trouble was had in court in the case
of Chang Hung, charged with bur-
glary, in securing an interpreter c. l..
Hopkins, the only official Scion, was
not up in Chinese and Joseph Goo Kim
was secured after much delay. Chang
Hung pleaded not guilty.
PROPERTY PARTIONED.
A decision in a suit for partition
brought by Mrs. Francis Heating on
the division of property belonging to
her deceased husband was yesterday
handed down by Judge De Bolt. I'm
der his ruling three-fourths of the
property go to the plaintiff and one
fourth to Francis Heating. NJ. d. Mon
sarrat is appointed by the court as
administrator to see the courts deci-
sion carried out. The property in par
tition lies in Nuuanu Valley.
cEAu'r,J L, EVJnENT,E
An order was yesterday issued in the
Parker Ranch case for commission
to issue for the examination of Mrs. It.
w. Carter, now in Seattle. Attorney
Il. Ward Kemp is to take the evidence
which will bear on the alleged indo-
lence and addiction to strong liquors
of her husband.