The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-22


or open venire in this court be ant
they are excused from further attend
ance upon this court in this cause. And
that said cause of the Territory of Ha-
wall VS.. Edward Mitchell Jones be and
the same is hereby continued until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock for fur
Their disposition
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Deputy Attorney General Peters, nj
the opening of proceedings yesterday
morning, stated that William Larsen,
who had passed for cause on Saturday,
desired on further reflection to be ex-
cused By permission he now examined
Mr.. Larsen again and challenged him
for cause, and he was excused over the
objection of A. G. NJ. Robertson for the
defense.
James H. Boyd passed for cause
against the objection of the proSecu-
ton, which later exercised its last per-
emptory challenge in retiring Mr.. Boyd.
Jas. w. Bergstrom' was challenged by
the defense. Before his place was filled
by Robert Nelson, both sides agreed in
excusing for cause Chas. Phillips, f. NJ.
Kiley, j. McCready asd E. o. White.
On the retirement of ]. H. Boyd, no
names were left in the box. Judge Rob-
inson ordered a special venire for for
ty-nine men to be issued, returnable in
part at 2 p. m. that day. At the con-
tinuance of the cause until that time,
but two more peremptory challenges re-
manned and both to the defense.
The partial return of the last venire
at 2 o'clock brought into court E. r.
Adams, S. F. Mott, a. j. Campbell, ]. j.
Garden, w. r. Coombs, S. E. Damon,
E. Swan, J. c. Evans, c. Schoellkopf, G..
T. Kluegel, John Mitchell p. Nj. Pond,
H. H. Walker, j. w, A. Redhouse, ST.
c. Sayres, w. B. Scott, J. H. Cummings,
S. G.. Wilder, Gaspar Silva, F. c. Ather-
ton, c. V. Sturtevant, Ed. Towse, K. r.
G. Wallace, S. A. Walker, c. B. Hail.
c. c. Rhodes, H. A. Juen, c. A. Simp
son, A. c. Silva and F. w. Thrum, be-
ing thirty out of the forty-nine ordered.
Counting the first and second open
venires, in addition to the years jury
list of $50 names, the total number of
jurors summoned was nearly $50, out of
which eleven men who had passed for
cause were on the panel, after fifteen
challenges had been exer-
eised and one challenge waived by the
with two challenges re-
to the defense and thirty men
waiting to be examined for cause. This
was the jury impaneling situation when
he proceedings came to their abrupt
termination.
The defendant Jones has not yet been
placed in jeopardy to entitle him to
release on that ground, as until a jury
s sworn to try him he is not considered
20 be on trial. All the same, a very
weak spot has been uncovered in the
ury law passed by the Legislature of
800.
OTHER CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Demurrers to indictments of Enoch |
Johnson and Jonah Kumalae for con-
;piracy first degree, Solomon Meheula |
or gross cheat and Enoch Johnson for
gross cheat were, on account of the |
lbsence of counsel for defendants, con-
inued by Judge Robinson until Mon
lay next.
LunS Tok Kee, selling liquor without |
license, reserved his plea until a. m. |
oday.
Chisaki alias Chisaki Mokishi, rape, |
pleaded not guilty and his bail was |
lxed at $4,000.
Solomon Kaanaana, who pleaded |
-uilty to an atrocious crime on Satur- |
ay, had sentence further continued I'M
il a. M. today.
DIVORCE COURT SCENE.
There was a little scene in Judge |
2obinson's court yesterday afternoon |
vhen his Honor had just ordered a de- |
rec of divorce to Nina ]. Flint against |
Harry W. Flint. No evidence had |
'een put on for the libellee and J. P.
Ball for the Lbellant, in answer to
he court, said alimony was waived.
she was forced to sign that paper"
reclaimed Mrs. MCLEAN, mother of the
ibellant, from the front spectators
ench.
Judge Robinson asked the parties
enerally if the arrangement was sat
sfactory. Mrs. Flint had crossed the
DOM after coming off the witness
tand and was standing at the win
ow to the right of the Judge.
1T is satisfactory to the defendant,
!. NJ. Strauss, attorney for the libellee,
the question.
Mrs. MCLEAN rose and advanced to /
he middle of the floor, in front of the
udge, and asked if she might say a
ew words. Judge Robinson waved
er back to her seat and, as Mr.. Ball
walked over to his client showing a
aper to her, the Judge asked
Us that satisfactory
81 signed it, Mrs. Flint said.
"She was forced" the mother be-
an anew.