The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-22
No JURY IN
MURDER CASE
Maui Grand jury
Makes Final
Report.

INpuiN
on Wednesday, the 10th, the gran,
; jury reported nine true bills ard wa
discharged.
The petty jury has tried two civi
and two criminal cases. The defend
ants in the two latter were a Kihe
Porto Rican who received n sentenc,
of one year in prison for an assault
with dangerous weapon, and a Wal
luku Japanese who was given eighteen
months in Jail for a criminal assault.
Evening sessions have been the order
of the week. From Wednesday evening
until Friday strenuous efforts were
made to obtain jury in the Kipahulu
murder case the killing of an Hawai-
ian woman by her husband. Extra
jurymen We're summoned but owing to
many challenges for cause n satisfac-
tory dozen of jurors was not drawn and
50 1t was decided to postpone the crimi-
nal calendar until next Wednesday,
the 2Srd. In the meantime, the jury
will consider civil cases.
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LOTS OF DEFENDERS.
1t is rumored about Wailuku that the
Hawaiian defendant in the Kipahulu
murder case wishes to make sure
| thing of his defense and so has engaged
| the services of all the attorneys in
town, those especially mentioned are
Messrs.. Case, Richardson, Kaulultou,
Ashford, Nivas and Crockett.
Deputy Attorney General w. T. Raw
Inns departed for Honolulu last night.
The present term promises to be long,
tedious, and expensive for jurors and
other court attendants.
THE NEW DITCH.
The Hamakua Ditch Extension Co.,
which is engaged in digging waterways
to connect the new Koolau ditch with
the old Haiku ditch, has recently moved
its camp from Kailua to kaupakalua.
The work on the extension ditch has
not progressed so far but there are
gangs of laborers eXcavating tunnels at
different places between the two points.
The whole task is about three quarters
finished.
EXPECT A BARREL.
A prominent island Republican in
The Waiakea settlement and the board
ing school also contributed songs. Scrip
ture reading and short talks We're heard
in the English, Hawaiian, Portuguese,
Chinese and Japanese languages by
Messrs. Shields, Desha, da Silva, Scud-
der, Thwing and Gulick.
Monday, the convention resumed it's
labors, discussing the erection of par
and the financial condition of
the Hawaiian Board. SO far this year
the debt of the Board has been in |
creasing at the rate of s210O per month.
The debt now reaches nearly the $780, |
900 mark. The delegates resolved to go '
home and labor hard to wipe out this .
debt. Monday afternoon the assembly |
adjourned while the Sunday School AS
ISOLATION was in session. Reports We're |
heard from all over the Island showing {
a growing and healthy condition in
the Sunday School work.
Tuesday an examination was held |
for applicants for licenses to preach.
The following passed splendid exam
S. l.. Kawelo, Mo Man Wing, u Cho
Rev. Il. c. da Silva was
elected permanent member of the
Wednesday, the subjects
discussed, We're the support of pastors
and Foreign and Home Missions. In
the afternoon a delegation went out
to Honomu to hold a meeting which
was conducted in four languages. Mr.
Scudder and Washiyama spoke in
Japanese, Mr.. Gulick in Hawaiian, Mr..
la Silva in Portuguese and Mr.. Thwing
n Chinese.
HILO BOARDING SCHOOL.
One of the most interesting features ,
# the convention was the showing ,
made in the report of the Hilo Board {
ng School. The report was made Mon
lay, showing a large attendance. The
eport shows nearly score of Japa-
lese pupils who are bringing a new
influence into the school with their l
happy energy and ambition. The {
upils through a system of represent q
alton, share in the government of the !
chool. The Hilo Boarding School Is 7
iding greatly I'm the study of the race q
roblem. Here number of national u
les are thrown together. Understand
~ and sympathy between the differ g
Mt races are promoted Some of the V
alegates expressed themselves as W
.rongly favoring the Hilo plan as u
sainst the system at the Kamehame- y
a schools Hawailans alone attend "
amehameha. and this was pronounced ~ IL
= some as "A menace In that II incul~ -
Ltes race hatred.
The Association passed resolution n,
yoring the creation OF a theological ~,
'partment at the lIilo Boarding NJ
'hool The pastors Of Hllo viii take m
rms In giving instruction.
Rev Curtis H.. Shields delivered n n,
rong address on the Hllo Boarding IA,
hool question. He saw great good TO
me from the institution and consid- nt
ed II model He favored united al
.ort which would make lilo the AT
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