The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-10
FLESHLY
FO|BLES
Human Weaknesses Are
Aired in Police.
Court.

'0h 00'iAS nature tndE mas characterized
recent performances at this popular
house of entertainment and the resery
ed seats as well as the BODY of the
courtroom We're well filed. The cur
tain rose on the farce Cheek to Chine
or the Menacing of john
The plot held the attention of the
audience until the Judge pronounced
the verdict and a dainty little love
story underlay the entire act which
caused much emotion among members
of the fair sex present
John Galbraith, defendant, charged
with using threatening language to his
divorced wife, walked before His Honor
with the agile step of middIeweight
boxing champion
1t appeared that John had been on
friendly terms with Mrs Galbraith for
sixteen years, but that their pleasant
intercourse had been disturbed by inter
mittent spats, one of which led to a di-
vorce being obtained Later on the
breach was bridged and until a day
or so ago fairly good understanding ex-
listed between Mr.. and Mrs G.
Mrs. Galbraith testified that on Tues
day last John woke up from a drunken
sleep and threatened to bisect her with
butcher knife. He also promised to
shoot her if there was anything left
to shoot when the cold steel had done
its work. He had repeatedly threaten
ed to carve witness and had on occa-
sions chased her with a knife.
Wherefore she went in fear of her
life and prayed that her erstwhile
husband be bound over to keep the
peace.
Defendant said that he hadn't got a
gun Or a knife and rather wished that
he had He intimated that job was
being put up on him. He admitted be-
ing drunk and may have spoken I'M
kindly to complainant on account of
seeing her talking to a strange man
whom she explained was her nephew
Attorney Rawlins who defended said
that Mrs. Galbraith had evidently mis-
construed defendants remarks. He
asked for discharge.
Prosecutor Andrade thought that
something should be done to John, but
he hardly knew what to recommend.
The judge settled the matter by dis
charging Galbraith. at the same time
handing him as warm a calling down
as has been heard in the police court
for many moons.
4 have no sympathy for you" said
the Judge; you are broken down
drunk with not enough nerve to kill
a flea. When you're drunk you are as
obstreperous and say as nasty things
as any man living. I've seen you when
you acted more like hog than man.
I'd like to send you to jail for five or
six months but taking everything into
consideration, 1 will let you go this
time
And John straightway repaired to the
nearest saloon to tell his boon compan-
ions there assembled, the good joke on
his former wife.
SHE CALLED HIM "BROOMSTICK."
Jacinto Tavosh, an elongated Port
uguese youth, about 6x1 IL #, faced
a couple of charges of assault and bat
terry on a Dutch maiden named Vonda
Tishghise and her little sister.
The affair occurred in a grocery store
in Kakaako. Vonda had been sent by
her mother to purchase a nickePs
worth of lard (and father will pay for
it, please, when he draws his wages),
and the spindly Jacinto had been de-
puted to replenish the family bread
box
Vonda and Jacinto met in the store
and Jacinto said, Hello, you stuck-up
thing" and Vonda flung back, Hello,
yourself broomstick."
Now the latter thrust went home
and Jacinto slapped the face Of the
young lady and then slapped some
other part of her sister with ruler.
The judge pondered over his decision
after all the evidence was in and re-
spective counsels had rested.
Along about thirty long years ago.
girls used to call me broomstick.
guess that a fine of 50 in each case and
zoe. costs will about meet the demands
of Justice"
And it was so ordered
COCKROACHES FOR BAIT.
Yamasakf, a Japanese with finely
developed strain of sporting blood in
his veins was charged under Section
427 of the Revised Statutes with haV-
ing committed cruelty to an animal, 20
wit, a cock fowl.
The case threw some interesting hght
on the sports and pastimes of Palama
district and incidentally introduced 10
public notice. a diverting form Of rec
reatfon wherein pleasure and profit may
be combined
All Sing testified that on Sunday
afternoon he saw defendant come into
his yard in Aala lane and produce
line with fish-hook attached on the
hook he impaled a cockrOach and cast
his bait cunningly in the direction OF