The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-01-06
CALENDAR
OF CRIME
Judge Robinson Calls
and Sets Many
Noted Cases.

yesterday Judge Robinson proceeded
to call the criminal calendar. The first
case called was that of Edward Nit
chel Jones, charged with the murder Of
his wife. A. G. NJ. Robertson wanted
the case continued for two weeks The
Judge favored a continuance of one
week only, as the selection of a jury
would probably take a week, anyway
Attorney General Andrews said 4.
postponement for two weeks would
throw the whole calendar out, and
then Judge Robinson set the case for
January 16.
The case of Solomon Meheula was
called. Andrews said that Ashford ap-
peared for the defendant and wanted
to have all his cases continue until
he came back from Kona at the end
of the month. When the case of To-
kuda was called ]. w. Cathcart made
the same excuse. and the cases Of
these two attorneys were all passed
temporarily.
The two embezzlement cases of Ste
phen Mahaulu were passed temporari-
ly. Attorney Frank Thompson had his
name withdrawn as counsel for the
defendant and these cazes were pass
ed temporarily.
In the five cases of the Territory VS..
Benjamin III. Wright, embezzlement,
the Attorney General entered a nolle-
prosequi
The five cases of E. Vivian Richard
son were called. on motion by An
drews they We're passed until tomor-
row at 10 a. m. to take the plea
The four cases OF E. S. Boyd, en-
bezzlement, were continued for the
term.
j. ]. Dunno asked that the case of
Philip d. Naone, murder, be passed for
the present as it would otherwise
probably interfere with the Jones case.
1t was passed temporarily
The case of Geneau the sailor charg-
ed with murder of Ulysses Harris, was
passed until after Jan. II. Attorney
Douthitt stated that Lieut.. Cuntz.
would, according to a cablegram from
the Secretary of the Navy, arrive here
to testify in the case In that time
Nolle prosequis were entered in the
three embezzlement cases of Frank
Woodbridge.
The case of Eugenio Arroyo, charg-
ed with murder, was, in spite of the
protest by Leon Strauss, placed on
the calendar as ready in order
The cases of All On and McDufie,
both charged with bribery, were al
ready in their order.
The five cases of Harry C. Moss
man, charged with embezzlement, and
the two eXtortionf cases OF Cnas. f.
Chillingworth. were ready in their Or
der. Attorney Frank Thompson said
that he had asked for a severance in
the case of Chillingworth and Ahoo,
charged with eXtortion. The Attorney
General had not as yet decided wheth-
er he would grant this amicably.
The cases of Kahiliailau, charged
with murder, Jas. Kupihea, charged
with election fraud, and several other
cases in which A. NJ. Brown appeared,
were passed temporarily, as counse.
wanted to go to Kailua for the term
there.
The case of Henry Vierra. charged
with embezzlement, was passed tenn
porarily.
All Lum, charged with conducting a
lottery, had no attorney. i. NJ. Watson
was assigned to represent him.
The three cases of Jas Z. Fullerton,
charged with gross cheat, assault and
battery and malicious injury, were
ready.
The cases of ]. X. Nakookoo and
Stephen Umauma, charged with lipei,
We're ready.
1t has not as yet been settled which
case the court will take up tomorrow.
1t will probably be one of the cases of
Chung Hing, All Kap, Tom Sing, Man
Leah, alias Chew Tuck, ing Hing,
Cheng Chow and All Nav, who are
charged Jointly on four charges OF bur-
glary. The defendants constitute the
gang which is alleged to have made
the city and its vicinity uncomfortable
by the preparation of a series OF
crimes about a year ago.
COURT NOTES.
Arthur Harrison, a native of Great
Britain who has resided in the United
States for the past twenty years, was
naturalized by Judge Dole in the Unit
ed States District Court yesterday.
Judge Dole of his own motion yes
terday continued the leper habeas cor
pus case until next Thursday morning
at o'clock.
District Magistrate Whitney will de-
eide today whether the Pacific Club
must take out license to sell liquors.
In the Supreme Court yesterday, the
motion for an order to the clerk to pay
money in the case of Chang Kim VS..
| c. Lai Young was submitted on briefs.
The Supreme Court has continued to
next term the motion to strike the
| transcript of evidence from the record
in the case of Sydney NJ Ballou VS..
the Mutual Telephone Co.
The Supreme Court has granted the
! motion to advance the case OF H.
| Hackfeld & Co. VS.. w C. Achi and
also the motion to dismiss the case
OF Wolters VS.. Goeas.
Judge Robinson has appointed the
| following interpreters for the new term
of court: William Crawford. Chinese
interpreter; George Yamada, Japanese
Interpreter; NJ. ]. Cabral, Portuguese