The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-03

/ j. w. Cathcarts cases were called he
announced that he was going 90 Kona
ON Friday and could not therefore be-
gin the trial of any case. Judge STAN
ley too had his name down against sew
eral cases and he could not go on be-
cause he had just returned from Kona.
Ashford is counsel for Meheula charged
with gross cheat as well as i'm num-
Der of lesser matters, while Cathcart
has among others case of Kansioro,
accused Of murder in the first degree
and Kawaro charged with manslaugh-
ter.
The charge of libel against F. ]. Tes-
Ia was marked ready for next week.
Attorney Frank Ehompson's request
to have his name dropped as counsel
for Stephen Mahaulu, embezzlement.
you prefer to rest on your laurels
won in the former case" suggested the
Judge.
"I'n have to live on the credit l got
for it," replied Thompson, "the none
tary credit mean"
The big batch of burglary cases, in
which the names of Chung Hing, An
Kap, Tom Sing, Man Leah, Chew Tuck,
ING Hing, Cheng Chow and All Nam
figure in all sorts of Kaleidoscope COM
bination were marked ready in their
order.
Five charges of embezzlement against
Benjamin Haywood Wright were nolle
/ Wright is now serving sentence on a
similar charge on which he was con-
victed and lost on appeal.
Edward Vivian Richardson's name APP
peared with FIVE indictments against it
for embezzlement.
zone of those cases is before the Su-
preme Court, but l am not sure which
one it is" remarked A. G. NJ. Robert
son nonchalantly, and the bench and
bar laughed together.
1T was before the Supreme Court"
said the Attorney General. but the
Supreme Court has decided. 1t over
rul the demurrer"
Robertson had to smile himself, but
he stated that he had not been notified
of the decision and asked that the
cases go over until tomorrow.
All of the remaining charges against
Edward S. Boyd for embezzlement
were continued for the term by con-
sent. Boyd had been convicted and
= sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
= on one charge which is now on appeal
The three charges of embezzlement
still standing against Frank Wood
bridge was nolle pressed. Woodbridge
, is serving sentence on one conviction.
Eugenio Arroyo, the Porto Rican
charged with killing a countrymar
named Riviera was represented by lie.
5 on NJ. Strauss who said that he could
I not be ready for some weeks. Judge
t Robinson thought that sufficient time
, had elapsed for the preparation of tn,
case and ordered it set for next week
] Then came the cases arising out O.
the police scandals of recent memory
I and every one of them was marked
e ready by both sides. There We're tn
charges againstAh On and A. McDuf.
d fie of accepting b11pes while police Off
s GERS, of embezzlement against Harr
+, c. Mossman and of extortion agains
5 Charles f. Chilingworth. G. w. Davi
+ and Frank Thompson are down a
counsel and the latter announced thei
p readiness to go on with the cases il
5 order.
d The liquor cases in which N. r. Spen
e Ger figures ns defendant as well a
e those against Silva, Freitas Kaaihu
e and Chong Him were all marked ready
t while a number of cases in which A. NJ
Brown is concerned as counsel, includ
= ing the charges of election frauC
- against big Jim" Kupihea, were pass
Il ed as Brown has shortly to go away 70
n a trip to one of the other islands.
n The court adjourned for luncheon ant
. the calling of the remainder of the cal
endar is being continued this afternoon