The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-06

observing how perfectly self-contained
he kept himself through the awful life
or death ordeal in the courtroom.
KAPPA IN COURT.
Henry Kapea, indicted last year
after he had fled the Territory for en-
bezzling a bond of Waialua Agricul-
tural CO. valued at $500 from the Ha-
waiian Trust Co. and brought back
from London under extradition pro-
ceedings, was produced in court be-
fore Judge De Bolt for arraignment
yesterday morning. At his request he
was allowed to reserve his plea until
Wednesday morning so that he might
procure counsel. This indicates that he
intends putting the Territory to its
proof of his guilt. Kapea appeared in
court dressed in style and had a
jaunty air about him. His bail was
fixed at $500.
ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS.
Eight japanese laborers of Honolulu
plantation indicted for conspiracy up
on arraignment were represented by
Henry Hogan, who had their pleas de-
ferred a week with the intention of
attacking the indictments.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
A jury was obtained late yesterday
afternoon before Judge Dole to try
Frank c. Bertelmann on another in
dictment for false PRESERVATION of a
Federal officer, he having been ac-
quilted on one indictment therefor the
present term. j. j. Dunno. Assistant
District Attorney, is prosecuting and
L. NJ. Straus and ]. w. Cathcart de-
Tending. The trial will begin this
morning.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co, by
its attorneys, Kinney, McClanahan q
Cooper, has answered the libel in adj
miraIty brought by Delegate Kalani-
anaole for damage to a suit case and
its contents. Contributory negligence
is set up. also the allegation that the
property was not worth the $133450
claimed.
MCDUFFIE ON TRIAL.
A McDuffie, former policeman, was
put on trial for receiving a bride as an
executive officer before Judge De Bolt
yesterday. Deputy Attorney General
E. c. Peters prosecutes and F. E.
Thompson defends. The pro- ecution
having rested at five minutes to
p. M, the trial was continued until 10
a. m. to-day.
d. NJ. Ross, VIM. P. Roth, H. w.
Green, B. Guerrero c. Lambert, w. L.
Austin, F. w. Macfarlane Jr., F. j.
F. NJ. Kiley, Jas. Steiner Job
Bachelor and w. l.. Lyle are the
jury.
Witnesses called by the prosecution
were All Nam, Chun Su Lin, Arthur
NJ. Brown, Henry c. Hapai, Ching Mon
Gar and Ume Kawate. The last-nam-
ed is Japanese woman who had |
toddling about her feet while on the |
stand a tiny boy wearing, regardless of |
the etiquette of courts, the inevitable |
cap that every Jap kid is |
topped with these war times
All Nam and Ching Mon Gar We're !
the two principal living links in the !
chain of evidence when All On, the |
Chinese policeman, was tried for the |
same offense and acquitted. The Jap !
anese woman in McDuff1es case is a |
new link. being put up as the person |
through whose hands the alleged bribe |
Of s. finally passed. On her cross
examination she denied that she was
threatened, in a certain interview,
With being sent to prison and having |
her baby taken from her if she would /
lot testify against McDufie.
1t is one of the so-called Halter"
asses.
LIBEL SUIT TRIAL.
Henry C. Garter, George Lucas, S.