The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01
DEFENDANTS
COME FORTH
Richardson to Be Tried.
Mandamus Case.
Foreclosure.

The arraigning of defendants under
three indictments in as many Ian
guages at the same time was a feat
engineered by Deputy Attorney Gem
eraI Peters before Judge Robinson yes
terday morning While ne would be
reading one in English. the interpre-
ters in two other languages would be
dealing out presentments he had pre-
viously read. Of course the accused
did not plead simultaneously. That
would have put the clerk and the stem
ographer crazy. and started tree
fight at the bar.
OF % indictments returned by the
grand jury the previous afternoon. me
accused persons had all been rounded
up excepting one over in Waialua
Arrangements We're as follows:
Domingo Ferre.ira and John Cahral,
affray Cabral pleaded guilty but
having paid a fine in the District
Court. sentence was suspended and
defendant allowed to 60 on his own
recognIzance Ferreira had appealed
from the District Court. As he did lot
appear now, a bench warrant was is-
sued for his arrest.
+. e. Fullerton pleaded not guilty to
separate indictments for assault and
battery, malicious injury and gross
cheat-aI connected with an ejectn1snt
process
Pedro Ferreira. a young boy, pleai-
ed guilty TO larceny of silver wlteh
Sentence was suspended for thirteen
months
sun Hing chu's plea to assault aud
battery was reserved, under bond OF
$1,000
Kawasah pleaded not guilty to che
IA tickets in possession and was adj
mitted to 500 bail.
J. K. Nakookoo libeling frank Har-
vey. late candidate for Senasor, re-
served plea under bond of $500.
Stephen Umauma. libeling Curtis
p. Iaukea, late candidate for Con-
gress, reserved 11ea alnder bond Of
$500.
Takata. murder in the first degree.
had no counseI but pleaded not guilty-
Hama Kealoha, burglary in the sec-
ond degree. pleaded guilty. Sentence
was deferred until next term.
Chan All, Chih Lung and Chich Chm
Yee, che ia gaming, pleaded not guilty
under two indictments.
Nishimura, attempting to bribe a
police officer, was represented by an
other man arrested by mistake. lis
arraignment was deferred.
Fushimura. attempting to bribe Dep
uty Sheriff Rawlins, pleaded not gull
ty.
Hung Chu, che IA gaming, pleaded
oox1o hail in SIM
Koselxi pleaded not guilty of 1ur-
dering another Japanese at Iwilei-
r. w. Redhouse, larceny in the first
degree, for capturing buggy in the
street which had been withheld from
him by w. w. Wright for replirs
bill. pleaded not guilty.
Yamamoto, on his plea of guilty to
assault with intent to murder, had his
case continued
Paiekapu, pleading guilty to Illicit
liquor selling. was fined 800.
All Lum, che IA. gaming. pleaded not
guilty.
RICHARDSON rs HELD
4. Edward v. Richardson will have to
stand his trial for enbezzlement of
public money. By unanimous decision
of the Supreme Court the Circuit Court
is sustained in overruling the demur-
rer to Indictment. Chief Justice Frear
writes the opinion, of which the foi-
lowing is the syllabus:
'.In an Indictment of an officer for
embezzlement. it IS not necessary to
set forth particularly in what manner
or by whom ne was appointed
Under a statute relating to embez-
element by officers and others who are
charged by law. regulation or appoint
ment with the safe-keeping. transfer
or disbursement of money. it is not
to aver in an indictment
that the officer was SO charged by law
by only one of these methods, they
not being inconsistent metnoGs.
Under such a statute an inferior
officer or clerk whose office or appoint
ment IS recognized by statute only in
the appropriation bill is within the
statute If he is charged with the safe
keeping. ETC., of money by regulation
or appointment; ne need not be eharg-
ed by law.
a clerk of the waterworxs nav be
charged by regulation or appointment
with the safe-keeping, transfer or dis
pufSetnenl or money altn0ugh the str
perintendent of waterworks is charg
ed by law with the duty to collect all
water rates from ships and persons in
Honolulu or it's vicinity :,
E. c. Peters for the Territory. Rob-
ertson & Wilder for defendant.
HoLLowAY's ANSWER.
C. S. Holloway. superintendent of
Public Works. by Attorney General |
Andrews and j. W. cathcart. has filed .
IN answer to the application of Ha- +
vaiian Dredging Co. for writ of I
nandamus. He says the appropria- T
ion for dredging was exhausted after
December 81, 1908. Respondent and
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