The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-06-06

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
jaunty air about him. His bail was
fixed at $25O0.
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 personation of
Federal officer, he having been ac-
quilted on one indictment therefor the
present term. j. j. Dunno, Assistant
| District Attorney, is prosecuting and
Il. NJ. Straus and ]. w. Cathcart de-
! Tending. The trial will begin this
morning.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co., by
! its attorneys, Kinney, McClanahan &
: Cooper, has answered the libel in adj
miralty brought by Delegate Kalani-
anaole for damage to suit case and
it's contents. Contributory negligence
is set up, also the allegation that the
property was not worth the $1334.50
claimed.
MCDUFFIE ON TRIAL.
A. McDuffie, former policeman, was
put on trial for receiving bride as an
executive officer before Judge De Bolt
yesterday. Deputy Attorney General
e. C. Peters prosecutes and F. E..
| Thompson defends. The prosecution
having rested at five minutes to A
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..
Robello, F. NJ. Kiley, Jas. Steiner, Job
Bachelor and w. L. Lyle are the
jury.
Witnesses called by the pro secution
were All Nam, Chun Su Lin, Arthur
M. Brown, Henry c. Hapai, Ching Mon
Gar and Ume Kawate. The last-nam-
ed is a Japanese woman who had
toddling about her feet while on the
stand tiny boy wearing, regardless of
the etiquette of courts, the inevitable
military 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 Cn, the
Chinese policeman, was tried for the
same offense and acquitted. The Jap
op In, a. ie n
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
not testify against McDufie.
1t is one of the so-called Halter
cases.
LIBEL SUIT TRIAL.
Henry c. Carter, George Lucas, S.
NJ. Ballou and Arthur A. BraymeI
were the witnesses called yesterday, in
Judge Lindsay's court, for the plain
tiff in the $4,000 libel suit of Sidney
M. Bellou, attorney, against Samuel
Parker, capitalist. Following Bray
mer the plaintiff was recalled to the
stand, holding it until adjournment al
o'clock.
A great many documents were put
in evidence, connected with the famous
contest for licenses from the Govern
ment to construct the Hamakua and
Kohala irrigation bitches.
The suit Is on account of charges
made against Ballou in an AFFIDAVIT by
Parker in the Annie T. K. Parker
minor, guardianship case. alleging that
!; he played false to Parker in that mat
ter as a former client OF his in the
ditch business. Its conclusion was in
substance that Ballou was unfit &c
practice law in any Of the courts OF
| the Territory.