The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20
BERTEL.MANN
IS Gull TY
Attorney Straus Falls
Into Trap he
LaId.

The Federal jury in the case of the
United States VS.. F. c. Bertelmann re-
turned a verdict of guilty as charged
on both counts of the Indictment at
6:15 last evening. The jury was out
set next Tuesday for sentence. The
jury Incorporated in their verdict
recommendation to the court for mercy.
Assistant United States District At
torney ]. J. Dunno handled the case
for the government in an admirable
manner The case was a difficult one,
and despite the interminable objec-
lions of defendants counsel, trying
both the courts and Mr.. DUNES tenn
per, the district attorney came out
victorious L. Straus and Harry Moss
mann appeared for the defendant.
The case grew out of the defendant
making representations to Chinese and
Japanese that he was getting up
directory. 1t was charged also that
he collected money from Japanese on
ficer His victims were frequently
poor Japs whose ignorance led them to
pay over small sums. Some were pig
raisers and they were told that the
money collected was the tax required
by the government for engaging in that
business.
Damaging testimony was given yes
terday by two Japanese victims. One
stated that Bertelmann had visited him
at his pig-ranch at Moiliili and had col
lected money for an ad. Mr.. Dunno
showed a copy of Husted's directory
and asked whether that was the book
which Bertelmann had shown him. The
witness answered in the affirmative.
Then Mr. Straus asked another jap
anese witness if Mr.. Shiozawa, who is
the official japanese interpreter dur
ing the present federal term of court,
had not visited him about two weeks
ago and questioned him about what
he knew of the Bertelmann case. He
answered in the affirmative. Mr.. Straus
smiled grimly and walked into a trap.
Assuming a theatrical air, Mr.. Straus
finally said Then Mr.. Shiozawa, who
is the official interpreter in this court,
went to you in the capacity of a private
interpreter in a case and as a detec-
tive, and -"
BY this time Mr.. Dunno had risen
and offered an objection. He thought
out the next data with cold precision.
The counsel for the defendant did not
- ,ir>l
Mr. Shiozawa when he conversed with
this witness. and he did not ask wheth-
er a stenographer was taken along and
that L asked the witness the ques
tons" The jurors smiled, and the
court smiled, and Mr.. Dunno smiled
too. Mr.. Straus did not.
THE KANEALII CASE.
While the Supreme Court has decid-
ed that the election of Mr.. Kanealii as
supervisor of the county of Kauai
was valid, the justices state that if
Mr.. Kanealii was implicated in the
forgery of the names on his nomina-
ton papers and should be convicted,
then the office might doubtless be va
Gated or he be ousted under the pro-
visions of section Is of the Organic
Act. The suit was brought by c. II.
Willis, Kanealii's opponent during the
election.
CARVE ANSWERS.
The answer of the respondent in the
quo warranto proceedings of Walter C.
Peacock VS.. Alex. Garvie, has been
fled in the circuit court. Mr. Garvie
| admits that Mr.. Peacock is now a
stakeholder in the corporation known
| as w. G. Peacock & Co., Ltd, and that
$50 shares of the capital stock repre-
senting the par value of $50 1000, are
now in the Treasury of said company
unissued and not entitled to vote. He
neither admits or denies that Peacock
was duly and regularly elected as
president and ex-officio director of
said company at a meeting of the COM
pany held on July 81 1899. and leaves
the petitioner to his proof thereof.
He admits that since September Is,
1905. he has excluded and now excludes
petitioner from the office of president
and ex-oficio a director of the said
company.
WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
Carlos A. Long. administrator-de-
bonis-nOn- -the-will -annexed of the