The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-04
CALENDAR
Of CRIME
Judge Robinson Calls
and Sets Many
Noted Cases.

AFTER he had charged the grand JURY
yesterday. Judge Robinson proceeded
TO call the criminal calendar. The frs
case called was that of Edward Nit
chel Jones, charged with the murder Of
his wife. A. G. NJ Robertson wanted
the case continued for two weeks The
Judge favored a continuance of one
week only, as the selection of a jury
would probably take a week, anyway.
Attorney General Andrews said d
| postponement for two weeks would
| throw the whole calendar out, and
| then Judge Robinson set the case for
January Is.
The case of Solomon MeheuIa was
called. Andrews said that Ashford APP
peared for the defendant and wanted
to have all his cases continue until
he came back from Kona at the end
| of the month. When the case of To-
| kuda was called j. w Cathcart made
the same excuse. and the cases of
| these two attorneys We're all passed
| temporarily.
The two embezzlement cases of Ste
phen MahauIu We're passed Temperate
~. Attorney Frank Thompson had his
name withdrawn as counsel for the
defendant and these cases were pass
ed temporarily
In the five cases of the Territory VS..
Benjamin H. Wright, embezzlement,
the Attorney General entered a nolle
prosequi
The FIVE cases of E. Vivian Richard
son We're called. On motion by An
drews they were passed until tomor
row at 10 a. m. TO take the plea.
The four cases of Z. s. Boyd, en-
bezzlement, were continued for the
term.
]. J. Dunno asked that the case of
Philip D. Naone, murder, be passed for
the present as it would otherwise
probably interfere with the Jones case.
II was passed temporarily.
The case OF Geneau, the sailor charg-
ed with murder of Ulysses Harris. was
passed until after Jan. II. Attorney |
Douthitt stated that Lieut.. Cuntz |
would, according to a cablegram from
the Secretary of the Navy, arrive here |
to testify in the case In that time.
Nolle proseeiuis We're entered in the |
three embezzllernent cases of Frank /
Woodbridge
The case of Eugenio Arroyo, charg- |
ed with murder, was, in spite of the
protest by. Leon Strauss, placed on
the calendar as ready in order.
The cases of All On and McDuffie,
both charged with bribery, were al
ready in their order.
The five cases of Harry C. Moss
man, charged with embezzlement, and
the two extortion cases or Cnas. F.
Chillingworth, were ready in their or
der. Attorney Frank Thompson said
that he had asked for severance in
the case of Chillingworth and Ahoo,
charged with extortion. The Attorney
General had not as yet decided wheth-
er he would grant this amicably.
The cases of Kahiliailau, charged
with murder, Jas. Kupihea, charged
with election fraud, and several other
lases in which A. NJ. Brown appeared,
we're passed temporarily. as counse.
" anted to go to Kailua for the term
here.
The case of Henry vierra. charged
with embezzlement, was passed tenn
All Lun, charged with conducting a
ottery, had no attorney. E. NJ watsonI
vas assigned to represent him.
The three cases of Jas E. Fullerton, |
charged with gross cheat, assault and
battery and malicious injury, were
'eady.
The cases of j. K. Nakookoo and
stephen Umauma, charged with npeI,
we're ready.
1t has not as yet been settled which
ase the court will take up tomorrow
t viii probably be one of the cases of
>hung Hing, All Kap Tom Sing, Mani
1eah, alias Chew Tuck, ing Hing,
Sheng Chow and All Nav, who are
harged jointly on four charges of bur-
larry. The defendants constitute the
'ang which is alleged to have made
he city and its vicinity uncomfortable
y the preparation of a series of
rimes about a year ago.
COURT NOTES.
Arthur Harrison, a native of Great l
'ritain who has resided in the United
tates for the past twenty years, was
aturaized by Judge Dole in the Unit \
d States District Court yesterday.
Judge Dole of his own motion yes
arday continued the leper habeas cor ;.
US case until next Thursday morning .
t o'clock a
District Magistrate Whitney will de-
dee today whether the Pacific Club -
iust take out a license to sell liquors. =,
In the Supreme Court yesterday. the y
lotion for an order to the clerk to paw -
loney in the case of Chang Kim VS.. ~
Lai Young was submitted on briefs. H.
The Supreme Court has continued to
ext term the motion to strike the
anscript of evidence from the record
the case of Sydney NJ. BaIlou VS..
ie Mutual Telephone Co.
The Supreme Court has granted the
qtion to advance the case of H
ackfeld & Co. VS.. W. C. Achf and
SO the motion to dismiss the case
Wolters VS.. Goeas.
Judge Robinson has appointed the
lowing interpreters for the new termi
court: William Crawford, Chinese
taa1.rl,afer,. f.on,cr, Va -.