The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-06-09
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ACQUITTED
tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser.)

(From Wednesdays Advertiser)
Jury in Judge De Bolts court
yesterday acquitted Arthur McDufiie,
former police officer, on the charge of
having accepted a bribe from Chin
Mon Gar proprietor of a che IA game.
The case was given to the jury at
about four O'Clock, and in a very few
minutes they came into court with
their verdict. At once upon the an
nouncement of the verdict. Deputy
Attorney General Peters entered n
nolle pros in the other cases pending
against McDuffie.
Something of a sensation occurred
I'm the case yesterday morning when 1t
was developed that Uni, a japanese
woman who worked for McDuffie, was
on the night of November 10, 1904.
taken with her baby to Oahu prison
and held there for several days with
out a warrant and without any record
of the arrest having been made.
Joe McKinnon, the police station
clerk, was the first witness for the de-
fense. He had with him the receiving
station record. 1t was shown that 1t
did not record the detention of the
woman. Patrick Gleason, the clerk of
the Oahu prison, in a similar manner
showed that the prison records did
not contain Umrs name.
Harry Rivers. who lived at the same
house as McDufie on Fort street, stat
ed that when he had arrived home at
midnight November 10, the woman's
husband, who was very much upset,
had told him that his wife and child
had been taken away by police Off
GERS.
The next morning at Z o'clock Riv-
ers and the husband went to the po-
lice station and inquired about the
woman. They were told TO come
again at a. m. When they returned
they found that the woman's name
was not on the records. They asked
about the charge and what the bail
would be but could get no informa-
tion. A telephone message to High
Sheriff Henry elected the meagre re-
ply that the woman was at the prison.
When the woman returned on No
vember 81, she told Rivers that she
had been locked up. While in prison
she had been visited by six or eight
men who had threatened to take her
baby, which was with her. from her
and to keep her in pri on for five
years. IL she did not testify that "she
had given money to the boss" This
she refused to do, saying that she had
never done so, as she had no money.
Practically the same facts Were tes-
titled to by Edward Dunn, another in
mate of the house on Fort street,
there being not the slightest diver
gence in the testimony of the two
men.
High Sheriff Henry was called next
and was subjected to searching ex
no record had been made of heks-l--~
tention. She was -h.s,, s,,-f,s-..sessVY'.
49, r,o,.se4.--s .s'F,N- neld Tor inveStiga-
tion, he said. Such Gases were scarce.
1t was not usual to keep a record of
such arrests.
McDuffie himself was the last wit
ness called in his own behalf. He
fatty denied the statements made by
All Nam that he had received bribe
to protect Chin Mon Cars che ia
game.
COURT NOTES.
Judge De Bolt will call his criminal
calendar at a. m. today.
An order has been made for the de-
portation of Au Tum Shu, the Chinese
woman who claimed to be the wife of
one man here while as a matter OF
fact she was brought in for another
man altogether There will be the
usual ten days allowed for the appeal
although the matter will not be ap-
pealed-and the woman will be taken
back to China on the steamer going
next after the date upon which the
appeal grace expires.
Philip Naone, the wife murderer, has
been put to work on the rock pile.
The Supreme Court yesterday morn
ing gave decision dismissing the bill
of exceptions filed by the defendant in
the case of the Portuguese Mutual
Benefit Society against Kahanamaikal.
A. Perry appeared for plaintiff and d.
l.. Wilmington for defendant
The Territorial Supreme Court will
adjourn today until October, leaving
the smallest calendar that it has ever
had at the beginning of vacation.
ne Supreh!e Nourt as AT present con-
stituted has established a new record
for rapidity of work and unanimlty of
decisions. There have been no dis
senting opinions.
Ex-Judge George d. Gear was ad-
mitted to the Territorial bar formally
in the Supreme Court yesterday, on
motion of Henry Il. Cooper Judge
Gear was member of the bar under
the Republic, but was never formally
admitted TO the Territorial bar.