The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-01-27
JONES CASE
GETS SPICY
(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)

The Jones murder case continues to
drag its weary length along in Judge
Robinson's court, with as little APP
parent prospect of getting a jury to
try IL now as when 1t was first called
last week. And yet there is some prog
ress being made in it. The defense
has used eight of its peremptory chal-
lenges and the prosecution four. AS the
Territory has but two left and the
defense four there must come a time
when these will all be gone and the
box will fill of its own accord-if there
ARE enough eligible men left by that
time to sit on the jury.
The proceedings yesterday were of
the usual character, the attorneys
.sparring for preliminary advantage in
getting jurymen, but there was moth
ing enlivening about 1t all until Ju-
TOR Holt got into the box. 1t develop
ed that he had an opinion, which he
told Deputy Attorney General Peters,
would influence his verdict and his
consideration of the evidence, and that
testimony would have to be submitted
to him to induce him to change that
opinion. He was challenged for cause,
whereupon Attorney Robertson for the
defence took him in hand and en-
deavored to convince him that his
opinion was merely an impression, not
stronger than the presumption of in
nocence which goes to the defendant
under the law.
Holt was not so sure about that,
particularly when Peters tried him
again in an endeavor to find out what
he had based his opinion upon, whether
it was street talk or the verdict of
the jury in the trial of Defendant
Jones for the murder of Mrs. Par
menter. At this point Attorney Rob-
ertson tried to get in and Peters want
ed to know whether he was making
an objection to the line of examina-
7tion.
Robertson said that he wanted to
know whether the Prosecuting Attor-
ney held to the challenge for cause.
what do you want a ruling upon,
Mr.. Peters?" asked the court.
II submit that it is proper to find
out what this jurors opinion was
based upon" said Peters.
II am not going to stop you from
going into that" said the court. And
Mr.. Robertson butted in with some adj
vice to the Deputy Attorney General.
Now" said Peters to him, ARE you
-objecting or merely making remark ?"
II am making a remark" retorted
Robertson.
'Then," replied Peters, 1--WE will not
pay any attention to you," and he
turned once more to Holt.
Thanks" replied Robertson.
Holt failed IN On the ipry and
there were eleven men in the box
when the court adjourned until today.
Nobody on either side will even make
a guess at the date when the taking
of the testimony will commence.
COURT NOTES.
Manuel Souza, charged with selling
liquor illicitly, was acquitted by jury
In Judge De Bolts court yesterday
morning.
Somebody has been stealing evidence
that was wanted in the District Court,
the evidence in this instance consist
ing of about $26 in money and GONE
liquor to be used in a case of Illicit
selling. 1t seems that the exhibits of
this character are kept in a cabinet
in the Hall of Justice, and when the
man who has charge of them went
to >the cabinet yesterday morning, he
found the liquor and the money gone.
Some dynamite, also an exhibit in a
criminal case, was not touched.
Decree of foreclosure Of mortgage
was granted by Judge De Bolt yes
terday, in the case of Cecil Brown
against r. w. Aylett, Thomas Gran
dali, Kanuuela Grandall, his wife. AL
len Robinson, James L. Holt. and
George l.. Desha, trustee. The mort
gage was for $4,000 on land at Kaliu.
Ln the United States District Court
yesterday, Judge Dole dismissed the
petition of his creditors to- have L.
Levingston declared an involuntary
bankrupt
Judge Dole, District Court Clerk
Mailing, and Chief Office Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Winter went to Hilo
on the Kinau. yesterday to open the
term of the District Court there. They
may arrest a man between them, to
keep their hand in, but If they do not
they will just open court and close it
again. there being nothing doing on
the big island in the way of Federal
Court business.
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