Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-14
KOHA(A IS BUSY
With COURT TERM
And The Bulletin Auto
Toots Along The
Busy Ways
PARAGRAPHS OF PERSONS AND
BUSINESS IN THO DISTRICT
PORTO RIcAN MURDERER - JAP
KILLED ON koHAlA DITCH.
STRIKE OF KOREANS.
kOHALA CLUB.
Especial to The Bulietin)


Kohala, Hawaii, Aug. 1.-THE 10.
hala term OF court opened on August
LIST and the Grand Jury was called the
next day. Judge Matthewman gave
the usual charge and after two days
labor one indictment was found-mru.
der first degree against Liverato Soto.
q Porto Rican, who is alleged to have
killed pake in Kau last April. The
prisoner being unable to employ coun
sci, the Court assigned Harry Mills as
attorney for the defence. Several
pleas of more or less merit were filed.
but overruled by the Judge and on the
9Th the man plead Not guilty" A
jury was not secured when. on the fol-
lowing Monday, the Court began the
trial in earnest. Two venires Of so
men were issued. but after the Terri.
tory had waived three OF its challenges
the prisoner had used six Of his, the
last venire was exhausted and but
eleven men were In the box. The re.
naming Jurors available were sum.
moned on another venlre, and 1t is ex-
pected that hardly enough will b.
found to fill up for the trial.
A difficulty having arisen as to he
summoning of DR.. Mclean, a medico
of Eva. oahu, the case had to stand
ever till the 10th. The medical man
disobeyeC the subpoena and all sorts
of talk was rife and all kinds Of plans
were laid To enforce his attendance
from another island and county, when,
10 and behold, Mclean arrived on the
9th and explained that he had to stay
to attend patient. The Court accept.
cd the explanation and II Is said things
will be further doing in the matter.
It is an unusual situation: Part of
q jury secured and wandering around
loose. a dozen witnesses eating their
heads off at somebody's expense, and
the bill will run up to the thousands
before the whole thing Is ended.
Chas. Williams is the county prose.
cutor. He seems up against it, for he
has two forms on his hands and. as
yet, no deputy. What joys come to
the first law officer of the County OF
Hawaii!
1t is currently reported that the
local District Magistrate was inyesti'
gated by the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Maydwell, an attorney from the
Nightingale County south of Mauna
kea, was, for few days. at the court
sessions. s. SD.
Sundry small criminal and civil cas-
es have been up for trial. but the
bulk of the cases have been postponed
for the Kau term, which promises to
be the heaviest for many years. 1t is
| to be fattened by a couple Of murder
cases, Just freshly done, from peaceful
| Kohala.
A riot, so.called, in which the par
ticirants were sixty Koreans and q
Scotch luna, happened on the kohala
Sugar Co.'S plantation Tuesday after
noon, the Sth inst. It Is reported that
the one time denizens of the Hermit,
Kingdom marched into the court house
hard and piled hoes while awaiting
events. The arrest of the chiel OF
Clan Murray on serious charge. The
trial takes place later.
Shaving of an ear with the primitive
cane knife Is not according to Hoyle
and the local Beak soaked the barber
a West Indian, for term. incidentally
advising a more approved instrument
and the usual lathering place.
No leaks from the Grand Jury. Only
from the roofs of the Kohala Club
This always was n wet place,