The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-13
RICHARDSON
SENTENCED

H. Vivian Richardson Was sentenced
by Judge Lindsay yesterday TO be im-
prisored at hard labor for one year,
under his conviction on one OF five In
dictmcnts for embezzllng funds OF the
Water Works bureau while clerk
thereof A q. VI. Robertson took an
appeal to the Supreme Court. on which
Judge Lindsay fixed bail at $4,000 De-
fendant's counsel had first asked wha,
was going to be done about the other
Indictments. when Deputy Attorney
General Fleming replied that 1t de-
pended somewhat on the course OF the
defendant.
Judge Lindsay, when Richardson had
answered I'm the negative the question
II he had anything to say why sem
tence should not be passed upon him.
spoke of the seriousness of the offense
Of embezzllng public money. While he
usually felt that the highest penalty
should be given for such a crime. there
were circumstances in defendants case
which might be taken into account for
mitigation of the punishment. AS he
was barely "a years of age and had a
wife and three children, the penalty
might fall heavier upon his innocent
family than upon himself.
That he was gambling the night he
took the money was an aggravation Of
the oftense. OF course, the idea was
always to put the money back. but II
was on account of this easy thought
that the statutes We're made severe. In
conclusion the court mentioned the
rights of the community In the mat
Id ha In n
must be shown that this crime of em-
beZzlement can not be committed with
impunity"
CELEBRATED CASE.
The celebrated ejectment suit for
Hilo waterfront property, of G. a.
Brown sv. j. ID. Spreckels and others,
Is up again for trial. 1t has been
tried several times. in Hlo. Kailua
and Honolulu, without results that
would stand. Yesterday, before Judge
De Bolt a start was made In EN-
paneling a jury to try the case. but
the regular panel became exhausted
without getting one.
A special venire was ordered to is-
sue for 20 taiesmen, under which the
following are called to appear at 10
o'clock this mornings Gerald Hughes,
Ernest Kopke, George w. Farr. Thorn
las Kinslea. George II. Angus, John H.
Drew, VIM b. Jones, VIM. Abe, A. c..
Dowsett. Thomas Wilson, Isaiah Pa
hee. Frank Atherton. A. G.. Kanne-
geisser, w. O. Barnhardt, s. Mapu,
Louis Marks, Henry w. Doane. Went
worth M. Buchanan, ID. G. Jaeger.
Chas. F.. Merrifield, Henry Foster. j.
.K. Kapua. ID. O. Sherman, Chas.
Spencer, S. w. Kailieha and George
Landon.
Magoon & Lightfoot and Holmes &
Stanley are attorneys for plaintiff, and
Kinney. McClanahan & Cooper for de-
PENDANTS
t. SUPREME COURT.
Defendants motion for rehearing in
the ejectment suit of Kapiolani Es-
thte. Ltd. VS.. l.. A. Thurston was
argued and submitted before the Su.
prene Court yesterday. Kinney, Nc
Clanahan & Cooper for plaintiff,
Castle & Wilmington for defendant.
Seattle Brewing & Mailing Co. VS.. A.
]. Campbell, Treasurer of Hawaii, con-
test of license feN, was also present.
ed. A. G. NJ. Robertson for plaintiff;
NJ II IIoSsei, Dtpuly Attorney btH-
eral, for defendant.
COURT NOTES.
Several probate matters before Judge
Lindsay yesterday were continued.
Castle e. Wilmington for defendant
in the suit of John Bingham VS.. Ho-
nolulu Rapid Transit & Land Co. have
fled bill of exceptions, ''in order to
specify more particularly the errors in
granting and refusing instructions to
the jury"
Judge Weaver held a session of the
Eand Registration Court yesterday
hearing the petitions of Kalialenui and
Pulehu planting companies OF Maui.
Deputy Attorney General Milverton APP
peared for the Territory, intervening