The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-28

the mission.
IF this ls church, chapel or school
within the meaning OF the law, then
II may be taken into consideration and
not otherwise" said Judge Perry.
I'VE do not claim that" replied
I Dickey. But II is an existing institu-
tion and the relation of this saloon to 1t
IL something that the Board In its dis
/ erection may take into consideration.
while disputing that" said Judge
Perry, perhaps II would he better to
leave the argument until later"
| This was agreed to.
Then the first witness for the
protestant was produced. 1t was q lit
| tie native boy known az Hale. His
age was given variously as six and as
ten years old. Chairman Ballentyne
began questions to determine whether
the boy knew the nature of an oath
and the difference between right and
wrong sufficiently to be allowed to tes-
| tIfv. The child seemed partly stupid
| and very much frightened and abashed.
| Very little could be got out of him.
! though efforts were made both in Eng
| lish and Hawaiian. Finally Chairman
| Ballentyne decided that he might be
| sworn and his testimony taken. Judge
Perry objected to this.
Then the same kind OF effort was
made to get his testimony. 1t was
sought to get him to testify that he had
frequently bought beer there for his
mother. The boys answers were inco-
herent and in so low voice that few
could hear 1t.
w. c. Peacock insisted that the tes-
tirnony should be loud enough so that
it could be heard. A few minutes later
he declared that any body of men who
! would seek to get testimony from
child like that Ought to be scarified,
crucfied and fayed."
Chairman Ballentyne called for order
and insisted that the Board was seek.
ing to secure facts and hoped that there
would be no disorder.
After a little further of what was
clearly futile effort to get testimony
from a boy frightened beyond measure,
Frank Thompson arose saying:
In the name of humanity l protest
| against this"
There is no inhumanity being prac-
ticea," replied Chairman Ballentyhe
somewhat hotly. -
At this juncture Comm Lssioner Lucas
expressed the belle, that nothing could
be accomplished, 10y further efforts with
the witness, ,stnd after consulting other
Commissio1ers Chairman Ballentyne
said theywould excuse the witness.
! Edward Lilikalani said he had seen
tiYe small boy, Hale, near the Wigwam
galoon with an empty can and S. gold
4 piece and saw him go into the saloon.
| Then he saw him come out with the
can full of beer He took the beer
away from the boy and took 1t to Mr..
| Ryder.
Gilman asked IL the boy had any
money when he came out. Lilikalani
said he didn't know, as the boy ran
away when he took the beer away
from him, crying that he would tell
his father.
Lililkalani said the boy got the beer
at the back door and he identified Pc
reglio as the one who had given the
child the beer.
on cross examination he said he lived
with his adopted father, Hon. L. X.
Lilikalani; that his mother was deaf,
or a deaf-mute, and that he had in
structions from his mother to remain
with her all the time and that he only
| left her when his father was at home
Il. w. Ryder. superintendent, under
questions from Lyle \. Dickey, said
he had seen drunken men about the
saloon, going in and out, boys in their
teens. On June IL there were about
"A dozen drunken men there and hack
was tied up in front of the place from
about 3 clock in the afternoon till
at night.
Judge Perry objected that there was
nothing Objectionable in hack being
tied there.
Mr.. Ryder then told that the mission
was on several occasions disturbed by
singing and by "A quintet.
Ryder provoked some laughter by
declaring he had not testified in this
ease in the District Court, when Judge
Perry produced the record to show
that he did.
w. 4, Perry lived over the Wig
wan saloon for four or five months.
He drank often in the Wigwam saloon
but he did most of his drinking at the
brewery lie had been refused
drink when he owed bill lie had
never got any liquor there on Sun.
day. Nor had he ever heard any fight
ing or disorder.
On cross examination by Lucas he
said he had got to drinking so hard
and for the first time in his life he
had found he couldn't quit. So he had
asked a friend To enter complaint
and he had taken thirty days at the
Jail
II. T. Lake and John Martin were
called but their testimony was unim'
| portunt
Judge rerry put only one witness on
In rebutlnl, On the whole the tosti,
muuv made a much more favorable
| showing for the saloon than was eXr
| pected Argument was very brief on
/ both sides aHd the case WAS closed after
! ~ O'Clock 4 decision viii be- render
el later.
Late MS II WAS the Board took mp
the protest Of the Christian Church
against r. 4, Ryan's saloon. A mum,
| hw of witnesses were called on each
side the most interesting being VII
liam Nr,nuilrss who tried 60 tell tho
Board hr diin't know what be- Was
signlrg whom be- sIgnri RHn's uppilea.
! zion fnr license although he ad,
millri De- bad iusl siGnri Lows 4 ru. =
auniiuiinu and was told ihnt thf $500
oni manor presented fnr bio signature