The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-26
MORNING ,JAUNT
Of LIONEL HART
Wanted in u. S. Court at Trial
of Kim Yong Hun for
Counterfeiting.

Lionel Hart will have a free ride to
the Judiciary building thia morning.
His presence is required on the witness
stand of the Federal court. just be-
cause he Is handy with the pen and
obliging. A little breeze in the Fed
eral court in the HIN counterfeiting
trial, just before adjournment yester-
fday afternoon caused the issuance of
a subpoena for Hart and another for
the deputy jailor of Oahu prison, who.
none of the Federal officials knowing
his name, is down in the writ as John
Doe.
Kim Moon Sun, serving time under n
Territorial sentence for gross cheat,
was on the stand TO testify to COM
munications had with the defendant.
Both are Koreans. In cross examina-
ton Mr.. Larnach asked Sun if he had
not been requested by Hun in jail to
write a letter TO the United States
judge saying he was not guilty Of
counterfeiting, answered in the mega
tive but went on to say that he had
interpreted for Hun in debating let
ter stating that he was ready to plead
guilty to having had in possession a
counterfeiting die.
This divulgence made a, stir and fur
Their questioning elected that Lionel
Hart-the Standard Oil clerk who took
Sunday morning automobile ride to
the kerosene warehouse and set that
structure on fire, upon the strength
of which adventure he took a ride a
few weeks later in the black maria TO
the penitentiary-acted as private sec
rotary to the alleged counterfeiter in
writing his alleged offer to plead
guilty to the extent stated.
1t became necessary, on this evil
dence, for the United States to produce
the document of confession. 1t was a
neatly written note on an oblong strip
of yellow paper, which Mr.. Dunno did
not know, until yesterday afternoon,
was among the papers of the govern
ment in the case. Mr.. Larnach tried
to elicit an admission from the witness
that the defendant had asked him to
have something altogether different
put in letter to the court.
There was a little warm converse
ton between opposing counsel, which
was brought to an end by the courts
direction to have Hart and the deputy
jai1or called as witnesses. 1t being
then the regular closing time, the sub
poenas We're made returnable this
Kim Yong Hun was put on trial in
the United States court yesterday
morning for counterfeiting. A. D. Lar
mach appeared as his counsel. The de-
Tense is that the accused, if proved to
have aided in making bogus money,
did the things complained of through
ignorance under the influence of an
other man. J. j. Dunno, the prosecu-
ting attorney, answering fudge Dole's
question of where the other man was,
said the United States Government
would give a good deal to know that.
The jury consists of Chas. H. Ather-
ton, VIM. Lishman, E. C. Bond, F. H.
KIbey, John Eff1nger, Erling Nahum.
w S. Terry, J. H. Schnack, Daniel
Lowell, E. A. McInerny, J. j. Macdon- |
aid and J. N. Wood.
WYNNE'S PLEA PUT OFF.
John Wynne's plea to indictment for
the murder of McKinnon on board the |
oil steamer Rosecrans, was continued |
for one week on motion of F. E.
who said he had agreed in
San Francisco to conduct the defense, |
but had not had time since his return |
to look into the case.
TAM PONG SENTENCED.
Tam Pong, the Chinese convicted of |
unlawful cohabitation for keeping two |
wives, was sentenced yesterday by |
Judge Dole to imprisonment of three
months and payment of costs. In
answer to the usual question the de- |
PENDANT said he had not been COM
petently defended, which she court took |
as a motion for a new trial and denied. |
Assistant District Attorney J. J.
Dunno had argued against the motion.
urging besides a clear case, the ex
pense of a new trial. Charles Creigh-
ton, attorney for defendant, had died
that morning.
LENIENCY TO YOUTH.
Judge Dole sentenced Ben Duncan,
Lanioka and David Kuelo. three boys
who had pleaded guilty to stealing ma
terial from the United States WARE
house and selling it to Rosenberg, to
the lightest penalty the law allowed,
one years Imprisonment at
a vi 10 nd Of.