The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-01
ONE GAMBLING
GANG BROKEN Up
Napoleon to Jail for Six Months
---CraWf0rd's Case
Hangs Fire.

Samuel Apoliona, otherwise know
as Napoleon, convicted or Monday c
conducting a dice-throwing game, wa
sentenced by Judge Robinson yesrer
day to Imprisonment six months an
: payment of $3.50 costs.
: Attorney Rawlins had asked for
fine alone and no imprisonment bu
the court took different view of tn
offense. Judge Robinson said he re
garded the game of craps as espe
cially pernicious in that it was a facil
; introduction of boys to gambling prac
], tees and a criminal career.
Napoleon's sentence following thu
warning hanging over the heads of hi
confederates of the old Kaumakapil
hole in the ground gang, in the sus
pension of their sentence for three
/ months on their plea of guilty the day
before, may fairly be expected to checl
the career of as worthless an aggrega-
ton of loafers as Honolulu contains
Perhaps the conviction of the gang may
| even induce some of it's members to
/ begin making an honest living.
| A. p Taylor, when an, Advertiser re-
/ porter, over three months before his
appointment as chief detective, discov-
cred the game that has now proved the
undoing of this particular gang.
| CHAWFORD'S CASE.
Whether or not William Crawford
| will be tried for gambling under his
present indictment is to be decided by
| the Supreme Court. With the jury OF
eleven men, agreed on as sufficient, in
the box waiting for the evidence to
begin, Judge Robinson yesterday after
noon suspended the trial and reserved
for the Supreme Court the question of
whether, in the case of a continuing
offense charged, the element of precise
time is material.
This action was taken at the request
of Deputy Attorney General M. F..
Prosser, staving off the courts ruling
on George D. Gears motion for d1-
rected verdict of acquittal 1t was
almost furiously resisted by Mr.. Gear.
whose eioquence was at length inter-
rupted by Judge Robinson to save time.
Mr.. Gear denounced Mr.. Prosser for
having made the request of the judge
at recess and, as he alleged, for having
also seen the Chief Justice in private
about the matter. He approvingly
quoted Judge De Bolts roast of the
Attorney Generals department for do
ing things by itself without regard to
counsel opposed to it in cases. When
he spoke about the Attorney General
as going to judge and advising him
to do certain things so as to secure
his prestige with Governor Carter.
Judge Robinson told him he knew he
was talking nonsense if he referred
to any such influence being exerted
over himself Mr.. Gear contended
that the Supreme Court had decided
the question in another case.
Judge Robinson, ending the incident,
informed the defendants attorney
that the question was not free of doubt
in his mind. that the statute authorized
him to suspend a trial to refer a ques-
ton to the Supreme Court and that, |
the Territory having no appeal and it |
being important to have the point de-
cided promptly, it was only fair to the |
prosecution to grant it's motion. He |
ordered accordingly, Mr.. Gear noting |
a separate exception to every distinct |
portion of the order, including even the |
excusing of the jury till 10 a. M. Mon |
day.
Crawford would have gained nothing |
but time had his acquittal been direct
ed by the court, as nothing had hap /
pened which would prevent new in
dictment being brought against him.
CONTEMPT CITATION.
Thomas Mott is cited to appear be-
fore Judge Lindsay at 9 o'clock tomor-
row morning and show cause why he
should not be adjudged guilty of con-
tempt of court. This proceeding is on
the complaint of David Dayton, tenn
porary administrator of the estate of
Agatha Mott, deceased.
In an affidavit Mr. Dayton says that
among the property coming into his
hands belonging to deceased were GER
ain household furniture, pictures.
clothing, cooking utensils, etc., and
hat Thomas Mott, husband of deceas-
ID, did on January 80 by force of arms
AXE from him all of the property thus
described and converted it to his own
Use and purpose.
Thomas Mott well knew at the time,
he complaint says, that affiant was
emporary administrator as stated and
IS such was entitled to the custody
nd care of the property His action
lad greatly impeded and embarrassed
ff1ant in the discharge of his duties
S temporary administrator.
HUSBAND DENOUNCED.
Maggie Pupuhi prays for a divorce
rom Samuel Pupuhi. to whom she was
married on December "a, 1902, from
Thich time until the first of September.
906. she had lived with him "as a
aithful, chaste and affectionate wife"
hey have had three children of whom
wo girls, the younger an infant of
nree months, are living. She alleges
s grounds of divorce her husbands
low. vicious and vulgar habits his
Sc of abominable language toward
er and the children, his unfitness to
e entrusted with the upbringing of
he children, his extreme cruelty to her
9th in blows and words and his hold
lg criminal relations with one Dina
COURT ITEMS
The trustees under the will of Ber-