The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-18
WALLACE ROASTED;
SOMMA FREED
CFrOm Wednesdays Advertise

(FrOrr Wednesdays AdNertfsern
The evidence OF the defense in this
case and the testimony OF the plaintiff.
wauach. himself. stating that he had
$50 with him and that he had enter
Ell into s bargain with Somms. in
which he agreed 10 pay the purchase
price Of $3.50. certainly shows that
wanach is = swindIsr and 5 smooth
one. and IL wsllaeh had this money
and took Sonma's recipes and did not
pay for them. then in the Judgment
~ this court il is theft. OF else this
court does not know what theft is"
In these scathing words Judge An
drade declared the published interview
in the Advertiser OF October ). in
which u. \. SomuiS declared Wallach
s swiuGler and 4 liar. 70 De no libel.
but the truth. and Sonma himself de-
clared not guilty OF criminal libel In
this case J. Lor wallach caused the
arrest o. Somna on 3 criminal libel
charge for having given the history of
the dealings between the TWO 70 the
Advertiser for publication In his evi-
dsncs wallach declared the interview
and the statements in IL false and ly-
ing. while SoumS testified that the
Advertiser had reported him correctly
and produced witnesses 10 show that
what he had stated had been the
truth. these statements being 70 the
effect ths.t vallach had offered 70 buy
his Salvs recipes or Ih5 understanding
that he WaIlach. was 70 leave iulne-
diatsly for India and would not enter
into competition with Somma- Wal
Zach obtained the recipes. paid only 8
rrife Of what had been agreed upon.
and did not leave the country as he
had promised.
Attorney Peters. who conducted the
defense. Iied wsuach up in & hard
knot in the matter OF biography, the
complainant telling q materially Diff
fsreur tale Of his LIES history than
he had told before the Court OF Nat
uralization when taking out his cit-
liens papers. He started the tight
with Peters himself. haunting the at
tornsy with the fact that he was a
qualified voter in spite OF the prosecu-
LUIS =1A-AS- AAAAA - ---
remark OF waIlach's was made just as
he stepped on the witness stand and
resulting in his receiving a calling
down from the attorney and from the
Judge &
The finding OF Somua not guilty was
Z popular verdict, some little applause
breaking out in the courtroom when
Judge Andrade announced his decision
and delivered his verbal casrigariou 10
waIlach-
The verdict leaves Wallach quite IN
concerned, however, and he was his
smiling. fnsoucianr self On the streets
afterwards. When asked what effect
the finding in the Somma trial would
have on the actions for criminal libel
he had been contemplating against
President Pinkham and Prince Cupid
he announced that he had concluded
70 lay no more charges.
You see how things are going" he
said. Al the trial there today they
tried 70 make a perjurer out Of NE,
and I guess they did, too"
STILL \ DEMAND FOR HIM.
The demand from the Eawsiians
rEZL " LLLlEl lA> LrletA
Up, however, in spite Of everything
that can be produced and proven
against him The politicians have not
given Up any Of their attempts TO
prudc by his influence and the mass
meeting among the Eawaiians, called
for Saturday night in AaIa Park
promises 70 De one OF the biggest
things Of the kind ever held in the
city Leading Hawzhans Of the three
parties viii be present and speak and
the tenor Of all the speeches viii be
that waLLach should have the right 10
20 ahead with his attempts TO cure
PETITION FROM KALAUPAPA-
Charley Motley, who is now described
as ~Wauzch's business Manager gave
OUT Yesterday the substance OF q let
ter he had received from Kalaupapa-
10 the effect that President Piakhzu
would Be received 81 the settlement by
almost the entire population there and
be presented with 3 petition asking
that WaIIach be allowed 70 come 10
SIoIokzf 70 treat them This petition
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