The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-13
.IkT T9XICA I Ed.
JUROR is
FIRED
nsrom wednesdays Adyertlser)

There \ vacant char IN the jury
box and one Of the twelve men tried
and true who set out &c listen to the
evidence IN the conspiracy case is alb
sent but unlamcnted The guilt OF in
nocence Of Maxine, Soga and Tasaka
will be determined, If determined at
all by eleven jurors. For Yarick is
gone and his place knows him no more.
Once more, alas, poor Narickl
For once more Yarick fell by the
wayside. Again he attempted TO down
John BareycOrn, and succeeded admir-
ably. But his success was his undoing,
for he dOwned too much of his old
enemy and his victory was turned into
defeat. He showed up in the court
room at $3.50 yesterday morning sOused
90 the ears and looking like the fag
end of a misspent life. And he was
fred, chased out of the court room by
Judge De Bolt, with orders to stay out,
not TO show his face around there again.
And he went, as fast and as straight
as he was abe-wbch was neither very
fast nor very straight.
The heartbroken mother of Yarick-
over seventy years old, she is-knew
early yesterday morning that her son
had once more fallen a victim to his
ancient habit, and, with tears in her
eyes, she sought out Judge De Bolt in
his chambers before court opened, and
told him that her son had been drink
ing again and was in no condition to
fill his place on the jury. She pleaded
for mercy for the miserable wreck who
was unable TO keep away from liquor
even for a few hours, notwithstanding
his promise made in court only the day
before, and evidently Judge De Bolt
took her plea into consideration.
Yarick was allowed to take his seat
in the jury box and the trial proceeded.
But IL soon became evident that the
drunken juror was in no condition to
attend to his duties, for he went to
sleep.
Noticing this. Judge De Bolt called
the attention Of the attorneys to Act
75 of he Session Laws of 1905, which
gives a Judge the right TO lock the
jury mp when he believes that the in
terests Of the trial demand such
course.
LighifOot asked permission TO with
draw Negoro from the witness chair
for n consultation. This was granted,
and after whispering to his clients a
minute, the attorney addressed the court.
lie said that although it was within
the law, he did not feel that IL would
be fair to lock mp the eleven other
jurors because of the fault or failing
of the twelfth, and that after having
consulted with his clients, he desired
TO offer to proceed with the case with
eleven jurors.
Attorney Kinney stated that he con-
sented to this course being taken. Then
Judge De Bolt addressed the intoxicat-
ed juror.
Yarick Is Fired.
"Mr. Yarick, you will be excused.
Get out of that box; get right down
out of that jury box and get out of
this court room. ] don't want to see
you around here again. Now, go; get
OUT
Yarick clambercd out of the box,
over the feet of the juror on the end
and pulling his hat down over his ears
started on his tortuous way toward the
door.
"Take your hat off in the court room
or / will find you guilty of contemp
of court thundered the judge. Th'
terrified Yarick snatched his hat of
and fled out of the court room. Hi
connection with the case was at an end
Soga on the Stand.
Soga, editor of the Nippu Jill, wa'
the principal witness yesterday. Th'
cross examination of Negoro was con
cluded without anything more of par
ticular interest being elected from him
and Soga took his place in the chai
of inquisitiOn.
10 ha,
Negoro proved himself to be. He an
swers the questions that are asked hin
and makes no attempts to harangue tn
court or the jury or to wander off int
long-winded explanations that eXplaii
nothing. He is wise enough to know
that the less he says, the better it vii
be for him and the less chance he give
his opponents on cross examination. Th
questions asked him he answers tersel
and in low tone Of voice that Is hare
ly audible to anyone except the intei
prefer.
For Soga uses an Interpreter, a
though he understands and speaks Enl
lish, If not fluently, at least fairly wei
But when questions and answers hay
to sift through an interpreter, IL Civ,
the witness time TO think of what h
is going TO say and be is less lab
TO be caught of his guard. The anu
ing part Of Soga's examination yestel
day was that, although he was unab
10 do without the services Of an inte
prefer, he qualified as an expert an
WAS called upon, both by the defeni
and the prosecution 10 go into the a.
distinctions Of meaning Of certain Jap
nese words,
soga was absolutely sure there VI
nothing IN the meaning Of any Of II
words used by him in his paper th
could be looked upon as violent,
fact, the words 'taiii', "boknm,
gu' aud the others which the proi
sutton has presented 20 the jury
nn evidence NJ the blo0dthirs
nature of the Jiii and the officers
The Higher Wage Association, 80
considered absolutely harmless a
poae@pe Such expressions as -
rid Of ueXterminate'i, nstamp on
Wrlr NOT Intended 20 be iHken IN
liieral sopse They were purely fg
nilYe a. Tor ihe expression, VII
appears M one uf the lfiiers placed