The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-27
GENTLE ART Of
SUBPOENA|NC
Witnesses in Chinese Assault
Case Have Peculiar
Experiences.

As result of a number of amusing
incidents yesterday afternoon, it is not
unlikely that Sheriff Jarrett will add
another course to the Police curriculum,
to be known as the gentle art of serv-
ing a subpoena Not few of the
witnesses in the trial of Wong Wing
and seven others, charged with having
assaulted an actor at the Chinese The
alter about year ago, which is now
going on in Judge De Bolt s court, are
having quiet laugh at the expense of
the new officer who served them with
the mandate of the court.
Former Police Officer Apana, who APP
parently has a bit of humor in his
makeup, tells with gusto the tale of
how he was subpoenaed to appear in
the case. 1t seems that one of the new
men was sent out with the summons
for Apana and, though he knew he was
carrying out the orders of his superior
when he presented it, he was afraid of
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fighting ability of Apana. So he APP
preached the latter with great care and,
his fears overcoming his better judg-
ment, thrust the subpoena in Apana IS
hand and ran away as fast as his legs
would carry him. The last Apana saw
of the officer was when he disappeared,
coat-tails flying straight out behind,
around the nearest street corner.
Ex-Detective Reeves had an expert
| ence also, but he does not relish the
telling of it. Reeves has been employ
ed by the Rapid Transit Company of
| late, and yesterday began vacation
of three or four days. He concluded
| to take little flyer in the way of an
automobile trip to Wahiawa, where the
| soldiers are encamped; also giving
some of his friends an outing. Reeves
| procured the machine, his friends and
| the start was made with everything
going as merry as marriage bell. But
Dame Fortune had it in for him and
took out her grudge in giving him a
"hunch'' to stop at candy store and
purchase box of Huyler s. Now, if
Reeves had not obeyed the ''hunch, .
he would probably have had very en-
| joyable day of it shooting over the
country roads in Quinn s big automo-
bile. But he stopped just long enough
to give a police officer-''a new one,
at that" says Reeves-the oppor-
tunity to flourish a subpoena in his
face and tell him that he was due in
court at two o clock. It was then half
past the hour of one. Remembering
the penalty imposed on Captain Wirs
chuleit, the defaulting witness in the
Wynne case, Reeves reluctantly told
the chauffeur to drive his friends out ia
Wahiawa without him. He went to the
Judiciary building, and then, after all
cruel fate!-was not called on the wit
! ness stand during the entire afternoon
i Former Chief of Detectives A. p
Taylor found an officer waiting fol
him when he went to work yesterday
and Criminologist Harry Lake was
: summoned by having the subpoena
served unceremoniously on his chief
, the County Attorney. The subpoena
officer rushed into the latter's office and
not seeing Lake, slammed the paper
down on Cathcart's desk, at the same
time crying the mystic words: "Twt
: o'clock Then he disappeared.
Aged Bride Wants Divorce.
} Married when she was So years OF
age, Kahaleki Keawemauhili yesterday
sled libel for divorce from her hus
band, whose age is not given, charging
him with cruel and inhuman treat
: ment. The couple were married a
Laie on April IA, 1908, and since thai
time the bride of three score and three
t alleges that she has had to make FIRE
quent appeals to the police for protec
ton on account of the overbearins
conduct adopted by her husband to
ward her. The wife is represented il
the suit by C. W. Ashford.
Judge Davis Sworn In.
2 George A. Davis was yesterday morn
ing sworn in as United States Commits
: sioner to take the place of Judg
Kingsbury, resigned. Judge Davis en-
tered upon his duties at once.
Gets Three Months.
!. Pleading guilty to charge of as
{ sault with deadly weapon, Hung Pa
appeared before Judge De Bolt yester
, day morning and was given tire
! months in High Sheriff Henry's hote
= as punishment.
I Another Contested Will.
A contest against the probate of tn
o will of K. Lazarus, deceased, took u
the entire day in Judge Robinson
court yesterday. Under the will, tn
entire estate is left to Madeline an
: Eleazar Lazarus. The value of the es
= tate is named at approximately $4,000
h A motion for a decree pro confess
t in the foreclosure suit of Carlos A
Long against R. w. Davis ct al. wa
denied by Judge Robinson yesterday
= The sum of $20S.20 has been paid int
court. and the case will be dismissed
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