The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-23

| had been wrongfully obtained by the
prosecution but not by an order oil
court: The introduction of the letter
| is objected to in this court as having
been in c6ntravention of the principles
laid down by the Supreme Court of the
| United States in Boyd V. II. S. 116 TT
| s. GIG. In that case, an act of Con.
gress authorizing the Federal court to
require parties, charged with violations
| of the revenue laws, to produce their
| books, and papers for inspection, and
| for use. in evidence against themselves
was declared to be unconstitutional
| In the case at bar, the defendants were
not required to produce the letter; the
state had the letter, and produced it.
We viii not attempt, however, to draw
any distinction between this case and
| the Boyd case We do not think that
the record is in such shape as to per-
| nit counsel to make the point urged
| by them before this court.
~ will override the objection and
| admit the evidence. -
Letters Admissible.
| The next fight came on the admission
| of the correspondence which had been
found in the office of the Nippu Jiji
Lightfoot made the same point as be-
fore, adding the objection that letters
| received by the defendants were not
evidence against them. Kinney took
| the point that they showed the infamed
state of mind of the audience which was
| being melted daily by the incendiary
| articles of the JiJi, and Ballou raised
| the point that they were also admissi-
BILE as correspondence which had been
| invited by the Jiji. Judge De Bolt ruled
| that the letters were ON the same foot
ing as the letter from the anarchist
Most, to Spies, seized among the lat
ter S effects and used as evidence in the
anarchist case in Illinois, and admitted
the letters.
The first read was a special report
from Alea, in which it was stated that
the local officers had gone to Eva, Wal
alua and kahuku, ''where they made a
threatening demonstration and as re-
suit of the trip much good result was
attained.
Some of the references to the Shinpo
and the Chronicle are as follows:
Are you not awake yet, you brutes
If You oppose the Higher Wage Asso-
citation, we will try so that you can not
publish even sheet of your paper
There are not only moon shining night,
but on dark nights take care, for | will
fix you until you are crippled. Do not
forget.
I'VE will strike the planters dogs
and pigs to the bottom of the hell at
an earliest opportunity.
"The seventy thousand japanese will
strike the planters dogs and pigs,
traitors and well-dressed thugs into the
pond of blood and to HE'LL
We viii never stop until we extermi-
nate them, though we risk our own
life =
Ii the higher wages is not attained,
our enmity toward Sometaro Sheba, the
president of the Hawaii Shinpo Sha,
shall continue even to a thousand gem
eration.'
A japanese sword of three feet long
(sharp) and clear like ice and autumn
water Ga Chinese expression) to cut
head off is nearing the heads of Some
taro Sheba, the president, and Kusaka
Haga, the editor, of The Hawaii Shinpo,
who are compared to Russian spies.
AT any moment and at any place it
| (sword) may visit them. Prepare, these
| two fellows; prepare for the livelihood
of the families that will be left be-
hind
| On one occasion the Waipahu Higher
| Wage Association ends a report as fol-
/ lows:
Against those who oppose our ac-
| ton and who do not agree with our idea
and purpose, we must take the proper
| steps; we must be ready with hammer
of iron and shower of blood
Plan of Operations.
The next paper introduced was a de-
| tailed plan of operations of the Higher
Wage Association found in Negoro IS
room. Kinney offered to prove that it
was Negoro's handwriting, but after it
had gone to the jury, Lightfoot an
nounced that he would admit the hand
writing in order to save time The plan
showed that the leaders had contem
plated trouble from the first. One of
| the items on the program was to find
men of the ''Sogoro' type, Sogoro be-
| ing martyr who had been previously
| referred to as having been executed
for his devotion to his principles. Later
| IN the document it was stated that a
| lawyer must be hired to defend these
| martyrs, so 1t is evident that their
| martyrdom was to consist of acts which
would bring them into conflict with the
| authorities.
The next item from Negoro IS effects
| was corrected draft in his handwrit.
| ing of the demands presented by the
Kahuku plantation laborers to Man,
ager Adams. Following this was the
synopsis of a Higher Wage Drama also
prepared by Negoro, in which the
events OF the campaign for higher
wages were dramatized, and Sheba
represented as a spy and a traitor.
At the close of the documentary
evidence Sheba was asked as to his
present feelings towards the defend
ants. and which he described as being
hostile to the last degree.
Lightfoot began the cross examina
ton with an inquiry as to Sheba Z
early education; pressing the witness
as to whether this had included thee
logy, or whether he came to this coun
try as a minister or a missionary. II
almost every answer Sheba came bach
at Lightfoot about the latter's owl
theological training, and the sparrins
afforded considerable amusement to tn
courtroom until the judge interfered
and confined the witness to his owl
b;c+orv Tiuhffant finally deyelouef