The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-18
A $1,000 Baby.

"People are not supposed to do that
sort Of thing, but that was done by
our $4,000 baby. So Ewikiwiki,' we had
the Hawaiian word 'wikiwiki'. What
does Professor Dening do? Does he
leave a space to put it there and say,
'Wikiwiki? [ don't know what wiki
wiki means?' No; he translates it, He
is a great boy, this $4,000 baby of
ours. But we have had the benefit of
his learned translations, and when he
wends his way back to the land of the
Rising Sun, if he ever does, we shall all
feel how much better we are; how much
we have profted by the testimony of
the learned gentleman
''But, although we have his $4,000
or $4,000 translations, what do we find
We find that throughout this trial
when Brother Kinney is referring to
TRANSACTIONS, he uses the Sheba trans
lations.
"Ah! Your money and mine has
been squandered in this way that
might have been used for so much a
better purpose.
'The Territory of Hawaii, whether
it be the real Territory or the power
behind the Territory, to wit: the
Planters Association, considers this an
important case, otherwise it would not
have laid itself open to the criticism
which it deserves for such unwar-
ranted expenditures.
''Iou can see what Importance the
Territory of Hawaii attaches to this
case when you look at the unfair
methods pursued by the prosecution in
this case l dom mean by that, gen
tlemen of the jury, to do as Mr.. Kin
ney did yesterday,-make any refec-
ton upon the court. Lawyers are not
supposed to do that; it is no part
of lawyers duty to reflect upon the
rulings of the court or even, save the
mark! to mention the rulings of the
court; least of all is it the duty of
counsel when addressing the jury to
say that an order had been signed by
the Judge of the court and it had been
wrongfully signed. Do not expect me
to say anything of that sort. 1t is at
least bad form for a lawyer to refer
to the fact that the court s rulings
have been this way or that way or the
other. In the present case, and I think
! that [ may say with pride, before
! every circuit judge Of the Territory
| of Hawaii at this time, our judges are
| above suspicion. / have held one view
| of questions and His Honor has hel6
! another. His Honor s say goes, not
mine, and if it happens to be different
from mine, why, l have to take my
medicine, haven't II And [ do moi
want you gentlemen of the jury to b,
influenced one way or the other becaus,
the circuit Judge trying this case ha,
overruled me once or has sustained m,
once. That has nothing whatever to d,
with this case, gentlemen of the jury
Prosecution Methods.
"Now l say l do no. refer to the
rulings when | speak of the method
adopted by the prosecution in thi
case, Unfortunately, | can not speal
OF some Of the actions of the prosecu
ton in securing this evidence. Yo,
must he like The sailor 5 parrot.
THE sailor was selling parrot I,
a young lady, and she said, Jack, j
he good taIker?' Well, no ma am.
says Jack; no, ma am, | can't say a
what he is a good talker. but he is
beggar TO think!
Now YOU can think, but we mus
not talk about these - not going :,
speak about those things; but I fefe
TO the action Of counsel in one par