The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-15

/ .uit Judge Whitney's courtroom and
n the corridor of the Judiciary Build
I ng yesterday morning, the Japanese
,bove named, who had been detained
oy High Sheriff Henry in connection
With the riot at Waipahu and the
.,trike, were arrested and charged with
L he crimes above stated, and bail set
n the sum of $3.50 each. The arrests
'ollowed the discharge of all those un-
Her detention, to which course the
prosecution agreed.
E 1t was when the japanese were no.
flied that they were no longer in GUS
.ody that the excitment around the
Judiciary Building grew tense. The
men passed out of the courtroom, In
he meantime the High Sheriff's depu-
/ les. as well as police officers, hurrying
iown before them, the High Sheriff
L Intending to intercept the Japanese
when they left the building and place
hem all under arrest on the warrants
With which he had already been armed.
Everybody in the court room has
| :ened down the stairways, including
lawyers, police officers and newspaper
men, while Maxine and few Others of
| he prominent JaDdntSt NhS
strike, mingled with the crowd. On
teaching the foot of the staircase,
some of the Japanese who were wanted
started for the front door, narrowly
yatchd by the officers of the law, who
cared that they might fade when once
out of sight, and render 1t difficult to
.elocate them. Several officers were
stationed in the corridor, but only one
WAS near the back. door under the
lstairs.
Attorney Lightfoot, defending the
Japanese, came hurrying down the
stairs and, CHANGING quickly around,
saw the avenue of escape and began
showing the Japanese toward the rear
door, excitedly telling them to run
that way. The one officer nearby ran
10 this door and barred the way, and
before a single Japanese reached that
exit. Billy Woods, High Sheriff Henry s
right hand man, ran around to the
back and banged the doors to. That
tyay of escape was cut off. Mean
while another police officer who was
|kbn the staircase saw the commotion
las Mr.. Lightfoot urged and showed the
jJapanese toward the back door, and
lac vaulted over the banister, taking a
Kali of about twelve feet. He stum-
Boiled. but regained his feet quickly
hnd rushed to the rear door also, where
he relieved Billy Woods who hurried
back to the front.
Seeing the movement toward the
back door aided by the strikers at
torney, the High Sheriff gave orders
to close the front doors, the order be-
Ing carried out Immediately. The OFF,
GERS then quickly rounded up the ia
panese and the High Sheriff segrega-
he'd the prisoners into two groups,
those charged with conspiracy being
placed to one side and the dozen
charged with rloting being assembled
n another part of the hall. The war
rants were read and the men were
conducted back to Judge Whitney
court room, and the judge sent for that
bail might be fixed.
Assisting to Escape.
As soon as Judge Whitney reopened
court, Mr.. Lighfoot applied for bail for
Each of the men under arrest. Mr..
KINNEY thereupon took the floor and
narrated the incidents which took
place on the floor below, just before
the defendants were placed under ar
rest, and asked that his statement be
recorded by the court stenographer
HE said that an attorney has right
Ito advise his clients as to their rights
and he was within his rights to tell
+ the men to go away, but he did not
understand that an attorney had the
fright to physically assist. Lightfoot
objected to the statement, although
admitting the truth of 1t, but Mr. Kin.
ney said he desired merely to have the
fact recorded.
ut is proper for me at this time
said Mr. Kinney, to call the attention
+ )of the court 10 what has transpired
IIf any trouble comes to Mr.. Light
foot as a result of this / don't want
1him to come into court and claim any
julterior motive. This is the first time
lin my experience that / have ever
known an attorney TO do anything OF
|3this kind"
II don't care n continental for your
fahreats," interposed Llghtfoot. This
concluded the presentation OF Mr.
|Lightfoot's participation in the release
F |of the prisoners and their arrest
iatbh ShSPlNN
forward and notified the court thai
1.-THE rioters and conspirators are
here
Penalty II Five Years.
Judge Whitney In looking over tn,
Warrant OF arrest for the rioters stated
That IL was a crime punishable WAL
not more Than Ave years imprlson
ment or with a thousand dollar fine
9nd that conspiracy Ia commit murder
twas punishable by sentence u mol
more than 10 years imprisonment viii
ID thousand dollar fine also,
Mr., lAghtfoot informed the e0nTi
thai the prisoners were laborers anf
bail should NOT be 80 excessive ihai
lhey could have no opportunity Of
FURNISHING II ~ procure thelr relrans
from puHlOdN,
Low Hail Is Ridieuloush
Judge whitney ln setting pail said
= haYe liitle sympaihy win ihe prop
oslilon that bal he put az ihe Tldloui
lousy lpw nguTv thai has Hpmeilmfl
prevailed Tbs eour added ihai az
lghifnql's plea had SOME Nrlup M n
ana he ~ ball AZ $3.50 zach f0r hoil
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Thai ended fhe n4actfdlnak AM