The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-14
MARITAL DEAL
ENDS IN COURT
Man Alleged to Have Stolen a
Wife Is Given Stiff
Fine.

Complaining that, through threats of
violence, P. Rodriguez had robbed him
of his wife, J. Garcia, who works on
Aiea plantation, sought aid from Chief
Leal. Garcia said that he must have
| help or he must commit murder. Leal
| did not want to see mSrasr committed
so he rendered nelp.
AS result of Leafs activity, Rod
| riguez and Mrs. Maria Clemente de
Garcia were brought up in the police
court yesterday morning for trial. Rod
riguez, being the apparent instigator
of the whole trouble, was fined $50.
The woman, whose crimes seemed to
have been passive rather than active.
was let off with a $50 fine. Not hav-
ing the money to pay their fines, both
were committed to jail.
According to Garcia, Rodriguez con-
cluded some time ago that he wanted
his Garcia IS, wife. He is alleged to
have gone to Garcia and informed him
that he would have the wife or know
the reason why. Rodriguez was a luna
and therefore Garcia feared to say him
nay.
But later his wrongs began to worry
him. He went to the management.
with the result that Rodriguez ceased
to be luna. Then he sought the Do
lice, and now he is satisfied.
License Case Continued.
Minatolani, the japanese accused of
operating a fishing sampan without first
securing a fisherman s license, appear
ed before Judge Andrade yesterday
morning. His case was continued until
today. The japanese Fisheries, Ltd,
for which concern the defendant works,
is represented by Attorney A. L. C. |
Atkinson. 1t is the intention to car |
ry the case to the Supreme Court to
test the law which taxes sampans S.,
but allows Hawaiian fishing canoes to
slip through feeless.
Lottery Tickets at Waipahu.
Reports have reached the police that |
lottery tickets are being sold openly |
to the Chinese laborers at Waipahu |
plantation. It is said that the dis |
pensers of the little slips of paper, |
that may represent snug fortune, but |
more likely represent nothing, are con
Quoting business, with no pretense at |
covering up their operations. The |
authorities will probably turn their at
tention in that direction and try and !
put a stop to the practice.
Cambria Says He Did Not.
NJ. S. Cambria, who is charged with |
having violated the license law in hav-
ing sold beer without license at a |
picnic down in the peninsula, viii have
to explain to the court today how it all |
came about. Cambria denies that he |
violated the law, and there are said to /
be others who bear him out. On the |
other hand Fennell is equally sure that !
he did, and also claims to have i
few witnesses.
Serious Charge.
Frank Perreira, a Portuguese of |
middle age, was arrested yesterday
morning, charged with attempting to |
abuse a little Portuguese child. The
affair was reported to the police. by
Mr. Rider of Kakaako Mission. Per-
reira will answer before Judge An
drade this morning.
No Evidence of Gambling.
Seventeen Chinese, charged with
gambling, came up before Judge An
drade for hearing. It was an impos-
ing looking array of defendants that
responded to the rollcall but the evil
dence was not so imposing and the
men We're all discharged.
An Uncommon Charge.
Sam Floyd was arrested yesterday by
License Inspector Fennell on a charge
seldom filed against a man. He is
charged with having purchased liquor,
in saloon while on the "blaek list. -