The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-29
GENTLE ART OF
SUBP0ENAING
tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser,

NCIOih NGuhCSudg . FuNtIAlEtT.J
AS result of 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.
ater about year ago, which is now
going on in Judge De Bolts 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 ap.
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 ythe orders of his superior
when he presented it, he was afraid of
its import, and also of the alleged
fighting ability of Apana. So he ap-
preached the latter with great care and,
his fears overcoming his better judg-
ment, thrust the subpoena in Apana S
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 a candy store and
purchase a 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 police officer-"a new one,
at that" says Reeves-the oppor-
tunity to flourish subpoena in his
face and tell him that he was due in
court at two o clock. 1t 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 to
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.
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' IS desk, at the same
time crying the mystic words: "Two
O'Clock. - Then he disappeared.
Judge Davis Sworn In.
George A. Davis was yesterday morn
ing sworn in as United States Commits
sioner to take the place of Judge
kingsbury, resigned. Judge Davis en-
tered upon his duties at once.
Gets Three Months.
Pleading guilty to a charge of as
sanlt with deadly weapon, Hung PAT
appeared before Judge De Bolt yester
day morning and was given three
months in High Sheriff Henry's hote
as punishment.
Another Contested Will.
A contest against the probate of the
will of X. Lazarus, deceased, took uI
the entire day in Judge Robinson 4
court yesterday. Under the will, tn,
entire estate is left to Madeline ant
2 EIeazar Lazarus. The value of the es
tate is named at approximately $4,000
A motion for a decree pro confess
in the foreclosure suit of Carlos A
Long against r. w. Davis ct al wa
denied by Judge Robinson yesterday
The sum of $2Os,2O has been paid int,