The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-19
RECORD Day IN
FEDERAL COURT
Thirteen More indictments Have
Been Returned by the
Grand Jury.

Thirteen indictments, eleven ARA; On
ments and the entering of nine plea
of guilty were the result of a record
breaking day for federal officials enc
judges for the Hawaii district yester
day.
| All those indicted yesterday and
most Of those against whom the fed
+, eral grand jury have found indictments
this term answered to Judge Wood
| ruff in the federal court yesterday aft
ernoon, and with but two exceptions
all pleaded guilty to at least one of
the indictments against them.
Fred NJ. K. Higginbotham, probably
better known as President Maxine of
the Higher Wage Association, was in
dicted and arraigned, and Saturday has
been named as the day to enter his
plea. The same indictment includes Ha-
seguchi, his clerk, the charge against
them being the possession of obscene
pictures and literature, which was sstoo
obscene so reads the Indictment, "to
be spread upon the records of the
court.
Yasutaro Sega, the 'sY. Soga' of the
Nippu Jill, had four indictments re-
turned against him for sending copies
of his papers containing obscene mat
ter through the mail. He was ar
raigned in the afternoon and pleaded
guilty to one of the charges against
him, stating that he was not ready to
answer to the other three. Sentence
will be passed Thursday morning.
Three indictments for identical Of.
lenses were found against Kinjiro Yo-
kagawa, editor of the Maui Shinbun.
He, too, pleaded guilty to one charge
only, evidently trusting to the others
being dropped.
Sukeyuki Sato. a smooth looking gen
tleman, had three serious charges found
against him and pleaded guilty to one
The first Indictment against him was
for forging the name of S. Yamabe on
a money order, January 6, 1908, for the
sum of $91.06. The second Indictment
alleged the forging of the name of
Naso Fuiimoto on November Is, 1908,
to a money order for $94.41. The third
which he pleaded guilty to,
was for forging a money order in the
name of Kumahsi Hamada for 1854
on December "a, 1908. +
Alleged Wife Sale.
Hoshi, Hisakiehi Yoki and Hikataro
&odama were all indicted for con-
piracy, but the facts that will come
nut in court will be the sale of woman,
Iatsu Kodama, by her husband to an
'ther man for the bargain sale price of
100. Attorney Aehi appeared for
Ioshi, and Hisakichi Yoki expressed
lis intention of getting an attorney
Iodama also wants an attorney, but as
lie said he had no means to employ one,
he court will appoint one for him.
Wong Ping and Jennie Chow Mai
we're indicted under the Edmunds Act
nd appeared by attorney.
Lonzo Bolin, indicted previously for
with machinery belonging to
Jncle Sam and stealing two bits worth
f his gasoline, was arraigned and plead
d guilty to the theft of the gasoline |
Jacob J. Hiorth, the Dane who has
cen indicted as a postoffice embezzler,
loaded guilty to the charge and will
Jung, indicted for impersonating ]
Tnited States officer and defrauding a |
roman out of three dollars, pleaded g
Utility also and will be sentenced Thurs
ay Others of those indicted for vari-
us offenses against Federal laws by II
he grand jury at the beginning of its i
erm were Kimura, Toyofuku and T. la
uiimoto. All will be sentenced Thurs l
ay.