The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-20
A $4,000 Baby.

A $4,000 Baby.
"People are not supposed to do that
sort of thing, but that was done by
our $4,000 baby. So 'wikiwiki, we had
the Hawaiian word 'wikiwiki'. What
does Professor Dening dos Does he
leave space to put it there and say,
'Wikiwiki2 / don't know what wiki
wiki meansa No; he translates it. He
is 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 fnda
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.
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.
90 You 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 don't 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 lawyer to refer
to the fact that the courts rulings
have been this way or that way or the
other. In the present case, and / think
| that l may say with pride, befor,
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 helt
another. His Honor's say goes, no
mine, and if it happens to be differen
from mine, why, / have to take m!
medicine, haven't II And / do no
want you gentlemen of the jury to bt
influenced one way or the other becaus,
the circuit judge trying this case hai
oveuuled me once or has sustained IN,
once. That has nothing whatever to do
with this case, gentlemen of the jury
Prosecution Methods.
"Now ] say do not refer to the
rulings when / speak of the method
adopted by the prosecution in thi
of some of the actions of the prosecu
ton in securing this evidence. Yol
must be like the sailors parrot.
"The sailor was selling parrot 4
a young lady, and she said, Jack, i
he good talkerp Well, no Fam,
says Jack; mo, ma am, / can't say a
what he is u good talker, but he is
beggar to Think
"Now you can think, but we mus
not talk about these - not going I
speak about those things; hut / refe
10 the action of counsel in one pai
ticular.
"Now, let see, Gentlemen, don
we want 10 be mont
'ls there amy reason why, becaus
We are engaged as Jurors aud as eouI
? sci aud as judges IN a criminal pr2secl
tion, that we should leave our mRnhoo
J outside of the courtroom doori
i Y0u hTe here as mon, aud II il b,
, cause you are men that We have aeeep
I cd you as jurors 90 Try this ease, No
look ~ a ~ meui lock ~ the action