The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-09
SALV|NG COAL
CALLED THEFT
Manuel Silva Indicted for Lar
ceny, but Will Fight to
Supreme Court.

It is a crime, denominated by the
ugly name of stealing, for a man to
| fish from the bottom of the sea coal
| that has been washed from a wrecked
vessel. according to the partial report
of the grand jury that was made late
Wednesday afternoon. The grand Jury
indicted Manuel Silva on a charge of
larceny in the first degree, the speci-
fcations being that Silva ''stole" thir-
teen tons of coal from the bark Helga,
the value of the coal being placed at
800.
As a matter Of fact, it is well known
that Silva did not take the coal from
the wreck. but dug it ont of the sea
several hundred yards inshore from the
lost vessel, whittier it had been carried
by the waves If Silva is guilty, then
large number of the beach residents,
including some of the most prominent
men in town, must be branded as
thieves.
One welI-known merchant, hearing
that an attempt was to he made to
| force the Industrious Hawaiians who
| had salved the coal to turn it over to
the firm that had the salvage contract,
went out with the Hawaiians and
worked all night gathering coal. merely
| that he mi CHIT place himself in the same
position and be in shape to help them
| fight their battle in the courts. He
went farther than that: he and one or
two other well-to-do men put up con
siderable sum of money TO pay attor
ney s fees. and f. A. Douthitt will fight
| = j
necessary, carry the case to the supreme
| court.
Two other indictments We're returned
by the grand jury. One accuses George
| Thomas of criminal assault on girl
under fourteen years of age. The other
| is against so Chat Whan, who is ac-
cused of having tried to murder coun-
TRUMAN named Yuon Kl-Ho.
Bishop Estate Getting Richer,
Job Bachelor, as master, reporting on
the twenty-ffth annual report of the
trustees of the estate of Bernice Puahi
Bishop. finds that the affairs of the
estate are in fiourishing condition.
Loans. revenues and investments have
returned encouraging amounts and the
| income is steadily increasing
Total receipts for the year. including
a balance of $17,53.71 left over from
the preceding year, amounted to $685.
O63.S1, of which amount $205,316 was
revenue and $50 ,204.10 resulted from
sales of real estate and so forth.
Total expenditures amounted to $251,-
! S165l. Of this total 1921. 1S1.6S was
the cost of maintaining the kameha-
meha Schools. S3O.515 represented in,
vestments, $4,000 was loaned and
$1995O was paid for taxes.
The past years collections amounted
to &1426751 in excess of those of the
wear before.
Quinn's Original Question.
The trial of Ramon Camacho, accused
| of criminal assault on little girl less
than ten years old, was begun before
Judge Cooper Yesterday morning, Coun
tv Attorney Cathcart appearing for the
prosecution and Glenn Quinn for the de
Tense Despite the eruesomeness of the
trial, one humorous passage occurred
/ while Quinn was examining a lurNman
on his voir dire. - Do YOU under
| stand.' asked Quinn, "that if the de
PENDANT is found guilty he may receive
the death sentence. and are You OPP
posed to capital punishment!
The Judge gasped. and Cathoart was
so dumfounded that he arose and oh
iected to the question on no grounds in
particular. When Judge Cooper had
recovered his breath and his equilih,
rum. he turned to Quinn. If thai
iuryman were 10 say that he objected
to the death penalty he remarked
would YOU excuse him?''
ono, ! don think I wonld,' sac
| Quinn