The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-09
To SPEND
one DAY IN JAIL
Attorney Secures Fine Instead of
Prolonged Imprisonment for
Fred Woods.
(Fron saturdays Advcrtiser.)

Twenty. four hours in Jail and FIVE
hundred dollars fine is the penalty
which Fred L. Woods is TO pay for
passing a fictitious check on Dick Sui
Ivan several months ago. An earnest
appeal Of his attorney, Leon NJ. Straus,
which was unprotected by Prosecuting
Attorney Milverton, gained him less
punishment than one which would have
been more in suiting to his serious Of
fense, particularly as the check was
for $27s.
In making his statement of the case
Milverton told the court that accord
ing to the testimony with which he was
acquainted, the man was supposed TO
have at several times passed checks on
Sullivan as security for small sums,
but the checks were all taken up by
Woods himself before the bank passed
upon them.
Finally Woods came to Sullivan and
deposited with him check for $27S
drawn on the account of +. r. Bath at
the Bank of Hawaii, upon which check
he borrowed in all $35, saying that he
would redeem the check in a specified
| time. He failed to put in an appear.
ance at the time named, however, and
when Sullivan banked his money he
presented the forged check. The forg.
cry was quickly discovered, challeng
ed and returned, upon which Woods
was arrested.
To this Straus added that the boy
came from an excellent family in
| California and that he was supporting
an aged mother, from whom his arrest
has been kept. The money for attol,
ney fees had been paid by other Cah.
fornian relatives. He had worked for
Bath for about eight months during
which time the plumber gained such
a good opinion of his qualities that he
even contemplated .leaving him in
charge of his business while he took q
trip to the Coast.
Milverton made no attempt to refutC
the statements of Straus, who was
borne out by the mans own appear
ance. Woods bears none of the iden
tifying marks of the habitual criminal
Straus' strong plea for the boy in
duced Judge Cooper to take his char
acter into consideration and MilvertoI
made no objection to the sentence.
Woods was indicted yesterday by thu
grand jury together with many others
the list being the longest that has beer
acted upon by that body or previou
ones for some time.
Six Months for Burglary.
Joe Keopuhiwa was indicted on tw,
charges of burglary in the second de
gree, pleading guilty to both. He wa
{ accused of robbing japanese servant
quarters. The boy was in trouble fo
3 the first time and in consideration o
, this the judge sentenced him to but si
. months in prison for each offense, tn
ndeterminate sentence making it real
ly from six months to ten years.
Other Indictments.
; Bernardino MADEIRA and Celestin
! Cortes were arraigned. for stabbing
fellow countrymen in Kahuku som
. months ago, on separate indictments
4 Straus was appointed to defend bot
1 men and plea was reserved.
Ok Han Kooll, Korean who was il
I dicted for assault with dangerou
A weapon pleaded guilty by permissio
e of the prosecution, to a charge of sin
S pie assault, but afterwards denied tn
n allegation set forth by Milverton. Th
/ case was set over that it might be civ
/ IN more extended examination.
= Ramon Camacho, who is accused O
t assaulting and abusing little cir
was also arraigned, Glen Quinn appear
ing in defense. The mans crime a
a alleged, is particularly vile. The cas-
u was set for plea a week from mex
Monday.
Chung Sung, better known as EMU
!, muu" from the fact of his being criI
: pied, was arraigned for burglary in tn
first degree, charged with robbing
store at Aiea. Samuel Chillingswort
was appointed to defend him, reservin
plea until next Monday.
The last two indictments were bot
against Kichi Nagami, charging him i
both cases with larceny in the secon
degree. Mr.. Chllingworth will ais
: look after his interests by order {
the court, Plea will be entered MOI
day.