Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07
THEY ASSUME
ALMIGHTY POWER
LiehtfOOt CharacterizeS
Attitude OF Jarrett
And MitvertOn

PENDANT. who Is our client: we de.
mand the right to speak with him
from this court"
That was the way In which Light.
foot exploded in the habeas corpus
proceedings brought in the case of
Lee Sung Min, who has been held
in the Sheriff's custody since Sep.
tcmber /. pending the outcome OF
the wound which Choy Young 10
was given by him.
The writ issued by Judge Robin
son yesterday was returnable this
morning at 3 o'clock, and at that
hour Sheriff Jarrett had the pris-
Oncr In the courtroom and turned
over to the court.
Lightfoot addressed the court, ask.
Ing that the name of Claudius Me-
Bride be entered as assisting In rep
resenting the defendant, and then,
after the answer of Sheriff Jarrett
was filed, Lightfoot asked that the
writ be dismissed.
In the answer to the writ, the
Sheriff has the copy of a warrant
rcturnable before Judge Andrade to-
morrow, charging the defendant
with assault with latent to commit
murder.
Lightfoot asked the court for per-
mission to speak with the defendant,
to which Milvcrton Immediately OBJ
jectcd and asked that the prisoner
be rcmandcd to the custody of the
Sheriff.
II was then that Light(oot made
reference to the two officers taking
upon themselves the power Of the
Deity. Mcbride joined in by say
ing that they were denied the priv
ilege of speaking to the prisoner
while IN the court this morning, be-
fore Judge Robinson opened II. This
was true, for LiEhtfoOt put an in
tcrprctcr alongside the prisoner and
told him to talk to him. Jarrett or
dcrcd him away, as the court had
not appeared, and until II did APP
pear the prisoner was still in his
custody.
MilvertOn jumped into the breach
and said that as the writ had been
dismissed the prisoner was no longer
in the custody of that court and that
counsel for the defense could not
ask the judge for permission to
speak with him. Their request must
be made either to the Sheriff or ia
Judge Ardrade, before whom he was
charged.
He further asked that the pris.
oner he Immediately rcmanded to the
custody of the Sheriff.
Again LiEhtfOOt came forward
with forclblo expressions character,
izing the procedure of both the Sher-
In and Assistant Attorney. lie told
of arrests made by the police when
prisoners were held forey-eight
hours, according to the law, for "in.
vcstigation," aud then turned loose
on the sidewalk and Immediately re.
arrested for another period of forty
eight hours ior further investiga-
tion.
This discussion Is purely AGA
demic," said the court. Counsel
may talk to the prisoner while he is
in the courtroom. and he will be
Temanded to the custody of the Sher-
in in good time"
The words of the court were sat
islactory to the attorneys for the
defense, who Immediately gathered
around the prisoner and began to
talk with him.
In view OF the insinuations made,
Milyerton asked permission to adj
dress the court, stating the whole
facts and naming the statute under
which the prisoner was held, pend
ing the death OF recovery of the as
saulted man, so that definite
charge could be laid against him,
lie then asked again that the pris-
oner he given over to the Sheriff.
Another case was called by the
court, and soon arterward L!ghtfoot
asked that they might take the pris-
oner to the chambers of Judge Rob,
inson for consultation, This the
court Immediately refused and re.
manded the prisoner 80 the Sheriff.
custody, thus cutting of any further
attempt To communicate with him
while In the courtroom,
This ended all argument aud dis
cuRsion Of the case, aud Jarrett i'm
medialcly took the prisoner back IA
his ell, a. appear In the District
Court tomorrow Tor arpignmcut ON
the charge laid against him hy the
RIH#N.tttIUH Al llTUE.