The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-10-25
TWO COUNTS SET
AGAINST CLARK
WIN Be Arraigned on Indictments
Before Judge Cooper This
Morning.

hOInlnB.
The territorial grand jury Yesterday
morning returned two indictments
charging embezzlement of police court
funds against Henry Clark, who wa,
in the "upstairs' department Of tn,
police station. The matter will com,
on this morning before Circuit JudP,
Cooper at nine O'Clock. There will be
three other arrangements this morning
the report of the grand jury having
been placed on the secret Ale
Soldiers Set Free.
Soldiers Edward White and Walter
. Bunce, alleged to have stolen gold
bracelet from Eugene Rhodez of Iwilei
ON the night of June III and to have
assaulted her incidentally, taking the
jewelry from her by force, are now free
men. Their attorney Leon Stlaus, yes.
terday morning wanted to waive argu-
ment, the day before having been taken
up in evidence aiming to prove an alibi.
To the suggestion for letting the case
go without argument, A. S. Humphreys
would not agree, and sailed into a sea
of eloquence against the men. About
half-past nine o'clock the Jury retired,
returning about eleven O'Clock with a
verdict of not guilty.
The woman alleged that the two sol.
diers forced their way into her abode
in Iwilei, brutally assaulted her, strip.
ping her Of her iewelry, while the sol
diers declared that they were not at
the house, but We're around town and
drinking bottled beer in Aala Park be-
fore they returned to Fort Shafter.
Tom Quinn Assessed $1,000.
Before Judge Cooper and jury yes
terday afternoon, Tom Quinn was as
sessed damages to the extent of thou
sand dollars for that he is alleged to
have injured, by contact with his auto,
one Andrew Bright by brushing him off
car on Hotel street, near Punchbowl
street, some months ago. Glen Quinn,
brother of the defendant, appeared as
attorney for the chauffeur.
The court instructed the Jury, in the
event Of the defendant being found
liable, that punitive damages could be
awarded. The jury found defendant
guilty, and the punitive proposition was
demonstrated, in that $1,000 damages
was awarded.
Glenn Quinn noted an appeal and will
take the matter to the supreme court,
claiming n fault in the Instructions of
the court on the punitive" idea, main
tanning that the damages awarded were
altogether without the justification of
the case.
Lanai Company Files Suit.
The Lanai Company has begun suit
for the recovery Of $1,000 from Henry
s. lands for damages. II seems that
defendant wanted to purchase eighty
blooded mares for plaintiff, to be de.
livered to II. Hackfeld & Co., San Fran.
cisco, for shipment to plaintiff here, the
rate not to exceed $75 per head and
the animals to be transported per s. s..
Hilonian. But it is alleged that the
contract was not fulfilled. II is stated
that nine Of the mares died on the trip,
and, more than this, the plaintiff says
there is not one mare in the crowd
Tilted for breeding purposes. And now
plaintiff complains that ii has been dam.
aged to the extent of $500, of which
amount it has paid $4,000.
Court notes.
Motion for new trial is fled in Lau
rong VS.. Il. o. White by T.. @. Peters,
who appears for the plaintiff Verdict
vas given for defendant in the last
rial The claim of plaintiff was for
he loss of services of his son, who was
Silled by an auto driven by defendant.
Juline is granted a divorce from j.
,. Min, owing to the latter's failure to
provide
Ella wants a divorce from A. r.
customs inspector, because,
he says, the latter will not support her.
She also alleges cruelty.