The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-10-31
NOLLE PROSEQUIs
IN CIRCUIT Court
-Four Cases RolIe Pressed "
the City Attorneys
Department.
tFrom Sunday = Advcriisor.)


much pleasure to suggest solio press.
quis as IL does tho defendants % have
them granted then Il must havo been
very pleasant little gathering al
round.
Deputy Brown acted for the city at
tornoy all through There woro i've
defendants before tho court, and chs
only tangible business done was to set
case for Monday and suspend son-
tence. The other charges Wero nOIlo
prosecuted.
Lum Tai was before tho court
charged with having sold liquor with
out license. The defendant has
grown old waiting for tho caao to bo
tried. The last timo It was mn eight OF
the jury felt that no shOnld be freed,
while the other four thought that no
should not. In tho circumstances, tho
jury was released. Deputy Brown
weighed the chances of a eDnvickion,
and had come to the conclusion that
this would be impossible, moro cspeci-
ally MS the star witness had just been
arrested on horrible charge. Brown
thought that n nOile prOscqui would
suit the case
Judge Cooper agreed.
Lrm Tar then chossfally pleaded
guilty to charge OF having had in
toxicating liquor for sale, and sentence
was suspended for thirteen months, ON
agreement with the city attorney, so
Mr.. Brown explained to n very angry
license inspector and to Chairman Will
lard Brown of the license board.
A Most Peculiar Thing.
The agreement of the city attorney
with the attorney for tho defense to
trade suspended sentence for a plea
of guilty both surprised and annoyed
the officials who had prepared the case
against the blind pig operator, who
had not only broken tho law Of Tho
Territory but had violated the rules
of the Inter.Island company, which for
bid its stewards supplying intOxioants
to the members of the Inter-Islnnd
crews. Mr.. Brown advanced the ex-
euse for this sentence suspension that
the city attorney believed tho ease
weak because of the presence OF one
Hussey among tho Witnesses. Az the
list included both officers and men Of
the w. G. Hall, on which boat The do
PENDANT operated, the excuse il too
thin for acceptance.
The defendant, Lum Tai, was guilty
Of illicit liquor selling and guilty Of
supplying. intoxieants to tho sailors and
men of the Han at sea, men In whose
charge are the lives and property VI
travellers. He sells, also, ON credit,
collecting from the wages Of the men
on paydays just where no has his
stand-in and why can only be suspect
ed, but it is certainlv . matter for
/ fFf#
of Illicit liquor selling by the district
court is able to have ono case mol
pressed on appeal and secure a sns-
pended sentence after pleading guilty
on the appeal of the other.
A spite Case.
w. II. Knox had the benefits of the
nolle prosequi extended to him, for his
two charges of soliciting were with
drawn Deputy Brown told the court
that the women had preferred the
charges merely for spite. AS far as
he could learn there was no merit in
the allegations. NOlie pr0sequis in each
instance would be suitable,
Once more Judge Cooper agreed.
George Lowe was also fortunate with
the nollc prosequi, for his charge OF
assault and battery WIS withdrawn.
Deputy Brown told how Lowe had
demanded jury trial. "After having
Investigated the case, said Brown, III
am convinced that there is no case
against the defendant whatever, and
will ask that nolle prOsequi be en-.
tered
His request was not in vain, and
Lowe was allowed TO CO.
John Quart WAS out of luck, for his
Fl g.
have n Jury to say whether he really
assaulted Chinese some months ago
with the intention of rObbing him Of
the money that he Was known to be
carrying. "A
Legalixtug Divorces.
i Judge Robinson is creating new rec.
Ords in the divorce court now, for be
is legalizing those divorces that were
declared mil and void by the supreme
court lately.
The divorce Of Edzel Markle from
Noel Narkle was the one that started
the trouble, for it was tho latter that
appealed to the supreme court on the
grounds that the dissolution was not
legal because II had been granted In
less than thirty days after service.
Some interest was created Ia tho
divorce circle yesterday by the fact
that this very divorce was up again
before Judge Robinson. Their matrf-
monial bonds were severed 10 true legal
style. Altogether there were six d..
yOrees granted yesterday. 30 at this
rate the back work should be soon
pulled up.
! Another divorce that proved interest
Ing was that Of Thempson '. Thompson.
Radhonne'a Appeal.
Attorney = NJ. Harrison Is certainly
looking after J, A. Redhonseis inter,
esia, for yesterday be appealed against
the verdict given against the absent
kedhoHse IN The ease IT Redhonae v.
Graham This VAS eaan Ia which
ihonse sought e sblain judgment
for te6 haina the talanea. he said, Oh
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