The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-14
SHACKLED GIRL TO
PREVENT TROANCY.
Maui Man Pays Fine Tor Cruelty
News Notes Of the Week
From Valley Isle.
MnIl apeelal 10 rhe Adverllser.l

Mali special 70 ihe AdYertMer.)
WAILuRU, Maui, November IL
Yesterday morning George AuuekOO-
lani appeared before Judge Mckay Of
the wsiiOka disilies court 10 answer 70
the charge of assault and battery on
Kamokele, q little girl who happened
10 be staying with him at his homo
at Kanaio near Ulupalakua, whom, tho
police allege, the defendant had abused
in very brutal manner.
Defendant entered a plea OF guilty,
and in explanation Of his conduct IL
was stated that tho little girl had a
habit Of wandering away from the
house while defendant was away at
work; that when he returned late in
the evening besides preparing his ev-
ening meal he had to 90 out and look
for her, that was the. reason he had
shaekled her and used the rod to cor.
rect her ways and not to inflict need
less pain.
Deputy Sheriff John Ferrsira stated
that when he investigated the case, the
little giri rs back was bruised and black
and blue in places, one of her wrists
was swollen, and there were cuts about
her head, and that the child had TO be
taken to the hospital for medical treat
ment. The police have an exhibit be-
longing to the case, an old iron wheel
barrow wheel with five foot chain
and two yale padlocks, the entire outfit
weighing about twenty pounds, which
defendant had fastened TO the child g
ankle to keep her from wandering away
from the house during the day.
BY entering plea of guilty defend
ant prevented the police from present.
ing the evidence they have of his bru-
,talitv towards the child. The judge
sentenced defendant to nay fine Of
fifteen dollars which was promptly
paid.
After Short Weights.
Sheriff Crowell has two sets stand
ard weights and measures for testing
scales and liquid measures used by
tradesmen on this island. It is the in.
tention of tho sheriff to go into every
store and shop and test the scales and
measures in use and to condemn all
measures that are not up to the stand
ard. He has already found n store
keeper using thirty-fve inch yard
stick.
The weather has been fine, but rain
is badly needed. Water In the streams
is quite low and taropatches are dry in
places.
Theater for Paia.
It is reported W. G.. Sciott, of Paia,
is promoting movement to put up a
place Of amusement or a theater for
that ambitious little burg. The build
ing will cost in the neighborhood of
$500. After the building is provided
Paia residents will get their share Of
the moving picture shows and vaude-
vile entertainments which are getting
to be quite popular on Maui.
Supervisors in Session.
The county supervisors are in session
| this week. But one bidder filed bids
for the three buildings which the sup
ervisors desired to erect, j. A. Aheong.
The board accepted two of his bids,
one for the erection of an operating
room for the Malulani hospital, $1705,
and for an administration building or
ward for the Kula Sanitarium, $4443.
The bid for the manager Is cottage was
rejected as the appropriation was in
sufficient. The board voted an appro-
priation for a district nurse for La
haina.
Evidently the people Of Waikiki are
satisfied with the present method of
paying for water by the quantity used
as registered by meters for no one ap.
peared to object TO the proposition Of
the board of supervisors TO add another
cent per thousand gallons used to the
price of. the water. The amendments to
the regulations raising the water rate
charge as proposed were passed without
| objections,
Glory A-Plenty.
The second issue of the new Wailu-
ku Journal, The Weekly Times, is out,
and is brimful of local news and items
of interest to residents of the Valley
Isle. V. A. Vetlesen is to ne commend.
ed for his enterprise in entering field
where glory may be had, but pecuniary
returns are said to be as elusive as the
mirage common TO the barren flats and
sandy wastes below Waikapu.
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