The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-01-26
GEISHA 'BANZAI"
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poenaed Matsuda and little geisha
girl to testify.
The diminutive daughter of Japan
answering to sixteen years but looking
more like twelve or thirteen, came
smiling into court, coquettishly sid
ling along to the witness box and
beaming upon Judge Lymer Her
quaintness brought forth general
smiles, laughter greeting her query as
to whether they desired to know her
professional name or not When she
was informed that her professional
name would do she smiled prettily
and announced that she was called
"Banzai. " And as ."Banzai" she was
entered as a witness.
She simply said she was at the Hi
rano Hotel to sing and dance and that
she did not drink, adding that she
was not permitted to do so.
! On Attorney Charlie Chillingwortll
who appeared for the defence. inter
polating a question as to whether she
went to the hotel chaperoned or not
Deputy City and County Attorney
I Brown objected on the ground that ii
was immaterial to the case. Chill
lngworth. however, wanted to show
That the Hirano hotel was not the bad
place 1t had been depicted to be by
the newspapers. The geishas were of
nigh moral character and would lose
their high standing if it were other
wise.
Judge Lymer pointed out that he
mad listened to the evidence simnIv IN
learn whether or not there had been
Illicit selling of liquor and for no 9th
er purpose. with which explanation
Chillingworth expressed satisfaction
and dropped his line of cross-exam-
nation.
me case for the prosecution having
closed, Chillingworth moved for the
dismissal of the. case without calling
any evidence for the defence, remark
ing that he thought the time of the
court had been wasted.
Though Judge Lymer dbl not consid.
err the evidence sufficient, he did NOT
view the matter in the same light &c
did defendants counsel, for he thought
the time of the court had been well
utilized.
he pointed out to defendant that as
ne had already pleaded guilty to one
charge of selling liquor without H.
cense he would have to be very careful
IN future, as a second conviction
would entail heavy penalty.
While agreeing with the iudpes
warning, Chillingwortn drew the at.
tention of the court to the fact that
the defendant was lessee of the prem
lses and had improved them Of a
cost OF $4,000. At the time he pled
guilty he did so against the advice
OF counsel in Difference to certain
prominent japanese who were then
before the grand jury, though Iefend.
ant felt he was not guilty. Another
conviction would mean the forfeiture
OF MS lease and that meant more to
defendant than all the profit he could
make out of liquor with Mr.. FenneII
oohbing up every night. Hirano was
conducting a restaurant and tea house
and his customers came and brought
their liquor with them. Counsel had
advised his client 10 see that the Gus
toners brought receipt with their
liquor in order to protect himself and
Hirano had given assurance that he
would be careful in future.
Judge Lymer thought that the liz
censing Inspector and the city and
county Attorneys office were to be
commended for bringing the prosecu-
ton' though the evidence was not en-
aFely satisfactory. Though he did
not make any charges against the de-