The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-04
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Scenes in Judge Whitney's court yes
terday afternoon carried reminder of
the days of "strikers' trials" when
Attorneys Kinney and Prosser fought
for the conviction of alleged japanese
rioters, both of them being present yes
terday in the second campaign being
waged in protection of the plantation
labor interests of the Islands,
For an hour and half Kinney,
Prosser and Anderson argued against
Attorneys Andrews and Watson, who
were appearing for Frank Craig, the
emigrant agent. Kinney, who an
nounced himself as representing the
plantations, and Attorney Cathcart,
was fighting for the signing of an or
der from Judge Whitney arresting
fifty-seven would.be emigrants ON the
Korea as witnesses, while his opponents
contended its illegality.
That was only one incident in a day
of rapid developments. Following the
methods which had been successful
when the Wilhelmina and Sierra left,
the plantation interests sought for the
court order the first thing yesterday
morning, basing the request on an affi.
davit signed by the attorney-general.
Attorney General Lindsay himself was
doubtful whether the affidavit should
be signed or not and called hearing
upon it, which lasted for an holr and
a half, and which resulted in his sign
ing the document and expressing his in
tention of leaving its legality to the
judge.
Judge Whitney signed it after a long
hearing and Sheriff Jarrett duly served
it, but folnd only sixteen out of the
fifty-seven desired. The rest left ON the
vessel. The arrests were rather dra-
matte and the more so as the ship came
within an ace of leaving with the
sheriff and his officers still on board.
Other developments in the afternoon
resulted in the arrest of Frank Craig on
a charge of recruiting without the
license demanded by Act 81 of the ses-
sion laws of 1905.
Acrimonious.
From the. start yesterday the special
counsel engaged to fight this sudden
"anti-immigration" movement found
themselves strongly and bitterly op-
posed. Lorrin Andrews appeared on
behalf of Frank Craig, while Watson
announced that he was appearing on
behalf of San Francisco firm.
Lindsay granted a hearing on the
matter before he signed the affidavit,
and although he had previously taken
the matter under advisement he was
In some doubt as to whether the order
should be signed at all. The discus.
sion before him had been acrimonious
TO a high degree, but unfortunately
there is no record of the personalities
which several of those engaged in them
admitted passed
During the trial the debating was
kept TO more decorous channels. Wat
son claimed that the warrant was a
blanket one for fifty.seven departing
residents, and that IL was a manifest
injustice under the statute TO hold that
many as witnesses In case when the
statute inferred that witnesses sufficient
only 10 prove the ease should be 30 70,
moved. lie also asserted that the aiii,
dnylt did not show that the men were
M the jurisdiction OF the court; that
they were not out OF The hands Of the
quarantine officers, aud that he aiiida.
VIZ WIS IN other ways lacking. He
claimed further That he officers were
getting beyond their depth in the pro
feelinR,
Andrews Claim
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