Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-09
.ALOHA NO STAR
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the district court when he was bound
over to the grand jury on both felony
charges placed against him by the
investigating commission. So far as
hectoring witnesses is concerned,
John is some lawyer, but when he
gets them embarrassed he does moi
know what he wants to ask.
For two weeks now Kealoha has
been. securing postponement Of the
two embezzlement chargest against
him on the plea that he has been try
ing to secure an able attorney from
Honolulu. During all this time the
court, and the prosecution have treated
John with good deal Of leniency, but
his attorney has failed to materialize.
| When his cases were called in the
district court yesterday, the Judge,
as matter of habit, asked him:
| Have you secured an attorney The
defending Supervisor replied HE did.
mt come on the Mauna Kea." Brock
ems assured the court that the ex-
pected attorney had not come IN the
Wilhelmina, and was not around the
hilo hotel In spite of the threat that
had been made to hold the prelimin-
AIRY hearing; whether Kealoha had an
attorney or not, he was allowed an
opportunity to get his mail, because
he said he did not know what arrange
ments his brother-in-law had made in
Honolulu. So the cases were postpon-
cd to 1899 o'clock yesterday after
noon
In the afternoon Breckons an
nounced that it was his desire that
the charge alleging embezzlement of
forty-fiye dollars received for crushed
rock by Kealoha, from Charles X. Ma
gulre, be tried first.
Mcguire On Stand.
Mcguire was called as the first wit
ness, and after his position in July of
1911 was established, he was asked to
state what the defendant had to do
with the county quarries at that time.
Mcguire answered that Kealoha was
then road overseer of the South Hilo
district. When he finished his an
swer, Kealoha showed his first signs
of ambition to be rated as an attorney.
He said: Il object Witness has no
reason to know what | ought to do. ;"
Judge Wise explained that the ques-
ton did not tend to show what he had
ought to do"
Mcguire then testified that during
1911 he bought rock from the Hilo dis
trict, and that he ordered the same
from Kealoha, The amount Of the acl
count he said he thought was due for
labor, he settled in cash, but later he
issued a check to pay for the stone.
He testified, when showed the check
by which he had paid, that he rec
ognized the handwriting of the en-
dorser as that of Kealoha.
Kealoha then began his cross exam
nation. 1t led to nowhere, and start
ed on with the semi-question and
statement: IF defendant can show is
sue of more than one check during
the same time, can that be taken as
evidence?" OF course, the court in
stantly ruled that what was purported
to be cross examination was more in
the nature of argument. Kealoha
audibly murmured: objection is oy-l
erruled"
Another question of Kealoha's was:
Are you sure defendant was in charge
of quarries?" Mcguire answered.:
Yes" You said you paid county
with a check-did you get bill?p
kealoha next asked, he seeming to
get more satisfaction out of hectoring
Mcguire than any other witness.
Objections Are oveFruled.
George Lowson, bookkeeper of First
Bank of Hilo, gave evidence to show
that the check had been cashed on
July IL, 1912. He was able to make
this statement on account of the per-
foration mark in the check. Kealoha
asked this witness another inconse-
quential question or two.
An amusing feature of the begin
ming of the prisoners cross examina-
ton OF this witness was when he
paused for a long time, and Brock
ons stated that he was through, and
wanted to know if Kealoha had any
thing to ask. Kealoha said: LET me
think of some question.
County Treasurer Swain was the
next witness He had the stub books |
of tho county showing the receipts he
issued for money paid in for crushed
rock.
Miss Dwight was the last witness. |
She read her stenographic notes. TAX
en- in the civil suit brought against |
Otto Rose where it was desired by
the prosecution to show that the |
method of keeping account of money
received for crushed rock was to car
ry it around in the read supervisors |
pocket until it was convenient to turn |
IL in to the treasurer.
Kealoha objected strenuously to his |
evidence being allowed, saying that an !
advantage was taken of him by in :
reducing evidence gwen in a civil
suit i'm criminal case.
Wise said that it was unfortunate !
hat the defendant was not repre- !.
sented by counsel, but he overruled
he objection
Later Judge Wise said he thought
he evidence warranted the binding /
IF Kealoha over to the grand jury. In
he second case, where Kealoha is
said to have kept $3.50 paid him for