Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-26

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selected until the decision of the l.
men was returned there We're proph- |
ecy after prophecy that the jury would
hang or II there was verdict isl
would be for acquittal.
1t is an unfair statement and eXpec,
tation as the verdict shows, but i'll
vas the unknown that was mistrustad.
& majority Of the jarymen being from !
outside plantation districts and stran-
gers here. The prophets failed to re-
allied that the oath of these jurymen1
was considered just as serious as il
would have been by others. On the
other hand. part of the jury was
such that it could honestly be expect
ed to be partial, If partial at all, tot
the defendant In the venire were
members OF his own race and others
that were, if not former fntimateS,
more than acquaintances.
That satisfaction was expressed re
gard1ng the returning OF conviction
was not because the recreant
supervisor must serve a term OF i'm,
prisonment, but that it could not be
said the people of Hawaii countenanc
ed grating and that guilty men could
not be convicted fnEthis circuit.
The closing hours of the trial We're
by far the most interesting, the evil
dence in the case having been pub
lished months in advance by the
newspapers and no new points were
brought out.
Assistant County Attorney Heen
was selected to open the closing ar
gument for the prosecution, he hav-.
ing given valuable assistance to At
tnrney Breckons during the trial.
Heen told the jurymen that his was
an unpleasant duty to perform on ac-
count of his long personal and offi-
cial acquaintance with the defendant.
while / regret the necessity OF hav-
ing to act, it is my duty and / Will
fulfill it to the best OF my ability, >"
the young prosecutor said. 1T is also
perhaps an unpleasant duty that you
iurymen have to perform, but / be-
hege that like myself, however I'M
pleasant the duty, you will remember
your oaths and bring in verdict &C
cording to the evidence"
Heen took up the evidence item by
item and went carefully over the case
presented by him and Breckons, clos
ing with the statement that he be-
lieyed it was sufficient to require the
jury bringing in a verdict Of guilty.
Characteristically, Kealoha re-
marked when the attorney finished:
"Heen made good talk"
Attorney Mcbride, in arguing for
the defendant, flguratiVely waved the
| nag and cited the constitution to as
sure the juryInen that they must not
| be afraid of Attorneys Heen and
/ Breckons, Judge Parsons or God Al
mighty. You are the supreme court
/ in this case" he told them.
Mcbride made much of the fact
that the county accounting system
/ was so loose that it had been shown
Ion the witness stand that someone
not connected with the county treas
urer's office had filled out a receipt
for a county realization. He had
reference to the testimony Of Treas
urer Swain that he did not know how
1 one of the receipts had been filed
j out by Harry Hapai, who he admitted
4 had no connection with his office. BY
inference, Mcbride argued that il
4 Hapai could receive money for the
county in the treasurer's office when
he had no business there, that there
] was no reason why others could not
have done the same thing and have
kept the money, thus accounting fol
1 the amount Kealeha was accused OF
labstracting.
Mcbride also advanced the idea
4 that if Kealoha was guilty, it was
not of embezZlement. He intimate6
that it might have been a case be
tween Kealoha and Mcguire of ''yor
scratch my back and I'll scratch
| yours" explaining that probably the
! former county auditor had asked
i John 20 get him some crushed roci
! for his home and kealoha, on account
iof their friendIiness, agreed to do 81
= with only the understanding that Ma
Suire pay for the labor and cost O.
TRANSLATION. "That would not b
-embtfw wing Appointments:
of FL Captain James A. Thomson .
Dua ant; Captain George B. Schrae
mucbulartermaster; Captain William
charsS arham, commissary; Captain Ar
Hawf. Nicely, inspector of small a
Finldractice.
; other upon the recommendation of
tho Smmandhg officer of the first
roca;}lion, LIST infantry:
W. LIST Lieut.. Charles r. Frazier
conrt tant; End Lieut.. Roscoe W. Perk
Bride 'e' master
Judg