The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-23
(By Kahuku Wireless. J

HILO, January 20.--( Especial TO The
Advertiser ---Superviso John Koaloha
won point yesterday when the dc.
murrers entered by his attorney. Clau.
dius Mcbride, against the six lndict
ments found on forgery charges, were
sustained by Judge Parsons. The de-
mnrrers commended that the indictments
did not set forth the instruments
which Kealoha is alleged to have
forged, and on this point the judge
liulod: t,
"ln the case at bar the court is of
the opinion that the instruments al
legged to have been forged should
either have been set forth In the in
dietment, or should have been De.
seribed with sufficient particularly to
enable the court to determine whether
or not II was an instrument subject TO
forgery under the provisions Of the lat
ter portion Of Section 1890 Of the Re
vised Laws. For the reasons above set
forth the demurrer is sustained
Attorney General Thayer points out
that the point is one which can cas-.
lily be covered in subsequent charges,
Ii il is deemed desirable TO bring such.
Kealoha Jury Ready.
Kealoha is now on trial before a Jury
on one OF the embezziement chatvus.
the particular case being the alleged
pocketing Of ten dollars due the
county tor crushed rock. The selec.
tion Of the jury has brought out the
fact that the color line is expected to
play a big part in the trial Special
Prosecutor Breckons challenged Kea-
loha 8 special Hawaiian friends, sim.
Cling out particularly those connected
with the Mormon Church, with which
the defendant has affiliated since his
pilrkias have become so many. Me.
Bride, on the other hand, used mp all
his peremptory challenges on the first
ha0les drawn. lsi p#4
Victim Of Strong Drink.
In examining Alfonso MARQUEE, Kea,
loha Is right hand man, some excite
ment was aroused, the iuryman stating
that Breckons, Ewaliko and Manuel
Pacheeo had taken him out for an au-
tomobile ride aud had got him drunk,
whereupon he talked. What he Said,
he declared, he does not now know
Breckons remarked in loud aside that
Marquee was the most deceptive drunk
he had ever met with.
Marquee further stated that be had
never expressed any opinion ON the
kealoha case, whereupon Editor Kin.
ney Of the Hilo Tribune WAS nut on
the stand TO testify that Marquez had
told him that Kealoha would never 20
to Jail, whatever he had done. Mar.
quez was excused by Judge Parsons.
y Fire Destroys smithville.
One of the briskest fires Hilo has
had broke out this morning, destroying
the buildings in the SmithviIle section
of the Oriental quarter, put up by j.
u. Smith, whose name the section bore.
The burned area included two Japa.
nese boarding houses, number Of
small Japanese stores and garage.
The majority Of the buildings burned
were shaeks and the loss win not run
over thirty thousand dollars.
Tickling Merchants Association.
just when Honolulu is talking Of
having only one commercial organiza-
tioh. Hilo is proposing to have two. In
addition 10 the Iiilo Board OF Trade,
some Of the merchants believe the time
is ripe for the organization Of Hiio
Merchants Association.
The talk originates from the dissat.
isfaetion some Of the retail merchants
feel in the work of the board OF trade.
which they believe is confined too much
to the larger business firms and the
corporations, The retailers are of the
opinion that an association OF their
own will be better able 10 handle their
particular questions
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