The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-24
H|L0 CALENDAR
IS WELL FILLED
Many Criminal Cases Await Trial
on Big Island Funds to Car
ry on Work Are Low.
(MaII speelal o The AdvertIserl

email Special to The Adyertiser)
HILO, April 20.-4Tomorrow the ses-
sion Of the Hilo circuit court with
triad jury win begin, and large NUM-
Der Of criminal eases have been set
for trial, The first is that Of Kura-
shima, a Japanese, who killed the hus-
band Of a woman with whom he had
been intimate, on the pail between Pa
paaloa and Laupahoehoc. He then
escaped and was captured In Kona, az
ter he had eluded the police for yea-
and half. IL is possible that he may
plead guilty to charge Of murder ia
the second degree this morning, which
plea will be accepted by the proseeu.
tion.
Next in turn Is the case Of Kim OK.
n Korean, who shot japanese In the
course Of gambling raid in North
hilo. Ok was accompanying the POI
lice officers, and is ailegcd 70 have
shot an innocent Japanese during tho
excitement Of the RAID, a matter which
has become quite the usual thing in
North Hilo raids. The defendant is
charged with assault with dangerous
weapon.
hamon Martinez, Porto Rican, is
the third In line. He broke into the
depot AZ Honomu and stole a guitar,
for which he must answer TO charge
Of burglary in the first degree.
Manuel Lito and Julio RIVERA, also
Porto Rieans, were involved In the
same case, but are TO be tried scpa-
rately from Ramon.
B-aulio Ranquillo is Filipino who
Is charged with manslaughter. lie and
another Filipino were engaged in
brawl with knives at Piihonua, when
the defendant in swinging his knife
back 70 gain force for stab at his
enemy, cut eash in the arm Of an
innocent bystander, who expired short.
" afterwards from loss Of blood.
Tried to XIII wife.
Sato Yasnburo is charged with as
sault with dangerous weapon. lie
shot his wife at waiakea, but failed
TODD q flushed job, and the lady being
now quite we'll
.. Utaki is a Japanese who Is
charged with vagraney. He was dis
cpve.ed by Ted Guard in the arms Of
the Japanese servant girl at an nm
seemly hour OF the night in bedroom
OF the Richardson residence at Reed Is
Bay, whore the Guards were then stay.
ing, the room being that in which the
Guard baby was supposed TO be enjoy
ing its rest undisturbed Dy the amours
Of Its nurse. The defendant has sinoo
married the nurse.
In addition TO this bunch of cases
there are ten liquor cases which are to
be tried during this term. The forg-
cry cases against John Kealoha are
aiso ON the calendar, as Judge Parsons
last week overruled four Of Kealoh9s
five demurrers However, the hearing
Of the Kealoha appeal from his forgo.y
conviction has been set for April ~ be-
roro the supreme court, and Il Is likely
that the cases before Judge Parsons
will be continued until the supreme
court has given its decision. II this
Is against kealoha, IL is likely that the
forgery cases against him win be drop.
ped, as soon az he has been sentenced
on the embezzlement charge
Funds at Low Ebb.
AS matter of fact, il is very de-
sirablc that the calendar be disposed
Of with as much dispatch as possible,
Tor the great expense which the trial OF
the Kealoha eases and tho cattle steal
ing cases from Hamakua involved dur.
ing tho last term Of court, has left the
funds 40 q very, low. ebb. The court
has a balance on hand Of only four
hundred dollars, and the supervisors
have added to this only $1,000, which
will hardly be enough to allow the com
pletion OF the work, and there is no
Likelihood Of any further relief from
the county owing 20 the fact that the
counts has fnanrial tro,.l,Ias ~ a. ,.,v,.