The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-14
APPEAL
TO CIRCUIT
JUDGE
When Magistrate Monsarras Re
fuses Warrant for Arrest Of
Prominent Citizen for Alleged
Law Violation, Motorcycle Of
ficers Take Case to Higher Trib-
unal and A. W, Eames Is Taken
Into Custody.
(From saturdaY Adeertinar. !

(frOm Saturday Adverfiser.)
Once too often has J. NJ. Monsarraf.
police judge Of Honolulu, rcfuscdto is-
sue warrant for the arrest OF alleged
yiolators Of the automobile speed law,
who are prominent and "well
known, declared Motorcycle Oniccrs
William Ferry and w r. Chiffon
yesterday, following an Interesting ana
unlocked for seance before Circuit
Judge William J. Robinson, which was
held yesterday afternoon in the Judid.
larry Building.
When J. Motta, an automobile driver,
went yesterday before Monsarrat 10
swear to warrant of arrest for A.
W. Eames, on a charge Of violating the
speed laws, the police Judge absolutely
refused to issue the warrant, claiming
that Mr.. Eames was too wen knowll
and prominent for such an action, was
the claim made yesterday.
Ferry, Chiffon and others Interested
In the ease took the rase up directly
before Judge Robinson who signed the
warrant of arrest and shortly thcre
after Mr.. Eames appeared before the
circuit judge, who sat as a committing
magistrate.
i A number Of witnesses had testified
to the effect that Mr.. Eames yesterday
morning on the Waialna road while
driving his machine at a speed Of be.
tween twenty-five and thirty miles an
hour, had hit the rear end Of stalled
automobile, thcn on the roadside and
were repairing the derelict AIR. Eamc8
asked for permission to be represented
by counsel This granted, Mr.. Eames
procured Attorney Frank Il. Thompson.
n Upon Mr.. Thonpson's appearance the
case went over until next Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock for further
hearing.
Strikes Damaged Car
! From the evidence gathered ycstcr'
! day from J.. r. Kelletf, Jack ". An
( drews and other witnesses, II appears
that Ford machine driven BY ,. Mottu
4 broke q spring while travelling on tho
Waialua road The body Of the ear
I sunk 10 the extent that the feul|er.
pressed hard on tho tires and prevent
ed further locomotion. Two mcchan'
les, Andrews and Frazier were work
ing on the damaged car when a. ".
Eames is said TO have turned a curve
of the road some lt6 ior 100 feet away.
travelling between twenty-five and
thirty miles an hour. MiraculousIy
Andrews, who was under the damaged
car, rolled himself away from beneath
Just in time TO escape the collision
l1ames ear being alleged 70 have
! struck the rear end OF the other ma.
chine, sending il a distance Of fifteen
feet. ~
I Sergeant Of Detectives John r. Kcl'
/, lett testified that be was passing the
ilocality Mt the time aud saw Eame'
coming around the curve. 1amcs, said
kellett, made no attempt TO stop o.
slow down kellntt, had just time 70
,nit down his brakes harl and thus
avoided collision himself, but Ennea'
car bumped hard into the Ford lying
BY the roadside.
II Many witnesses Examined.
/ Among tho witnesses in court yegtor
. day were Ferry chiffon, Kellett, Mot
tia, Andrews, William Perry AlSiu and
, Frazier and they all agreed that An
!, lrews had very narrow escape iron
I severn injury, II not death
o On the question of getting ioliel
i Judge Monsarrat 10 irsHe wnrrnnt
when the parties the oaiee.wHce site
! are prominent and ''well know 4, Z
5 Chiffon and other officers Of the nn'iel
$ force claim that they have rcpiiarl,
. had difficulty. Stating that thel
+ thought a stop should be put 70 snel
!, practice, when Monsarrat yesterday re
!, fused To Issue the warrant for A "
}. Eames, the officers took the matter u
v rectly TO Judge Robinson.
II Just what effect the action win hav
u upon Judge Monsarrat in the future !
!, not known az this time, but the oHlecr
;. seem 10 think that on this score the,
win have no further trouble,