Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02
MUNICIPAL Observation-Disclosures
of CONDITIONS Of LOCAL COURTS


before amendment reads as follows:
I'm all cases OF felony in which
the party accused is unable to en-
ploy counsel for his defense, the
court may assign him counsel
from among the licensed practi-
toners, who shall use every law
full exertion in his behalf without
fee or reward, upon pain Of con-
tempt to the court. Z
This section was amended by th,
laws Of 1909 to read as follows;
Section 2S16. Assignment OF
counsel for defendants: fees. In
any felony case pending in & cir
cult court where the person &C
cused requests counsel for HIS de-
Tense and shows to the satisfac-
ton of the court that he Is unable
to obtain such counsel, the court
may assign him counsel from
among the attorneys licensed to
practice in courts of record and
may allow such counsel fee, pro-
vided that such fee shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars In cases
where the penalty prescribed for
the offense charged may be death,
imprisonment for life or any term
exceeding twenty years, and in
all other cases shall not exceed
fifty dollars One fee only shall
be allowed In any one case, which
shall be In full remuneration for
all services performed for such
accused person IN regard to the
offense charged In the circuit and
supreme courts. No attorney shall
be SO paid who shall have re-
ceiyed any other compensation
Tor services In such case nor shall
any attorney so paid demand or
receive any other compensation
Tor such services. The fees au-
thorized In this section shall be
paid out Of the appropriation made
for the general expenses Of the
circuit court before which such
case Is pending"
This law as Il stands at present /
q burdensome expense to the city an,
county and believe that it Shouts
be amended to read as It did befor
the amendment Of 1909. At the tim
Of the passage Of the amendment Ii
1909, this expense was borne By tn
territory and many members of TIL
Legislature were satisfied to vote 70
1t on that account as they belivel
that the territory could stand Il. Bu
when It comes to the counties wit
their limited revenues, paying rs
like this It Is horse Of an
other color.
During the year 1913 the folIowfnl
attorneys received the amounts Sc
opposite their names for services rem
dered under this law:
L NJ. Straus. 1915: Geo. A. Davis
1915; s. F. Chillnfgworth, 1925; a. I
G. Atkinson, SITS; Glenn Quinn, $50
Noah Aluli. $50; C.. +. Peterson
500; w. T. Rawlins. 800: A. D. La
mach. $50; H. D. Middleditch, $50; T
K. Aiu, $50; F. Schnack, $50; w. ]
Sheldon, $50: Andrews & Quarles, $2t
q total Of $2875.
jury Expense.
Another abuse that requires som
attention is that OF attorneys not b
ing ready to try their cases at tn
time set.N This results In very. larg
increase in the cost Of tho juriesJ /
the judges would insist on the case
being tried at the time set, the,
would find that In very short tim
that the attorneys would suit them
selves to the new condition But 8
long as attorneys know that they Cal
get their cases moved along, just s
long win this thing continue. Tim
after time the jury Is called only d
hear attorneys make excuses for no
being ready. II IL were possible
might be a good idea, when case i
put off, the extra charge for the jur
might be taxed to the attorney VIII
was not ready.
This is done by the territorial gov
eminent in the matter of extendin
the time OF contractors on government
work.
When a contractor wishes an exteT
sion of his time to complete his cor
tract, 1t is granted on condition tina
the contractor shall bear the extr
cost of inspection.
When the harbor commission too
hold of things they had great dea
of trouble in making the aVailabI
wharf space do the work Of the pori
for the reason that consignees lei
their freight for periods longer tina
was necessary, with the result tia
the wharyes became congested wit
cargo.
BY applying q charge for demul
rage for all freight left on whafve
beyond q reasonable time, the teri
tory has been able to get more tina
double the former capacity from til
wharyes.. SO, I believe that Il tn
judges were more insistent that case
be tried at the time set great So,
ing would accrue to the city and coui
ty.
Anofhor rnaffor that Fo<.,f- aft4.-