The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-10-26
So Say Trial Jurors In Criminal
Case Against FeIon SCulIy
And Officer Chiffon
NINE DAYS IN HEARING;
TWO MINUTES FOR VERDICT
Close of Long-Orawn Out Trial
Arising Out Of waikiki
Inn Episode

consider its ,rr.hrt in the conspiracy
case of the Territory against John T.
Scully and WIlmont r. chiffon, charg
ed with conspiracy, the jury at five
clock yesteI day afternoon returned
and fled with Judge Ashford a verdict
of not guilty.. he two defendants
were discharged.
A few moments after adjournment OF
court Judge Ashford and the clerk OF
court, Huron Il. Ashford, congratulated
Chiffon OH his escape. Sculiy had al
ready left to continue serving his term
of federal imprisonment in the terri
torial penitentrary, from where he had
been brought day after day to attend
the trial.
Verdict Not Expected
II is doubtful if even the most san
guine OF the prosecution expected q
verdict Of not guilty. Hopes were en-
tertained by many that a mistria
would result and second trial be had
later. Few believed that verdict OF
guilty would be returned, but no one ex
peeted that the jury would make up its
decision in two minutes. Judge Ash
ford had made provision for special
officer to accompany Clerk Cullen, in
charge of the jury, when the jury
! would go to dinner. Preparations
| were made for an evening session oil
the court to receive the verdict of the
jury when it would come in.
Two minutes settled the whole thing
The Verdict AS Returned
"Wey the jury in the case of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii against John T. Scully
and Wilmont r. Chiffon, charged with
| conspiracy, find the defendants not
! guilty. was the verdict signed by H
| +. SpicPr, foreman, and read by Clerk
| Huron X. Ashford.
"The defendants are discharged, -
said Judge Ashford
! There was no sign of jubilation
among the persons who filed the court.
room. Handshakingt was not INDUCED
In excepta in one or two cases. The
audience fled out in a matter of fac.
manner, Chiffon grinned and Scully
seemed relieved.
| Judge Ashford congratulated Deputy
| City Attorney Garden for his splendid
fight, this having been his initial Grim
| inal trial of any Importance since his
! appointment to the city attorneys de
! pHrtmrnt. ~
! All In A Days Work
ats all in a days work. - Judge
Ashford remarked to the young prose
/ cutOr
"Well, guess we hnd too many wit,
ncssos, replied Mr.. CaLden, dryly.
The cGs" was over and the people OF
! the city had failed TO secure a convic.
: ton. ''.'
The ninth day of the session began
yesterday With the calling of F. II.
| Kanne. the twentv-seventh witness for
! the government, to the stand. The
prosecution called Wallace X. LIlis, W
b. Ferry, WilImont r. Chiffon, Henry
, II. Hughes, but Scnlly did not take the
stand in his own behalf. John II
Fischer and his wife, Mrs. Jennie
fisC her were called by the government
in rel uttal. The ease closed for both
, sides.
Lengthy Addresses To Jury
A motion for directed verdict of
not guilty was denied. At twotwrntv
hv' Yesterday afternoon Deputy city
! Attorney Garden went to the jury. He
! reviewed the ease at great length and
referred to the difficulties the prosecu
tion had been beset with since the be
4 SlHhl"S VI bht lIldl. AT mall past lnfet
Ray J. 0 Brien, McBride's associate
counsel, opened the argument for the
defense and quarter of an hour later
('laudius II. Mcbride began his address
lie spoke for only a quarter of an
hour, but he said much. He ridiculet
the prosecution, the handling of it,
case, the young prosecutor and every
body and everything connected with it
At twenty minutes after four Garden
began his closing address. 1t lastec
but few minutes. Judge Ashford ;,
charge to the jury consumed the time
to five @ clock.
Chiffon Takes Stand
Chiffon was the main witness an,
hope for the defense. He said he hat
received orders to get the dove poach
crs around Waimanalo, had gone Their,
once with a party, but il rained anC
nothing was accomplished. On the sec
Ond trip Fischer asked to 60 along am
he took him. Nothing wrong abou,
that, he thought. He took the part,
around the island. When they reached
the city they wound up at uau No
Fischer was not at the hearing of tn,
license commissioners. He had been al
day with the party on the iunket
The Jury Of acq,dttal was made NJ
as follows: II. f. Spicer (foremm)
George X Dwight, w X. Rees. John A
! Nollr, William r. Raposo, Ralph f
Turner, William X, Hutchinson, Sam
Nw'unu, Wentworth NJ. Buchanan, FIR
post r >""i"r. Thomas T. Miles ant
u \ e. Rciuecte.
Orl' one ballot was token md thi,
il h"rr", the i"ry fcing ont exactly
two minutes bv the court ella, H.
r."e"ol 1onial :" the compln 1T an
j'"au | for y trial before Jury We,
feet III IL" circuit cOu~t vest .l.Do' b,
-" .'"uJa"t in the. cn"e or rcorg,
= Ihrdr ag,ir-' ,ho Sch"'n"" |orr'a
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