The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-07-23
uGHTFOOT AND
HIS !, ]! ARE
I. WARNEDINGOURT
Judge Stuart Resents Alleged At
tempt TO Influence Jury
sa' In HEakino Case (.
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LAWYER is ORDERED BY
~ COURT TO SIT DOWN
Attorney Told That He Must Be
Held Responsible For
Clients Acts

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".Sit down, Mr.. Lightfoot; sit down,
say, y said Judge Stuart yesterday in
court to counsel for the plaintiff in the
100000 damage suit Of Fred X. Ma.
kino against G. II. Anterior and about
a hundred other leading sugar plant
ers OF Hawaii, when Mr.. LiRhtfoot,
following lecture that was intensely
warn, had arisen 70 explain 60 the
court that he was not conscious of hav.
ing. made any criticism or observation
at which his honor might feel Of
Tended. He could not "for the life
OF me-" he said before he was
squelched, see why he should be made
the subject Of such an admonishment,
After the attorney resumed his seat,
Judge Stuart went on with his lecture.
Holds Attorney Responsible b5r.l
SIT have said that you must be res
ponsible for the acts of your client, -
continued the court, pointing finger
at the plaintiffs counsel, while the
small army Of attorneys for the de.
PENDANTS sat still, with bowed heads,
ITO certain extent" the Judge quail.
fed. H.. ns ss.j p. ;
The whole thing came about after
the jury talesmen on hand had been
excused for the day and had mean
dered to their ayocations or homes. At.
tention had been called to resolutions
passed by, a, japanese organization the
night before and which had reference
to the case now before the court. The
resolutions, as Said in The Advertiser
yesterday, appeared to be of an init
.nIidating character, threatening inter.
national complications.
Client and Lawyer Warned
" Maxine and Gightfoot were taken to
task by the court for the resolutions.
In answer to the court 8 questions, Ma,
kino admitted that he was a member
OF the organization which had passed
the resolution, but that he had not
been present at the meeting in ques-
ton. ""' ~
The Judge told plaintiff and counsel
that after the case before the court had
been concluded, Maxine, or any one
else for that matter, could get a tran.
script Of the whole affair and send It
TO the Rblest lawyers in Makino's coun.
try. The eonrt had clear views as to
the conduct Of cases before it, but It
would not tolerate any extraneous in
Auences to be brought to bear on the
jury; it intimated.
Judge Orders. story Suppressed
Toward the end of Judge Stuart $
remarks to Lawyer Lightfoot, a repre-.
sentative Of The Advertiser was toll
that the remarks of the court to Light.
foot should not be published in The
Advertiser.
fI don't want you to say word
Of this in your paper" Judge Stuart
ordered.
The reporter being out of his depth
made no reply.
After the adjournment of court
.Tudge Stuart thanked The Advertiser
for its forbeafanee in not printing the
Japanese resolutions, copy Of which
this paper secured imme diately after
the meeting ..'
81 don't want anything said about
this case that might influence the jury
which is now in process Of selec ton, -
Judge Stuart said. ~, &.
Third Special Venire Ordered
sPhe day was spent yesterday in per-
emtoTy challenges of the talesmen In
the ipry box, Several were excused
and the special panel returned yester-
day becoming exhausted a third spe-
eial' Senire of ,twenty-six talesmen
was selected by Clerk Benjamin X. Ka-
halepnna, by order, of the court. The
twentyssiS special veuiremen, who
were Summoned to appear in court at
ten O'Clock this morning are:
Donald II. Gilmore, Emanuel Ian.
ger, Antonio Ignacio Silva, Solomon
Peck, Christian F. jenkins, David
Richardson, Alfred J. Dram, Joseph
Flias. Manuel J. Perry Gustave r..
Sehaefer, Manuel f. Menezes, William
zap ;Kwai Fong, James X, Rice, Carl
A. IN. Mpertens, Frederick TurrelI,
Simon J. Hoogs, Charles s. Desky, Hy.
polite (PauD Pereira, Louis j. Feary,
Edward B. Holberg, Henry A. Giles,
Woods Low, G. L. Samson, Guy +.
Maefariane, Edward L. Kauai and
William AilenN ..sE -