Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 499, 17 January 1902 — PORTO RICANS MUST BE FAIRLY TRIED [ARTICLE]

PORTO RICANS MUST BE FAIRLY TRIED

SNIP JUDGMENT Will MOT DO Not as Easy Matter to CosTict Tagrants Says Charlie Chilliagworth. B ' Jat.n *on Piaya a Return Engager«n at the Wilce* Matinee— Juba Wiltful and It Took Heart to Heart Talk From the Court to Place He- on RigM Road. Th- r -main !*-r of the coming nt of Porto Rican* gatb"red in by th«- police department early in the week were arraigned In the Pirn District Court y.-fV'-day morning before Judge Wil>ot upon the charge of vagrancy. In the <a*e of Juan Goto. Ratnon Ro-irynrt and Jee ;s Basqtii. the j <harged wa* nolle pros'd. The other <i*-f* rriants were granted until this n n T.g to prove that they belonged to the rank and file of Honolulu's toiler* The prosecution, which in these < ase» j* the police department, finds that it has a pretty difficult job on its hands to prove the guilt of the Porto Ricans. In most case* the men ate found loafing about the streets of the city and, upon interrogation. |t is that they have but recently left the plantations and are for the time being out of employment. Juat Left a Plantation. "W<* can't s» nd a man to the reef for the simple reason that he is without a job," was the rejoinder of Deputy jsherift ChiMlngwcrth yeaterday. »h--n the three Porto Ricans w< re re leased for the want of evidence to convict them of vagrancy. In each i ase the defendants were enabled to • stablUh their previous connection with work. They had but recently left work on one of the island planta lions, and had be* - promised work in ether cane fields by the first of February. "We are criticiz'd jn s< me quarters because we fail to convict these people upon the charge of being vagrants." continued Deputy Chillingworth. "The laws now governing this Territory grant unto every man woman and child a fair and impartial trial. It is far from being an easy matter to produce i vldence snowing that the Porto Ricans, who are frequently gathered in by the officers, are w ithout any visible m» ans of support." Adultery Change Proven. The charge of adultery was proven a ;.r.nst M H Kauwe and Mrs. M. N Manuel, after a considerable amount of salacious testimony had been offered for the delectation of the crowd of court room loungers. The defendants were fined Kauwe being assess ed $5O while the woman was let off with 115. Kalan! Fernande*. a plantation laborer brought to these islands from Porto Rico by the Planters' Association. became tired of a life of toil and sought rest in the metropolis. His disappearance from a nearby plantation was soon noticed, and the police department was notified of his disappearance. Fernand* * was corralled in the local Porto Rican colony, and dragged ruthlessly to jail. His promise to again return to his duties in the cane fields resulted in his re1* ase yesterday morning Miscellany. Julia Guerrero, a prepossessing young lady of about fifteen summers arrested on Wednesday upon complaint of her mother, who charged paternal disobedience. wa s released with a mild reprimand. Ito a Japanese, was taxed $lO and i sts for indulging in a wife beating •pi sod ein which Kuma the alleged partner of his joys and woes, figured as the pros* outing w itness. Bill Johnson had been drinking and he paid the accustomed fin*-. It looked like old times to see the Johnson physiognomy loom up in the prisoner’s dock With Johnson were Messrs, t'lark Hakuole and Jacobson, who also look d deeply upon the Frirao. K«*-h drew down fines of 12 and cost* The case of Ah Hong allege*! to have received stolen goods was post •> ti* d until Saturday morning