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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1904
Page
4
A Honolulu figure described as a walking advertisement for Hawaii faces a court-ordered speedy continuation of his journey. The Supreme Court's Davie case ruling notes he may practice in federal courts but not in Territorial courts, while broader issues touch Hawaii's sugar market and street improvements amid rising prices.
The reorganized Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii overruled the prior disbarment of Attorney George A. Davis. The decision halts lingering prejudice and asserts justice in the territorial legal system. Public reaction mixed but many praise the ruling as a corrective to earlier errors.
The passage laments that while complete repair of an unjust injury to Pavia is unlikely, the partisan forces aiming to destroy him have been broken, and these openly un American elements will hesitate to press their Underground gate again. The text alludes to support for the new Supreme Court and the broader political climate.
Darling, known as the Nature Man, appeared in Potion Court charged with vagrancy after witnesses said he begged on the waterfront and distributed cards. He testified that his income came from lectures, magazine payments, and occasional art-class work, insisting he gives cards freely to those who cannot pay.
Women and girls will find a fine lot of new bathing suits at our store. Suits are tastily designed in fast colors navy blue or black trimmed with white braids and bright accents. Bathing caps and shoes also available.
Rug shop offers Axminster designs and Smyrna reversible rugs in excellent variety. Local retailer promotes diverse patterns and colors for home decor and floor coverings.
A fifty person excursion party to Maui is planned with room for a few more participants. Applications should be sent to Woods & Sheldon or D. H. Davie. The Liketikey will be chartered. Punahou baseball team will join the excursion.
The transcript shows NatureMao Darling stating he received twenty five copies with no cash for an article, selling twelve copies at ten cents, arriving in April with $108 in the Bank of Hawaii and $2 in his pocket. He owed $6 for printing and claimed $50 earned since arrival, with $5 saved. He discussed selling cards for ten cents to support his studies at Stanford, denying it funded his course, and said witnesses were all his. The sheriff noted Darling is not deemed dangerous, though law may have been violated.
An account describes Darling distributing Chinese cards and giving lectures, claiming little malice, and facing vagrancy charges. He is found guilty by Judge Lindsay but sentence is suspended to June 5 to allow departure from the country. Darling asks about appealing and whether he can continue distributing cards.
A cablegram from Worbington indicates the relegation from Hawaii was practically decided to make A G Robertson Hawaii's member of the Republican National Committee.
In New York, Recorder Gott sentenced John Crane and Arthur Nagle to nine years and several months in prison for holding up a woman on Thirty third Street and stealing her purse, which the court deemed a serious crime despite its small amount. The defendants are described as ex-convicts.
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