Republic of Hawaii v. Kuhia

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

JUDD, C. J.

The defendants were charged with adultery, the said W. Kuhia being a married man. • Rev. H. H. Parker was called for the prosecution and testified that he was a minister and married W. Knhia and Emily Koliala, in January, 1894, in Honolulu. That he keeps a record of marriages and that he was licensed to perform the marriage ceremony.

The defendants’ counsel moved the district magistrate to strike out the testimony of Mr. Parker on the ground that it did not appear that he was authorized to solemnize the marriage ceremony, no record of such authorization being…