The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-19
supreme CourI-NImni Circuit.


L4uAIvA. June 10, lSG9.
Our Circuit Court commenced on Tuesday, the
Sth inst. The civil docket was first in order, but as
there were no cases ready for trial, His Elk. the At
torney General called up the case Of The King vs.
Cheng Kam Ford and LguoR. He fled a motion for
a change of venue to Honolulu. but was overrulei
by the Court. de subsequently entered 4 noi!e
prOsegui Is 10 Cheng Ram Ford, leaving only one
ChinaInan To be tried On the Indictment. TO wit, Lauon.
Messrs- Stanley and Thompson, attorneys for the de
PENDANTS, filed s. plea in the nature of a challenge to
the array Of jurors, on the ground that they were
not drawn at least twenty days before the commence
ment of the term, but eighteen days only.
The Court sustained the motion, and quashed the
panel, and then ordered a jury Of bystanders to he
summoned. To this the counsel objected, on the
ground that there was no authority IN law for such n
procedure. That unless there was a Panel drawn
and summoned according TO law there could be no
taleslnen. That after the body was Topped of the
tale could not live, nor be wriggled into a jury.
The Court overrulel the objections, and a jury
was empanneled in the case of The Kiag vs.. John
Rsrere-Furnishing intoxicating drink TO natives.
The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. At
torney General for the Crown Messrs. W. c. Jones
and H.. Thompson for defendant.
The case of The King vs.. .Manassa-On appeal,
was dismissed. Attorney General for the Crown :;
II. Thompson for defendant.
The King VS.. j. -4dam Pupuhi-Embezzlement
verdict not guilty. Attorney General for the Crown
II. Thompson for defendant.
The King VS.. Hano-Arson no!le prOsequi en-
tered by Attorney General.
There was the usual number of divorce cases, some
granted, some continued or dismissed. No civil
causes were tried.
Peter .Neifish VS.. Bal & acknowledgement. BY
agreement of counsel, a change of venue to Honolulu.
IL. Thompson and W. c. Jones for plaintiff r. II.
Stanley for defendants.
John Ii VS.. J. ". H. acknowledgement , dis
continued.
Some native cases in e~jectment were also continued.
The King VS.. Henry COrnreH-Prosecution for
nuisance, on appeal from ". j. Kahale, District
Judge of Waikiki. This was a warmly contested
case. The same exceptions were made to the Jurors
rs in the former Crown cases, and exceptions taken.
There was q verdict of guilty, q motion for a new
trial, and a motion in arrest of judgment. The Court
declined entertaining the motion for a new trial on
account of a want of jurisdiction. and there was a
division of opinion between the presiding Justice and
the Circuit Judge on the motion in arrest of .judg-
ment. and it consequently failed. Exceptions were
taken Judgment given, and q sentence of S25 and
A& Z
abati1g the nuisance. The case will go to the Su-
preme Court on exceptions. Attorney General for
the Gown II. II. Stanley and w. c. Jones for de
fendat.
TIL, case of Manuel Flora VS.. John Boardman
was tlen called. This was an appeal from the Com
missiuers of Private Ways and Water Rights for the
DistrEt of Wailuku. The presiding Justice decided
ON visiting the locus in quo, and examining for HIM
self tie position of the bitches for irrigation, which
was tie foundation of the action. So the case was
continued till Wednesday morning, the 10th inst,
when it will be resumed and the testimony taken.
W. c. Jones and r. IL. Stanley for plaintiff Attor-
ney G,neral and J. D.. Havekost for defendant.
IheAttorney General, on the 14th, called up the
case q The King VS. LGuOa, the remaining China
man Indicted for murder. The Court decided that
there vas no case i'll Court, as there was no certificate
OF the Clerk of the Supreme Court certifying the cause
here, o. showing what action the Supreme Court had
in the raSe on the exceptions taken on the trial at
the l~astspecial term. So the jury and witnesses were
told to 20 without day.
The My remaining case to be tried is that of
Manue Flora VS.. John BOardman.
Their has been a scampering among the Illicit
vender, of liquor here. A Mr.. Parker was arrested,
confessd, paid n fine of $500, and is now at large.
L understand several other writs are out, in order to
test thesuprenacy of the law.
The Court and bar will return on the .Mury Ellen
on Thursday. Yours truly, ITEM.