The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-01-25
Supreme Court Calendar-Jan. Term, 1878.

HAWAIIAN CRIMINAL CASES.
Rex VS.. A. NJ. Kahalewai. Murder. c. C. Harris
for prisoner.
Rex VS.. Nahakualii. Forgery.
Rex VS.. Wahineaea. Perjury.
Rex vs.. Kuai. Subornation of perjury.
Rex vs.. Kaohana. Incest. Keawehunahala for
prisoner.
Rex vs.. Mailou, Kahinalua and Naehu. Murder.
E. Preston for prisoners.
Rex VS.. Esina and Laukoa. Burglary.
HAWAIIAN ~JURY-CIvIL CASES.
W. p. Wood vs. Kanehaku, Pokea, ct al. Tres
pass. Appeal from Circuit Judge of Oahu. A. F.
Judd for appellants.
Nakihei VS. S. W. Mahelona. Assumpsit. F. II.
Harris for defendant.
In re estate of Nakuapa, deceased intestate. W.
c. Jones for contestant. A. f. Judd and S. b. Dole,
contra.
MIXED JURY.
Kamehai VS.. Alfred Houlder ct al. Action of con-
tract. W. C. Jones for plaintiff, S. H. Phillips for
defendant.
]. L. Dowsett VS.. S. W. Mahelona. AssumpSt. w.
c. Jones for plaintiff.
FOREIGN JURY-CRIMINAL CASES.
Rex VS.. ]. R. Bradley. Attempt at arson. E.
Preston for prisoner.
Rex VS.. Lorenzo. Perjury.
Rex vs.. T. R. Harley. Embezzlement.
FOREIGN ~JURY-CIvIL CASES.
Chas. .. Summers VS.. T. H. Davies, agent Star
buck Island Gusno Company. Action of contract.
W. C. Jones for plaintiff, S. II. Phillips for de-
PENDANT.
Jas. Odds vs.. Thos. Long, Anne Long and Alex.
Mcclure. Assault and battery and trespass. T..
Preston for plaintiff, W. C. Jones for defendants.
Ferd. W. Hutchinson, Minister of the Interior, VS..
Hackfeld & Co. Breach of contract. S. II. Phillips
for plaintiff, C. C.. and F. H. Harris for defendants
Larish vs.. John Jarvies. Assumpsit. Appeal from
District Justice KOOlaupokO. W. C. Jones for de-
PENDANT.
JURY WAIVED CASES.
]. Lazarus and Kamakaole VS.. J. A. Burdick.
Ejectment. W. c.. Jones for plaintiffs, E. Preston
for defendant.
Ahin vs.. Lamyet. Appeal from decision of Police
Justice Honolulu. E. Preston for plaintiff, a. F.
Judd for defendant appellant.
In BAxco.
In the case OF the King VS.. Andreas Camarcho,
convicted of murder at the last term, the Attorney
General stated that ne understood that counsel for
prisoner had agreed to withdraw exceptions 10 the
verdict, and have sentence pronounced, on the IN
Outstanding that there would be q recommendation
to mercy by the Court.
Rex vs.. Kalulu. Forgery. Exceptions to the
ruling of the Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit.
Alex. McDuf VS.. Louisa McDuff. Divorce. w.
c.. Jones for plaintiff.
Palea Kaia (w) vs.. Kaia. Divorce. J. w. Kea-
wehunahala for plaintiff.
Kailakanoa (w VS.. Israel Fisher. Divorce. D.
Keliipio for plaintiff.
Two criminal cases have been tried by native
;uries so far. On Wednesday, Kaohana, indicted for
incest, was found guilty, two jurors dissenting. On
Thursday, the trial commenced of A. NJ. KahalewaI,
indicted for the murder of his wife in this city in
November last. Mr.. C. C. Harris appeared for the
prisoner, and the Attorney General for the Crown.
The trial occupied all day Thursday and yesterday,
the case having been delivered TO the jury at G
O'Clock last evening.
At 10 O'Clock the jury came into Court with a YER
dict of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree,
three jurors dissenting.