The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-07-23
4 S. S. MEIFoo CASE.
In the Supreme Court Of the Hawaiian
Islands.

BE1OEE JUsTlcE a. F. JrDD.


Chpug & ~
Recover ct deb5 on bond for expenses incurred
90 qlIrantuing passengers per MseiIJ, amount
nNp ; JlI9.jO.
Mr. Preston Tor the Crown: Mr. Hartweli ion
the Defendants.
Mr.. HtrJwell made some formal objections {,
the Court on -OHc technical grounds regarding
the -ummJuIng Ji tic jury lie pointed out that
nine 81 tire names On the Jury Int Tor this term
bad not been summoned, and therefore the Law
had not been complied with
lils Honor oSerruied the objections. Mr..
Hartue.l noted exceptions The ease proceeded.
Mr.. HIFtNell Jueued the ca-e by showing t.al
-he defendants bad dJue what they agreed Co do.
Nheu the payments exceeded the amount Df tbe
bond. they went TO tire Minister OF tire Interior
and President Di thc Board Of Health and en-
paired who was o. be responsible .Ur the balance.
lie Payments made by Jne defendants, amount
iug % upwards ut So 600, were by order OF tie
plaintiff. lie would call
Col. " F. aIlen.-I am Collector General Oi
Cu-tOm-. l recOIIeCt "a permit being taken ont
Tor 40 bts- 81 rice Tor use ia quarantine grounds,
aud % Was granted without payment Ot duty
Loo Ns1Wk--I have paII ali these bIll-. (Sun-
dry bills Tor quarantine expenses handed o. VT
ne--I ! paid them after the bond Wa made.
Tue bond WAS made on TIE 2ud Of February.
Ablut FAX week. alter that | rtme before Mr..
Carter and raId-' SUPPOSE NY expenses exceed
-. 200. what tLeu2 lie said o. Is would taeu
N"HN VS. hNH sAAa DtN NeN N"HNA 80
ur you bad better take care Ol the men that are
lludcd. a. you can get things cheuprr than T. |
ul-O heard MIN tell Mr.. Garter the slmc thing. /
CJuyer-ed with Mr. Carter about getting rice Out
30 bIud without paytnS duty First bill Tor
iecdIuZ thc men Wa over - 600 90 WAS
brought O. me TOR payment alter 70 had been
-huUa O. Mr Carter. l sold the buildings ON thc
reef iOr 500. Mr. Carter told me To pay thc
hr-t bill.
Grove x,mtucd-Thc conversation about tbe
bond iDr IS 900 was tie day arer thc imp came
in. Ire conversation about the Government
Plyius expenses over $1,000 took place about %
mIuth Afterwards ! wanted Co write go tire
COMPANY and tell them the total expenses ul the
quarantine. Tuc conversation with Mr.. Day tom
about feeding the passengers took place the day
aitrr tie snip clne 90. applied iur permit 10
o. lIud tLe FIce Tree OG duty 90 save quarantine
expense. -fId the lumber used los building O.
W q Irwin X Co. Tor 500 | have not received
the money yet. | sIld before the summons Wis
served ou me. ! did NOT handle tire rae. thtt
Wac gwen Co tHe men. IL was FURNISHED by
qItrfuttue uticcr-. | paid p cents a man per
dGy tug tuud wEtDUut -uPplytug rec II ] did
uut leed ,hcm tbe men would grDWl. igut, and
btetk Out. ! hasc paid the bill Ui - 900 landed
60 me. made tLc JarLaiuE 90 feed tIe men two
OF three dave alter they. LlHded. The contractor
fed tueu' lur twO days before We made tie
bargain
b. MF. Hartwrll III wrote TO the e.. VI > y.
%, tuat the expense would MT exceed $1,000
Ms Carter fixed JIe amount
F.. e.. Lsueuau:-l bad "a conversation with
Nr. Garter alter the arrival Ut the MeeiOU about
q bond Tor quarantine EXPENSE. lie (Mr. c.
liked thr amount 81 IS 5000 The document was
signed aud / witnessed &C. y month afterwards
I went wItu Leo N-awk TO Mr.. Carter, aud n-kcd
him If the expenses exceeded $4,000 who WAS To
IIy .or %. and be -AId e. the Government.
II. y Z. CarteT:-FIT-t conversation We had
was at tuc Station House. I told them the peD-
-. .--l - -. rar. .-v aAI -.n.rr.
SneIe tor fifteen days alter Tie last case had
broken out. In reply / satd tuIs Government
would not object 90 the vessel leaving Tor san
Francisco at once. Loo Ngawk came 10 me and
u-ked what uuT bills would aluuuuJ to- : told
him that | Was under tie ImpTessiuu. they would
uut exceed $1,000, the amount Ut the bond given.
Whatever toe expenses were. l told Loo Nzawk
he would have Co pay them The bond was in-
tended 10 cover medical aud police expenses.
D DaytJu:-The accounts now handed tU me
were Tor medical and police expenses | told Loo
NsaWk that the ship would have 10 pay all ex-
peu-es from beginning 10 end. saw the Captain
several times at Loo Ngdwk's request.
CrJs-cxtmincd.-l remember YOU (Air. Hart
WE'LL telling me that ali unpaid balls would have
90 be brought 30 with the case that WAS pending
~ Court
Mr.. Preston IN addressing tie jury said, under
the bond gwen. UIe expenses 10 tire GJserumeui
were not r6 exceed $1,000. aud they had IN
CURED expenses amounting % S5lly 80 Tor
guarding and medical attendance and buryIns
expenses. IL was now urged by defendants, that
because they supplied food they were not re~pJu-
-ible Tor tie expenses. incurred by the govern
meut. They got rice out ot bond 10 ave them
selves expense. SIme weeks after execution OF
the bond. they a-ked what would be their lIabI-
II5y. All the government clam for - Tor guards
medical attendance aud b%uTyiug, md % u NOT
unreasonable. In consideration Dt defendants
iOOd, the sum of $4,000 was cOn-Id
uM.r--H e.. a.rs FTm .r.garuruaur LHI Had
tbe defendants performed the conditions OF the
b,ud bv tae uavin.nr OF -. 900 and upwards ON