The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-03
SUPREME COURT.
JULY TERM.
MONDAY, July 1.

JULY IERMs
MONDAY, July 1.
BEFORE HIS HONOR JUSTICE M'CULLY.
The cause of the King vs.. John Hapa,
for malicious injury, was called and,
after the jurors had been drawn, Mr..
A. P. Peterson, the Deputy Attorney
General, stated to the Court that he
could not proceed with the cause as he
was instructed by the Acknowledgement
not to proceed with any criminal bust
ness.
The Court then directed the officer in
attendance to wait upon the Attorney
General at his Office, and request that he
attend in the Court room.
The officer retired and returned report
ing that the Acknowledgement had gone
home for the day.
The Court then ordered that G.. w.
Ashford, the Attorney General, show
cause at 10 o'clock a. m. on Tuesday the
I'd inst. why he should not be adjudged
guilty of contempt of Court.
Rule to show cause was accordingly
issued
At o'clock p. m. the Court adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 2.
AT CHAMBERS.
LAW DIvIsIoN.-BEFORE HIS HONOR JUSTICE
PRESTON.
In re bankruptcy of A. F. Cooke. Con-
sideration of petition of the bankrupt for
a discharge from his debts.
The court ordered the said bankrupt
discharged. w. o. Smith attorney for
petitioner, and petitioner in person were
present.
JULY TERM.
BEFORE HIS HONOR JUSTICE M'CULLY.
The Court opened at 10 a. m. and an
unusually large audience was in attend
ance, many persons being evidently
drawn there to hear the issue of the
contempt case.
The Acknowledgement was not present,
but Mr.. A S. Hartwell appeared for him.
In the matter of the Rule to show
cause, Mr.. Hartwell asked for a continu-
ance of the return until 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning; and this request was
granted by the Court.
Deputy Attorney General A P. Peterson
then proceeded with the criminal bust
ness on the Calendar, taking up case
No. 6 instead of the Hapa case as he was
not yet prepared to proceed with the
latter.
The following causes were then dis
posed of: The King VS.. Kaaihue for
assault. An appeal from the Police
Court, Honolulu. A verdict of acquittal
was rendered.
The King VS.. Kaehu for larceny of
fowls Verdict acOuittal
The King vs.. Jim Kukona for house
breaking. The taking of evidence in
this case is proceeding.
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE.
In the matter of the Attorney-General
contempt case, the following is copy of
the rule, leaving out few of the super
fuous words: "The Court orders that
G. w. Ashford, Attorney-General, do
show cause to this honorable Court on
Tuesday, July I'd, at 10 a. M, why he
should not be adjudged guilty of con-
tempt of Court, in that he did on the
first day of July state to the Court that
he would not proceed with prosecutions
because the Court had declined to con-
sent summary to the entry of nolle
prosequi in the case of the King VS.. j.
r. Robertson, but said it would take the
matter under advisement.
And that afterwards on the same
day, on the case of the King VS.. John
Hapa being called on for trial, his de-
putty A. P. Peterson did inform the
Court that he had been instructed by
the Attorney-General not to proceed
with any more criminal business and
did decline to proceed accordingly.
And it is further ordered that the
Marshal do forthwith serve a certified
copy of this rule upon the said G. w.
Ashford, Attorney General.
By the Court:
(Signed) HENRY SMITH,
Clerk Supreme Court. :"
The above rule of Court is still in
force, and is now returnable On Wednes-
dow roOrDipu of IN O,clOpk