The Daily bulletin., 1893-09-22
COURT CHRONICLE.
Appellate Proceedings-Circ Court
Chambers Bishop Estate on the
Defensive.

Bishop Estate on the
Defensive.
j. F. Bowler and others VS.. H. e.
McIntyre. Writ of error. Motion
to order plaintiffs in error to file ad-
ditional bond. Creighton for plain
tiffs in error; G. Brown for defendant
in error. After argument by res
pective counsel before tho Supreme
Court this morning, the Court or
dered an additional bond of $500 to
be filed by Tuesday noon, with
surety on both bonds, the sireties
on the bonds to be approved by the
Court.
Provisional Government vs.. Chr.
Gertz. Importing opium. Excep-
tions from August term, First CIR
cult. Attorney-General Smith for
prosecution; G. w. Ashford for de-
fendant. appellant. AT B o'clock p.
m. Mr.. Ashford had been speaking
for some time, arguing that the con-
viction of the defendant had not
been based on evidence produced in
court. He maintained also that
there were discrepancies in the ;es-
timony of different customs officers.
CIRCUIT COURT CHAMBERS.
In the matter Of the accounts OF
B. f. Dillingham;, administrator Of
the estate of A. l.. Smith, Judge
Whiting has referred them to +.
Wundenberg, master, for report, and
ordered Mr.. Dillingham; to file a
statement of bills payable and bills
receivable, also to file what securi-
ties he has belonging to the estate.
In the case Of William Watson
and others vs.. David Watson, Cecil
Brown, attorney for j. Z. Mentlonca,
files notice of motion addressed to
A. Rosa. attorney for David Watson,
and to 5. Nj. Kaaukai, commissioner,
that he will move to have carried
out a decree Of partition of property
made by the Chief Justice on De-
cember 81. 1887, and amended on
May 7, 1888. ,
Before Judge Cooper to-day eleven
creditors proved claims amounting
to Sl0,174 against the estate of Gso.
w. Lincoln, bankrupt, and P. Muh-
lendorf was elected as assignee.
Judge Whiting has discharged
from all his debts Y. Alau of Kahu-
lui, Maui, who was adjudicated a
bankrupt by Justice Bickerton on
December IA, 1891. V. V. Ashford
for petitioner.
The trustees of the estate of Ber-
nice Pauahi Bishop have filed their
answer to the petition to revoke
probate of the will of A. Akahi, de-
ceased. They deny that the petit
toner (Keawehaku) is next of kin to
A. Akahi (w.), late of Honolulu. They
admit that Akahi died seized OF
real estate of more than the value OF
$500, but do not admit that the
lands named in the bill of complaint
were all the property Of Akahi
They admit the probate of the will
on petition of G.. II. Bishop, and
that they have come into possession
of certain real estate in consequence
of said will. They deny that there
was any cheat, fraud or false repre-,
sentatlon in the getting of said will
executed. Also they deny that new
witness has been discovered who will
prove that the will was not the will
of Akahi and duly executed by her
and deny that any new evidence has
been discovered which could not
with ordinary diligence have been
discovered before. They submit that
petitioner is estopped by his laches
from further litigating the question
of the validity of said will. They
deny every other allegation in the
complaint not specifically denied in
the answers. Wherefore they pray
said petition may be dismissed with
costs. +. NJ. Hatch and g. w. Ash.
ford for respondents. The answer
is signed by S. NJ. Damon and j. o
Carter for themselves and co-trustees
of the estate of Bernice p. Bishop.