The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-09
COURT NOTES
TvEspAx, May 5,

1nekaaS spencer, toS Forgery
has been sentenced 70 six months
imprisonment aud to pay sixty
dollars fae IN each Of the two
eoeats TO which he plead guilty ON
Monday last.
Aem Wna. for escape, has had
aine months added to his sentence
Of imprisonment at hard labor, to
aegIa from and after all other sen
fences Of imprisonment bow being
served by him.
William l., Messmaa of Maka-
wac Maui, has had the third count
against him for alleged emhszzle-
ment Of Post Office funds, nolle
prosecuted
David WatsoR Of hoolaapoko,
Oahu, was acquitted by Hawai-
iaa jury. He was tried for the
oaense Of unlawful possession OF
opium There Is another charge
against him Of vagraney, W. c.
Aehi Is his lawyer,
The second case. before 3 Hawai-
ian jury was that OF e Palse. tried
for selling splrisuoGs liquors with
out license. Verdict of guilty.
kau6a for defendant,
An Chat who was arralgned
upon an Indictment charging him
with perjury In the second degree,
has entered plea OF not guilty.
D. Ferreira has withdrawn his
appeal from the District Court
where he was iaed 800 for sever
" assaulting p fellow eoantryman,
causing the victim to be laid up
for several weeks 10 the Hospital.
Kinney for defendant
Jury has been waived IN the
electment ease Of James Harvest
vs.. c. II. Luther et al.
DemurEers have been fled IN the
following eases:
Divorce case of II. G. NcGrew
vs. Alphopsine MeGrew s. A.
Newell VS.. J. VI. Homer, 3 foreign
Judgment case, aud VIM. A. Dyer
vs.. Hop Yune & Co, assumpsit
case for the payment OF an opium
draft.
C. Brown IS attorney for Chas-
kaiAIki Us. J. w. kelilkoa has dis
continued the bill in equity pray
ing for accounting In the matter OF
the Hui composed of several native
tenants of land leased to them by
the B. P. Bishop estate in North
kona, Hawaii W. G.. Achi for
defendants
The Supreme Court by Justice
BTckerton has dismissed the appeal /
OF Antoine Borha Of WaIluku, Maui, /
who petItioued for 2 discharge
from all his debts The Court say
that no good reason has been
shown why the Judgment OF Circuit
Judge Cooper should be reversed
Is appears that the Circuit Judge
found that the sum Of 500 was at
the time of the adjudication Of
bankruptcy Ii the possession OF
the bankrupt which he should
have passed over to the assignee,
but falling so TO do, his discharge
vas withheld until he should re-
store said amount TO the assignee
or the benefit OF his creditors
Sarter & Carter for the bankrupt, |
Hatch for the assignee,
contestant
4 decree OF partition Of real
state, accounting aud appoint ]
aeus OF z commissioner to partI- !
ion, has been fled IN the equity :
ase OF MslIks Peterson vs. Kama
IA and others land TO be divided
) situate IN Eva, Oahu Chas. F.
'eserson "a the commissioner ap- Q
ointed. Carter & Carter for plain c
Is, s. K Kane for defendants
4 petition has been filed IN the
Jerks Office for probate Of an Il
copy Of the will of >
ne Joseph Roberts, an old resi- b
ent OF these islands who died IN b
-lareda county, California, in the ;,
ear 1891, leaving real property in
lese islands worth over $4,000.
ruce and Il J. Cartwright are the &
.sorneYs IN fact Of Maria Jose {.
the widow, who prays for
Omission of the viii it having be- :,
)nae necessary 60 administer upon
se estate IN these islands. J, VI, G
'onsarrat for petitioner. Il