The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-16
COURT NOTES.

Judge Whiting yesterday heard
the application for a decree Of
heirs in the estate of Kahaku (k)
and the case after being submitted
by counsel was taken under adj
visement. J. NJ. Poepoe for the
application, ]. L. Kaulukou for
contestant.
Owing to the absence from the
country of counsel, Mr.. G. w. Ash
ford, the application for letters of
administration in the estate of LUX
Sang was continued for hearing on
February 9Th prox.
Judge Cooper heard the case of
E. a. Jones, assignee of the bank
rupt estate of Geo. K. Norton, VS..
Eliza K. Norton, being a bill in
equity to declare null and void an
alleged fraudulent deed, and the
case after argument of counsel
upon defendants motion to dismiss
the bill, was submitted to the
Court for decision upon said
motion which if adverse to the
mover would require the defendant
to put in his defense. w, r Castle
| for nlaintiff. J. A. Magoc.: .or de-
PENDANT.
The Supreme Court has handed
down a decision in the embezzle-
ment case entitled Provisional Gov
eminent VS.. l.. Mossman, the syl-
labus reading as follows:
1t is not an abuse of discretion
for Circuit Court to grant a mo-
ton for change of venue from Maui
to Honolulu in a criminal case, for
the reason that it may be necessary
to produce in evidence the records
and books of the general Post
Office in Honolulu, and that it
would be detrimental to the public
service and contrary to public
policy to remove such books and
records to another island. Attorney
General w. o. Smith for the pros
secution, V. V. Ashford for de-
PENDANT.
Summons have been issued in
the following divorce cases:
Robert E. Lee vs. Annie Cox
Lee, both of Wailua on this island.
J. M. Poepoe for plaintiff.
Bena Good VS.. John Good, both
of Honolulu. w. A. Kinney for
plaintiff, C. W. Ashford for defend
ant. After the payment into Court
of costs and counsePs fee, plaintiff
valves all further support or money
allowance from the defendant.
Julia Herring has filed her libel f!
in divorce against Chas. Aug.
Herring, convicted of manslaughter
in the killing of D. L. Huntsman.
Her only ground of divorce is the
fact that defendant is serving a
sentence of imprisonment more
than adequate under the law to
entitle her to a decree of divorce.
J. K. Kaulia for plaintiff.
Egan & Gum having paid into
Court the sum of $3S025, plaintiff,
A. S. Hartwell, has filed a discon-
tinuance of the suit in assumpsit
entered last Saturday. A. Perry for
plaintiff.
Thos. Mott has entered suit
against Arthur Mcdowell and
others for services rendered in the
attempt to get the steamer Miowera
off when lying on the reef. w. A.
Kinney for plaintiff.
Robt. G. Peterson has discon-
tinued his damage suit against
Samuel Ehrlich, and Samuel Ehr-
Itch will probably follow suit by
filing a discontinuance of his dam
age suit against said Peterson.
Chas. Creighton has been sub
stituted as counsel for plaintiff in
the equity suit of Claus Spreckels
against G. w. Macfarlane, during
the absence from the country of F.
NJ. Hatch. This case relates to the
sale by foreclosure of certain shares
IF stock in the Waikapu Sugar
Company.
w. R. Castle has filed an apswer
IN behalf of the Hawaiian Gazette
Company and the manager, H. NJ.
Whitney, to the complaint of J. E.
ZONES, the jeweller, who claims
damage.
Thomas R. Mossman has filed a
suit in ejectment against the Ha-
yaiian Government, w. A. Kinney
being his lawyer. The subject of the
Iuit is the land known as Hal
noeipo, which was a part of the
Aanaina property sold by the late j
". G. Parke, as administrator of
he Kanaina estate, and purchased {
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