Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-10-21
IN THE HIGHER COURTS.
W. &. LANE ANSWERS THE SPEND
THRIFT PETITION.
Alleges THAT lie Has Done We'll by
Ills Family and IL Entitled TO
Comfort In Old Age.

In the amended notice of Co n
missioner Smith for taking de
positions in the suits of Muller
and Cranstoun for $50 900 DANA
ges each against the s. $. Warri-
moo's captain and managing
owner, the list of witnesses has
been extended to the number of
thirty-one.
William G. Lane has made
an answer to the petition of Mrs.
Ena, his daughter, to have him
placed u&dor guardianship rs a
spendthrlft and for an injunction
to prevent him from selling
property. He denies that by ex-
cesslve drinking he is spending
and wasting, or lessening his es-
tate so as to expose himself and
his family t. want. The respon-
dent declares he has ten children
living, all of whom are of age and
none of them dependent upon him
for support, and that his children
have no cltim upon his estate. lie
alleges that he has worked hard
all of his life to maintain and
educate his large family in a pro-
per and fitting manner, and that
ne has given each If them fair
education, fitting them to occupy
responsible stations in life. 10
denies that he drinks liquor to
such an excess that he loses con-
trOI over himself or appreciation of
the value Of money. He denies that
his sole source Of support has been
from the rice lands in question and
that he is uunbIe to perform man
ual labor suitable TO 1t IMAM Of his
years, and that he IS 6atranged
from his family. For four mouths
he has been DESTROYS OF selling
the rice lands and extensively adj.
vertsed them for sale so as to get
the highest price possible, and
has placed them in the hands Of
Bruce Waring d Co., and that he
had accepted an offer of $1,000
from A. Hooking before he heard
OF these proceedings. He is bound
by his agreement and under obli-
cation to sell the land, and $10,-
900 is a fair price, and if
the sale be not oonsummated
his estate will be liable for heavy
damages to Hooking. He is OBJ !
liged t. sell to clear I'll a mortgage
of $500 overdue on that and other
property. on which interest at 8
per cent. Is accuIuulatlnR, besides
which he owes about $1,000. The
debts have been largely incurred
for the support, maintenance and
of his children, and he
has been obliged to incur legal ex-
peuses and fines incident to the
prosecution Of some Of his chill
dren on criminal charges, and
at present had II son III
the insane asylum who needs
medical treatment. His children
will not live with him at Koo-
Iauloa and there are no other
foreigners there, so thst TIL lack
of society imprls him to remove to
Honolulu. He considers that,
done so we'll "s stated by
his children, he has earned the
right to live as comfortably as
his means will permit. What is
left OF the proceeds of sale he can
printable invest, and with its in
come and that from other proper
ty he will be enp bled TO live In
comfortable manner.
Magoon and Humphreys, attor-
news for plaintiff, on the strength
OF the ausn OF and aifidayIts filed,
give notice to Kinney and Bal
lou, attorneys for tue petitioners,
that they will call u motion to dis
solve the temporary injunction at
10 O clock on Monday next.
William o. Smith, guardian of
Wllli"m and A. ME Rich, minors,
las filed his final account, balanc
ing at $766. SO on both sides.
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