Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-21
IN The HIGHER COURTS
NAK ALAU KILLING CASE NOW
asFORE A JUpy.
Verdict II Kauai Case Hsog Jsry
In the Loag. Csrnwei Damage
suit.

to four, in the $4,000 damages
suit of Carlo Long against W. H.
Cornwell Jr. They came Into
court near midnight with that
report, after being out several
hours, and were discharged by
Judge Perry.
After a deliberation of more
than three hours the foreign jury
trying the claim of 100000 Of
Tuck Cheu against Makee Sugar
Co., for land trespass, rendered a
verdict for the plaintiff for $780,
S44.20 net. MIR. Ballou noted ex-
ceptions to the verdict.
William P. Hickey and Andrew
Chalmers were put on trial yes
terday before Judge Carter, for
manslaughter first degree in the
killing of a Chinese laborer on
Hakalau plantation. W. o. Smith,
Attorney General, Il. p. Dole, DE.
putty Attorney General, A. s.
Hartwell, Thurston & Stanley and
GilbertF. Little for the prosecu-
ton; W. s. Wise and p. Neumann
for defendants. After seven
juroes had been excused, the fol-
lowing being found satisfactory
were sworn: w. A Love, G. B.
Gray, G. Hustace Jr., Arthur
Wall, w. j. Coon, j. NJ. Tracy,
II. G. Danford, F. b. Auerbach,
+. s. Lyman Jr., A. f. Gilfillan,
Louis Singer and M. A. Gonsalves.
In the. afternoon Mr.. Hartwell
called attention to the fact that
other witnesses were not excluded
while one was on the stand. Mr..
Neumann said defendants wit
nesses were on the outside. Mr..
Hartwell stated he had been in
formed two for the defense had
been present in the forenoon. At
his request the Court gave the
usual order, and Mr.. Ross, mana
ger of Hakalau, left the room.
Mr.. Neumsnn did not see any
reason why Mr.. Andrews, Sheriff
of Hawaii, should be allowed to
remain while other witnesses we're
excluded, and he asked that Mr..
Andrews should retire. The
Sheriff retired.
ID. K. Baker and Helen Hopu,
a minor, by her next friend, ID. K.
Baker, VS.. T. B. Lyons and
Augustine Enos, ejectment, was
called before Judge Perry in the
afternoon. The case was tried
three times at Waikiki without
obtaining verdict and came here
on change of venue. johnson
and Creighton for plaintiff; Rosa
and Kinney g. Ballou for defend
ants. The following jury is in the
box: j W Koahanu, G FL Clapp,
j Padeken, Il S Douglas, l i
Adams, J ID Tregloan, r Lima
hama, G F Murray. w H Pahinui,
Q S Crane, Fl P Paulo, G Du
Roi.
Judgment has been entered for
plaintiffs in the suit of NJ. s. Car
ter, executrix, and Alfred W.
Carter, executor, OF the will of the
late Chas. l.. Carter against
Manhattan Life Insurance Co,
for $4,000 damages, costs of
5000 and interest Of $40.
Henry Smith, trustee of the es-
tate OF the late Henri McGrew,
has filed his first and final &C
count with petition for dis
charge. The inventory attached
shows the value OF the estate as
S72Sl.l5.
Record of judgment for Sll7.-
Is including costs, recovered in
the District Court by S. Kojima
against L. Mitamura, has been
entered in the Clerks office.
John Akina answers the com
plant OF his divorced wife for
by a plea of inability to
pay the alimony due. He says
that, about the time the divorce
suit was instituted, he conveyed
all his property to his wife for sup
port of herself and their children.
Tide Bolt, attorney Of defendant,
in his motion to dismiss the writ,
alleges that there WAS no order
properly or otherwise signed by
any judge requiring the payment
Of alimony,
W, f. Allen, executor OF the
estate of John Z. Parker, presents
his fifth annual account, showing
receipts 33'4l,payments s526,33,
balance 1907 .0S.