The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-09
CIRCuiT COURT.

In the matter or 4. u. v. IrOuSSeau
vs. Bruce Cartwright, executors of the
estate of the late Or. George P. Trous-
seau. the plaintiffs has RENTED from
the last judgment, the sum OF 5000
francs, and interest thereon from jan
uary I, 1894, the same being covered
By former judgment rendered in said
cause by Magoon, J., on the 7th of jan
uary, 1896
IN the Circuit Court yesterday
morning Judge Perry sentenced Akoni,
the Molokai distiller, to Imprisonment
at hard labor for a term of three
months and TO pay q fine Of $780, Akoni
was convicted by a native jury late
Wednesday. E. P. Dole and Marshal
Brown, for prosecution; S. K. Kane,
for defendant.
Albert K. and Alexander Nawahi.
sons of the late Joseph *. Nawahi,
minors, have petitioned for the ap-
pointnent of their mother, Emma A.
Nawahi, as guardian of certain prop
erty interests.
Moepono. the famous Manoa distil-
Ter of Okolehao, was sentenced by Judge
Carter yesterday to be imprisoned at
hard labor for a term of five months
and to pay a fine of 500. Dole, for
prosecution; ]. X Kaulia, for defend
ant
d. Lualualei was before a native
jury yesterday on the charge of lar
ceny in the second degree. and was ac-
4 quilted by a vote of to 8. The Court
ordered the clerk to poll the jury,
which was done, with the following
result: Not guilty-R. H. Baker. VIM.
Ringer, II. Kaaha, John Edwards, H.
Kahalewai, w. H. Tell. H E Cook,
| Charles Mahoe and J. K Kamealoha.
I Guilty-E. 81 Holt, John Wallace and
/ NJ. x. Keohokalole Thereupon the de-
! PENDANT was discharged. Dole, for pros
ecution; Kaulia, for defendant. In the
Houghtailing case on Thursday the
! prosecuting attorney asked that the
| jury be polled, but the Court declined.
That verdict was also TO 8. The poll
ing yesterday was by first order of the
| Court. The Judge discharged this
! jury from further attendance at this
| term.
Saturday morning, in the Circuit
| Court, Judge Carter ordered the con-
tempt case of w. W. Dimond VS.. Car
RE H. Dimond dismissed, on the ground
that 1.-The allegations were not support
ed by the evidence"
In the Trousseau case, exceptions
from the Circuit Judge, the Supreme
Court has filed a decision overruling
the 90 exceptions noted. This leaves
the case in precisely the position il
was upon the filing of Judge Carriers
decision in favor of plaintiff in Octo,
Der last.
In the matter of the application OF
Tai Kee for writ of mandamus to be
directed to the Minister of Interior
Judge Perry signed decision Satur.
day morning, dismissing the petition
with costs. The Minister of interior
had declined, on account of petition:
from the residents of the neighbor-
hood against it, TO issue to petitioner {
license for a lodging house license a
the corner of Pensacola and BeretaniS
4 streets. The meat of the decision i:
that ''the respondent is vested by Law
with discretionary power in the mat
ter of the issuance of lodging house Ii
censes" Humphreys, for petitioner
w W solillLll, III lESDOllAlClll
Malakiele has entered suit agains
Anton Crop, manager of Koloa Suga
Company, for malicious prosecution
and claims $500 damages 1t is al
legged that defendant prosecuted com
plainant through two courts ON tn,
charge of drunkenness, a charge whicl
could not be sustained, and of which
. he was acquitted before the Circui
, Court, Fifth Circuit G. A. Davis, TO
prosecution.
In the matter of John t. Baker vs.
Young Hee ct al, Charles Copp, guar
dian of Edward, Mary, Adam an,
!, Charles A. Baker, minors, and Georg
. Copp, husband of Louisa B. Copp
have consented to a public sale of tn
lands involved in the cause, as beinl
the only equitable means of partition
An Wong, assault with intent t
commit a felony, was sentenced b,
Judge Perry yesterday to Imprisonment
at hard labor for five years and to pa.
a fine of 800.