The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-02-07
.qANY PAID THEIR FINES HOW 70 PREPARE COFFEE "
THREE CRIMINAL CASES DROPPED
THIS MORNING.
Many Civil Cases are Ready to be
Heard-Some Suits Were Settled out
of Court.

Junior Circuit Judge Stanley pre-
sided at the opening of the February
term of the First Circuit Court this
morning. a very large number of
lawyers were present Attorney Gen
eral Smith and Deputy Attorney Dole
represented the people.
Including the divorce suits there
are 116 cases on the docket. These
were all gone over this morning, and
the most of them were found to be
ready for trial. The appeals in the
assault and battery case against Par
ker Lewis and the lottery case against
w. Manaole were withdrawn, the de-
PENDANTS preparing to pay the fines
imposed upon them in the lower court
S. Paaluhi and associates are on trial
this afternoon for maintaining "a lot
terry.
The serious charge lodged against
E. Dunbar, formerly mounted pa
trolman, was called, but Dunbar did
not respond. His bail was forfeited.
1t is doubtful if he will be arrested,
Dunbar is at present driving a hack.
"Charley." local character, was
jailed for making an assault with a
dangerous weapon. paid his fine like
a little man, and withdrew his appeal.
| The other criminal cases were all
| found to be ready. The importation
and possession of opium, maintaining
| a lottery. assault and battery and
/ drunkenness are the chief offenses.
The civil suit of Mary f. Foster
against John Mcclure will not be
brought to trial until Lorrin a.
Thurston returns from the States. The
same is true in the cases brought by
John ID. Spreckels and brothers
against A. G.. Hawes and others, it be-
necessary that Minister Hatch be
present.
! j. Paaluhi and J. Kaukaliu have set
tied their differences out of court.
The cases of j. a. Magoon against Iaa
and G. H. Holt against Pilipo, were
also adiudicated out of the court
room. The court will start in on the
civil cases tomorrow morning, the
case of Halea against Kaauwana, be-
ing first on the calendar.
A motion in the suit of Paoaol<ala-
nj against Kapulani and others will be
! heard tomorrow morning. The case
of T. C.. Porter against j. A. King, re-
| celNeT, WAS continued 1Or the term. y.
All Mi against L. NJ. Baldwin and 9th
ers, was set specially for the 2Sth. In
the suit of Mary Lucas against Anna
Perry and others. decision bearing
on the matter will be awaited from
the Supreme Court. The jury was
waived in the case of Eli j. Crawford
| against Fl. Bissen and others.
All Foo has settled amicably with
Rebecca Stone. A plea in bar and al
so a demurrer is TO be argued in the
case brought by S. Ahmi against II
Holmes and many others for the re-
covery of valuable property on Bere-
tania street. Honolulu.
In the big cases brought by C. X. C.
Rookie against the Queens Hospital
and Charles Il. Bishop and against the
trustees of the same institution. a
demurrer has already been submitted
in Judge Perry's court.
The jury was waived in the suit of
ecil Brown against J. p. Mendonca
Mr.. Brown is demanding damages.
The case of H. HOPPE against Eliza
Greenwell and others is disqualified.
The trespass suit brought by Naka.
mura and others against the Malee
Sugar company, was set for trial on
the 18th.
The eiectment suit of r. w. Holt
against Chang Fat and associates will
be heard in vacation. The appeal was
withdrawn in the suit of A. da Silva
against Frank Cunningham.