The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-26
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST CIRCUIT,
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
MARCH 18TH, 1898
KAHULUI RAILROAD COMPANY.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES S. WHEELER,
Ny name is Charles S. Wheeler.


My is Charles S. Wheeler
Kinney-Q Mr.. Wheeler, have you either origi
mails copies these papers prior today? A have
original neither have documents purport
ing o be copies of each
O. And how early did you first them? A have the
documents past and prior to the appca
ton for the INDUCTION
@ would like to know upon what facts, upon
made base the charge that
have been espasser espassers and have been
What is the specific portion of affidavit please L
should like to that?
O. I will call your attention to bill
trespassers and is to based the
lffdavits this that find your
signatures Deponent advised and verify believes that the
Kahulu Railroad Company occupies with its railroad
of the said Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar
Company from point in the of Lot in kahuul IN
general souhwesery direction the westerly line of Wal
Commons that the said occupation is without law
full right authority" A You desire to know what in
formation knowledge [ base those charges upon?
@ A have caused abstract of title to be made
by this city which notifies of such docu
record affecting the title to the lands in
ton examined that abstract of e have made some
independent inquiries outside of other matters from which
draw the conclusion in question will first call atten
ton to there is nothing of record to show at
what time the road from Kahului to Waikiki built
document just read by from Claus Sprecke
Hebron which indicates that the road from kahuul
10 Paa built time subsequent to its date in 1871
From inquiries Monsarrat of Mr. Samuel Parker and
asking through other parties whose integrity
have to question: received the information and
formed the belief and doubt the fact be- that
the road from Kahului toward Waikiki built at
time prior from Kahuui to Paa and also at
prior the grant from Claus spreckes to Hebron
The affidavit and the matters concerned in this
complaint refer only to those portions of the road upon
Waikiki Commons extending from kahulu in southwest
ery direction toward Waikiki. You have all observed by
reference map before you that that but
lively short piece of piece of road which
understand operation at the time of the grant from
Claus sprecke If you kindly hand the grant from
Claus Spreekes will point to you and think to your
satisfaction that does not purport to be grant of any
right of way might premise by saying that the information
and by from the abstract of title we'll
from copies documents which have long been of
TO the effect the Crown Land Commissioners
by virtue of the authority of statute of the then
Kingdom Hawaii executed lease of the Wailuku Com
nons for thirty years Claus Sprecke My information
not absolutely clear whether Mr. Hobrons road
from Kahului to Waikiki built prior subsequent
lease there appears to be consent
it's construction from the Government or from the Crown
Land Commissioners prior lease Claus SpreckeI;
appear from Claus sprecke
subsequent the time of that lease for the construction OF
such road am led to believe and do believe that
without any legal authority from the fact
adjoining whose lands appear delineated
that map Samuel ParkeradOnng the side toward Wal
Iuku informed that the road constructed through
his lands without consent any previous
him. though understands that mention of it made
his wife; that subsequently spoke
matter and did lease upon Mr. Hob
ron that in instance there failure